Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-05-03
The Cuipepcr Election.
CvLrrrKs covsrr. 2ls, April. isI7,

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To a. ha'1'' ~ rag
You have been doubtless mortified and surprzed, tina,
old CupePer 80 safely aud surely counted all the po
hues Soase 81 e as' 'Sh years has IN the eoony cleo
u'' JUST seemed 10 ehage hef posuon But she has
4 'hn "een s :" w so-as - WEI understood hete.
! Danei ssuSn'et' tue Whg eandidae-than whom
| -. - - gag u'an more respected or oe-
~" a.as' ue victim o. hhHeness altogether
Ius W $500 49, S county 80 wen ui'iued') s'ahy
| uu ,. ""u 'ss"', any man
t''u ''uNouus rou.'u Twelve mon'hs ago. al
y. "'.'.s ~, go '.S's na''uned h'nsei ON purely
- hn,,cS ,nJ g., ,rt '.,om NV a,u sns As nign
- li " 70, Tug scNe'oS' parry e'h'ess which
and NJ, RJn. hi uu'..s ms potlIH
So 80 - , 10" 'O nus eo,npeuv's gehu'men' who
c,,n,y =. b.xc be-, - ~ s - az, >oo III 'hs
| -. ,s,,I,, 49,, g.. - 80 W. my ''''' "~"-a' any
| N, bc,, s,,,n ali S,,,r',,,r IL ..,;, -, q,
| - 49, -, y - ' 1"u iou'eu "Heu u was m
S' sos o. ms own that the political char
r,s,o,he snn,.S.n ~ J go, 49, as % 70 'o'ou any
n,,,y lilo ,r,,rsd ,,; -, - .v'. ''e Deinoe'aue
rr,.,..3 90, a a;.,I,'N' -, L'' anu mere conn
yic,s will c,no,,s VIII So - go au sSi'
councils Of Vi,,in, ,,,. ut, 90 az, - a" ' '
O,y -, n, h.,,e, "a -, -, .. anu 70 give
in inc Lrg,l,nrs so Ions % =, 49, h MAJ ne nau oesh
most useful enshtened and dis,inru,sbs % - .n'
Instantly foyr Wb,g rcn,lrr,n xycrs srni 'ouy
d,d,tes-nl ycr,lcr,c, If 90, ,.snas,sh;, ~ al"
fusinr to Weld an inca The ncros S
ddae-wisely leaving the Wbiy marry ~ b. , 49,; ~,
tons The rrspl, VS. tb,, the ,,,,r,, 90, - = y. .
strictly local divisions and each ccn,cn, an ,ciS ,h
divided vote Of his own p,ecinc,-o, with 49,, Is
slight as not to deserve notice Mr. Slaugbtc, ,cce,,
IUffF l..
competitors rccc we'd wa. cleetedhp, e. ,n. ,s -,
covered the whole field nom the highest to the lowest
d,da,e ~ N''
This concs, over i, seemed ,b, p,,,,r =, tho WI;
forgot tina, there were any Democrats m m, o.,
tha day FORTH the same qaaSraprular %
;nued Mr. A. would not under any circumstance
Tor Mr. b. or c. and Mr.. d. would vote for r. or +
but could not possibly reconcile h., conscience to go
Tor any ohes in the alphabet-meanume all cap,l
Wings, the only question among the dspuans being which
the best the trucst or the oldest WING
And tins thing continued W 10 the latter mart nj F,b,,-
when al Of sudden. and the surprise OF all m. sc.
democratic candidate Il sprung upon them MANY pru
dent aud wary OF the Democratic patty ~rt, J,nht
iul ii the a tile premature NoIran
with particle OF understanding, could or did doubt thai
the run-iempoary not permanent-oi the Wing party
m the county must follow the ct things have de,
scribcd- the right moment were waited or and pr,pc,
ly awaited Of
Ii was well managed, however. The Democratic can
ddate Nr John = Barbour, jun. popular and
lis personal and party friends NJ Ia the contest ~
ousy and IN greater force than the patty mustered in
beore-and Nh Barbour was elected by aority OF -
Noes-haNrg, as am informed 10y who has examined
the polls and who knows every IN the county ,us tn
number OF Wing votes recorded in his favor.
These votes placed IN their natural and proper position
would Just reverse the msJoriy-whlsi fy Wing voters
Teins NJ TO 'oe al all would have swccd Mir Saughiers
maJorY 10 something seventy voieswheh Is pre-
slmc' about the real stale OF parties in the county.
There are no gentlemen OF moro char
aetef personally, than both the candidates They NJ,
either OF uem as popular probably any ether gentlemen
OF 'neF respective parties The result sinely and SIM
the absurd removal OF Broaddu and continued and agra
waited by the l-adVised aud ntscre, competitions
sued.
The poll book shows that maory Of all the votes cast
are Wing hat TACT IS manifest and incAnesube on the
evidence % the rccsTuand the names the Wing voters
not given are set down ana known tn be over fifty.
liIs certain therefore, that Cupcp,r still Whs cuun-
V-un''ss change not yet aNoWed, has taken place.
My own opinion l., that not OF the Wing vutrrs-
NheWeE Young against the wing candidate refusing
Vote al Al! on nufsdaN-" act hereafter with the Loco
"c's' "d u ~ DC proposition absolutely absurd that
any nan OF snno uiind, heretofore Wing become a
oeoioo" from any good motive Just now. Ideny the pos
snL.y "i sech 'nine'
Inc candidates oi He last wear a! voted for w. Saugh
e' ana expressed 'e greatest anxiety Tor his election
lie has no occasion Z" be mofuhed on his
Tic "a' ho' oS "ins ou anKi1us 10 yield 10 any Wing.
VINO could IN ne opinion oil any respectable portion the
party De aoe 10 Unite stronger vote than himself The
deea' by no auli OF H., but comes, repeat naturally
ana ine'''aoy from the e'ndon OF the parry itself
Inc nonsense o resting ne regular nominations OF the
Pes' OF He 81" greater nonsense OF epudiaiIng she
oi eohNe"u'ns hd meetings Tor Tie purpose Of making
eeuons OF anG9aes never hac any eountenanee here
w uc sl''e Oi 80 me most discreet as well a., by
mn'n-e '''.' me most NUMEROUS portion Of the party.
CAV !, no men Inc cat BODY OF .he party,