Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-19

A DEMOCRAT.
To tie Editors of tic Enquire,

CARROLL COUNTY, 2Sth May, 1859
What has become of humhug SAINT I saw in the
Lyurhburg Virginian letters dated few days before
tho election that this upstart Sam was to carry every
county In tie Southwest by tremendous mnjnrities.
and even in tits county, pUnr, dark-lantorn says in
a note 1.-THE people are tired aflhe lrishman, Carroll
Well sirs il turned OFT differently. Carroll only be-
came candidate oil tho eth May, ,'iirod to his plan
tation and did not clectinneGr ono h"u, hcn his np.
lnucnt was sirg all the county n' n,, month.
All would not gain his object. 1t WAS his third tr,sl.
hope no and his friends satisfied. The coon par-
~ in Disguise cannot prosper III the southwest IL II
time that lese hylncriles shult be brought I" re-
spcc truth and character. an think tie rastigntnn
the people will give them this time if they have
shan;c will do them good. But they have il ia isGc,
operated some TT the democracy and noticed ut
the precincl attended when they handed in their blue
ticket. they really hung their heads, and could not
look the Judges in the face. Muny q! thI III had
sworn ale glance to ,hs midnight rahh!c, AID they
could not get leave 10 withdraw before the election.
But there were many oi the Old Wings who came
forward, voted the democratic ticket with bolduess
and irmness, honestly convinced shat they were
voting for the party who sustained the government,
its institutions and R dearest rights.
The writer of this is no professional man, but it he
had in court of justice and his opponent be-
longcd to this midnight party, or any OF the jury
men, he could not have cause justly Decided
1t must come to this, that he would be I'M
willing to have serve OH jury q man that belong
ed to the Order. should like to hear the opinion Of
son, this subject. Ii would have weight than
the opinion of any other in the State, from his
high character. lie s known and beloved all over
tho Commonwealth. heard him, OH the 18th 0t last
month in the cars between Richmond and Farmvie,
give one of your travelling whipporwills rs he was
called bv the farmers Of Prince Edward, such skin
uinr and that in few words. He was so completely
skinned that he only took back with him, tn the ALE
tropolis, one stripe of the coon. Those who were
present wished him back safe III his strong hold OF
cookery. 81 these itnerants OF tho travelling jUnto
met cold Comfort among the saverelSns The truth
Is, they met with tar their supernrs III debate.
They have got A. j. Crane to believe that he has
ceriSinly swallowed the ''mnortal." Crane has
strong powers of degut;iop, and, from reports, he
niaoe siuc"ipc at our honorable Senator, NJ Ma
SOC. iau he gotten Mason on his giEEard, he would
Eavc iooho MIN moi so easily decomposed net being
80 .nnanrstcry rs that of the Immortal"
We near theTel prophet Daniel in the Twefth Con-
slesseEai District who has sent his circular into this
DISTRICT calling on the faithful to come TO the rescue
the same Daie! who wSs candidate for Judgeship
In that campaign he game 10 Tie house of the writer
OF this, on the Sabbath, end said TO me- that Mr.
Floyd hri Withdrawn from the contest There vnro
two ola kecralse OH the track tho District wns Do
mocr&tic, aud tie Democracy ought To NIT, n hin,
was plain and eeli 10 him. that Mr Flnyd was mv
first choice, but as he had Withdrawn | w,uId vnia
for Mr.. Fulton, knowing Kim to have more ,ynori
snce anG, IL my Judgment, better qualified And
said to him was opnsed 10 mR.:::g it political
Office ba, as Mr. Fulton and Mr.. Floyd rcrp about
ths same age, with tie same experience ! s!oula
have voted for Floyd. He then observed the Eloy,s
we're politically dead in Western Virginia. rei1aEk
ed that differed entirely from him, and il il with
prophet. The EOyas have been successfully sustnin-