The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-12-04
DEC, 4. Is2s
ELECTION RETURNS


ELECTION RETURNS.
The complete official returns of the Presiden.
''a' election IN Kentucky, give for Adams al
$50 Jackson 80, 39i-which makes Jackson's
majority 1888.
prginin-The Electoral VOTES Of this
State have been returned 10 the Execu.
tive Of The State from NIL the counties excent
Logan and Lancaster, from which there
have been Unofficial returns from which il will
he seen that jackson has received o6, 1852. and
Adams IL, lol, making the majority Tor jackson
1861.
twill he seen that the whole nnmher Of
votes given, is 80. s53-probably the largest vote
ever pollcd in the Slste.-The whole number Of
votes given on the Convention question was 49,.
$40.
NORTH Carciino--The official return, .feom
this State give jackson 37,s57, aud Adams 49,
9ls. JackSon's majority 1899.
From Louisiana, --ladiana aud Illinois we
have no further returns, aud NJ those States
have, undouhtsdlv. all gone FIR Jackson, il
will be unnecessary TO notice partial state.
men,s of returns, but wait until We can give
the general results.
Foreign Ntu,.-By the arrival of the 10 lius
Caesar AT Philadelphia, a few days later for.
eign news has been received. All the former nc.
counts of the disasters fthe Russians are confirm
ed, hut no further details of their operations
There is no later intelligence from Varna. lii no,
supposed that the Russians had succeeded IN
reducing this fortress. Grea, expectations are
entertained that the Catholics will receive their
emancipation. II is said the Duke of Wellington
is in favor of it. What little is said OF the lnarke.
is found under our commercial head.
Gen. Jackson and Col. Co nb,.-rrom the
communication ofCoI. Combs published be-
low. il would seem that a rel OF uder may be
expected from the latter 10 the GEN. late com
munication i:
CEN. ANDREW JACKSON,
Dth-t hdft tNuh WIZ NJ W tlSts VI ltI-
ter oi The 3lstOct. last, printed "A few days after.
wards, in The Nashville Republican, ia which
you have thought proper TO make a most illibersl
and unwarraniable personal attack on me. |
cannot permit il TO pass unnotced. My de.
fence will prove 10 every candid mind, that in
my intercourse with YOU, as tie authorised
friend otGen. Shelby, | did nothing aud said
nothing unbPcoming 4 gentleman, and the Ie-
preventative ol a highminded free people" II
will show moreover, that you have done me
greatinjustice, and that you YOURSELF ere not ex-
empt from miadkcs.
Respectfully your obdt. servt.
LESLIE COMBS.
November 10Th, 1898.
The disunionists ofS Carolina. -Conform.
ably TO the etiquette Of our great men Of tie
present day, The contradictory statements
Of Mr.. Mitchell, Mr.. Senator Hayne and oIrr
ers, continue TO oe asserted and re-asserted,-
Mr.. Mitchell has again come out in n lengthy
reply TO Senator Hayne-We shall decline
publishing it, hoping our columns may be bet
ter filled than with tho assertions aud poin,
blank contradiction Of plain matters of tact
though they Ire fro n the great dlgnItario, Of
our country.
y. States Selaior.-John Branch is e-electcd
by the Legislature Of ". Carolins 10 serve in
the Senate of the y. State, for siI years from
the 4th of March next. The election TO sup
ply the place of Mr.. Macon had not takes
place. Gov. IredelI y Mon,fort Stokes were
candidates TO supply hi9 place.
Mr.. Bales and Thos. II. Bentou.-Wc make
the following extract from a pamphlet lately
published by Edward Bates, the presen, Repre-.
sentative in Congress from Missouri, against
Thos. II. Benton. 1t would seem that Air. Ben
ton, during the last Session of Congress, had
written TO MIR. Lawless of Missouri, certain let
tiers, accusing Mr.. Bates of very gross ntiscon-
duct in regard to the Spanish land claims, which
was a subject Of much interest to ,he people Of
Missouri, aud more recently upon the eve of the
late Congressional election in thai State, in thea
sence Of Mr.. Bates, MIR. Benton issued a hand
dseply duplicating the conduct and cbarac-
ter of Mr.. Bates, by which il is supposed Mr..
Bates was defeated in his election. MIR.
Rates has now come forth with the able de-
fence from which we extract, the following
and depicts the character of Senator Benton
in no very euviable light. Against Mr., Ben.
we had heard the same charges made be
fore. we then hardly wished to believe them
lrne-du' when vouchrd for by a mon of the
amiable character and high standing of Mr..
Dates how can we longer donht
l. During tbe late war he was n recruiting
I.ieu,enan, Colonel ofthe army. | snv recruii-
because | have beard that he rendered some
service in tina, line but he never met ihe cne-
mics Of his country fskhs sighting has heen
to CIVIL broils with his fellow %citiyeo..
In that capacity, he Was entrusted with public
funds, aud became n public defanlter. IA soon
as a federal dlstric, court was established IN Mis-
enuri In, v,s ordered IN he s,pd \, d1mant