Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-05-29

The candidates. Was not this tblique operation
performed both on your poll, Mr.. Fournoy, and
on Mr. Tredway's, Two years ago2 You and
The Sheriff both admit that it was Why, Then
OBJECT now TO what you submitted to then a.
why, aside-wipe al my opponent, TO the tune
OF 80, and one at me, 10 the lune of 81, are two
very different things" Well, admit ii, and pass
on
But since MIR, Flournoy has found il so difficult
10 ascertain, from the face OF The polls, how the
FRANKLIN people voted in The last election, The
knows perfectly well how they voted Two years
ago upon poll exactly similar,] il may not be
amiss 10 INFORM the public, so that they, one and
all, may De prepared, on application, TO put him
IN possession OF This important tacl in This poli.
calhistory.
Here IS the form n substance in which the
Franklin poll is made OF: s'At an election held !,
&C., The following votes were given to Thomas
>. Flournoy, and the following to Thomas IL
Averelt." This is the substance Of the caption
tothe poll book. Then follow the names of the
voters, written opposite TO two upright columns,
in one of which the name OF Fiuurnoy and in
the other, tho name of Ayerett is written. If
the voter votes for Flournoy it is indicated by a
Inquire placed in his, and if for Averett, by a
hgure placed in his column-thus:
Flournoy Averett
Ransom Agee, /
Joab Early,
VIM. A. Street, 3
John A. Smith, 9
Now if there can be found man or boy in
these United States who can read English, and
cant tell how the Franklin people voted by
glance at the poll, kept exactly Like the form
here laid down III agree TO vote for Mr.. Flour.
noy for Congress for The balance Of my natural
lie Approaching, as he must do, the import
ance OF ONE VOTE, he or his friends will doubt
less put themselves 10 some trouble to find the
two legged animal aforesaid, and thereby Sc.
cure for life the suffrage Of al least one Deao.
cratic voter.
Aler Mr.. Flournoy's objections 10 The Frank
lin pull had been argued al considerable length,
by himself and Dr.. Ayereit, the questions raised
were submitted 10 The Sherifs, and TO the aston.
ishment OF the natives, Mr.. VIM. A. Brown, The
Sheriff from that county, had The humanity not
10 destroy his own ban.ling; but voted with
Messrs. Medley, Daniel and Ayrrs against re.
jecting the Franklin pol-leavins Mr.. James VI.
Sheffield, the Sheriff OF Henry, C'soIilary and
alone" in his slory) TO vote in favor OF i'll
few words, inlerrugaoIy, 10 Messrs. Brown
and Sheffield, and Am done; and Isl. In what
part Of "ihe law and The testimony" do You de.
~ OF The Black Walnut and franklin pols2
ID. Where do you obtain authority TO bio, out,
obileraIe and expunge 1893 votes, and l ,l23 votes
upon another OF these polls and thereby TO The
extent OF your feeble voices disfranchse 865
ireemen2
3. Who made you supervisors Of elections 10
Virginia, and judges Of the qualification OF men,
bers oi Congress- and how dare You usurp pow
ets which have never before been nsurEed or ex.
crcised by any one in Virginia, and which be-
long exclusively 10 tie House Of Representatives
4. II either OF the polls which you voIed 10 re.
jecf, be set aside, (and by your acts you did SET
them asde,) Mr. F'lournoy is 10 all intents and
purposes e.eced. Why then did-.you not give
him your certificate OF election, and send him on
TO Washington He could have appeared here
as the representative OF The Great House CT
"B own g. Sheffield" title that looks as we'll
here on paper, as "lne Representative Of The third
District in old Virginia" il it is minus the
convenient appurlenance of 50 per day or the
probable incidents OF bee wiEe &c.
You arc doubtless young men, both G. you, al
least hope So, and therefore have much 10 learn
in this busy world Of ours. My advice to you is,
never again De found officiating in any public Of
flee, with the duties OF which you may be even
partially ignorant. The Constitution ard Laws,
Stale and Federal, [trom The specimen given by
you in connection with This election stand but
poor chance OF exact interpretation in your hands;
and therefore, il is perhaps well that our wise
law givers made Congress, and not WIN. A.
Blown or James NJ. Sheffield, the judges of cleo
lion and qualification OF its members. But you
did not know it-you thought that you had the
right 10 say who shall and who shall not repre-
sent this District, and therefore have nothing
in addition 10 remark. HALIFAX.
PSI had almost forgotten 10 say 10 you,
Messrs. Editors that three OF the Sherds, Med
ley, OF Halifax, Daniel, OF Piasylyapia, ana
Ayres, OF Patrick gave DR.. AverelI their certifl
cate OF his election, and that Messrs Brown and