Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-05-27
Ritbmon0 Enquirer.
rY ErrCIIIE, DUNNAyANT, TYLER WISE.
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY %, 1859.
THE "wHIG's" BRoADsIpE OF YESTERDAY

4 HlS. III IS''i HNItlNl lilSi Ih"i"'Ns''
nor their "iagtr" could save their rights and
privileges from the unconstitutional assault by
the Wing and its cohorts in the war upon
Foreigners and their rights religion and pry-
lcSeS. The ''Whis" delights in l,ycr one day
before an election; but real the ''Whig" '.7o
6nns aga:
"Wc suggest to our iricni; in IIcnrico as
well as in some of the wards in this city, to
re20i" these .forcign stI""gers 10 pr"lrcc at
! Mc p,ils their H"tnrtii-"tiDn papers. and then
require proof of their legal right to vote where
they may offer to vote. Don't let our advcr
sarcS triumph by means Of fraudulent votes"
The "Whig" in extracts treats good and
loyal citizcns" as Mayor May" docs free ne
! grocS, when before his court, AMI tells them
to produce their naturalization papers" u
free ncsroc, do their .tft, r"p,r<.
Not satisfied with putting the foreign citizen
on the level with Mr.. Bolts friends, the free
negroes, the "Whg' requests its friends 10
"mqpirt procf' of their legal right to vote where
they may offer to vote This is an effort to in
tllnidatc the foreign citizens which dcServcSa
rcbukc at the polls, or else Richmond will he
come second Baltimore.
"KLErlN" TIE Polls UrrN. The "Whis'
fears the keeping of the polls open. For the
I benefit Of the commissioners Of election we
print the law:
! Chap. :, Sec. > VA. Codc.) The poll shall
not be opened at amy election sooner than sun
rise, and shall bc closed ut sunset. But if the
/ electors "ho "ppeor ~ "ny pure cf rot;"g
coanot ALL bepoi'd b..J"rt snns.i or if it shall
appear TO the commissioners that many of those
entitled TO vote were prevented from attending
by rain orri-e Of water courses they shall keep
the poll open for three days including the first.
( The Commissioners Of Election will see, that
/ if all the voters "rho "ppr"r'' al the polls,
before sunset" cannot bc pollcd, the law say,
they shr'L Keep the polls open for three days.
Voters may stay away from the polls As long
as they please, but ii those ''~ho app'"r call
not be pollcd before sunset the Commissioners
are bound to keep the polls open.
40 THE MERCHANTS %: RrcmNoND. The
"Whis" appeals. most Justify. to the "gcn'
temrn mechanics" of Richmond to TRY new
men and new policy Nsr m'" indeed;
Mr.. Robertson is neir man 20 the mechanics
of Richmond--hc has never made himself
known in any business. But "A new policy
is also hintcd at What kind Of policy =
! Mr.. Myers policy against the Central railroad,
| if il had succeeded, would have thrown out Of
/ employment hundreds Of mechanics Is that
the "ncw poicyg' or, is the new policy" to
be one ''for raising the taxes" at which the
Wing makes fun about '.stcnographer' in
Yesterdays issue: II so, 'lct them recollect'
that good stcnosraphcr Silcnced the shameful
| falsehoods that have been circulated against
Mr.. White.
The merchants Of Richmond will bear in
mind that not one word has ever been uttered
10y cithcri Mr. Robertson, Myers or Saun-
dcrs in favor of rcmodellin. the Tay-bill, and
though called upon for their views, silence,
dccp, dead silence has been their new policy
Will Won place these men in the Legislature,
where Your interests are 50 mach elected:
Will YOU give them the power to continue the
burdens that now weigh upon you, especially
since thcv have been silent during the canvass
T. on this question:
Remember, before voting againS, Heath,
I! IIasAins and Anderson. that they voted to re-
ducc the tax on salaries from ono ~" " h".f
pcr ccntum 10 20 cents on the Sl0u-and fail
in- in this, voted against the taS-bll-whlch
>,anard, ElySon ard Dickinson had assisted in
imposing upon you Look to this, Clerks.
"CmAlIrNGrrS At THE Polls. s."-l'ndcr this
title the Wing" Of yesterday intinatcs
that party rlallcngcrs are 10 contest votes
to-day. P.e,ts;onai rh"'le"gcrS-Pl'ig-U ely
proficicntS n M Batimorc--arc to inaugl-
rate in Richmond the same di>gracciul scenes
tla, have rendered the name of Baltimore a
byc.word and rcproacli. vii! the magistrates
of the law permit this: Commissioners and
conductors or elections and magistrates oi the
CITY. we call upon You TO preserve the order
and the peace around the polls, and to protect
all citizens from the rudcncss Of l"rfH ch"f-
! Icp.hrs. These miserable and contemplate
narty-challcnccr>. of M J.,rt;ts. should he
pu, down Oh their first appearance. THEY "Fc
pot nsrmitiI by h,r and they will most inc
vitably produce riots and hloodshcd at the polls
Is the election of the Opposition city ticket to be
obtained bv the intimidation Of porty-rhatteh-
gsrs: Let the or,'cr.loving citizens Of Richmond
of,t,yy yu.ty. put down this Baltimore mode Of
marty success. -cllallengcrs in Richmond
will make the city rs infamous rs the Know
Nothing party.ciallrngcrS Of Baltimore have
rendered that city.
We hope that the commissioners OF election,
those men who have .r"rn to act fairly anu
legally. will drive from the polls any proieS-
sonal partv-challcngcr Of any party who may
show his deorlcrly face at the polls this day.
For the good of Richmond, let these party
chacnsors be put down. We have never
heard that the Democratic party ever conten'
plated anv such machinery; and if any man
should appear aS Il party challenger Tor the
Democratic party, he acts on his own respon'
sbility, and without our approval or the party
authority. Let him he driven from the p"'''
bv the officers of the law.
DARING ATTEMPT AT NAIL RoBBERY.
On Wednesday night, 4 rohbcr who hao
secreted himself in the mail car Of the express,
train on the Erie Railroad, attempted n bold
robbery of the mail about ten miles beyond
Port Jccryis. Mr.. \. Kcck, the mail agent, was
doing in his chair, when the robber attempted
to rcn,lcr him inscnsible with sponge Satura
ted with chloroform. Mr. X. awokc. and
desperate struggle cnsred. The rObher drew :,
revolver, bu; Mr.. X. srasped it; and finally
overcame his assailant, but, thinking it quite
possible that his customer had accomplices
aboard who might at any moment come to hi:
rescue pulled the bell rope in the hope thai
the alarm might bring assistance. The engineer