Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-11-24

voters Of The district gentleman OF strong NINA,
sound practical sense, and OF The purest Demc-
cratic principles. We mean Edward +. baugh
Of Powhalan.
Mr. Baugh is a successful farmer, anu good
hnancicr, well acquainted with all the divershed
Interests OF The slate modest and unassumins IN
his manners.
In shor,, he possesses every requisite necessary
10 represent US in he Senate with distinction and
ability. Many VOTERS OF Fo"HATAS'
For he Enquirer.
Messrs. Editors As the General Assembly OF
Virginia will soon convene, and The lrst duty oil
the House OF Delegates will be 10 appoint
Speaker, lake The liberty, through your paper,
10 recommend member FOR that office, who is IN
every respect qualified 10 discharge the response
bic duties OF Speaker aude 10 that abe and
efficient member from Halifax, Jonathan b.
Stovall, Esq. II is well known 10 all who have
served in tn Legislature with Mr.. Slovail that
no member is better acquainted with The rules OF
the House than he is. Mr.. Sovall believe, is
The oldest Democratic member Of the Legisla-
ture. lie has been member OF the House OF
Delegates for ths last eight years, and during the
time has served faithfully upon nearly all the ~ !
portant committees oil the House and is thorough
" acquainted with the bushes, habits and quail
ficalons 81 all The old members OF the last Legs
OF Inc House as we'll, or better, Than any Other
member OF the next House OF Delegates. From
my acquaintance with Mr.. Sovall, having serv-
Ell with him, | have no doubl he would perform
the duties Of Speaker 10 the entire satisfaction oil
The House. MIR. 5. has often aced as Speaker
temporarily ant always discharged The duties ably
and win perfect impauiaty.
A MEMBER OF TIE HOUSE oP DELEGATES.
Novembei l2h, 1913.
Examiner will please copy.
Ex,Iac. Of letter dated at Napoleon, Arkan-
sas, Nov. 9Th:
"lhe Arkansas Legislature convened on Mon
dav las. The all-cYciing topic is The election
OF United States Senators. Ii is thought here that
Mr.. Sewer will be reelected. There was no
excl emen relative 10 the Presidential election in
this pae Of The State Arkansas will give as
you know, large ma ority Tor Cass and Butler.
A difficulty polilical-has occurred between Sc
naiot Bohand aud member Of the Legislature
OF some nflence-Mr Flournoy-w which, report
says, will lend much 10 defeat Mr.. Borland's
election. Ficurnoy challenged Borland but he
refused 10 fight. Flournoy then published the
correspondence which brought, on The challenge,
and with it his card, denouncins Botiand as a
coward, &c. &c. This affair, il is thought, will
injure BorlaEd"
LOGAN.
| To the Editors Of the Enquirer.
CHAPMAssviLLE, Va, Nov. Is, as.
Gentlemen The result OF the election in Lo-
gan is glorious for the Democracy. II The pro-
per attention had been paid 10 The precincts, We
| should have carried the county by one hundred
| majority. AT The Count House, Cass 50; Taylor
"a. Cass' maj. 40.
The votes al the other precincts, am not able
| to give. understand that Tayor's majority a,
/ wings voted Tor men mat were not on the
ground, by handing in Tickets with persons
names written on them, when here were no such
PERSONS present. understand, al Inc two pre-
cincts on Sandy il was lie vole thus giving
Cass majority OF 20 in the county. Now, il
will be recolecled that IN 1874 Clay carried The
Court House by two majority, and al the same
| precincts il was tie, and the precinct at Prices
| gave So ma TO- ity (now In Boone Tor Polk. Thus,
you see, we have gained complete Victory over
the Wings in Logar; and in Boone. the majority
for Cass is 70-makIng SO 10 the two counties.
THE DEMOCRACY OF AUGUSTA.-Ta-
king into consideration the strong opposition
and the immense influence against which the
| Democracy had TO content, they have done better
! than any other county in the State : reducing
the Wing majority OF 1874 one hundred and
sixteen votes! We heard it asserted that The
aslonishment would be great to see two or three
hundred of the Augusta Democrats voting The
| Wing ticket. The establishment was The other
way, however instead OF reducing our vote, VIC
reduced theirs We never believed the "Spar-
tan Band of Augusta would "surrenderh their
principles 10 Availability they are made Of
serner stuff, and are not 10 be led by the nose by
those who wish 10 wheedle them into the sup
port Of, they know not what. s'Three times
three for the Democracy of Augusta they
are all "aliye and kicking and really for an
other 6gnt. stanton Democrat.
WASHING ron AND LAMARTINE.-
| The following is a copy OF a ltIler received b.
| Mr.. w. Mackay, oil New York, in reply 10 on
| addressed to VI Lamarrinr, accom- panied with
| full length pcrIat Of General George Wash
iDgion
Paris, l4h Sept, lS4s
SRI return you thanks Tor your letter and
your gilt. Yon could not have made me hand
somer present than that OF The greatest man Of
mo1err republican times. This portrait should
be adop,ed b. The republic, and become the popu.
lar ensign Ct patriotism and viriuc May the
sage and religious seni OF Washington, be i'm
pilntcd on Democratic France, and thus ensnl
en- The tIat"rnal name of the two worlds and
make The name OF an illus;rioUs man gluIion.
and dear 10 10 h countries. Please sir, recei ;e
impressions OF my true respect, and The assn.
rance OF my distinguished consideration.
LANARTINE.
To Mr.. w. MacK4Y
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