Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-11-25


candidate 70. the Office of Lieutenant G1Snorr "' aaores
,h citizens II Petersburg Saturday evening" the z9h
N,,,b,r Ills competitor Sir. WATTS has been in'l'e"
to meet him. ,,
To the Editors Of the Enquirer.
II, El;tor:-Our court day last Monday vas one OF no
advertisement 10 the political parties Of this County
II ns.d us thew have been heated and animated
n,r, contests, there was more Brilliant or Hnp"
an, victory achieved b. that same old Democratic parry man
~ H. - I.v and by the people Of that section witnessed i.arV
- a., morning unr old 'deniucralic friend, Peter III ia.
,hr mohered tones il all not right, proclaimed
thai the Wigs were requested TO meet IN INC cot
mot like tho notice in Richmond for Mr. Summers
wi,h,u distinction Of partles on business oi hi"Ftac
Tho amounted their chairman and secretary seat up tti
c,n,rirreo 10 conceive and give birth precisely Al tec
I'LL in order TO give John VI. Forbes Esd of tredeckS-
bnrr lime To collect his IDEAS and lei them oil IKE sHy
Ella n The people Of this county, who as we hir iio
h, 10 said have been shut out from the llght ana nc
49, 80 h. the great 'rrfccor III c. w. Summers. In lht
however the democrats, the bone ana sine" :"
The county, The people OF The county, native oorn e,s
r,crjnr and appointed chairman and secretary. 'ls roi-
mile rrpurted The of James Barbour Esd (no' I'M
r ~ ;ame Or Ia Mr.. Forbes.) who came forward, Ike
C';,c;r,Is Old and happily responded Ia The UNANIMOUS
- -; m. neoue mot through his choice as he told
Then, I'M, a, great personal sacrcel He gave uii ana
e,cnu exposition of his views and sentiments upon every
ouesiin Of the day lie met and answered sunlfy questions
tronnnded by State Rights Wings, who are bound 10 vote
r him ,o. ,, r.,o, oc pa.rv
Iabnr," Esq az the Whi-, alias consolidation party, n"
PRIV r,ndiatc who hcraded by our Old friend the
,in in numbering tones; his bowels y! tlJquencc as
VII compassion seemed ycarn over those nPosiae"hgS
abe led ,en and there many wh" are gon! 10 vote
f. p h,ur the David Goah IL he termed hl, being
nc vry particular in his biblical lore, as he had the substance
ana ne wanted make his valcdc'"ry he wanted those
wo m HIM, love Egboro, mot because EGoor'o ata NJ
oe him IN another occasion lie mlgt have said OUT De-
so r. oyrs his party m"rr) During ms agohlHhe
spsn aud y.rlu appeals in his vIclctory "" were re-
mdt,! Of
r IA Grimes, Ehi, goo! oil soul yhon shall sac more
4. U.S. 10 old brown coa all hn'"ne! ~ before
i,,,iI
l-@e hu bp vae!icury always unc Stood Ilt ynu
go,g leave friends or ry going Ia leave you Or
lrled viii ac quite an ac4nsI''n lie appealed L" te ei-
for lad tXrtyns Tor the hig party, made by the
Brdu>c< and Eggburros, in times past, that brought
to ~ mind the incontroveriihe fact that that good
man Eimtni IIrp.dus in the Legislature
at 10 session Of 1881 and 49, and voted every tine in
oppion To The proposition 10 eatc upon The subject Of
sas,y which the present Wing candidate for Governor
Genc W. Summers, voted rine the records will
yout. Edmund Broadus did not think or vote with Geo.
w. unlulrrs
Afr good old friend had finished his farewell address,
and reryh,iy eyes had been wiped was announced tina
Laws Forbes all the way from Fredericksburg would
lighlu the people the subject of The gubcrnnioi cleo
ton chat he had The eiephant-actuay shaken hands
with nmmers-lhat he had witnessed The wonderful mira
cles wouglt By this Messiah OF the West-s Of Beth
l:henOr Sia Of the West he called him. " He" said
heJ okel upon hiIl and 10 he bcIeId sTca! light
he Arora BJrcais ii might have been Northern uht)
! but h,aid il was Summers He had seen him. That
cattle river had said that dangerous for Democrats
look uon tts light That he did, and his eyes had
not ne spoken of in the week with Summers. That
his Congressional district would roll up tremendous major
ity orhe Wing canddate-wlrn the gifted Holiday scrd
all The orn oil vi him, Lawyer Forbes.
But his cavorIing and lofty umbling would not do
his gt was cxnguished by the shutters OF TRUTH in
the han OF James Barbour. II out ccI1sed
by the l.hras the sunlight does the light The
moons will be the with The light from kanawha
the 5h DcccHber-i total eclipse, according TO my alma.
mack. hrb9urs reply was eloquent and conclusive He
fully saIife! the people the game Of this No Party
candidate He used the arguments of the foreign orator
az truth vi always Use up You cannot deceive the
people by ocgn domestic invoices. Barbour said he dc.
sired part conduct The discussion friendly and
honorable erms but he should say hard ings-and
faith he d. would not attempt hore TO give his remarks,
but IRON 70 laundering applause OF his audience they
have been e pleased with his effort and the triumph Of the
Deoctac He SAID the gentleman had asked who Joe
johnson! Tho ever heard Of him? where was his fame
who knew lat he member of the Convention
Mr. Baroou said that the Democracy knew him. the
try knew I'M the gentleman should know him that he
the old Joe Johnson who soudcred his knapsack
and musketlnd when boy, marched 10 the defence OF his
country, wha she struggling with foreign foe that
he is the iedca man who did beat the Wing champion for
Congress; ad that he the identical man who would
win rlaI triumph in December over the boosted cham
pi0n Of Whgcry.
We lake il la friend from fredericksburg wont for
get Old Joe ohs defender upon that The people
Of Cuepe aeast, wont forget remember The latter the
polls oT his bic defence of COL Joseph Johnson and the
Republican putty. A NEW VOTER.
ESEN AND KING u QUEEN.
Pursuant tcsr;or arrangement the Democrats Of Essex
the I'm INST ia purpose 9i nominating candidate |"
represent the tNo counties in the next Legislature. Dr. Ed
ward l.. Wrighiof Essex called 10 the Chair and Jas.
Mitchell Of Kind Queen appointed Secretary.
II appearing Ia there but two individuals CT. W.
Garnet, Esq. oiKing n Queen and Col. Richard J. Muse
of s,cx) whosnamcs prominently before the people,
the following Restitution was offered and advocated by H. c.
Cauthorn:
Resolved Tina the Chair appoint an equal number from
each county committee or the purpose of considering
upon and eporlg who in their Judgment, is the most
available and be> for The interests Of The party to nominate
jl.tn
Col Davis Of linz l. Queen then proposed an amend
mcnt 10 the popoion by requiring the Of each
y 10 b. counted proportion 10 their Democratic strength
at the last PreSidutlal election.
Pending the DISCUSSION 0f these propositions r. ". Gar.
nett ESQ. toward and in few pertinent remarks
nnmncci <ucIwal love for his party and great
his tsseon that TIC wished BE- considered
lJrnrr cantitc Tor the romn.tnn but would cheer
fully support the nn'nec oi the meeting whoever he might
De. Curus Ike, wiling sacrifice himself for
success "t tie srca Denocrdc party whose interests he
tgariri wholly icni!rd with the safety oI political
Institutions ana oui ltrpnnilcan Unnn Such Conduct
manly, patriotic an C!sin;urusicd w not be forgotten by
! the sister c"nnes
1t was proppet by Col. Davis that the meeting
large p,oceci sim the nomination canI.Ga. when
AIcxlnG-r ) Buur'.on Esd prcente the u The late
representative Of Estx Rcard j. Muse, Esq, who was
| accepted ny acclnm ion.
On nation OF Cat. Geo. T. Wright, the following
| apIoin" bv the tanr wal; Col MuS", aad inform
| an MS n"ninat,n: Col. Davis, Geo. T. Wright John
r. Rnl>ry aui Jn>r,h SSrlrou.
They r:turnsl heated ny the gallant Co!oael who
assembled The stand and IN lew spIiird and patriotic
marks tend. .yd his thanks honor gene
ruI>y bestowed ui'H iuI IL. >t ,et!.d Is -I-
.rIr .rua,nn ana "E;iug Zri trr the 81 his parry
that win and me-: ranks had nothing
lear; here seN hc had h"ac! the Democracy
d.rscr aud tar tying thln ihsh" la had Il,
WITH Nh majority ui seventy. but re mad lived
that niaJu tot only OVERCOME, but reduced Il mi
| no:ii. ui twenty
VI. H. II. Garnct len arose. ana in short address
minded The Derucray Of the importance -! ihr Fl
ton, which the eopr through their representatives,
would b. called uppn!o e@c; Senator OF the United States
AMI in doing: sy whether they wiIln. IL
sustain their patriotic Senator t. W. r. Hunter in his al
"yin4 If the last Congress, 10
ui lie S"uta. IT,, concluded by Offering
| HE following rcs"iuii,n which at"p'ei:
Resolved, THAT the Chair appoint three indiyIu
as every pcst.uic IN III" iva c"rntic< wh" shall
s,itucd Curni,r.rs II Nnlirncc make all necessary
arrangements Tor The fall organization and union the De-
| mucracy At the comm: elections.
The Clair made tie follow !"g appointments:
I.onETTu (ESs l--Jn0 VI Garnet" VIM BIckboucnc and
james Clarke.
Loyp's (:s>rxl-M II iarrct, Edw Powers Ed Wright,
VIM l. Ellis
RExnrRG (EssEx)-Dr .lno Wright DR. Jas II Laane,
l:tmuni + N"cI Lowry Elliott.
SirLrR's Observation-Disclosures Lewis ThOs " Lewis Ben