Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-06-09
TO The Editors 81 The Enquirer:


AccoMAcx County, Va, May %, 1876.
Nessrs. Editors. The different writers in the
Wing. in giving an account Of The result OF our
election, are particularly careful TO hint that the
Democratic candidates did not enjoy the conf
dence of the party Mr.. Wise, who has a good
deal of The manner AMI spirit OF his distinguished
brother, and who would h ve made good repre-
sentative. and been az honor and credit 10 the
county owes his deiea, entirely 10 personal
causes. which oush, not 10 have operated al all
in The election. In all contests The people should
make their own issues. Unfortunately in his
one OF The candidates succeeded in making il a
purely personal matter in which politics had no.
thing to do In my Short experience | can truly
saw. that never knew Democrat clam 10 be a
Hlig, and ciceiionscr on thai ground Whether
The Wing candidates in The late contest claimed
10 be Democrats, the real Simon Pnres is ioI
many deceived Democratic voter 10 decide for
himself
Our other candidate and late delegate, Mr.
Gusts, though contrary 10 the expectation OF
every well informed man defeated, sill stands as
high, may say higher, in our confidence and al
iections Than ever. The principal cause of his
defeat was the overweanns confidence OF his
friends. heard Mr.. Cusis's address 10 the PEG.
pie at March Court II was every hing il should
have been; and distinguished gentleman re.
marked, that II was ''modei Of speech"-ihai
"Accomack ought 10 cherish and be proud Of such
a man." We are proud OF him; and future con-
tests will show that we have confidence in him,
and appreciate his high character and rare me-
ri,s. The school bill NAV have lost him few
votes, and his refusal 10 'fap the big 6l0ck ing" a
few more but, as The vote will show, the main
cause Of his defeat, was the firm belief, amount
ing TO conviction, that he would be the leadip.
candidate. Believing so, myself did not 60 10
The polls, and | know of iweniy-sevcn in my
neghborhood who likewise stayed at home al.
tending 10 their business, believing that there was
no necessity for their presence al the Court
House. We have been taught useful lesson
never 10 consider our candidates SAFE or certain.
ill every Democrat goes TO the polls and casts his
vote, then there will be no douh, abou, il. Last
year, when We carried The county in a very
animated con,eft there were 1929 votes given
the largest Tor many years. This Spring there
were $40; showing falling OF, as compared
with last year, OF lS9. Now | feel confident n
saying, that three-iourlhs OF the absences were
Democrats.
have been told by friend, who was al the
Court Honse on The day OF election, that an
amusinI and rather significant incident took
place al the close oil the polls. Il is inc
custom with US, for the candidates, on the day
OF election, TO take their seals on the maais
trales' bench, and 10 thank The people when the
sheriff cries their vote. The candidates them
selves are the last 10 vote The Democrats voted
for each other, whilst Mr. James Gusts refused
10 vote at ALL even for the school BILL al houeh he
had pledged himself in Two his public address
es that heard, 10 vole FOR il, and Mr. Fnnev vo-
Ted for MIR John B. Aiworh, full booded De.
mocrat, and for The school bill
Depend upon it, Messrs Editor, we will give
better account of ourselves next Spring. We will
have no more one sided contests-no more ',,o-
pa'tv contests" and until then, We give the Wings
full liberty 10 crow over their success It's
second Harrison victory which can't avail them
much or long. A TRUE DEMOCRAT,
HAo r'Ansys, oSa,n Be sbsnt 0. tie day efelsa,ox.