Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-07-03
To Ire EdtLor, Of The EnQMrer:

LEusRrRG, VA, June II, 1855.
Gentlemcn:-The political excitement that per-
vaded our usually quiet little village, a few weeks ago,
has now entirely spbeide!. land all the ar q solemn
stiffness holds." Perhaps IN EG county III the State
did the Know-Nothing. make more cooperate efforts
than here, and in 10 part ut the State we're f1fy E;ore
disappointed at tho result of ito virginia clecilonS.-
Mr.. Botelcr, their c"rEraL.iODal caioldate, calncrenr-
ing and pitching into the county. Jupiter Ionans, with
Ee appointments TO address the citizeIs OF old Tory
Loudoun; no; only .. every village, but every wagon
stand and every school house IN TIE county, was me
scene of his actions, and rcsohnde1 WIN the thuhner
of his clueucnce. A long tram ct small Try orators
were pcrpr,ually in attendance, doing the beat Their
slender abilities would admit Of. During the Whole
campaign every prtth"ggcr, every ro6oier' ana Jerc.
my-Glidi2: in the county, with many "i tse Sniile SORT
imported, contributed their mite III the way "i Il
SPEECH Tor sam. SaEerudded 10 all thia, the two
k~nuw-Nothiss presses We're =? continual blast, M
dulging in considerable latitude. il! consequence OF
having no opposition. Now, lis truly Gi.~.ing I"
hear ben LDust Of having carried old lury Loudnui).
The Dutch haze taken Holland and no mistake! Hur'
rMI for Sam! The DeLSocrucy "f Luildoun made u"
nomination for the Scpaic ~: the Legislature TINS
crmpuiyu. Tho name of Col. J. ". M!nor, however,
vas published in the lust paper prSeefpis .S
election, cs L. candidate. "witlI or without his CONSENT
over the signature % "Many Voters but this was done
By the know-NotaiGg., IN order that they Inlght D"aSi
Of il as q defeat 0h"cad. Tie fact OF the CORONER
having been first returned from TINS county,, Two
wears since, seems to Ue Il bitter pin 10 ipntt ct the
party here, even tG this day. And the way his speech
at the CliarIt stow Convention was rcpnrted az hay,
ing "h"ptcu old Federal L.ouGnun, and that he would
do il a.G!n,n hangs k,H"iy upon them, Now, Ill JUS
ticc To Col. Minor and 10 his Wing friends who 50 no.
bly, supported him. when he was n Candidate, Ne say,
we were present at the CharicStuwn Convention, and
that he said no such thing. Whoever says he did, is
! either mistaken. or whf"Ny misrrprescnts. We CON
prove ii by Wings aud Democrats present, that Col.
Minor wus solicited by his friends, without dis
tinction vi party, early in the Spring, to become n
| cardi late for the Senate but positively declined
being Il candidate. under any consideration, in
! letters to his personal friends, which t!cy do not
, feel authorized 10 make pubic.
Even had he consented 10 have been a CANDIDATE,
| probably the Knnw-Nnihings of this county would
! have had but li;i,p 10 hUast of at this election. For II
is 4 fact that ca;lliG: be denied, that tho present ill.,
culnben.s, Mcssrs. Brader, Powell. aid Wright, were
exceedingly distastclul To Il large aud respectable por-
ton OF their own party, aud their election ives owing
To the circumstances uf their having no oppoS,tIon.-
Mr.. Powell tx decidedly the clercrest of III. trio. He
has frequently represented this county i'll the Legis-
l.ture, mud so far as intellect and requirement are
concerned, he Should have headed the ticket. Mcssrs.
Bradem and Wright are gentlemen of ability, but we
would suppose that there you'd be but little DALI
ger Of their setting the James River on tire next
winter.
We expect our Democratic paper TO resume
operations in a short time. 1t ID 10 be Conducted
under the auspices Of Josiah Is. Taylor, Esq., OF this
county-a young gentleman OF exceedingly clever at
tairmen,s, and m excellent writer. The Democracy
of Luul0Gn are now forming associations Throughout
the county. Though iugIoriously making no county
nominations this time, they are Determined TO ne up
and doas by the next election. CAMlLLlS.