Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-27

The msjori'ies Of the Jackson members 10 several
counties were very smali--in Lewis votes in c,mn
bell where the majority had oeen several hundred 4,
was reduced to 80 or 10 In HARRISON the Ant, lack
son candidate received twice many for
merly IN w ashington, Two Anti Jackson candidates
succecded and the third defeated by small num-
Der only although that county has heretofore been
one OF the strongest tor jackson.
In Hardin, hitherto entirely for Jackson, s,aunch
TREND has been elected this year.
In some countics our majoritios have been over
wheining
The following counties represented last year BY
anti Jackson members, have this year changed sides.
Woodord, by "a voies-Jessamine, by 8 vo,cs-Adar~
Cumberland -Grayson tiar-'najor,ies not kuowu-T,.,
and supported hun Of being friendly TO retain
iog the Seat OF at its present place In Shelby ack
Madison the majority against Jackson has not tho
candidate Tor Senator was elected by small plural.
was not generally contemplated by Nr Ciays friends as
party I" act upon the Presidential question through tho
cus'ances by Legislative GAUGES, regarded by some as
Of paving been already made
Wy tho people themselves They are to nc, on
this subject as they may deem most expedicnt
The Senatorial election was justly regarded of grca,
Porance but the election of friend of MIR Clay the place
Of Mr Rowan considered CERTAIN of
MIR so entirely out of the question, that
prevent the other, little effort necessary
Hence we see in many counties WoodoId Jes.amiue
Maa'son shelby &c the Clay party voted for
reference TO local measures qualifications II united and
codd have been elected by the Claw as
W. All the collisions between friends the ridiculous
and easy triumph might have been OBTAINED
Upon me WHOLE we consider the general result highly IA
collectively much larger majority Of menber,
elected indicates, we have doubt gwen against the
Jackson candidates and tins majority would nave been much
greater u our strongest had brought as cand
daers, or II MIR Clay Trends had alive to the
importance OF the elections the present year II NAV indeed
&c said that the has truphed upon own strength
without concert among IT'S friends ordinary eior--
In many counties the for men, not PRINCIPLES
even wberc here were candidates both sides
SENATOR SANFORD OF NEW YORK.
This gentleman is sketched by the New York
age" among others, spoken Of as the r .grncy'
candidate for Governor in the coming HerRmpr Con-
vention. Tn" sketch is spirited and fai hul--remnd-
ing us of what celebrated gentleman said of MIR
Sanford when he shverng in the wind 1T the lime
fortune appeared to have taken the Geld agans, Mr.
Adams 81" thinks with, and pledged 10 one side
and Uotss with the other, and has blshcd per-
feet lam TO the contempt of both Mr. Sanford
run u Vice President the Clay ticket IN 1894 -
After the election he supported Mr.. Adams admins,
tration for some time. When the times became du
bious, he slipped tn Jackson manap,np the So
merset with little ostentaton possible in order
to escape observation and that he mig hit # became
crpedient. slip back again. The Regency" have
now gor him, and we hope they will keep him. His
antipa ny To minortcs, reminds us CT neiphbor OF
Senator SANFORD, noXt to Mr.. Throop. is in our
opinion, the most prominent candidate for the Re-
gency He OF ductlle materials aud prepared %
accept the H-rkimer, or any other nomination thai
presents the Sign est prospect If succo-s. M San
ford of the very individuals that has arnas-
ssd fortune by public ofice. He came 20 tins CITY
from Long leland, IN nigh "cockade inns" and wa.
ed sprig of federalism but at an ear dav
be prudently abandoned tnat parry. He was a kimd
Of pro-g- OF the late Darid Geiston. an ancient firm
aud undertaking dem"cFu, IN adversely well as
prosperity. Mr.. Sanford was removed By intrigue
to his great modification, from the IN ted ST les
Senate, TO maxi room for Mr. pan Buren, who want
cd his place. and although he very torats at tn.
time, he has now, probably, forgotten The circum-
stance. Dir. Sanford has one admirable quality; h..
can make political somerset with much flcility
and adroltness, although nearly sixty years of age
h. could have done when only thirty. A. an cx-
ample, need only to refer the manner of his
!vaulting from The adams, into the jackson ranks
M Sanford is courteous gentlemsnly man. sha
King hands most condescendingly with all his fellow
citizens II he shall be candidate, and elected We
shall enjoy under his administration, the advanta nc
of having him with # during that adminlst
il should be ascertained, have no doubt it WILL
tina tn" State of " w York was favourable to the
election of M. Clay. Mr.. Sanford has al instnc
Two antipathy to minorties, and will not remain long
with them.