Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-15
MISSISSIPPI ELECTIONS.

Seven weeks have gone, and all the returns have moi
20; come in The result is still uncertain! We have va
,rs ,apes Of distant datesscraps Of the polls and
abinr calculations, but we arrive at no positive
conclusion We consider it most probable that Lynch
ms succeeded By orty of not more than l00-tha
Dickson (Whis) and Claiborne (Rcpublican) elect
81 I, CoaG7css-but the vote in the Legislature is en-
,..iY uncer4in Tie Fee Trader" of Na,chez, OF
@f5 November, puts Runnels 10 ahead, leaving the
r,pn,;es Of Clarke. Smith, kemper and Lauderdae to
b. heard from, which he thinks will "give him mnori
ties The Clinton Gazette estimates the victory to be
w.b LYNCH BY a handsome majority. The Columbus
Dnocatc Press of tine 9th Nov is the latest date we
hive received from Misss i2p, and gives list of TIE
u,rcS for Governor in all the counties it has heard
i;1ia Many OF the returns Unofficial, and cannot
D. relied upon. Claiborne and Dickson are certainly
elected 10 Congress. AS to the Legislature, know
no more about its political complexion than the in
Ii. lloon and cannot promise readers that
shall! unless mails improve Benson is elected Sc
c!stnry Of State, Mallory Auditor Of Public Accounts
and Mayson probably, Treasurer. Miller Hopkins Ell
tier could have beaten the Nuer at least 1000 votes
ii ncy had run against him snglehanded. If we should
ever get the full result from Jackson promise to lay it
0soe our readers-but they must not be inpatient
We look for from Constantinople and ST. Peters
bsir irst-The tabular list Of the Democratic Press
gives Lynch 1882, majosities, andRunnels 25O9, in 81
clnies-;ha is say 223 maorty-and four counties,
Clarke, kemper Lauderdale, and Talahatchc, still
/, he heard from
The Memphis CTennessee) Gazette of the Goth ult.
reached US by yesterday morning S maitland gives US
he allowing article on the subject
I'VE nave not yet received official returns from
,s Mississippi elections; but have such information
be relied upon In the election for Governor Run
nhas been beaten by Lynch about three hundred votes
In The election for members Of Congress by general
,ekc. Claiborne ". b. and Dickson (W) were elect
e.! former by large majority, and the latter we
blve not heard 1t is said that there is decided ma
ri. in the Legislature for the Administration They 1ci
hold old Poins STILL We are informed that the guber-
uora election did turn upon the question Of Van
Ba:en or White. We are also Informed from the same
SOURCE that Mississippi will 60 for Van Buren for the Pre-
sd,ncy We mention this not that we have any doubt
atou. the fact, but becase informant is genuine
Waite man, lawyer by profession, practices in several
countless and lives at Pontotoc, where he has oppor
tray of seeing every day from almost every part
of the State information must be pretty correct
tsiHg from that source"
Our own information, though very limited, agrees
with the above We have letter from one, who
had conversed with some Of the most distinguished Re-
pscans in the State. They astonished at the
suit If the late election and gave it their opinion, that
strong reaction would take place in Mississippi, and
lat she would go for Mr. Van Buren,. In case the
Why's should carry majority in the Legislature they did
M think that either Poindextcr or Plummer could be
fctcd u S. Senator but that they would both be drop
acd, and some other man taken