Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-06-03

Frederick. ck.............. ~ 81 maj.
Berkeley v................ 40 ~
Hampshire ............. 40 lsl
Page. Observation-Disclosures. % so
! Warren. cn................ y" l3l
Hi 1874
I Botclcr's majority .... 2O%
! PRINCE EpwARp-For GOvcrnOr-Lctchcr
! 3l6; losgn 27l. For Lieutenant Governor
I Montague 2?2; Wiley 2i0. For Attorney
Gcncra-Tucker "0l; Preston $50. For Con
grcs.--t;oodc lo3; Flournoy 49,. For State
! Scnatc-Knight 3Q6; Smith l76 House Of
! Delegates dickinson 50j. Board of Public
Works--Clay l1s; Trcdway 22i: kilhy !; Lo.
gan i.
SrorSYLvANIA CuuNIY.--Lctchcr jss, Cog
gin j1o; Montague Go7, Wiley 4g2: Tucker
Gl:;. Preston Isl. For Congress: VIM Smith
ISL II. W. Thomas AS, H. SlIackcliord 2S
FAuquiER COUNTY toiiicial fletcher l02l.
(ioggn 93S: Smith 94s, Thomas 939. Shackle-
ford 81 The vote for the House Of Delegates
was as follows: For Chllds lo?2, Knchcloc
! 1916, lIord 9le, Ashhy ?4a. The two first
named, Democrats. are elected.
M.IIoN-Otiicial. ial.-Lctchcr l,laI, Ioggin
i6s. Montague l,o2j, Wiley Gl3. Tucker
! l,l53, Preston 4o2. Clemens l.0j?, berkshire
33J. For House Of Delegates Col Thomas :
F.. Raymond and Alphcus Irichard are elected -
/ They are both Democrats. lIavnond is an old
line Wing, and voted for Buchanan and I."tch.
cr Prchard is Il regular Democrat
uIGILAND--tOrrIcIAL.I
tiovrrnor--Lctchcr lis; Goggin 22!3?: I'M
jority for Lctchcr 2i9 Licutcnant.G Governor
Montague iG5: Wiley 227; Montaguc'S ma.
iority 23s Attorncy.G y.Gcncral-Tuckcr 46j,
Preston 23.s: fuckers majority 237. Congress:
Skinner i@S; Harris 25S; SINNERS majority
$50. Scntc-paXton III; tiooic 22j ina.
iorty for Paxton 22?. House Of Delegates -
Fleming 500; Hall 2?5; Fleming majority 10.
TAzEwrrL- -E.ctrhcr'> majority S. rloyd>
GRAYsoS. -Lecher majority So Fl"yds 10
This is n correct statement of the vote Of the
two counties.
ELH,HErn CiTY.-(;oggin's majority !, IL
Joseph Scgar is reelected To the House If De
lcgatcs.
MEcA LESBuEG--Oliicial.- GOVERNOR
Lctchcr COG, Goggn 3s5 House of Delegates
baskerville 5?2, Boswell l3j. Congress
Goodc I'll, Flonrnoy 30. Board of Public
Works ks--Trcdway III, Clay -, Kilby3l.
TAYLOR COUNTY OFFICIAL )-Letchrr 5j3,
Gogsn $50 Wise 49,, Flournoy .ii5. Lctchcr's
majority %, Wise's majority %. james X.
Smith, DEM, is elected to the Legislaturc-no
party contest-two Democrats in the field This
county gave Buchanan $50 majority Charles
w. Newlin is elected to the Senate without op-
position.
AMELIA Official )-Letcher 20i; Goggin 2u3.
L. n H., 4
nov los. Board of Public Works o. G.. Ciay
2ll; Tredway l4S; Kilby 6. House Of Dele.
gates: Taylor (Dem.) 2.5; Guy (Opp) 300.
lIArIrAx.-Thc following is the official vot.
Of the county. rs it stands: For Lctchcr 7js,
for Goggn 35s; Letchers majority 400. WSc's
majority in this county was SO.
To the Editor ct the E6qDirer:
HAMPTON, May 50, 1s5?
Gentlemen After variety Of contradcto.
ry rumors as to the result the election in this
district, for the House of Delegates, it seems
to be, at last. established as fixed fact that
Joseph Segar, Esq, is again returned, by
majority OF four over his competitor Mr. Tabb.
The contest was more than usually animated.
and the canvass active. vigorous and thorough.
Neither candidate was the nominee Ot 4 con-
vention. Mr.. Scgar held himself independent
of party In his address to the people through
the press, q month or more previous to the
election he boldly took his position upon that
great system Of State Improvements with which
his name has been so long and 50 proudly aSso-
ciatcd and, like PatriotPaladin when Nir-
cina's interests are at stake, trusting to the
generous State pride Of her people, fcarless!y
proclaimed that he neither asked nor desired u.
political or party nomination or support. y
lie went farther still in this spirit Of his Indc-
pcndcncc. declaring uncquiyocally and EN-
phatcally on the hustings and everywhere, TO
his opponents and to his supporters, to
Wings and to Democrats. his unal-
terable determination TO vote .tor jain
Lctcher for Gorernor 81 I'Hginia.-
This would have been bold stand for any
man not declared Dcmocpt, to take at any
time And under the peculiar circumstances,
in the midst and height Of vigorous party
contest for the first offices Of the State, with an
energetic and eloquent Democratic competitor
meeting him at every point and valianily dis
putting every inch Of ground; and deserted by
some of his old adhcrcnts on account Of his
contumacy or his detection, as they may have
! considered it, Joseph Segar's attitude of i'm
| bending independence, cxcmplifed degree OF
| chivalric daring, which every man must re.
cognizc as the ennobling attribute nj patriot
and statesman, rather than the characteristic Of
a timid and tcmporizing politician. There are
! few men whose hold upon the confidence and
! affections Of the people would sustain them in
so bold course in times like these and iSccd
it had wcll-ngh cost Mr.. Scgar himself his cleo.
ton.
Mr. Tabb, the opponent Of SeSar, is a young
! lawyer here, Of education. talents, exalted
worth. and for more than ordinary promise in
his profession. Though Il Democrat, he was
zealously supported by some Of the most ac-
tive and ultra.members Of the Opposition
while Mr. Scgar, on the other hand, was warm
" sustained by Democrats as true as any
in the District and there were others who
refused to cast their votes on either side. NJ
Federal issues were agitated in the canvass
Tabb was brought out by the solicitations o
members Of both parties. Segar was support
cd also, by portion Of each; and hence, o
course, the contest was not strictly on party
grounds.
Tabb is knight right worthy the noble
Democratic cause. He rode into the lists with
a towering crest and graceful micn; and laid
his trcnchant lance in rest, with strong and
steady, if not practiced arm. But "old Joe,
with 'honeSt John on his back though shaken
in his saddle, was still not unhorscd in the tilt
on Thursday last He had :" fire in the rear
as we'll as in 'front.'" OppositioniSts as well as
Democrats, to encounter-but he Will, never
thelcss again be found on the floor Of the llouse
next winter, at his old post, with his broad-axe
on his shoulder and thcodolitc in hand, willing
ready and anxious still to advance the great in
ternal improvement cause OF the state. The
last time -four years ago) there was organized
opposition TO Mr.. Segar, he carried this, tn,
county Of his residence. by one In this elec
ton he has carried it by tco-his competitors
in both instances, being also popular citizen:
of the same county.