Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-05-06
<: u!irf y BROWN ESQ

This gentleman hr late able and Ell Cert Senator from
Bedford county having been in very bad health Tor some
time and desiring avoid this condition the excitement
ut political dis Isson announced az candidate nr
reelection Monday last al Liberty BY Col Lewis ~
Arthur. 70 this mode 81 procedure" Nj iGhEfon the WING
candidate in his opening remarks, too occasion, as we
thought very unnecessarily il not unkndy u except say
ing that II customary Jr candidates tor Reelection !"
render account CT he stewardship 10 The people and he
certainly expected hr Brown, Shn vas !c on ife ground
do uron l:-ur:Eg iia sir Brown promptly assembled
the stand observes. thar he had hoped. inismuch AZ his
health very BAD manifest from his ishie apear.
ancc, the excitement OF political HlssJn a'
this time He always willing and ready - render an
the people Of ms stewardship, and since liz lai
been dragged np he would reply To Mr. JOson u cost
him HE HE. and c good as his word, as WI J. no
doubt ascert.ncd 10 his entire satisfaction.
Mr.. JulDsons sprrch devoted principally 10 conf
plants OF Lcgsaturc,tc long session, small notes
the 50 called '.crrymanrcr, &c, &c Upon every point
hi ard completely oYcrhrUwn by Mr. Brown (n"t
wilhsiadng his feeble o. healthy who proved Himself
be public scaer OF ordinary iofc am power very
pcr>iy his friends who although aware OF has VI
orns intellect aud extensive inoraton were not appnSea
u has .np capnclty Tor public speaking.
A. snail naca, Mir Brown runtrnded that they would
he super by specie Dir Gntcrs bill esua-
lin. the value Of silver could fully nto operation,
q. was proven by The effect had arcndy had in bringing the
silver o vi inc county from lie hiding places although
il had operation. only fifteen days Inc scarcity ut
silver caused by s appreciation III value In con.
sequence of the extraordinary mink .! gold into The coUn-
try Tie discovery al The .ncS o! California ana Aus
trla Mr. hunters bill regulating The value OF SILVER com
had already had The effect III the city ri New OK oil throw.
iap $500 900 worth silver coin into rirc!aon stated
by Journal Commerce. and doubtless IN the course OF
Icv. monna ,irr. Womb t.. an abundance oil small change
al country answer Tie pHrrraca ~ Iade VIII
ouL esorng :hinpllscri a; Ill, winch Ih vas, upon
Principe. o-n"s:c.
The internal nJ. a,rent party proper were csaons.b"
r the grca tnSlii which Tho sS5cns at The Legislature
he'd hrsn yrnicd In tie Senate there were 81 prrocrhs
an, &c WGs. the Democrats, only II were internal
uur,rrr:it H.rn nronc~ about ,h! =" lie " hlrE,
II or nearly al! itsi iIir"rn Wing ani tw"lsc Demo-
era. CONSTITUTED ma rrity .: the bod u 2"S s cH
rolling -cI,"niEs cDnn,c"n vat" &l:iiar state %!
r,is ~ ~; usc ~ Delegates, IN behalf 81 The most cA
irava.nnt and reckless TEN "t i"trnh, improvement
that uutrlrtci III. session 10 Us unGsEa length vast
majority Of The Wings with abnn onr.!hd Of The Demo
,,I,r members camScd il all the journals would prove.
Mr. Johnson welcome D make all c capital 0ut o r
could As Tor himself he became somewhat unpopular IN
inc Senate from the frequency WAN when re calico INC pre-.
y,I, u,,r,Ju with u. cutting short the debncs.
Il was :.possniu district Inc Stale To g:r HE wings
,l members Congress they claimed without resons Ia
the shameful "g'rrynandc as "as proven ny ,tf o re-
ported by Mr. Stcy behalf OF the wIig members OF me
tonrncefo7 The simple reason that The people oil the
State denurrac aud the wings were distributed al
over the State among the democrats, in such ratio as TO
render an equal distribution Of The mrbes Of Congress i'm
,pssblccscn by tie most outrageous germ nander iha
could be Gomez The wing mcmoers of The COMMITTEE
,rirl ihrir best They crossed The biac Ridge al three dit
nrrn places AMI made district ia the sa"e OF oie
st"nng from Hanover county 10 Chesapeake bay and yet
,y could only srIrymandcr the State 81 as I" ioTh three
viii" districts certain Here mr. Brown exposed most I'll!
C.,v the dsnr.nuuusa Of Mr. Junsuns figure Icrc-
,entnu the Pan Handle district The Fan Handle every
school boy Knows narrow sfp OF The STATE yng on
,hr Ohio River ana xenng for the entire length at twn
conn,lcs Brooke and Hancock up bc,wcen Chic and Penn.
,lvana Now, how could any district d. !Grincd 10 that
portion The STATE without including The Pan Handle
and how could the democratic majority, with any justice
whatever b. held responsible for III And 40 II was with
many coun " ncs-they were Irregular, and the Aislfs
coud not be made as compact they might be in
qucnc".
But w. must here short this cu!sory and imperfect
sketch Mr. Browns remarks. Suffice II Ia say that me
Democrats were drIghcd with them. Mr.. Brown made II
decidedly favorable Impression, and with hn practice
would make Of the best popular speakers IN me STATE
lLyaGhbrg Republican.