Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-09-08

ea las' week, we committed an error in the num-
Der OF votes given to MIR. Lucas.-He received
404
We have heard from nine counties. and Tho
vote stands
For BATES, 2739
SCOTT 11o
ILLINOIS, So far as we learn by the papers
from this State, Edwards has 1927, Sloo 200o
ior Governor Duncan 220I, Cook 1860, for
Congress.
The National Journal quotes with great sa,is.
faction the writings Of" Farmer'' Lucas apains,
col Benton, and seems to place great reliance in
.ne efect which they were to produce in this State
They have produced great effect, but directly
the contrary OF what was intended by the Far.
mer' and expected by the Journal. Thew have
reused the state in favor of COL Benton; thew have
induced the people TO take his election into their
hands, and TO REJECT every candidate for the Gene
raj Assembly who declared against him. INCLUDING
I" amer" Lucas himself in this county and he
son +" Lillian Lucas in the county of Galloway
AS tar as we can hear, not an individual unfrendIv
10 col Is s. election is elected to the legislature.
result Infinitely honorabeto the Independence of
the People OF Missouri when it is recoected what
combinations were formed against him at home and
Abroad and what mass of influence through the
press and official statious were directed oga;ns,
MIN by the federal government. 81. Louis Eno.
few newspapers in Ohio and Kentucky have
dwelt with great satisfaction upon the conduct of n
brutal stage driver IN the former state who ran bis
stage upon col. Benton's carriage on narrow
Diiuge ana compelled Mrs. Benton and her children
to jump into swamp TO save their lives. We had
thought that the editors OF these papers, in exultine
over such circumstance, had carried the spirit of
PsI'I%ah meahness as lar as 1t could go; but the
Editors OF the -- have sheyn capacitv IN
carry 1t one degree further. For, after renea,ipe
all the scurrity Of the others, they do what The
Ohio and Kentucky Editors could not do ,bev
make sport, in public newspaper, of the alarms
and dangers OF Mrs. Benton, her children and
Their nurse, whose lives were only saved bv col
Benton's exposing himself to stage and fonr
horses whipped upon him, uni Mrs B. and her
children could escape our OF the carriage into The
Swamp &c Donna Clara faiated- ne so,,obtsr
Uept-DorOthea blubbered'' &C. Such are the
terms IN which the - Editors make snort of
the dangers OF lady and her children we nre
sumo that the citizens of Virginia will be az much
ashamed OF the conduct of their editors as those
oil Ohio ARE OF theirs; proofs of which we have
received in many ways, and among Others a letter
oil which the following is an extract 4;
." The services of col. Benton in the co,,ro;,. 81
me nation are highly appreciated in this quarter
lOhio) and most Of our citizens are greatly mortI
hed at the appearance OF the editorial article in
me paper herewith enclosed TO YOU The pubIica.
ZION OF so mean an article against apv gentIepsn
and especially one who enjoys so much of the nub,
JIG confidence, IS regretted and condemned bv eve.
~ friend to real merit in the state 1T Is scarcely
necessary to add that the Editor is an sdninis,ra.
'' A ,'s" 90 &C &C ID.
Congress, all The papers in the service of Mr..
Adams which have fallen under our observsfon.
appear to view their master as King. and ,rea,
every one as traitor who has Independence and
patriotism enough to oppose the errors of their
sovereign We have heretofore noticed the inso,
fence OF the National Journal on this subject and
although the sub-presses followed the example of
the PRESIDENTS Courier, we had determined NOT 20
nouce them The last Kentucks Reporter. bo,,-
ever, repeats the sentiments Of the journal 9Th
some improvements; and standing IS that naper
does ~ the lime Of safe precedents, il perbaps has
some claim upon our respects. We have often
leIi disposed 10 ask the Editor of tina, onre ,ss-
pectable paper TO turn back and contemplste bis
MES previous 70 the Presidential election; and bsv-
ng done 20, then TO inform the public, if he pleas
~' - - P'Ses-
ne cause OF ib- brutal outrage, as we learn
rom The Editors who seem TO be in the confidence
u the driver, was that col. Benton wa, q south
'fn aaYeholder, and bad slave 10 drive his csr-