Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-08-27
KENTUCKY.


Fhe wrggllng and twis ing nf the jackson prints
is ludcrous Their mode of killing off the Clay ma
ority IN the Legislature elect, happily ridiculed by
the National Inielllgencer and Journal.
From The .Nationui Iateiiisencer
CUR Information rom KENTUCKY since SATURDAYS
paper, confirms the accounts last received of the de-
csive majority obtained by the friends of Mr. Cr.v
In both branches of the Legislature of that State
The adversarles Of Mr.. CLAY, routed and driven
from their strong holds have discovered method of
consoling their friends IN The other States for which
they clearly entitled to patent under the rreat
seal of the honorable Secretary of State They are
outnumbered In the Legislature. they cannot deny:
a majority of the members of both houses are un-
doubtedy friends OF NJ. CLAY: but th '.n-aye. then
Sufficient number Mr.. CLAy's friends are to vote
,ciAt has tn The scale against him, Good,
Thus beats Captain Bobadil's computation all to no.
thing
The following authentic article settles the question
finally:
From Kentuck ian of August 49,
We congratulate the friends of civil liberty and our
countrys honor on the triumph of our and prn-
cPies IN the late election in this State. We have
encountered all danger from the apathy selfish
ness OF friends and from the perseverng and the sys
tematIc efforts OF enemies; and yet the voice of the
freemen OF Kentucky in reprobaton of Gen. Jacksons
admins' ration distinct, and trust conclusive
Our majority IN both branches of the Legislature
Certain: and IN the House of Representatives,
withstaniins our loss of some half dozen members by
the sheerest carlessness of friends, in dividing
their votes between rival candidates of the same par
~ our majority will be greater than it last year
In ouse and dishonest attempts of tie Argus o I'm
pose upon the public this err induce us TO make
our statements with all possible caution and precis-
ION; and we wish TO be understood as making them
under all the responsibility which publisher can owe
to his readers and the public. We give below from
the Senatorial districts, of oenty anti Jack
son Senator's and of sixteen Jackson Senator'S Two
districts oni, remain to be heard from and if both of
them should return jackson MEMBERS must still
have majority of two We also give within three
complete list of members elected to tho House IF
Representatives. Of these as will be seen fffa-sip
are the political friends of Mr.. Clay and forty-one
tue adherents OF Gen Jackson. In Davless one OF
the three districts which list lacks of being com,
plete there was tie, and the choice is to be decided
by a new election. In Lawrence and horuan the
Clay andldatr was considerably ahead a, the close
OF he frN day, and his election we deem probable
From Graves and Hickman, have had no returns
Thus allowing for loss the whole three districts
(which IS degree probabe,l our minority in the
House OF Re Jresentaives will be celpe Our friends
throughout the Union may rest assured that 1t will
not be less than that's and we feel that we have good
reason to expect thatlt will be sixteen or eiuhfeen
1t will be such insure the election of an ,pde
pendent National Republican to the United States
Senate.
From The National Journal
.Neto recipe for making mgoriy.--The Louisville
Public Advertiser has adopted the following mode
OF making majority of two for Jackson the Ken
lucky Senate. Counting Mr. Thompson of NIer-
Ger, and Mr. Rudd of Washington, on the CLAW
SIDE, the parties will stand 10 to 49," Be il re-
memoered the senate consists of SO members. Thc
ednor then assumes that Messrs Thompson and
hudd although Clay men, will vote With the Jack
son party, and then concludes thus-"If we are
correct as to the course that will be pursued bv
Messrs Thompson and Rudd, the vote IN the Sen
ate viii be, on all party questions 10 for Cay=-2l
for Jackson thus making Senate of FORTH IN or
der to get majority Ct tee
KENTUCKY SEsAPE.-A ccordlng to the sta, emcnts
OF the Kentucky papers, the Senate of that State
will be OF the following complexion: