Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-05-31
JOHN W. BROCkENBRl
LExrSoroS, May Goth, 1888.
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NJ hnve mai thp NenemVH md TTtV arc lIW0EE NI.,, Ut
anu ra1e we have won half OF The battle, for ue get the four
lie nag, whereas they get both the t,so ml' ponies: und had
,ne DelnocraIs al ScuItsvllle been faithful 10 their parry
candidates., by voting for them inslea" OF me wig caail,
J.,es IN sectional grounds, both The Democratic candidates
for the House Of Delegates would nave been elected ana Al.
b,marIc redeemed from whiPHcIy. M. Goss, runs IN 'niy
- h,lr :, lenotn heatIuu Mr. Gordon 10 votes. Mr.. Goss is
% nyr, Mr Crank; and Mr.. Mason beats MIR. Gordon -
votes, and is 60 majority ovei MT. frank, Icing an average
majority lor the Wing county Candidates OF 1iA. There
were 1892 votes gipen in .or The candidates lnr inc House OF
O,ierntcs. 22l4 for Stat. Senator 22l7 Tor Commissioner "i
the Board of Public Works ana %@2iZ Tor Congress, ana mere
were also three votes given Tor aleaanasr alsSs o. oua.
orsss Who majority f.: Commissioner IS for Congress 40.
Drmocratic majority for Senator Il, mhkiEs an average
Whiu majority for all the candidates d a34.
TN. aibemarls Democracy a:r a pr0greSSirs Democracy,
40 Jill hnp II from the record ard by reference Ia the
noIiticpl contests which nave taken place IN this county
since 1919. In the Congressional eicctloh ol mat year the
WING minority was go; al the next contest IN 1881. me
,yniy minority for Congress was l6a; ~ The Governor = cleo
tjon in December Of the same year, lie WING inaJorhy was
96: at the Presidential election, November lcoZ, the WING
minority was 81, and nov il averages about ~. VINO viii
IA n saw. with these facts staring them IN The lace, that the
Democrat y OF A!beInlrlc will not oGain get me entire as
c.ndnncy in the county? At the election FOR Governor, in
Deccmbcr 1851, The Wings claimed that they would sc, 315
m,iority, and report says, one OF the wing commissioners
actual.y wrote uR the wall in The Court House, that number
os their majority In the county. Attho PRESIDENT al election,
,hav came down q peg, and claimed only 200, and one Of the
Whig candidates in this contest, NC unoerstand, made a bet
,bnl The Wing majority would then be Us. In The contest
=, .nIrd nothing less than 100 Wing majority would sat-
isfv Ihrm. ana now the Advocate of this morning, modcslly
claims l2O, as being the real %hig majority in this county
Where are the men1 Call them and they won't come
Count. Them and they will prove like Faistati'e m0o in buck.
rsml No. MIR. Advocate, you can't come !, again; .he Wing
party in Albenarle is doomed 10 defeat, The fiat has gone
forth and you may Gee the hand wiring on the wall: Meme,
tekel, &c Charlottesville hepHalrdH.
MEETING AT MONTPELIER IN HANOVER.
At meeting of the friends OF The contemplated improve
men, on tho direct ros!e from Richmond TO Charlottesville,
held in pursuance % notice al montpcller, In the upper end
Of Hanover, on Saturday The lith May, Edward W. Morris,
Esq was ca!I9i TO the Chair, and John Page, was appointed
Secretary.
Mr. c. ". Dabncy, having ia all appropriate speech ex-
planned tho object Of the meeting, on motion OF Mr.. Page, Il
committee Of five were appointed by The Chair To report
resolutions expressive Of the sense Of the meeting 10 VIZ
Nessrs Z. w Dubney, DR.. George Fleming, Joseph Talley,
H. C. boswell and Dr. }. 4. Smith, L" which committee the
Chairman and Secretary were added.
The committee having retired, reported the following pre-
unib bile and resolutions.
Wrrrras, il is Of vital Importance that the section Of conn-
ty known as the dividing ridge between the waters Of the
James and York rivers, embracing portions Of the counties
of Hanover, GoochlanL, Louisa, Fiuvanua ana A!brniarle,
in view of its great extent, IMPROBABLE soil, and industrious
population, should no longer remain excluded from The iacEl-
ties Of transportation. now 20 generally enjoyed by our Tel.
low CITIZENS in every other quacr o. the C0gn!onwellthi and
whereas, il is evident that unless these facilities are obtained
and our impoverished lands thereby invi.oratcd, through
means Of those ieriilizing ingredients, so Immediately with
in reach Of the agricnlturaiists o! other porhons OF The
State, our lInds must continue To dctcriDrate, and Uuc popu.
lnlion, OF course, br thereby greatly diminished, therefore.
Resolved, unanimously,
/ That i is ~expedient 10 take oil possible steps Tor obtain.
inp eomc suitable improvement IN his country, and ID thai
end. 10 organise the company authorised II b. incorporated
by The charter OF The Richmond and charlottesville Turn.
pike company, and That the company so organised proceed
as early nc practicable 10 canss Il survey 10 be made oil the
route best adapted 10 the construction OF n direct raj! road
bet tween Richmond and Charlottesville, having in view the
importance Of selecting the shortest line. compatible with
easy grades 8, which may be practicable.
2. Resolved, That the pcupl. OF Richmond, and the adIoin.
ing country interested in is g'Ow;:, should permit no delay
in The construction Of this @nik; but should devote their
means and energies 10 this G!st-Icaving more disluEt pro.
jects 10 a time less critical 10 them.
3. Resolved, That - DC a committee 10 obtain al The
hands Of the next Legislature, a rl,anaei in the act .i%ncorpora.
ting the Richmond and Charlottesville Tut npike company,
in order that said company ma, he allowed 10 construct q
railroad, instead Of plank Or graded road, between Richmond
and Charlottesville.
4. Resolved, That meetings u; our fellow -cltZenSg general
" on the route OF the contemplated improvemen Mt be recon-
mepIcL for The purpusc Of stimulating the proposed enter
prise.
S. Resolved, That this neetn. be signed by the Chairman
and Secretary md forwarded L, the Richmond papers for
publication.
TO which report Of tho Committee MIR. Faye moved the
following amendment, which w4i adopted
Resolved, That n Committee OF FIVE be appointed, who
shull correspond with the K. F. Y p. K. r.. Co., and shall
urge upon them the importance If Cooperating with this
community, in the imnndiatc construction OF u branch Rail
Road, from some point on said Bal! Road, TO sutne point on
tho Mountain Road at or above Montpelier.
The Chairman appointed the following gentlemen The
Committee under tho 81 resolution OF the report, 10 wit
Mesars c. W. Dabney, VIM. Ne!,on. joseph. TalIey, Boiling
Vaughan and Charles Morris; and Mcs.rs. f. G.. Taylor, K.
&. Meredith, James Winston, vi. T.. Crenshaw AMI G. w.
boswell, Tho Committee under ilr. Pages resolution, 10
both Of which Committees the Chairman and Secretary
were aided, and then the meeting adjourned.
+. ". NORRIS, Chairman.