Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-25
FROM SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.
To the Ed'iors Of The E"gmrsr.

| ABINGDON, Va, Monday, May -, lS3J
Gentlemen:-In the Richmond remi-weckly Wbig
OF tho 18th inst, Oh the inside, under the editorial
head. under the caption, THE Southwest" it said
that "A correspondent writing from Marion, Smyth
county, says: "ln this county," &C.. &c.
Now, sir, this correspondent is greatly mistaken or
vi fully msreprcsents. ! saw a gentleman from
Snyth county, Saturday lust, who ia well inform
ed, and he believes that Preston will bo elected
Preston has been gaining ground for weeks, and Shelf
.y's friends claim only 81 majority ut most. The
contest IN Smyth will be Very close and hope Pres
ton will be elected; md, if he is, it viii be grcat and
telling victory, e4 he has much to contend WITH be-
sides, is opposed by one oi the aLlest men of the
Southwest. The excitement in SInyth county is
greater. expect, thun in any other connty in tho
Stnt,, Every mans sentiments nrC HOW known, and
the gentleman | alluded TO says Preston will get u
| majority Of l. in the county. So may il be.
! Tho same correspondent rays: "In Washington
county we have between ljO aud l5D0 in the Order,
md shall dcfeat Gov. Floyd. and give t'lournoy no,
les than llUO probably 1000 majority
In conversation, q Wing Kuow-Nothing lawyer OF
this place said be had read that letter and he thought
must have beeu written by anOid hac Dcmocrat,
twas in the style OF lying generally INDUCED in by
old line Democrats.
lts bass falschood must have been knomn to the
writer, us he lives bat % miles from Abingdon, and
there daily intercourse between the two counties
have not tho shadow of doubt but that Wise will
carry the county; and the hopes of Presons OUTSIDE.
Wing friends 10 elect him over Floyd, who is unpopu-
lar, Is to 'swap' votes. Heskelps election is
ceded by the know-Nothiuss themselves, and MANY
of them intend voting for him. | learn. Some OF
them have told me they intended 10 vote. The
| Know -Noth!ngs here permit their men Ia vote ms
they please aud stay in the Order, or many more
Withdrawals would have taken place thun would have
occurred.
The Wing sayS the statement of its correspondent is
confirmed by "a merchant Of this CITY," Richmond
who also says, "TrigS, the Americnn candidate for
Congress, will be elected" Mr.. Martin has with.
drawn. and Trgg and McAullen are alone in the field
| offered few day. ago To make bet whn Whg
lawyer, friend OF mine here and give him lOOt
| votca betting nn McMullen, and he on Trgg. lie
would not bet unless would give him 1890. Nc.
Mullen thinks he will beat Trgg 1890 votes. lie will
beat him lnIn ~ upward, certain, in my opinion
and Wisc's majority will be 1910 2OtD in this Con
.ressunn District. Col. McMuen, who has been
nI over the district thinks it will be- 2OO aud he IL
the best Judge Of elections ever knew.
The correspondents Of the Wing and Know No-
thing papers the most unblu.hing liars | over
read. Ih" productions Of this canvass is fruitful u;
lic,, perjury, and false pretcnces, without Number
and wa. exceeded in enorulity sinsc the world
ma1c. 1910 is thrown completely in the shade
\ magistrate of this county, Wac is Wing, md al
ways ha- bsen one, gnt IA Democrat 10 '.lon til,
Know Nothings" - telling him that he l!he Mugis
traie was democrat: and thus by alschood coaxcc
. poo. ignorant into the order; but on finding
out the trick that had been played him, lie with
drew, nnd published the magistrate. We vii! give
. good account Of ourselves next Thursday.
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