Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-10-22
ELECTION IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

The results Of this interesting contest are re aching
US daily The votes are couned and 1, ascertsned
nat IN the District OF Charleston, II. Cunningh had
I26s votes, and j. L. Pegru, late Attorney General
l2i3-Msiority for Cunning ham as Senator, 25. He
was the Candidate OF the Copvenrion Par,y-tbough
me p" CITY Ga5ette, upon what grounds ar. un-
informed declares that he isopro'ed both 70 Nuifca-
ton and Convention.-Tbe following l6 are elected
the Representatives. Of Charleston. viz:
VIM Aiken oo1S Benz F. D"nsio 1917 y1,
oser oss. 1875 s ssrs T T. Simon. 1889 1889
1eo R S PSc.'a sss Editor Of Il" Mercury 1861
'' '4'' k Reas G Goddard 1855 1850
Inc hrst three names were on both tickets; a cir
cumsance, which accounts for the superiority Of their
vote: They are believed. however, to be Anti. Con.
venuonss-The 1--we in Italics on the Conven-
ZION eket-the rest, of course, the Anti
tcket-Each Of the parties to riumph in the re-
snn;-Aeeording to the Mercury, "Three votes given
to Mr. Min'zing, (who received 1859 one Of the
STATE Rights candidates, were unfortunately put in
wrong box. He would o,herwi.e have been elected
IL viii be seen. therefore, that the State Rights party
nave succeeded in electiDg the Senator and eight Re-
presentaves on their ticket The highest on our tick.
ell beat Judge Huger, the highest the oppo.i,e ticket
oy I'VE rofes This result IL not entirely equal to our
wishes i', under all the circumstances of the case
glorious triumph of the STATE RIGHTs' Parry
hey have risen from the recent defeat with an Ante.
an spirit Our party have main aind themselves no.
bly, in this conflict CHARLESTON ONCE MORE
STANDS ERECT. We may claim FELLOWSHIP with
our brethren of the interior, without Husband cav
10 them with confidence, our party has not fallen bur
has once more TRIUMPHED II the Editor of this ma.
per could bestow a thought upon himself, amidst the
How OF exol aon with which he halls the triumph OF
his party he would make his acknow edg to his
eow-ci'izens for the support he has recey
ed on this occasion. The effort to put him do,,n
which seems TO have been object of the most un.
RENTED exer'ions OF our opponents, has b.en in
spirit winch will forever command his gratitude. To
dwell longer on this subject however is impss.ibIe
amidst the enthusiasm ,rhich pfruddes the ,rhoie Gin
and TO which the Editor OF this paper most readily
I'D r..
ing Army, the jsy and exultation could not possibly
have been greater"
1.-The City Gazette" on the other hand procaims il
Glorious Triumph! Modification Scientific ,llv mil
ihed"-and IL afirms thar " The UN1oN Parry have
trumphaotiy elected eeuen Of sixteen of the can
ddaes chosen TO represent them So lar for our men
thirteen OF the elect being decidedly against Gown
lion, Modification and Secession and of the three
whom we do not claim one only anuihfer. Our friends
heve done nobly-the Neck came out in s,yIe and
to its unbiased and unboue hit surfaces we are Chi
Indebted for success"
1t seems, however, TO be given up, that Messrs
Legare, Desaussure and Aiken are Anti.Convsn.
tioDists. and it follows OF course that that ma.
" have carried eleven, and the Conventioni.ts
hive Representatives. the vote Of Charleston
we have received other returns-snd so far as ,bs
opinions oil the Members are designated they stand as
follow ~ "
VIM. b. PdsgIe from All Saints Parrish; and Josepb
Roger, elected as Senator, and Mr. SrobeI as Repre
sentative, from the Parish of ST. Georges, Dorchester
are said by the City Gazette" to be opposed 10 a
Convention.
We gather from the Camden Journal, that Messrs.
WINE, Lang and Levy are elected in the Kenhaw
lCamden) district-a Non Conve nionists :-Messrs
Rember Spann and - in Clermopt county all for
Convention vaughan and Lsnier in Lancaster both
pledged against Conventon-In Clarendon " a Nom
convention Senator and two Representatives elected
oy an immense maiority''-Lowry and Middleton e.
,sced Representatives from Chesterfield and Psgurs
senator; and two from DarIne ton all opposed to Com
vention In Rchland (Columbia) District, Mes.rs
MYERS and O'HSroD are elected who are oppos I'd 10
Convention. and Messrs. Bookter and Preston in IA
vor OF IT, The Columbia Telescope explains this result
hy saying, that The great dsad age under which
we iabored, must be apparent from the fact that tbe
convention votes were divided among fpe candidates
whereas our opponents moved in solid phaanx in favor
OF the only f,oo they put up We have, however Sc
cured The Senator, whose opinion upon the subject Of
Convention, was distinctly known and often avowed
and affords, satisfied the fsrest of the onn
ion OF this districl"-(6i4 votes TO 47sl
Yesterday mornings Mail brings us additional re.
.nhs-AHthe Convention Candidates Zone Senator and
Two Represenaii0es) have been elected from Beaufort
Parish Alec two Conventionists in ST. Peters Parish
Barnwell has elected Convention Senator & two Re
presensiixes The E1geeId District has also eIected
me Senator and Representatives Of the same character
-(Wm ID Martin reelected TO Cong res without ON.
poson) scarborough, one Senator and three r.
personalities, all Convention Oiher return. are a,
habd, which we are unable 10 analize-the PRINCIPLES
OF The Elect not being designated.
The Columbia Telescope adds, that the Copvpntion
ticket has prevailed in Newberry, Fairfield ST. Mat.
thews Parish, and in Lsxington-except that Mr. Swy-
The following il an Eitimate transmitted In ma for
publication some time snce.-Tbe contest being now
over submit TO the reader for present compason
and future reference "Ou Of 1873, the CITY returns
10 Members 10 the III. OF r. She Influences reatIv as
MANY. RchIsnd Capital, Columbia will not 90 with
me EnTdges, according to present Appearances Ken
haw, the same, Fairfield, Chester and York. are mod.
crate The same is the OF Darlington and Ches.
erhed. Az OF these counties have spoken int siby;
aud, with Charleston, shew number OF 3S Members
SO that, calculating on the neighbouring counties
have no doubt will fully double this number: in fact 76
Members will he returned, whose character IL mode
rate, and who are anxious 10 wait that the measures
oi South Carolina may be thoss of her Sister States
Virginia, North Carolina and .orgia In fine csIcv |
aling good data fer the whole State, I am now
doubtful whether there will be the constitutional ma.
jori'y. (iwohirds) for a Convention"
II impossible TO estimate from the returns we have
received, whether the friends Of Convention have
Jailed or succeeded in electing Constitutional ma
jotitv" Tbs 1lh article OF the Constitution of s.
says: " No Convention Of The people shall he csIle
unless by the concurrence Of wo-hrds of both branch
es OF the whole representation ="
ELECTIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS,
Members Of Congress in Massachusetts are 10 be |
elected on the FIRST Monday in November. Several of
me presen, delegation have declined re-eIection--In
suffolk district, 10 succeed Mr.. Gorham who declines
are.sec'ion, the County ard Ward Committees have
o'n'nated NATHAN APPLETON, E.q.-Mr A. /.
'aid TO be friend of the Tariff Sysiem-A counter
nomination OF Henry Lee, Esq. made few DAYS
sterwards, by " anumerous meeting Of citizens in
boston, opposed to the present restrictive systerp"
MI Lee s the author Of the celebrated Boston Report