Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-04-07

Saoer. Iai ds, and moi bring our disputes
before Inc nublio who take no interest ~ '"e"'
whatever. r. ,s;red bv its
Should this piece have The ctieci aesi.eu y -
au'aoi' nc VIII DC h'0'' ''i'' PACIFlCATOR.
King William, March Both, le4o.
rive cordially concur with "Paclhcalof ~ ..'e
CONCLUDING sentences Of his article The PUBIC,
we learn, are Tired OF these communal =.
wranglings, which are 50 wen caacu'"e' = ~
harm 10 The Republican cause we ieei ''''.a
unon 10 state ,ha, We shall be compelled 10 ci'se
our columns 10 the useless controversy
To Tie Editors ofths Enq'a'" - ,o,c
M,nn, esEx Co., March, 80, 1910.
Messrs. Edilors-In your paper u w
inst, is published what purports 10 oc 'ne p:e
cecdings Of meeting Of the Democrats Of Mo,
dlesex, "held at Urbanna, on Monuay' us -
insl in which il is stated that, on me hfs' 'ai-
II, Mr. Brown received large majority oil votes
over all his competitors, and was Gay an-
no,rcsd as > Democratic candidate Tor sad couh-
,;ss fy;z. ,be copnties Of Matthews and Middle
sexN a. he whole report OF the proceedings o!
tho meeting above referred 10 IS iouhaea uh 81
rnr ~ sav The least. J. as spectator OF an that
,ool Mace cannot permit il 10 pass without COT
rer,inn in The first place, IN order 10 give Idif
and impartial account oil what oceoiieu d. oui
Ia q courr !, will be necessary 10 premise illie
h, ;ntorn,ino your Iea.ers that mere was
sirono anti-meetins party al Urbanna on that
day. who used every eIertlon 10 prevent inc
reople from expressing their opinion IN idvol
of any particular individual, anu On eHo1
was made principally by The secretary u Ine
reporled meeting 10 hold one III INC d'eiu 'e
ore The Conf adjourned, which tailed, no doubt IN
consequence ol The exertions OF its opponents;
a1,er which he people were called together on
The Court House green 10 hear a letter read from
~ III Braxlon Esq, announcing himself as
candidate for The Senate o: Virginia. Aiter inc
,radinp of MIR. Braxton's letter, II was iuF'her
announced tina, meeting oil The people was
reouesled al The Court House, and thilhet tn %,
crdpd seemed 10 90, when MIR. Christopher 4.
brown was called 10 the chair, and The oDlec'
nj The meeting was explained b. different gen
,eman. mot The chairman,) when motion was
made Tor committee OF conference OF I'VE rom
each election precinct and also The Cotr tlonse,
IN consult and canvass the claims oil different
Individuals and select and recommend 10 the
n,a,,;na a suitable candidate 10 represent the
House Of Delegates. The committee was accord
iney selected lor the upper precinct and Urban
ma. and. on looking round for suitable gentlemen
m con,pose a committee Tor the lower precinct, Il
was discovered that only two from below were
nresen, 1.-The others having leit,) neither OF whom
consented 10 act on committee; bul one Of them
stated rha, he was willing 10 60 into nomination
before the meeting, 10 which the mover Reluctant
~ consented, stating that h, had little hope OF Sc
cnrng fair expression OF opinion, without
full and fair representation from every portion OF
The county The first gentleman put IN nom-
nation was Mr.. c. t. Brown, who then called
Mr.. Lewis B. Seward 10 The Chair, and the
question was taken, and only two votes given in
The affirmative, and large majority" in The ne
gative Mr.. Brown then resumed the Chair, and
continued 10 occupy il until adjournment. Mr..
Rob'l Mackan was next put in nominaIion,w who're
ccived about eight votes il The affirmative and Ten
in the negative Finding the meeting SO Thin, the
gentleman al whose motion it was organized,
stated his willingness 10 proceed no further, and
made an unsuccessful motion 10 adjourn, aS he
was conscious that fair expression Of opinion
could not be had, (to which the chair asScnicd,
and observed further that he hardly supposed
that the Democracy OF the county would feel
themselves bound by the decision OF The meeting.)
The meeting having refused TO adjourn, Mr..
Andrew Hundlev was then nominated and re-
,eived the nomination BY vote OF ten in The
affirmative and eight in the egatve, and among
he latter were said TO have been several Wings.
A committee was then appointed 10 waii
IN Mr.. Flundley and inform him Of his
nomination, who Immediately performed thai
luz. and introduced Mir Hundicy 10 the
meeting. when The chairman stated, in an
audible voice that Mr.. Hundley had re.
,cived the nomination By n very small vote,
or malori.y;) TO which Mr.. r. replied, that he
eli bound 10 decline the mountaineering or |
believing that il was not such an expression oil |
opinion as the Democratic party would feel them
elves under obligations 10 acquesoe IN but that |
Inder different circumstances ne would have |
,een proud OF The honor After Ibis comes The |
,uasted nomination oil MIR. Brown who, il seems, |
ii>ianced al! OF his competitors BY the Large ma. |
ory" Of FIVE, out u fifteen votes, making his |
affirmative vote Inc same that Mr.. Hnndley re-
,eived,jand the negative vote was no doubt as |
aree, (aiIer deducting the Wing votes againsl
Nr. Hund!ey J and this is the nomination which |
Mr.. Brown .came forward and in an appropriate |
manner accepted, after inlimalnglo Mr. Humid.
ev thai he had received The nomination "by
,erv small maoriiy," and his previous deciaIa.
ion, 'thar he hardly expected The Deinocfa- |
i p. nv would feel themselves bound by the de-
,ision Of the meeting
With this statement Of the proceedings, alr
Editor. will now take leave Of the meeting, by
simply expressing my surprise how the maiilated
-crap published should have fnnnd lis way into
he columns of the Enquirer as heard no mo-
ion 10 publish and believe ! remained in The
Courthouse, until alterthe meeting ADJOURNED.
| have few remarks 10 make, however, with
regard to the reported nominee Mr.. Brown and
his claims upon The Democracy Of The district
for their supporl; and will, in The first place, OBJ
serve, that I believe MIR. B. had no agency in
placing himselfin the Chair, or in Obtaining the
nomination. (if ought TO dignity il BY that ap
rela,ion j nor do | believe that he mas any
claims upon The Democratic party whalrver.-
MIR. Brown has not been CITIZEN OF this county
more than six Or eight years, and IN The memora-
bic battle of 1910 he was found in opposition 10
the Democratic candidate; and we know oil No
great efforts he has made since his ailIaion 10
Democracy. There are severa! local questions,
also. now aeitaing The public mind, on which II
is believed Mr.. B. is in principle opposed TO the
great BODY OF the people On The subject oil ice
schools he is no, heart and hand with Them;
and they want man devoted BY some ties OF IN.
terest to a practical system OF general Education;
and as il has been intimaled that The lower paTl
OF the county (who were not fully represented
in The caucus referred TOD have expressed some
dissatisfaction and propose 10 hoid d ,hec'i"s w
The subject, il is respectfully suggested mat each
company district hold meetings al their respective
pel,y musers. (Which take place before the cleo.
ion,) and send delegates 10 Chnrchville on Tie 81
SATURDAY in April, Che meeting Of The last muster
10 be held who shall, upon due deliberalirn ana
conference, vote BY districts for suitable indiyi-
dual 10 represent the two counties in The next A.
sembly. And il the mantle should tall upon Mr.
Rroun ar anv other gentleman then J have no
donbI, lha, The whole party will unite upon that
individual, and secure his election. And pre-
sumo that our Mathews brethren will respond 10
it (wihou enquring whether j! be acceptable" 10
this or that aspirant, who would probably have Us
Weld our claims TO 'ihe compromise" for the pur-
pose of furherins their own ambitious designs.)
| understand that this course was pursued IL
Mathews The last year, and the Democratic party
Of this county gave hearty response 10 the nomI-
nation, although The nominee was not The most
acceptable" that might have been sent them; and