Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-12-31
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essrs Editors nj attention has been called 10 ah tN-
r.r, r Two IN Wha OF The 81 inst taken from me
Apiondon Nlrgaan rvi!eniy intended Tor foreign con
sumption from whIc, Wings may draw co'ni"l'' III
tiry ca,,) alter the facts tcvc been fairly stated:
The * lrrts from abingdon Fnglnian are intended
IL break me 10 = late driIatand the Editors WOULD
comlnrl lie ouEg Wing tlecnr," who rode day and
n.n rrousf, sunshine and Storm and AT the close Of me
finds lhc Wing party IN hoper:s minority ~ n, al
.iEissu h.adred roics Rather "cold comfort ih!s Tor
yyunn gentleman possessed o Al! The oai"rca powers S'
usv awarded TO the Wing rlecnr, Mr. Preston. y refer
r Ia ;r vote Little Faarcssee IN former ,,ct''ns'
he ;ac,g will he rinrc clearly presenter.
Ic l~4I Mr. i,. ;nd probably owe: 22yJ majority IL
ls4s G-ne!s cass carricd INC D'st:ct BY "'iS "i ls
han 600 H. l55 t;'r. Johnson meat 2Iiiheis h's tiih
200 v,es aad IL 1852 Pierce leads >c" nGir l7yy N te
District Credit Is ia" 10 so'nc "tc T." 'iS sih"is re-
ny; 1e y, hu, can .l,c either gentleman they
peasr Perhaps Mr. Preston would nor h"c !" a"c az VI"
credit Of such victory.
The ARTICLES referred /, evidently intended 10 com"ri
he dscusoc rs well raise The iaIcn prospects "l
Whipucry in Little Tennessee Just now tey need ad
n well as c0Inur' in that quarter; nnd they can ma
IN such articles as published IN The NhH lei mem
enjoy it. word as 10 The manner III whch 'e
was conducted 10y esrs Preston md cNGoEer'r
Floyd ,.,, ,I
alone in the canvass and had contributed by his Zeal and
,nrnp energy 10 swell majority (Which had been mt
crcd down almost 10 ncthng) 10 ne handsome nncf VI
near 1880 votcs- mad spoken well and truly.
Mr. Preston we believe spoke in every county lnlhe oi-
,,cl-aud If The Abingdon Vginihn speaks correctly, nc
wing speakers divided the labos with him, &c glance
~ The acs viii show whether Mr. p stood alone in the can
Nc credit which The vrgnIan" would pile up on MI r.,
u Rns's eo"nly m ;ta Da Cse GafKsn q Russell s"uay
th.ir august Court, mistake not All ten,enner me re-
snit in ibis banner Whg county. In azewel MIR hcho's
addressed the people al October Court: and was met
rv The able and eloquent county e"ctnr, '" Maxwell,
Esq Al Wy,t. Court House, Ballard Preston, Esq, sus
famed the sinking Of Whggcry ami helped The ~ hung
Ecctor swell Ike majority 10 some 274 lar Pierce and
King This helping will, Vengeance, when II VIII DC
remembered that Wyhc gave Gen Taylor some votes ma
lontv in l54S.
In Washington county, their was legion Mfs'rs Cu'
Ion Janney Jones Mai Henry mot descendant OF "the
backed up by some dozen Or more
smaller guns from The Of Abingdon, together WIN inc
.Amnrj0n Vuinan" all contributed hold mp tho hands
Of Mr. P,rsun Washington county; and from l9I maIo
r,iy in SIS they contributed {" increase to 2U9 ~
1852 Verv in thu language o the "Abinedon Vlrenian,
the arrogant doughty leaders of The Democracy IN "
tie Tennessee should emhe a the result o each esccti
Great nrase il due 10 Ex-Gov Floyd for his zeal and un
firing energy in The late and the fruits oil hs ahors
NAV be seen the majority which the Democracy rolled up
no withstann. thin pusd in every county, io
Pierce and King showing clear gain the Governor
elect; of near 1900 votes. "
81 ITTI f TENNESSEEn