Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-14
KENTUCKY ELECTIONS.


KENTUCKY ELECTIONS.
Some scattering and incomplete returns from the
nearest counties, have reached us-bu, from them
we learn nothing decisive The Jacksonians hoping
ALL bu, fearing much rom tins State. are already an
nouncing defeat there death to Mr. Clays pros
pects-as absolutely and irretrevably fatal! Not at
oil, gentlemen--not all You well know that
Kentucky will vote for Henry Clay ) to that your
candid friends there acknowledge il-Lut, that the
election is than years ol-,hat the spirit of
the battle is up-that there is organization
concert except the Counties injured by the loss of
the MaysvIlle road-thpt in short, little interest
comparatively felt 10 tho election, winch IS there
fore governed in many counties, entirely by local
politics. and tho relative personal popularity of the
candidates.
The National In,c!ligeuccr Of the Iath has the
following observations:
From the elections IN the Sta of Kentucky for
Members of the Legislature of that State, few re
turns have yet been received, and none at all by
which the result of the Election be inferred
There is some doubt what the result will be, and
interest therefore felt the Election; interest
greater than is justified by he circumstances of the
politics Of that State. explained TO a Letter
received from of most respectable subscri-
bers there, extract OF which Will perhaps best cl-
oidate the matter:
KENTUCKY, July 10.
"This State, you must knos, Will 60 for CLAY
by an overwhelming majority: but how the State
Elections will terminate is by no means certain In
many, very many, of the counties, friends have
unfortunate personal differences The consequence
IS two of them run on our side, and one the
in the same county. This state OF things does create
some apprehension my mind OF the general result,
yet, am inclined TO bell We, under all these dsad-
vaniages, We shall be successful"
In FRANKLIN county lin which is FranEfort) where
the Jackson majority has been about 200 the close
of the first day, the stood for Crittcnden &c!
SIT, Sanders (J) 5li.
In Fayette county, entitled TO thrcc representatives,
the Anti-Jacksons had eight candldatcs-the Jackso-
mans but three. The consequences are thus stated
by the Kentucky Reporter OF the 18th:
There were EIGHT Republican candidates in
the canvass. The consequent division of the par
ty, and the excitement produced by the discussion
OF local and personal questions rendered 1t lmpus-
slble to form a ticket before the commencement
of the election, as TO meet equl grounds, the
strong Jackson Ticket which brough, out OIL
Friday last. Three OF the eight anti Jackson candi-
dates promptly declined, but many votes were gvcn
for one of them al the Precincts. Five candidates
continued 10 be voted for during the first day and two
or three hundred votes are thrown away. In the
afternoon at Lexington he votes chiefly
centrated upon TRUE, WILSON and CURD
which brought them pretty well up with the Jackson
Ticket. Mr.. BREcKINRIDGE has retired from the
contest and the Republican ticket to day will be run
ahead, and placed of reach of the well organ
lied Jackson parry. Fdyate is safe-perfecty safe,
if the friends of the good cause do their duty. The
Veto party, fence men and all, have generally voted"
AT the close of the first day-Bullock, Payne and
Dlournoy the Jackson candidates, has respectively,
A66, 44a and 4lo votes-True Wilson, Curd, Breck-
ridge and Bledsoro, the five Clay candidates who
held on, had 40, sec, 314 It's and 1877, respectfully
On Tuesday morning, Mr.. Breckenridge publicly
declined
In Louisville, the Jackson candidate, Gathrie was
70 votes ahead, the hrst day From the county lief
ferson) it probable that one Clay and one
Jackson man would be elected.