Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-12-23
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THURSDAY MORNING. DEC. 2a, 1890.


The Missouri Eiection-ls somewhat like tina, ut
Harrisburg. Barton is defeatcd-that gives great
JOY to the Jacksonians-but Buckner is elected. the
friend o. Clay personally, and the advocate of his
principles, though nomnallya Jackson man. On th.
other hand, the defeat of Barton is sore modification
to the friends of Clay, whose chagrin however is d
minished, by the overthrow of Gov. Miller and his
party. the revolution in popular opinion which has
effected it, the election Of liberal antagonist if not
friend and their confidence that oil is right
IN Missouri 1t ales but half an He 10 see, that
the 1efcot of Mexican at Harrisburg, and Miller in
Missouri, the candidates of the whole hog, blgoted,
prescribing portions of the Jackson parry, are in
atty, Whatever exn!tation may be affected or device
attempted to conceal he truth, trumphs in fact So
they are appreciated by and they are seen TO
be through the mighty pains taken by the enemy to
prove to the world that they not defeated
Both IN fact are compromises-m moderate men, in
whom both sides were willing to confidr. Both VII.
kins aud Buckncr however-were voted against by
the viclcn, Jacksonians to mun-and both arc IN
drbted to the friends o. Clay. for their election
Jackson out Of the way, land his message in effect.
declines a re.electionj and both Wilkins and Buckncr
are for Clay. We are satisfied.
vnna at the election of Judge Wilkins to the Senate
.he Ingham and Wolf faction at the election of n
Jackson man-the anr-Ingham party at the defeat
OF that party in the person Of Samuel NcKean-thc
friends Of Clay at he choice Of n liberal and we'll in
formed Statesman agreeing with Clay in general
sentiment and opposed TO prescription. While all
affect to be well pleased, none in fact, arc much
so. Wilkins election a Compromise and he is
acceptable to few except he is lie dis,aseul than
others would have been.
" We bog leave TO invite he attention, not mere
ly Of the geutIomon particularly addressed. but the
General Assembly generally, 10 tho article signed
Peter Sioner' The growing scarcity IF TIMBER in
macy parts Of the country and other causes render
the subject OF which lie writes, one oC serious and
increasing Importance At no.vcry dstan, day if not
now, II must command legislative attention. AZ soon
as We can ay hands upon It, wo VIII publish some
extracts from the law of Prnn7vlyana, preventing
stock going at large Middle Virginia is deeply IN
ed ia tho oslabshment orsomc similar provision
o. y Jncksonian, in a Philadelphia oapcy cundi9iy
admits, That the sentiments Of Gen Jackson as n man
are certainly not entitled to consideration than
those Of such Washington, Hamilton Madi-
son, Calhoun. Clay, Gallutn, Dallas, McDsfTie ard
Smith " II must be acknowledged. that this writer
possesscs nimitoba candor The Jacksopisn4 arc
beginning to discover that the ITer5Ys onya man at
last.
The sold anil i9G,rjbie" Democrat, Gen Mccoy -
Tho writer Of The following letter - mistaken in
saying. thai we stated, n C,rsnd Of Cen Mccoy. had
gwen us The information TIM, be IN tho Legiss-