Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-04-24
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FROM HARRISON COUNTY.
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HARRISON COUNTY, April L., 1879.
Grmtlrmcn:-The Know. NothIss say that they
number SUI III This county This is not true. THEN
game is OF hrag. Ia this Congressional district
they pretend 10 claim So this i. u!s", without Doubt
false. In this county there will be- II mainritv for
Wise ni between three and four hundred, ana! The Tia
Ihis Congressional district will give him :. lnr.c ma.
inriy. John :. turlilc is the Know Nothing culii-
date against Lewis. He will be- defeated hv n large
majority. R"b Johnston, Esq, former Au,lilor and
\. ;. Holden, Esq, OF the last House "f Delegates,
are the Democratic candidates Tor this county, and
will be elected over tn" Dark Lantern iirty. This
party have nade nominations Tor the county bu, il is
rumure,l that their men won't stand tire.
John 5. Carlile, the Know Nothing candidate. resi-
died in the county Of Randolph in 1870 WIS then II
Whig-Rnnd"lph bem2; then q Wing county In
1871 he resided in the county Of BurbutIr Il Demo-
cratic county: he was then II Democrat. IN lS., he
lives in old Harrison, and is IL Know Nutlin. Wing.
However his position Is well known here. He was
among the first who joined this midnight party; but
when Col. Brnlc announced himself Il candidate for
Congress in this District, nnd pnc'I himself on the
Know Nothing platform, Mr.. Curlilcs gun was spk ed.
Then he iur VASE, and sought the democratic.
nomination. When Bralc WAS placed on thu. Know
Nothing Stntr ticket, then Mr.. Garlic VIII , ip.rt-
rams rHiIH. imcr'c", and UbaIncI the nomination Ul
this faction in convention al PHrkrrSbury.
We had some speaking here an Monday last Il. w
Jurkson, ESD led oil IN G""ri speech Tor the. Dem
rcrl,ir Sinc ticket, i'll which ho give the Know. No.
thin. v lirs come hard hts Next cainr this Mr..
Garlic, the Know E"ILii, candidate for Congress
He insisted that American. shnuII and of ri:-lt ought
to- rule Aiuurra and that criminal and putyc,s we're
not GOOD citizens, &c. &c And il mirlit be .u;hcr-
cd from his rrlmrks, that he WAS opposed To any 10.
rcisncr being President III h..c United Sntcs ar uf
Santa ANN. beiIg iiovernOr Of Virsiuia, lie wa-
exceedingly mail at :be !'"pr oI Rome for some rnu,
or other and abused him At round rGtc ! expect
there il ZONE personal difficulty bciiYcrn TIM Pope
and linn The next speaker was Sir. Lewis the Dem
"crsc ranI ,la1 Tor Congress. lie made II good
speech, and listened tn with Iuarkc,! attention.
lie urged the claims Of Mr.. Wise IL IL. ,uragrs ri
the people ut the West with much force ana elect.
and gave tho Dark Lantcin party u terrible srahug.
R"ht. Johnston, ESD, next came forward md AN
uounrcd himself ~ one nj the Democratic candidate,
Tor the House "t Delegates. lie Is 4 sound Demo
,'rat.
Now, as To- this cnnvass in the West. Mr.. Wise w
beat flomrIny nr@cly, nI mistake about il. l.ry.
i, will b"n Garlic III hs district, aud We will elect
tw" Democrats I" the Legislature from Old Harrison
| hay. always acted with the Wig party, but MI
now Tor Wise, is are many other Wings in this
~; and hazard nothing i'll saying that The better
portion Of the Know Nothing purity will not vote Il"
Garlic His Nomination shocked the feelings ii hi:
own men here.