Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-05-04
ACCOMhC.

To the Editors oil the Enquirer.
By the above returns nom this county You will
see that we have done n osl monty Tor HIM, 10
whom now with propfiely may be assigned he
soubriquet OF "hc wheel morse Of Democracy in
VmslnIa" We never tel, prouder OF Accomac
Than on This occasion. She knows Inc worth ul
ner son and she will neyeI forget or forsake him.
According TO newspaper accounts DR.. Mallory
had so completely annlhilated and demolished
General Basy IN This county, and elsewhere,
rat you would hardly have imagined that his
lame would nave been thought OF by the people
on the day oil the election. Behold The re3Llt i
NJ newspaper paragraphs, but something lar
more pulent-the vol vi the ptople-has de.
molished The Doctor IN realty, and consigned
hun 10 an ublivluus retirement With greater
exefllons we could rave defeated hin further,
much further; but, really, we did mol care 10
place "Thc FIRST Taylor man South OF New Jer-
sey" in more hopeless and PROSTATE condition
before "he powers that be-"
In the county We have succeeded in elecins
Allen by small Vote. To have succeeded Al al
against all Of The Disadvantages he had 10 con-
tend with, places MIN amongst lne strongest and
abItsl men oil lie county. Mr.. Finney with MS
pompous manners and his p01 ci preterea nit,i
snreches was no match Tor his good common
sense, sound argument aud ready wit. When
once Mr.. Finney shall alight IRON his hobby Of
division OF The county and enter a clear political
field we will show how easily and how badly
Allen can beat him.
William P. Moore, Jr., Esq, was the 9TH
er candidate OF the Democrats, and opposed
10 the division OF this county He has been
beaten alter most noble run. To him We
ascrbe the defeat Of The division OF our
good old county; and, Tor doing This, he
has placed all who are opposed TO this mea-
sure under deep debt OF gratitude know
Young Moore well, and | 10 him but justice
when | say, for vsor OF intellect, frmness ami
decision OF character, and all the qualities Of the
heart that adorn man, he has no superior iI
This or in any other county. make the predic-
lion. that the day is NOT far distant when Mr..
Moore will he a tavori,e son OF our Democracy,
and an oveT-ma,ch Tor any OF the champions Of
Whipsery in this county. Mr. Moore lell his
large and beautiful estate al the earnest solicita
lions OF many friends and foremost amongst
.a.m was the Hon. Henry A. Wise. II he has
any regrets about the result il is entirely on
their account and not his own GUILFoRD.
MADISON.
To the Editors OF the Enquirer.
MADISON c. H., April Both, l649.
Dear Sirs Below send you the vote OF Ma.
olson, taken from the polls:
For Congress -Pauus Powell 592; VIM. L
Gogein, ll6-Powell's maj 4l6.
For House OF Oeiesates-Mofris D. Newman
IS reelected BY ~ votes over The next highest Of
his three competitors.
GREEN is said to have given Powell 254 ma
Ioriry, and ORANGE 8, whilst The Wing majority
in Albemare is said 10 be about 80 less than Al
The last election.
We have strong hopes OF having succeeded in
elecling Powell. Yours, &c.
THE COUNTY CONTEST IN MADISON.
MADISON, April %, lo49.
To the Editors OF the Enquirer:
GentIemen-It ough. 10 be stated, in Justice
10 Francis Fl. Hill Esq, that The scattering
vote cast for this gentleman, IN the late contest
in Madison, is mol true index oil his strength 10
the county
In The course Of the first day OF The poll, ru-
NOR thai he had Wnh!fawn from the contest va 5
aired al the Cour House and the Rapid Ann pre-.
rinct aud is believed 10 have affected hIIn mn
riogsy. Al The time this runor commenced,
Mr.. Hill was AT Hufman's Mill precinct, some
venty miles distant, was ignorant OF is opera.
,,on. and unable 10 arrest il. Many Of his warm
.sl supporters, despairing ut his election or be-
lieyins that he had himself aba ndoned the con-
test voted Tor their second caoice among The four
candidates in The field.
AN ORIGINAL HILL Man.
CARROLL.
To the Editors OF the Enquirer:
HiLLsyILLE, April %, ls49.
Gentlemen: herewith transmit 10 you TN re-
suit The election in This county. All The CAN
didales are Democrats.
CoNoREss. House. Up DELEGATES