Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-11-12
THE EXAMINER ON THE PROSPECTS OF
JOHN LETCHEP."

Ventilation is rs necessary in politics as in
hygicnc-and hence we propose ventilating the
absurd views Of "the prospects of John
Lctcher," which We find in Tuesdays Ex-
amincr
The Examiner says Although not third
of the counties have yet acted, the following
have. we believe, declared for Lctchcr viz:
Amherst, .1hemrh. Alleghmy, augusta,
Barbour. C"mp6eH, Grccncsville hampshire,
Highland King William, Mrshau, Mi,ldlcsex,
Randolph, Rockhridgc. Rockingham. SpotSyl
vania, Stafford, Wcstmorcland, Richmond
county, Williamsburg and Nclson;' in all 81
co,lnticS-to which add Pocahontas, and we
have within one of the number of counties
claimed for him by the Valley Dem6trat-in
all 2%. Giving vote of l5.5nG."
Now .iNemdrIe held two meetings; the
l.etchcritcS not satisfied with the first, 'mend-
cd their holt" by calling another meeting.
At this second meeting, Mr. I.cakc offered
the following resolution
"R,xired. That We. portion Of the Demo
cratic party of .ilbcmarle. now here assem-
bled. give it As our conviction that Mr. John
l.ctchcr, of Rockbridgc is in every way worthy
to receive and ought to receive the nomina-
ton"
Which resolution was amended, as follows,
by William j. Robinson
But in expressing this aS our opinion, we
are not To he understood rs intending. in any
extent To instruct the Delegates from this
county as TO the course to he pursued by them
iu said Convention.
So much for Albemare having declared for
Letcher tlbemarlc gives l,o92 votes, which,
taken from II ,j0i. leaves l4.4l4.
Marshall is To have another meeting. and,
from letters received from Marshall we do not
think the l.ctchcritcS can count on much from
that county-but we give it 10 Mr. l.etcher in
the II, 506 votes above.
Nelson is also given, by uS, to Mr.. letcher,
though there was 10 preference given for
him. much less instruction The resolution de-
signs no expression Of preference. Thus,
then, giving Mr.. Letchcr all his hoastfill, ac-
tive advocates have claimed. and all they can
drum together with the most assduorlS labor
.nd ,,n,;riro oxcr,;ou i J.; 5o; in % counties
Thirty counties in addition to the above have
,l.., rnL.u ,,iy. efforts were used in MANY
of Them for instruction. or failing in getting in
struc,ionS, to beg a preference, or failing in
l,o,b instruction and preference implorinr 81
,o,,,. 20 o,h.r ,.,nd;d,.cs ca these thirty
.o,,,,,;.. r,,, ho .ct down ~ lost hopcles,ly
las, - Mr. .trb.r-,nd they poll u 2g7
vo,,s HAVING aS inr rs heard from. clear ma
;or;,,. ,,;rst Mr. Ictcb,r Of ! 7oI VOTES in -
counti,s-with ~ counties to hear from. To
STAT. ,h,. c,>,. hy the single rule of three" as
aG -oa Il 5,,; 90 ooo. - sl3. And As 45. .ool
i majority Mr.. Lctchcr will he defeated by
? -ss -cpRT,IN
Van. ,o, all or ,bc.,. ,oun,;c. can Inc count.
81 -, -. ,..r,.;, G,r Mr. Io,cbcr From many
- ,,,,;os ,.o how. roc.;yod ,c,ters
,..nr;p,, us that fine resolutions Of instructions
w;,, NOT bc REGARDED and that the other Demo
cratic candidates will receive a very decided
sumner, in many Of IN, counties now nara.
d,j c,r ur T.,chcr
Tho,o ,,r,,;o. may l.. cl,s,cJ ,s CoIlows.-
.n..o,r,;os ,,e,;,r,,o IN.
;,,.,.,,.,;n,r c,r NJ I.,,.,,.r .,rc ,,,.-
,.,,,,,. AUGUST, p,rlour c,m,Ic,l IT;,hl,ud
Ming "iilian' .H"'"""' I'm wi'i'h aho'hcr
meeting Is to he hcl'i') fahdoirll h'cApr'uSe
Stafford and PocahontaS Counties preicrrlnS
Mr.. l.ctchcr-Amhcrst A!heinarle' (rei'lScd to
inStrncu Spoi>ylvania. estmorcland, VIII
lamshurg.
Grccncsvllc expressed confidence i'll Mr.
Lctchcr; Hampshire recommends" Mr.. Letcl-
cr TO her own delegates: MiddcscX considers
Mr.. l.ctchcr entitled to support but neither
nStructS nor prcicrs buckingham mot the III
tcntion Of the meeting to instruct,
Now. the counties "lnStructlng Tor Mr.
Letcher pollcd I.?1l votes, and rf KIM" that Mr..
Lctcher cannot command "', ""' ""t effh
rCry tayye mGj"rfY from these counties.
The counties preierring Mt. Letcher' holu
2,5S' votes; anu. again. II MI Letcher gets 'ie
majority, others Will bc very n'ch diSappoln''
ed besides ourselves. "hiie 4'''o votes are
lett without INSTRUCTION OF preference aho!e'
these are all claimed by MI Le'chcr rlei'os ~
having "deriared Tor hlih' 90 much LOT Inc
prospects oi "o''h i.elc"el' "'eh 'e'''''''e"
A QUESTION WHICH sTUMps THE LErcHER1rEs.
Thn cnn,,,r,t,vc obsc,,ritv If Mr. Lctcbcr's
IT., - ho. h.s,,a o,,r .,,.r,,. -,
am.,h;"r l;r,o ,horou,h ;rv.s,;y,,ion of his
Tel, no,rso ,.;,,, r,c.rd - n. s,,vc.
"a. .ha.,, ,,., ,,o.n ,,.,1oJ :,
tr,co :, with ,o,er,hl. accuracy from the time