Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-10-16
Richmond, Va, Tuesday, Oct. I6.
TIE ELECTIONS

PENNsYLvANIA.-We touched i'm our last upon the
Governors Election in this State; and showed from
the letters of our friend written some time since
well as lately 1.-TWO days only before the election
that our Correspondent not at all sanguine i'm
his hopes OF VOLTS SUCCESSIVE referred to some
OF the causes which would seriously operate against
Woli-but no doubt entertained by him Of the
vote OF Pennsylvania going decidedly for Jackson
in November. We confess from the large vote of
10000 which Wolf obtained three years ago that
we entertained no doubt of his triumphant election
We are now satisfied, that we were not fully aware
of the extent TO which these local questions and no.
litical combinations had operated against the sue
cess of Mr. Wolf. The friends of the parties lust
before the recent Election, published their estimates
VOLTS friends counted on 20,l56 majority, and
Ritncr's on 14,200l They will not however defeat
him, although they will reduce his majority. Much
less will they affect battle the triumphant success
of the Jackson Ticket in November Nothing
has shaken our conviction in this result Other pr-
vate letters that we have seen since our last from
Pennsylvania, written before the Election came on,
confirm il fully. One of these, dated on the Sth
September is now before us-It details the circum-
stances that would operate against Wolf; perhaps
Jeopardze his electon-but adds the writer: "The
people will return their first love upon the ues
ton OF President, though in State questions their
action may be against The vote of this State is
as sure for Andrew Jackson as that of Tennessee.
1t is in vain that the Opposition talk The People
love the man, because theYbelieve him wise honest
and firm-dnd The mGnthey tcH haue!r
The returns of the Gubernatorial election, bv the
Saturday sand Sundays Mail looked soually enough
for Wolf The welkin rang with the shouts of the
Opposition. And even the Philadelphia Sentinel
pronounced the result TO be"cxtremely doubtful -
ljut the Opposition papers ran away with it, The
prostituted enquirer" of Philadelphia boosted that
they would carry Ritner by from 10 to $4,000 ma
lorty. The Philadelphia Correspondents of the N.
ork prostituted enquirer" raised likewise the tri
umphant shout of victory-and assured Col Webb.
and his k-obbing friends, and the money dealers
who will ultimately and bitterly their credulity
IN believing two such "Inqurers," that the "victory
is complete" "You may sing the requiem of Gen.
jackson IN this Sate-t the first to bring forth
the Hero Of .Nelo OrlednS-and it has now become the
first TO cast off the dictator at Washngton-Well may
he eXcaim when he hears of it--'et n, Brirten Orr
Clay politicians in this city, too, were warmly con
graduating each othcr-and Growing over the Jack
son peope-but 'hcy should not haloo till they are
out of the woods" The returns of Yesterdays Mail
have changed the position ofthings on the chess-board
the Lion of the West is coming in to reverse the
votes ofthe and the federal conn
ties of Chester, and Lancaster and Delaware And
ourClay friends who seem to have been recently des
tined TO realize the fable of Tantalus: 10 have very
promising returns first, as i'm Kentucky and Maine.
will probably find their fu-blown hopes in Penn
syvania sorely dss pated by the subsequent returns
The most authentic statement we have now before
us is the following handful from the "office of the
Pennsylvania Reporter" mt Harrisburg the seat of
government and issued on Friday morning.
"THE ELECTION
"The following accounts of the result of the late elc
ton for Governor, be relied upon as being nearly cor
rect: - -