Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-05-17
FOR Tie Enquire
rn TILE VOTERS OF LOUISA COUNTY

Two communications ha wing appeared in the Enquirer of
The 81 instant calling upon Charles B. Hopkins, Esq TO
varow from the canvass in Louisa county, In consequence
nj DR. Fowers receiving the nomination al our April
court il is deemed but matter OF justice 10 Mf HOPKINS
thai plain unvarnshed statement be given OF The proceed
ings OF that caucus
One of your correspondents-"Prncipia non Homnes"-
Judging from the of his communications would
have been more appropriate had he signed himself tom!nes
NO, pncnial saws that "here can be doubt of the fair
ness of Dr. Fowers nomination; for II was by conven.
ton constituted Of equal number OF representatives. rom
district in the county, selected by committee OF hVe
three of whom entertain preference for Mr. Hopkins
Now il is well known that there had not been general call
for mectnga simple notice having appeared IN inc hSa
miner recommending the holding OF such meeting,
and recommending also the nomination OF Dr Fowler
bv that meeting when II should assemble The friends
Of Dir. Hopkins, seeing that the game was ABOUT 10
he blocked upon them, would not attend a meeting
called in SUCH u manner. Upon the assembling OF the
meeting il was found impossible 10 get members from
each Of The four upper districts 10 go into caucus
Various prominent democrats having been urged to do so
but perempoy refusing because they knew the conYen:
lion could not possibly reflect the wishes OF The people Of
The county After long effort they succeeded in getting
The requisite number of eight delegates for the four upper
districts This effected by getting delegates rt large
wherever they could obtain them Is understood mat inc
committee of FIVE had the appointment Of The deie-
gates actually selected of their own number from Inc
lower end OF the county.
And even with convention thus unfairly constituted
the vote stood for Fowler eight for Hopkins eight Mr.
Hopkins was then dropped and four other candidates from
the upper end of The county a good democrats anu rne
were put in nomination. with the same result
| Or Fower's eight friends deserving him. This
fact alone evidence enough TO convince any unpre'
JUDGED mind that the members OF that convent9n
from the lower end Of the county, were determined that
no candidate should be selected from The upper end Mr.
HOPKINS being again taken up the vote stood as n first;
Or F still retaining his eight friends. The nomination,
however wus finally effected by change in his avor and
he was unanimously declared the Democfatc nominee 81
the county by his few s!eadas friends II would be wen
here 10 inquire where MIR. Pendleons friends on ms
ayenlfu occasion II The delegates from he lover end Of
the county expressed the wishes OF the people they represen
ted then Mr.. Penileon had no supporters even from his
HarIu n
der,tood made overtures Capt H. that they both should
decline in favor of MIR. P. This would seem 10 be proof
friends nreyened from being heard in lis deliberations.
And vet Capt f. seriously called upon by Pfincipa non
Homines 10 abide by the decision of such caucus But
how happens it that the friends OF Dr. Fowler are so Vo
cous about the usapes OF the Democratic party and their
allegiance to the behcsts OF King Caucus 10 hey tnlnS
that the Democrats of this county have such bad memories
ma 10 have forgotten the pursued by Dr. Fowler In the
late canvass or the State Senate in this disct It's well
known that our present faithful representative MI Amber
al that time accordance with the usages OF le Demo
cratic party Of Virginia. offered himself as cannate lot
eelection ha wing served the term for which lie was
nominu ted and elected But Dr. Fowler who seems mad
that time the same venerauon Tor caucus noml-
n.es that he now has, no matter how much lhcy ~.
Elected the wishes OF the people, came out In oppoeion
TO Mr. Amber; and Notwithstanding there was Wing
candidate in the fold, thereby Jeopardzlng the eec,
withdraw. Has Dr. Fowler changed his views about Gus
Gus nominees since that mc does he now advocate the
SYSTEM merely because suits MS are
questions which leave for the voers OF the county 10 de-
eide for themselves.
strong resson why Cap, Hopkins should be the next de
egae from county that the upper ond OF the county
has not had in the Legislature for the list
thirty years Is IL right that should be thus excluded
from the privilege of having representative for long
peodl Year after year, have the people in tho upper end
OF the county submitted to this cold neglect the part Of
their brethren in the lower end-who have held the power
and but TOO successfully welded it to exclusion All
ask Justice and confidently believe about 10 OBJ
tain il.
We have in The person of Mr. Hopkins man we'll fitted
for the station 10 which wish elevate him. Sound In
his politics. keeny alive the interests OF good old
Common wealth. and possessing large fund OF practical
knowledge; he is just the represent in The next
Legislature of Virginia. GREEN SPRING.
LOUISA, MAY Ia, 1883
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