Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-04-27

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Branch H. For Delegates, Thos Miller 1888, Jno
w. Nash l52--J b. Davis 90. For the Constitu.
ton 246, against it 10.
~, 0dnf.-for Delegates Col. John Brown, and A.
lat Las. ' "s'iis'
-9na'erst-lucas p. Thompson 227, Samuel M.
uariahu ~, Eooert Camm Ill. Constitution 363
! Observation-Disclosures Dunbar Gen. DAME, Smith
no opposition Constitution H. against it 278.-
| Pocaftontas (corrected)-For Constitution 2, a.
| gainst it 497. Too inrge-some mistake !
Pttsylcania-Gen. b. w. S. Cabell lie, Vincent
Witcher* $40, Moses Walton $50, Col. Swanson
$40. 1.-TWO precincts to be heard FROM Constitution
about 700, against 1t 40.
Campbell (corrected) For 56l, against 90
.Nfchoias--For %, against the Constitution 500.
So says the Lynchbu-g Virginian-thc Stauulon
/ Spectator says 2O3.)
Cioochiand I'D dayl-i8l for, 4 against.
JeGerso's-Danel Morgan 1914 John s Galaher4:
i36, Thomas tIite CO. For the Constitution 217 a.
ganst 1t AZ, "a thin vote).
Esser--For the Constitution 223, against it a.
| Culpeper-For the Constitution 74O, arainst il
-lCdteH is stated in the Enquirer, Arena and other
papers, taking 1t we presume from the first mention
ed paper, to have poed $50 for the Constitution
That county does not vote think until this day--
at all events, it has not been heard from-Uten
heard from, the boot will be upon the OTHER leg-
Campbell was meant, which voted $50 for)
.uonroe-A correspondent at Union, writes
April Goth, 1880.
On yesterday the election came on the vote stood
thus: Members to the Legislature, Major VIM Vass
1911, John H. Nawter 1877. John w. Kelly lO8, Ed
ward Il. Bailey so, William Mcdaniel GO Huph
Caperton, for Senate, although not candidate en-
Doctor William A Mcdowell 0. Constitution--for
ratlfylng j. rejecting $50.
There are yet two precinct elections in the coun-
ty, where presume 200 votes more will be Tiyen "a
galnst the amended Constitution.
Hampshire lin part)--For, lo5-against 600
Hardy ctedl--maJority against, 40.
Presion-William Carroll 355 BENJAMIN Shaw
Rror Eor
Constitution l22, against it, sos.
Pendtctom (correctedl--For Sc, against 90.
In Hampshire, Messrs Carskadon and Kercheyal
elected.
Prince Edlcard-A correspondent writes
PRINCE EDWARD, April 81, 1880.
conference.-the. Randolph favored us ON last
Monday the day OF our election with of his hap
pest efforts. lie addressed a very numerous con-
of people for the space of three quarters of an
hour. The attention of his numerous audience was
completely rivcted by the ndescribable fascination of
his eloQuence. You know that differ from him al
most "toto coelo' in politics. but feel npeed By
of justice paramount political prejudccs to
pay the tribute of my unmiXed admiration to this
transcendant speech.
The outlines were somewhat as follows: lie advo-
GATED the amended Constitution, not intrinsicaliy
better than the old, but more eYpedent under eXis
| ting circumstances lie considered it better cal
culated allay the ferment in the public mind an,
to put to for the future The much vexed question
jef Convention. He viewed it the best constitu
ton, which could be obtained under the Gisadvanta
saw the Commonwealth reposing 4 bed of gun
powder and the match about TO be applied: as one O
the centlneis he thought it his duty eXtinguish it
He thought, the amended constitution would answer
the purpose, and therefore, he voted for it. Thai
the Objectionable parts of the Constitution were for
ccd on Us by the trransmontane vote, which would
now be almost unanimous against il. He stated
that the war which would have ensued from the fail
ure TO form Il Constitution, would have been Il civil
war, contradistnGuisbcd from actual war:
that though arms would not have been employed in
the warfare, yet the fury and evaporation of the
icrcest passions would have supplied the place O!
arms the men of the long robe tell lie said
the taxing power was the most formidable engine of
tyranny at the present day. That all the despotisms
of this age were sustained by this power. He con-
sGered the power nlOst to be dreaded when tie
body laying the tax had no community of interest
with the taXees. He said that congregated bodies
had no cOnsciences, mutudes no rcmorse, corpora
tons no souls and there was no locus penitentiae
/ among them. lie said that true rcpubliconlsm was
in golden mean that true religion equids-
tant from lukewarIuness the one hand and fanat-
icsm on the other, true repubcansrn equids-
tant from iron despotlsm the side, and braZen
. democracy on the other "lbimus tutissimus IN me-
! do He commended that mutual concession and
compromise were Indispensable to the formation OF
all governments: that every cannot have his
own way. else there will be government. Under
! this consideration, with much conjunction and re-
uctance, he lad voted for the amended constitution
at the Charlotte election. He urged variety o
arguments favor Of the amended Constitution, will
HIS aptitude OF
lie stated that this perhaps the closing sccnt
Of his political lfc that he had grown grey in The
service Of his constituents; and that he viewed it
an honor 10 him in an unreasonable degree, that il
the whole of his political life, the people oil
Prince Edward, had not once withdrawn their conf.
dence from him, and that the reflection, which he
would carry with him, that his course in the late
Convention, met their appreciation, would be the
sweetest balm, which could be administered to a
wounded spirit
This outline is nothing like justice to this mastery
speech. The most profound and dcath-like silence
prevailed in the whole assembly, and the audience
seemed to treasure upevefy word it fell from the
mouth Of the speaker. His action was admirably
suited to the word. His delivery remarkably dis
tnct and clear.
/ The polls showed the result below. For the Con-
stitution 27 against it j. For the Legislature Col
Asa Dupuy, aud James II. Dillon without opposition.
n Citi=eH Of Prince Ed,card
Not in the last Legislature.
NEw YORK, April -.
Ashes have declined to 81 l2d for Pots. The sales
IF have iuuod work. EioIr