Virginia 1823 State Senate, Class 2, District 1

Office:
State Senate (State)
Title:
State Senator
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Virginia 1823 State Senate, Class 2, District 1
Date:
1823
State:
Virginia
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
State Senate/State Senator
Candidates:
Edmund Ruffin, Carr Bowers
Candidates: Edmund Ruffin[1]Carr Bowers
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2]917775
District of One917775
Greensville County8038
Isle of Wight County104153
Prince George County20312
Southampton County[3]63459
Surry County29550
Sussex County17263

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"In 1823, as a young Virginia state senator, Edmund Ruffin had refused to support Calhoun for the presidency, as Calhoun was too much the nationalist. Only in succeeding years did the South Carolinian, in Ruffin's eyes, see the light and emerge as a great spokesman for southern rights and slavery. At Calhoun's death in 1850, Ruffin joined with younger pro-slavery extremists who picked up the torch, and he emerged as one of the elder statesmen of the secessionist movement. In 1861, the glorious moment came round at last - Ruffin enlisted, at age sixty-seven, as a private in a Charleston militia company, the Palmetto Guards. At 4:30 in the morning of April 12, he stood at the east mortar battery of Fort Johnson, unmistakable with his long white mane, his homespun suit with a fresh insignia, and his hat with a rebel blue cockade. General Beauregard had selected the Palmettos to fire the first shot at Sumter, and the company in turn handed the honors over to Ruffin, who was "highly gratified by the compliment, and delighted to perform the service - which I did." Ruffin's shell exploded on Sumter's parapet; nearby Confederate batteries let loose their fire; and the War of Rebellion had begun." The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln. 788. The quote by Edmund Ruffin is cited from The Diary of Edmund Ruffin. William Kauffman Scarborough ed. 1972-89. Vol. 2. 588.
[3]American Commercial Beacon and Norfolk and Portsmouth Daily Advertiser (Norfolk, VA) of April 26 and The Petersburg Republican (Petersburg, VA) of April 29 list 62 votes for Edmund Ruffin.

References:

Sussex County Poll Book. Library of Virginia, Richmond.
American Commercial Beacon and Norfolk and Portsmouth Daily Advertiser (Norfolk, VA). April 10, 1823.
The Virginian (Lynchburg, VA). April 10, 1823.
American Commercial Beacon and Norfolk and Portsmouth Daily Advertiser (Norfolk, VA). April 11, 1823.
The Petersburg Republican (Petersburg, VA). April 11, 1823.
American Commercial Beacon and Norfolk and Portsmouth Daily Advertiser (Norfolk, VA). April 12, 1823.
The Petersburg Republican (Petersburg, VA). April 15, 1823.
Richmond Enquirer (Richmond, VA). April 15, 1823.
American Commercial Beacon and Norfolk and Portsmouth Daily Advertiser (Norfolk, VA). April 18, 1823.
American Commercial Beacon and Norfolk and Portsmouth Daily Advertiser (Norfolk, VA). April 19, 1823.
American Commercial Beacon and Norfolk and Portsmouth Daily Advertiser (Norfolk, VA). April 26, 1823.
The Petersburg Republican (Petersburg, VA). April 29, 1823.
Richmond Enquirer (Richmond, VA). April 29, 1823.
American Commercial Beacon and Norfolk and Portsmouth Daily Advertiser (Norfolk, VA). May 1, 1823.
The Petersburg Republican (Petersburg, VA). May 2, 1823.
Richmond Enquirer (Richmond, VA). May 6, 1823.
Wilentz, Sean. The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln. New York: W.W. Norton and, 2005. 788.

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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
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