Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-08-06
LOUISIANA ELECTION

The returns from this State, far heard from,
given in the New Orleans Mercantile OF the 18th
plt The aggregate are follows:
For GopsTnor.-R. man 1885,; Beausais 1854;
Hamilton 1884; Randall ATS.
General Thomas, the Clay candidate, has been
elected in the Cd Cong essonal District, over Cen
eral Ripley, the jackson candidate by III votes!
We find the following note appended to an article
10 Niles Register of Saturday, by which. 1T appears
thai Mr. Hamilton, and not Me- BeauvaK was the
jackson candidate.
From what we have seen IN the party newspa-
pers of Louisiana, We regard Mr. Roman he
CLAY candidate, and Mr. Hamilton the jackson
candidate We do not understand what the
politics of Messrs Beauvals and Randall-but think
the first friend Of Mr. Clay, and the last of Presi
dent Jackson
Judge White, the anti Jackson candidate for Rep
resentative to Congress from the Orleans District,
has been elected viii bout opposition In the third
District, the Parish OF ST .arys gives for Judge
Billiard, the Clay candidate, i27-tor P. A. Rost,
(Jackson) 80.
Upwards OF thirty millions of the public debt were
paid off during the administration of Mr.. Adams
and balance left in the Treasury at the close of it,
of more than five millions. Besides this large
duction of the debt, than million of dollars
expended IN charging and maintaining the light
house establishment--for the benefit of commerce;
half million in completing the public buildings two
millions in creating arsenals, barracks, and furnishing
the national armeres; nearly the same amount in adj
dtions the naval establishment; upwards of three
millions Notifications the Sea coast, and more
than four millions for various purposes OF internal I'M
proUenent Other sums, to the amount OF more than
a million, appropriated 20 objects of Glastng
character. not belonging to the current expenses;
making altogether upwards of fourteen millions ex
pended for the permanent benefit of the country du
ring this much abused admin alton.
OLDnN TIMEs!-Durng the administration of Mr.
Jefferson, (says the Winchester Republican, the ia
Their of republcansm man dared to raise his voice
With Impunity against what Is now termed the IL
aueYscau SuStem Those who now In opposition to
It were then its strong advocates In an address is
sued at Richmond in 1908, signed by VIM. Cabell,
VIM Writ, Wm. Foushee, Peyton Randolph
and Thomas Ritchie, the strongest arguments are
Used call the attention of The people of the State
to such ystem of domestic manufacturers would
render us independent of foreign nations. = The adj
dress contains these words among others:-
ssPeshaps it is wild supposton to conceive that
even if the present attacks trade should blow
over, Congress may adopt The policy Of encouraging
manufactures By rather higher duties the
Imported articles IF Europe Pn keep ourselves
from being altogether dependent on Europe for
should discover from the experience Of the inferno
date that haze really the inclination and the
Spirat 20 elothe ourselees'
We omitted to notice Dinner given Saturday
last at Clark's Spring by the Richmond Lafayette
Artillery, to their late Commander Col john Ruth
erfoord, on his recent promotion to which were III
vted the Commissioned and Non Commissioned Ofi
GERS of the Dragons and Blues and other guests
The Colonel received by the Artillery with mill
tary honors and warmly greeted by his old compan-
iona and comrades A sumptuous repast parta-
zen of by the company assembled and In reply to
most complimentary toast given by the Committee of
Arrangements, the Colonel responded III very ap
proprlate and eloquent speech d sentiment Compli
nentary toas,s passed between the Dragons, Artil
lery and Blues-many others wer" given, and though
many of them were of political character. the ut
most harmony and good feeling prevailed.