Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-09-21
ELECTIONS

JhotHe. john Holmes has lost HE election TO
Congress. The Federslists generally supported
MIR. Holmes-tbe federal towns of Wells, Kenns-
bunk and kennebunkpoTt gave him almost an una
nimous vote hut 1t would not do ; Mr. Rufus
NJ lntire has carried the day by about 500 mai
Rhode Island -Messr.. Burgess and Pierce,
friends 10 the Administration, have been reelected
to Congress; only few votes being polled agains,
them.
Dela,odre- il in great travail about the election
of Representative. Both Democrats and Fede.
ralists had nominated candidates according TO
their preference for Adams or jackson thus there
were iour candidates In the field. But both par
ties about renguish their old party lines.
aud will probsbly settle down upon two candi
dates only, one Jackson, and the Other an
adams. Thus, the Presidential contest is be
coming exclusively the test OF The Represents
1--WE Election in Delaware.
.1tlbGmd - Governor Murphy is re elected with.
out opp osilion--AIessrs. Owen, Moore and McK..
are Reelected 10 Congress, the two first without
opposition, AID the last by considerable m,iorit,
over his opponent Mr. Farrsr.
Tennessee The following gentlemen have been
elected TO Congress JOHN BlIir, james C. Mi
cteH, Jdcob c. iSaGes, james X. Polk. and john
II. -HardbLe, reelected. Pryor Leu elected in
lion Robert DesiG in place of Col. Allen, who
declined e-eeciion-JOhn Ben in place of Gen
Houston, elected Goversor-snd Dlpm CroeteH
In place OF Col. Alexander.-It has been said that
the Administration has gained by the election OF
John Bell over Felix Grundy (by majority of
more than 1000 votes Gen Jackson himself
having voted or VI q undy. But Bell is an
avowed Jacksoniaa- having publicly made this
declara 'ion, both before and since the ELECTION
The Nashville Republican says, that he was sup.
ported by the waTmest friends of General Jackson
and tina, without them be could not have ubtaIne /
500 votes in the District. He is described "a =
young lawyer, possessing great integrity aud firm-
ness, as well as talents of the first ord r So 1t
was also stated that MIR. ArnolI had probably been
elected TO Congress from the Knoxville district
This was also untrue. Mr.. Lea has been elected
by majority OF 81 yo;es over Mr. Arnold, not
withstanding the fact, that Mr.. Reese, who, a.
well as MIR. Lea, was friendly to jackson, received
22l2 votes: thus making the jackson m.jofi,y in
that district, 22S3 votes. ''-Ai triumphant hope
was also entertained by the friends OF the Ad-
ninistration, Of Colonel Cannon's election as
Governor over General HousIoa; but it turns Out
that Houston is successful by majority of about
H,O0O; and that Cannon himself IS the avov ed
supporter OF General Jackson. Much stress b..
also been laid on Col. WIlliams's election TO the
Stale Senate, but the Nashyle Republican affrms.
that he was not elected the ground of his oppo
sluon TO Gen j.; that The Colonel himself knows
- not true; tor, since the election be mas decia
red to his constituents, that he, as their repre-
sentative, will all fair and honorable means 10
promote the election OF Andrew Jackson
hentltci:y. No election has excited deeper In
teTest than the contest Tor members of Conrres,
IN this State. Its results sstoundeI the freed.
OF the Administration, and astonished almost eve
~ body else. But, all attempt has been made 10
rally the scattered spirits OF the friends of VI,
Clay; and every expeient, which ingenuity, could
supply, has been put in requisiiion First, was
said that 1t was the Reiief Putty in Ken which
has wrought these changes; to which the N Y,ik
VII REPLIED" That II was in iced Relief Patty;
and there was Relief Purity in every STATE, 10
i . N- gIs trfm Ina mis-. aF.
minisration." Next, 1t iB said. tina, Mr. Frank
| Johnson means 10 contest the election of Nj.
f'Dcey, upon tile ground that the later has sue
coed oy majority OF 90 votes only, and that at
east 200 voters poured IN from Tennessee 20 vote
Tor hlUi.- The Louisville Advertiser diseredit.
/ The rumour. Then II Is said, that Mr. LYON a
jackson man, succeeded for no other reason than
that Henry and New, both Adams men, ran
| sgslnst him; but II happens that Lyon has recejy-
/ ed majority OF 3l5 votes over both the others
put together. But by way of breaking the force
oil the Congressional Election, the Admintstra
tIoh prints are attempting to make out that the
stare Elections have gone In their favor The
Lexington Reporter furnishes list OF the mem
Isis oil the Legislature, from which i, appears that
/ mere VIII be IN the Senate u IN favor OF the
administration, and II for Jackson; 10 the House
ior Tue Administration 81, for Jackson As, aud
I hencs concludes tist as the elections had been
made with reference 10 the question a to,io,itv
of the State Of Kentucky is opposed to Jsck.on.
Out 'he frankfort Argus furnishes list from which
u would appear that IN the Senate are 20 Admins.
traitor members, aud is Jscksonisn; aud the Hous,
equally divided, 80 being on each side. The Ar.
gus siso states several ofthe Administration N en-
oe's s'shd pledged 70 vote against any niessuf,
having bearing on tbs Presidential measure -
we should not be surprised ~ some such effort
oe'ns made; Tor the Tfenton American hints, thai
AZ an election by general ticket, the present
administration would rees.ve every el,ctoisl yo.,