Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-09-05
Majority for Barry and Breath;!t,

TO THE PEOPLE OF KEJNTCCGT
The SherTs friendly to the election of General
Andrew Jackson TO the Presidency, present TO the
people oil Kentucky complete official returns of
the vote for Governor and Lieutenant Governor,
with such other information as may lead to Coz :
rect conclusions as to the results OF the late cleo
ton.
BY the official statement it will be seen, that
Thomas metcalic, the Adams candidate, is elected
Governor by majority Of 7Os votes; while John
Brea.hitt, the Jackson candidate for Lieutenant
Governor, is elected by majority OF I,o8y
II is not difficult 10 account for this result
Major Barry, the Jackson candidate for Governor
was Judge Of the New Court, and mul,itudes Of
Old Court Jackson men refused TO vote for him on
that account.
The Adams men, perceiving that il was unsafe TO
rest the result OF the election on the presidential
question, not only used every effort to revive old
prejudices. but circulated numberless new charges
Major Barry was represented to be hostile to the
occupant ia"s,'and IN consequence OF that, lost
many votes.
lie was charged with hostility to the claims Of
actual settlers below the Tennessee river and
with opposition to the interests Of the Green river
settlers, and many were thus alienated from him.
1t was stated that he had made fraudulent con-
veyances OF his property TO cheat his creditors and
BY this, some were misled.
Even little execution for So 7s, for costs, is
sued and returned without his knowledge. and
paid by him as soon as he heard of it, was sent in
COpltS tnTOugn ZIG country, 10 prove
that he could not or would not pay even small
debts.
These and many other charges 1lenated from
him large number OF the friends Of Jackson, and
defeated his election.
Mr.. Breathitt doubtless suffered from the attacks
made on the gentleman with whom lie vas asso-
cia,ed; yet he has been elected over his very re-
spectacle and popular competitor, by a majority OF
l.O37 votes. In counties he run behind Mai
Barry; in others, before him IL cannot be doubt
ed, that the support received by him wos as exclu-
sisey from the Jackson party, as that of Mr.. I'm
, derwood was from the Adams party. The vote
between them is, therefore, accurate test OIL
the strength Of parties than that between Metcalie
| and Barry.
But the votes of Barry and Dfea,hitt adde6 to-
tgether, exceed the votes Of Metcalfe and Under.
wood GIG; so that, with all the Disadvantages under
which they labored, tie Jackson candidates receiy-
| ed an actual majority Of the votes given.
We have conclusive evidence that the State is
for Jackson in the elections to tho General As
ssmbly. or eleven Senators elected this wear
nine are fof Jackson, giving a majority OF two
Jackson men in that body. or one hundred Re
personalities elected, ffty-sx are Jackson men
and there is one neutral elected by Jackson men
making an Efficient majority in that body Of four.
| teen.
| Both our Senators in Congress are Jackson NEE
| Eight Of our twelve members Of the House o.
! Repre- sontalyes In Congress, are Jackson men.
a Senator in Congress and the Public Officers q
be eiertad at The next session Of the Legislature
in obedience TO public orin;cn, will doubdess b;
, Iscss on rncn.