Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-10-18
ELECTIONS.

GEoRGIA-The contest for Governor is Overland ac.
cordng TO the Georgia Telegraph the controversy
between the friends oil Union and OF Notification ha. bee
more Violent and bitter, and exciting, than any contest
ever waged in the State" Old parties have been strange.
~ cut up, and new characters been siDgularIy
Lumpkn the present Governor, belongs the old Clarke
party, and first friend OF Mr. Calhoun But he has
been the Union candidate, and the quence is
iha lew the old Crawford or Troup party have voted
for him. His opponent Joel Crawford might ell have
been suspected from bis aud citations 10
strong Anti Calhoun and Anti NuIli6er But in the
shifting OF the drama he has been The nulyine
candidate, and in that capacity has the votes
from the other party The has thus been partially
waged upon the grounds Of Modification and OF Union
though the Charleston PATRIOT contends that Null
caion In Georgia and South Carolina two quite diff
ierent things. The Georgia Nuller is for standing on
State Sovereignty whenever he conceives the Federal
Government invaes the rights Of the States but lue re-
puda;es and abhors what is called in South Carolina
(" Constitutional NuIlfcaon' in other words Null6ca
ton in Georgia Revolution and The phrase
State Sovereignty used The ralyng for party in
their contests for power. The idea OF uncos
tuiiona legislation by thing short OF force arms
ways been ridcued by the Troup party sister State
The Charleston Evening Post ami the Mercury, both the
Allies OF Nuihca'on, however, viewing the parties in
the two States nearly identified, raising the shout
OF victory Tor the election Of Mr. Crawforbu his sue
cess by no means certain. Comparing the present
turns with those Of the last election between Iumpkn
and Gilmer shoed suppose the chances Of umpkin
as by far the most favorable Of the For example,
the Augusta Chronicle and other present US
WIN The returns from ~ counties, which give Craw
lib votes, and Lumpkn 81 I70 C.'s present majority
9oO There are 40 counties TO be heard from of
"nch iV are hew-being recently carved out oil tie Che
rokee country, &c but the 30 counties, which onged
TO the old organization, gave Lumpkin Sl0l votes and
Gilmer only 5530-Lumpkn's majority in the 80 be-
ing 25Il-SupposiDg the 10 counties TO be equally
divided between the two candidates, and the votes of the
30 counties TO be distributed in the proportion that
they were at the last election, Lumpkin would succeed
by majority OF 1924 votes. But ali such estimates are
rough aud uncerain-and must, in few DAYS Weld TO
the precision Of actual returns The Georgia Teiegraph
OF the lOb says; owe consider Lumpkins con as
safe. And in the Legislature, though there may be
good many Nullifers, we have doubt OF the Union
men having the sscendancy"
NEw JERsEy.-The tables are coppIetelv turned in
this State. The administration ticket has succeeded by
overwhelming numbers Last year Middlesex gave CLAY
msjory OF 1iO-bis year, she elects out Of friends 10
the administration by majority Of 1885, The entire admin.
straton ticket has prevailed In Somerset by majority of
2IT-lsst year. by only 20. Three administration
6ers OF the Legislature are now elected in Burlington
last yesr me whole Clay ticket carried by majority
OF llOO-Gouceser sent full Clay dele now,
she sends an entire administration ticket. Similar
marksbIe changes exhibited In the other countless
and the last Trenton Emporium states that in the Legsa.