Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-08-19
LOUISIANA ERECT.

The following interesting Review Of the recent
election in Louisiana, (Which is safe for die i'd
administration as old Massachusetts, We copy from
',ne New Orleans Argus ot the 2lst july.
The attempt made in Saturdays Louisiana Ad-
verser to diminish the hunour Of the great aud TIL
unphan victory obtained By the Administration par
ty over Jacksoism in the late election in this city,
and generally throughout the State, Is more uncan-
did than any thing we expected. even from that pa
per- so notorious for dscoIouring and misrtprtsent-
ing facts and events
That the Administration party has obtained So
nal but anticipated victory SO far beyond dispute,
that the candid men Of the Opposition 40 not deny
it. aud many Of them now feel satisfied that TN,
State viii give its vote to John Quincy Adams ~
November next. Indeed, what better proofs are
wanting In this citY, il is well know n, that at
least two hundred merchants leave here every year
10 pass their Summers at the North ; that Those
merchants are almost, or quite AL OF them ife"dS
1T the Administration and that they were atatiy
absent pending the election. 1t /. Us well known
that hundreds of persons were prevented from going
10 vote, on account Of the prevailing epidemic ahd
other causes Now the votes given to the Atmn-
,istration Candidate for Congress, which was the
smallest vote OF any OF our candidates, was aSl :
and certainly, CAIN thase votes at least a.
our own. Claiming one hundred only, Of the aostn
votes as ours. and one hundred who ware prevented
sroa voting by sickness, &c. We haze 7ol votes.
which is majority .! all the votes on the new y,
sessment roll, Of about 268--N hite'~ majority OVER
Livingston, in the whole district, ~ Cos, and had
Livingston received no administration votes, which
he did in several parishes. particularly in ST. James,
where he got 12 votes, although there were not tive
Jackson men in that parish, Whites majority would
have been upwards OF 800.
The election for Governor is again fair test OF
strength Of parties in this State General Thomas.
as we'll as Mr.. Derbgny, IS warm friend and sup
porter Of the adminis.raon--there are not now, not
there never has been the least doubt upon this punt
General Thomas is an open and independent poi
cjar, he has repeatedly declared himself attend
ed the meeting of the Baton Rouge Convention, ant
our committees in this city last winter. The join
votes Of these two gentlemen is already three par
ishes to be heard from, which will increase the vote
of about one hundred,) 1928; whilst the vote OF TIN
two jackson candidates, only amounts to 2629 0
little more than one half. But put the vote Gen
Thomas has received, aside. and MIR. Derbgny INN
self alone, has majority over Butler and Marisn
together Of 745. 1t this is not victory, what
yjray, can be called one
The election Of Mr. Gurley, is also fair test q
the strength Of parties in the I'd districts and thi
gould appear IL be the opinion Of The editor OF tn
Louisiana Journal, if we may judge from the follow
ing extracts from his remarks, taken from his pape
OF th., l2h July !; "rhe election was made part
question: as to all the candidates, except Judge l'u
Ter. He received many administration votes
Agan-"In the parishes Of IberviIle, Point Coupe,
East and West Peliciana, the jackson men seem
have hung to the cause In the parish Of East Ba
on Rogue, the Jackson party maintain that they al
quite as strong as the other-they have an awkwar
vay Of showing it on the very point and questio
in which they could show it." Agan-''Alr. Sau
aers was the jackson candidate. lie was supper
ed by many jackson men, personally hostile to hir
and purely for the sake of the cause. He was r.
as the Jackson candidate. and was to De elected
the jackson ticket.'' Yet Mr.. Saunders, the JAG
son candidate, was beat by y. Gurley, VINO as
member Of Congress from that same district, IN ioa
voted for John Quincy Adams, contrary to the WIS
es of the Jackson men.
Of the result Of the election in the third distri
we are still uncertain but should Mr.. Brent IL
his election, he may thank himself for it. He shou
have been present. and ready to explain away
furious reports spread against him in relation
acme land claims. As TO his district being for
Adams there is no doubt, and that too by mu
larger majority than we can even boast Of in
FIRST district.
The State generally is for the Administrati,
This will be the better proved by examining