Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-12-21
THE CAMpBELL ELECTION,


1863 39o
Clay's maj "a
twill be seen that COL Clay received majo.
rity at every precinct in the county, save one,
Marysville.
The day was Indictment, and many voters were
consequently kept from The polls, but the bad
weather, we believe, operated more against Col.
Clay than MIR. Morgan. At Hal CEeeE, where
The vote for Col. G.. was more than three 10 one,
a very small vote was polied. Had inll vote
been taken, we cannot doubt that his majority al
tina, pIccnc, would have been folly as large again
rs il is
By asrecmen; Of both Of the candidates at the
Court House, the polls were 10 b. closed on Mon
day evening and The first days voting decide the
question The polls, however, were kept open al
Lynchburg en- Tuesday, al the instance OF The
friends Of Mr.. Morgan, but against his kn0rn
wishes and formal protest OF Col Clay, through
his friends, who were au horzei 10 protest in his
name against it, Col. g., however, lost Eo,nlIg
by The second days voting, as his majority was
larger at The close olIhe polls in the evening than
ii was in The morning before they were opened.-
Laie 10 the evening, proposition was made Ivy
MIR. Morgan, through his friends, 10 close the
polls, and surrender the contest, which was ac'
copied by Col. Clay. No votes were consequent
~ taken on Wednesday.
The same pare! chronicles The result "wi,h rn-
aoyed pleasure, and halls The triumphant cicc'
,ion of Col. Clay by the freemen Of both parties,
as an auspicious omen oi better DAY for the VI
tai interests of this community. To show The
high character and influence OF Col. Clay among
his fellow citizens the Republican cites The fact
that he received the votes OF all the prominent PC
liical opponents spoken Of as candidates, viz
"Aessrs. Bowling Clark, Bawell Lee, Henry
Lakewood aud Zachariah Phillips, as we'll
as The late ah!ul delegate, Col. William B.
Brown, and orr wolihr and distinguished fellow
citizen and sterling wing, Dr.. Jas. Saunders"
On the evening cf lhe Fl IS, ,.ay lie Lynchours
Vrsinian, the Wing organ, in an Extra, groans
over'he startling lac! that ";or the first time in The
history Of Lynchturc The polls have been rlssed
with Democratic maj ri'y oil 3" AID appeals 10
the Wings not TO be ker, back by the weather,
"whils every Democrat that 'eas cper Aeard n,
can and has come" Blu, ;his rally seems 10 have
had a strange effect for at The close Of the Sc
cond day, Lynch5uIg was found 10 have given
an increased Democratic majority.
The Vfginian bears The defeat very unphio.
sophcally. II announces "with shame and NOR
liicaiion" the election Of Colonel Clay over MIR.
Morgan, Gas good and true Wing as The Stale
contains" Ii has no, ",he heart 10 dilale" on
The result, which ii says was brought abou, by n
considerable Timber Of Wings voting Tor Col.
Clay, (ioriy in Lynchburg, it says,) and great
many more not voting al all.
"rhere were some who conscieniiously bcliev-
ell tina, Col Clay could render more effective aid
than Mr.. Morgan To our improvement scheme
but, it cannot be denied that The result was in the
main, produced by the bitter feeling excited by
the schism in The Spring. The friends OF The de-
feated town Wing candidate, with some exccp.
lions, would not support Mr.. Morgan because he
supported MIR. Mosby."
Ii mex, compliments the Democrats, that they
shave played their game atroity aud now laugh
a, Wig gn!},jlry" and il adds with i'll con-
cealed chagrin:
"The strong Whie county OF Campbell sends
10 the House of Delegates The most uncomprC-
missing Democrat within her bordcGs-untram m
melled 10y any pledges lc vote in conformity with
questions Of Federal POLICY. His vote will be
given against The reelection OF Raleigh I. Daniel.
as Councillor, and with The Democratic party in
any oher election which may lake place during
the session, and on all questions Involving poll
teal considerations We envy not the feelings
OF those Wings who, whether actively or pass,yely,
have contributed to an event which has lied the
Locofocos with delight, and which will draw down
upon our town and county The bitter Teproaches OF
the Wings OF The Stale"
On the morning Q! the election the Virsinian
formally denounced "a traitors doom" agaibs, al
Wings who wonld no. submit, 10 The party LASH
Read the following:
"It is, really, with n sense Of humiliation ha
we undertake 10 dissuaIe a Wing from throwing
his vote in favor OF one OF the mos! decided enc
mics OF Wing men and Wing principles in ths
county, We care moi 10 know who are The mer
Heretofore called Whiss-who mediate hi!
treason TO their parry. We sincerely hope thai
having made their deliberate choice, they will re
main true 10 The Democratic cause, and no. CONF
back 10 the Wing party, 10 distract ii by 'hei
sqaeamishness and paralyze ii by their SO called
liberaily."
The LynchbuTg Republican apliy styles hi
above exhibition Of parry intolerance as "a beau
,itul commentary upon The professions OF tht
no.par,y" party eschewing, as they affect to do
all conventions, caucusses, or parry tyranny ant
dic;ation, in any sense or form"
The result shows The impotence Of these vic
lent threats.
On looking al The Standing Committees # The
House oil Representatives, i, will BIZ seen that on
member, Mr. J. NJ. Bolts, the most anli.war mar
we know, has been put at the head Of the Com
mil,ee on Military Affairs. 1t will be remember
ed, that last summer he was in favor of Instant,
Withdrawing our army from Mexico, aud reiu
sing to take single acre OF Mexican Territory
for indemnify Strange that he, above all others
should be selected as the head of committee Il
arrange the means OF carrying on the war! Oh
the same committee We observe the name o
James Wilson OF n. H., who, at one lime vol
unteered for The Mexican war, which he ihel
pronounced jus, and patriolic"-but as sool
as he was nominated for Congress, he sud
denly found out that The war was unjust an
atrocious." These gentlemen may attempt t
carry out their peculiar notions in regard 10 Ib
war-bnt we mistake the signs OF the times,
they have The moral courage 10 carry their view
into practice. We rijoce TO see the following i
the Washington correspondence Of The Baltimor
Sun:
1T is evident that very many OF the whis
even from The North and West, will net, IN The
course, govern themselves by The line Of polio