Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-11-24
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The result RI the late election for
state Legislators, SC. In the State of
! New York. WOULD justify q very indif.
ferent opinion Of the intellige nee of
the State. IL il were taken "a IN.
measure Of public sentiment in that
powerful commonwealth. The Re-.
gency party, rs they are called. have
obtained an overwhelming majority 10
bath branches Of the Legislature. The
National Republicans presented can.
didates In but few counties, and Of
those whom they had proposed few
were elected. The main engagement
was between the Anti masons and the
Regency, and upon their own acknow
iedxmcnt, the former have been use
verely convinced" their number in
House Of Assembly being as 25 agains,
30 .f the Regency party. The Alba
ny Evening Journal, the main-stay of
the Anti masOns, notices the result in
the following terms:
The Election is over, and the Re-
gency have carried the State, by an
overwhelming majority. For this dis
astrous result. we were unprepared.-
But those who tilt must abide the issue.
be It suspicious or otherwise. There
IS, however, hope for Poland yef''-
Tor though beaten we are not vanauish.
ed. This defeat imposes higher obi
cations upon the people. Another,
and an ADLER struggle. for lost rights
and usurped power, must be mp,ly
commenced. We are prepared, with
unabated zeal and undiminished conf
dence. to renew the conflict with the
enemies Of the people.
"The defeat and disgrace with which
we are now visited is the fruit OF
q criminal apathy. The people have
slumbered on their posts, and permit
ted their enemies to "carry oE-fhe
spoiis" by surprise.
"More than one third OF the cleo
tors OF the State neglected TO attend ut
the polls, while the Office holders and
office-seekers, with their minions and
hirelings, were alert and active.
This objectionable apathy, to a
greater or less extent, always prevail.
at our local elections. Nothing shor,
Of State or National object will a.
rouse and call forth the two hundred
thousand Electors Of New York"
! MIR. CRAWFORD has been re- elected
by the Legislature Of Georgia, by a
small majority. one Of the Judges of
the State. Judge Clayton has not been
re-apPointed.
We understand that at the election,
on the first Monday in October last, in
the Territory Of Florida, under the
Governors Proclamation, the voters
assembled in few precincts only. and
of the votes given in, Joseph NJ. White
had nearly every one so that under
the old or new election, he will be de-
elared duly elected the Delegate from
Florida in the next Congress.
MAJ. I'm.
We learn that Robert Potter. the
Representative elect to Congress, from
the Granville District, has resigned his
seat, and that Governor Stokes has is
sued writ Of Election to supply the va
oancy. The election is to be held on The
18th December. There are already,
several candidates in the field, and
more spoken of. We announced Gen.
Micajsh L. Hawkins. Of W arren. as q
candidate some weeks since. and We
are informed that James Wythe, ESQ.
Of Granville, and DIR. Willie Perry, Of
Louisburg, have also offered their SER
vices.-Raieigh Register.
Among the arrivals ut New York
last week, were the following from
Liverpool, Joel r. Poinsett, lately
Minister Of the United States TO Mex.
leo; from Havre, Gen. Santander, Ex-
Vice President Of Colombia, and Sig
nor Lorenzo de Zavaia, Ex-Governor
Of Mexico.
Steamboat .4ccident.--On Fridav
last, while the steam boat Cygnet was
on her way down the Potomac with
the southern mail, and just after she
had stopped to put q passenger on
shore, one Of her boilers gave way
through the furnace, and scalded the
FIRE nan so badly that he died in three
hours afterwards. The accident was
caused. it is thought. by permitting The
water in the boiler 10 get too low. No
blame is imputable to any person, IL is
believed, unless IL be- TO the fireman
himself, whose life paid the forfeit 81
his possible inatteniion. Every thing
was done by the amiable and humane
commander Of the boat, Capt. Guy,
to alleviate the suGerings Of the pour
fellow while he survived. This IS the
! first accident Of the Kind, Ue believe,
which has occurred on the Potomac
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