The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-05-22

self in an article in the Dispatch of yesterday under
his own signature.
my Z-1t AN AMERICAN MECHANlC.
~ The SherifIalty.-TO the Mechanics
AND LABoRING MEN OF RICHMoND-"HEAR ME
FOR MY CAUSE.-THE those of you who belong to the
American party, desire address myself more par
ticularly. l am myself mechanic, and have been,
since its organization, lmember of the American
party. This WILL trust, ensure for respectful
consideration of what shall say.
few weeks ago, it announced in the daily pa
peTs of this city, that the American party would
meet ON certain night at the African Church, to
nominate a candidate for Sheriff of Richmond. The
meeting was held; but instead of its being meeting
of the American party 1t was composed OF men Of
every cline and of erery political opinion Some ofthe
stsunchest Democrats in this city voted at that meet
ing. Was that meeting of the american party! and
the member, ofthat party pledged to its nominee
humbly conceive not. The most acceptable man to
the American party was of course the most objec
tionable to those Democrats who attended that
| meeting. The man who had done more service for
the American party was the very man the Democra
cy wanted to put down. Hence it was that they
threw their votes for gentleman who had never
been prominent in the American party; who had new
or done anything to advance his own or injure the
Democratic party. Mr.. Winston received the nom
nation by small majority. Without this Democrat
ic vote, Mr. Ellyson would have been the nominee.
And now fellow Americans and fellow Mechanics
you called upon to vote for Mr.. Winston a. the
american candidate. Will you suffer yourselves to be
imposed upon in such mannerF Will those honest,
hard listed working men, who voted for their fellow
mechanic, H. X. Elyson, after being SO unfairly
treated bow their necks, like oxen, to the yoke?
think not. They are independent freenen and they
will in this election as become acfo think
and act for Themselves and not mere automatons
Under the old Constitution, when the poor
chanic and laboring man had VOTE ths drstocrdcy
held undisputed possession of all the offices of trust
and emoluinent in the State They were handed
down from father to son-from cousin to cousinlike
other property-but unlike other property, they al
ways remained in the family. One or two families IN
each city county of the Commonwealth have held
the offices of emoumsnt since the earliest recollec
ton of the "oldest inhabtsnt." The Constitu-
ton intended to change the system. By making
all Offices elective, the lawmakers hoped to kill off
these leeches that had been sucking the ebood of
the people for so many years And, now fellowciti-
zens you called upon to keep up that old system;
thereby saying that only one family in Richmond is
qualified lit must have beon a special gift from
heaven to fill the office of Sheriff. VIII you keep
up the old system for rotation in Office voting
for q man? Will you let the deusve cry of
| 'voting against the nominee fthe American party"
deter you from voting for whom you peasel You
too intelligent to listen to such stuff The Amer
can party proper have made nomination. The
meeting at the African Church cannot be called
meeting of the American party, and did not reflect
the sentiment of that party.
The friends of MIR. Winston contend that the men,
beers of the American party are under obligations to
| support Mr.. w. because he il the nominee of the
party But observe their consistency. A few nights
ago, meeting of the American party was held in the
upper ward, to nominate candidate for the Office of
Commissioner Of the Revenue. Notice of the meet
ing was duly published in the organ of the party
The meeting was held, and Mr.. Walker, who il
said to be poor but honest mschanic received the
nomination. But as MIR. Walker had not been regu.
larry 'educateP' (Mr. Winston contends that man
must be educated" specially for the office of Sheriff.
if not he can't discharge the dues) for tbs office for
which he nominated. these very men swear they
will vote for some iadepcEdent candidate. What il
for the goose" appears not to be sauce for the
gander" Well am not surprised at their refusal to
support poor Walker. He, unfortunately il not
member of the family, and they must hunt up some
man who is. s
There is n gentleman out as an independent candi-
date for Sheriff, Mr.. WILLIAM N. TINsLEY, who is
we'll qualified to discharge every duty pertaining to
the ofice-although in his boyhood days, his father
not being gifted with the power to raise the curtain
oftme and of lookng into futurity, and not knowing
that he would aspire to the Office of Sheriff sent
him to school, like other boys of city, to learn
common English Education without special refer
ence to the Sherifalty. While Mr.. Tinsley is not
heve, voted for that great American Statesman and
monies man, the Hon John M. Bolts, whenever his
name has been presented a candidate for Congress
He was not imported from distance, but was born
and raised in Richmond. Let elect Tinsley-not
that we love our party less but to teach those men
who have fed at the public crib till they rich that
the people can't be sold and transferred to any or
set of men under the name of party, or any other
name.
Tinsev is the working mans canddate-Me peo-
pies candidae-and know shall not appeal in vain
to that to rally to his support Men of all par
ties vote for the independent candidate. He would
receive the nomination from neither political party;
but with confidence appeals to the generous mechan
come to his support. Elect Tinsley, and carry out
the shirt of the Constitution by having rotation
in office and not letting the offices be owned excu-
sively by one family, as formerly.
Ifyou elect TinsIey his deputies will be appointed
from the people. They will be worthy, competent
men--men of known integrity and popularity.
my as@it ' AN AMERICAN