Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-09-06
To the Editors Of the Enquirer:

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, SEPT. 2 1850
The Sheris Of this convention district (A5cmarc Mel
and Amhersr recently met al Lovingson for the pur
pose comparing the poll books and certifying the returns
question raised the legality of the poll kept
Walers Mil precinct Amherst II seems there was some
inormaliy in the oath taken by the acting commission
rs and the names of separately recorded in
columns under the of the candidates for whom they
voted; but only written and figures down In the
columns attached to The names Of those they preferred
Rives Esq., 25 Exclude this precinct and Mr. Rvcs beats
Dr. l.. The Sheriff of Abemare voted for excluding, and
the Sheriff OF Amherst for counting The vote The Sheriff Of
Nelson, Gen Brown Ia brothcr-in-aw Of Mr. Rycs with
deicacy characteristic of the man, declined voting The
two other sherfs then arranged the matter by giving Dr.
Lyon the return but at the same time certifying the facts
in relation TO the Walters Mill precinct.
apprchend there will be contested election before the
Convention Mr. Rves is not pledged either way upon the
subject of bringing the matter TO their notices but he has de-
cared in the emphatic that he would take his
seat gained by technical informally All the candidates
best in the ncighbohoods where they most known.
S. NJ Garland who leads received every vote given in Am
hers except 35 and Early all bur at the precinct "f his
tive neighbohood portion Of the people here speak oil
" W Souihal Esq, most fit To be President whilst
others point to John Y. Mason as the
To-day county court day. The people turned out in
coodv numbers, notwithstanding the rain They bring IL
dngs of good crops and the wheat ihoshes WE'LL
The accounts of the damages by the flood of rain
very disastrous the river Tobacco looks better there
than TO have been expected.
The rage for guano is on the ncrease-the depot being
almost chokcd up with II. One house: Flanagan Co.
sold 300 tons in twelve months past.
The people of this section do escape the visits Of YAM
kee adventures And they will encourage the mpostors 10
the disadvantage OF their regularly trading citizens
despite the insults and wrongs heaped upon them BY the
North. To-day there less than three pensioners
amongst the taking pence from all who would lend and
give the needul One. vender Of san everlasting SOAP
for cleaning cloths said he had taken in 200 ninepences
What boots that rcsoir against Northern aggression
continue TO nestle, cherish and hug bosoms the
steallhy aggressorsl
SrAuSToS, SEP. H.
crossed the Blue Ridge this morning. The sun
reached hessumm The body Of the county Al
bcmare overspread with fog looked like silyery lake
tcspersed with Islands Few such equal any where
The tunnel advancing at various points My anticipation
as to the water coming out have been realized The
coming out of The western opening is of sufficient size
killed last evening just before arrived Brooksve They
were al work and killed by the falling of rock overhead
was not in the main tunnel but in the larger intermediate
tunnel on the eastern SIDE One of the Engineers
Cdr DuPuy was to proceed to the spot and investigate the
facts to-day.