Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-12-08

and gave nearly their full streng,h-but that 'from
turns and rumorcd results satisfied the State has
gone Tor Mr.. Van Buren-and by nrity which
n 1t. we presume, be much short of ONE THOUSAND.
Wnch, under The circumstances, is contemplate
Jority RETURNS specified from counties, and part
OF Others which give the Van Buren, ticket lG3 najo
rity.
.Hissouri.-Thc St. Louis Bulletin Of the 23d. (Nhg
paper states that s. Il letter of the 9Th inst from JEFF
ierson City, yes the result of The I'll the erc
on twenty s'z counties in this State, which puts the
van BuIen ticket ABB ahead; and cnnculrs With the
remark, that there is hu little doubt Of the majority ex.
cecding FIVE thousand votes
Minois.-Thc St. Louis Republican of tic s2i (aiso
Whg) gives up the STATE and admits that at will
probably go for Van BURN by small MA nrity."
-4'a5oma is admitted all hands To have gone for Van
Buren-thr precise minority not ascertaned but rr"ba
bly, 3 or .G0u.
mississippi THE Columbus Miss Democrat of the
18th saws. fills ircN The little Magician ahead. and
has doub, disiancrd the field. We give below the
returns from % counties in this State. Many OF them
are official and all Of them arc. think correct,
nearly Col Ghoson has beaten the Van Buren,
ticket considerably in the Northern counties, while he
has fallen short of il somewhat in the South. lie is We
believe, elected by handsome majority
We have before Us. returns from 81 countics-g
the V. Is. ticket majority Of 2-5and u TO bc heard
from, from which additional minority is expected.
We rejoice almost much in the way in which Mr.
Van Buren, will be elected, in his success lie is
voted in upon sectional grounds. He ge0gra.
phical candidate. His ticket embraces the votes Of The
extremes Of the UnlOn-Ot NIiIne we'll as LpuSiaaa
tie has received votes on both sides OF Mason and Dix
on Line-on both sides OF the Mississipp-on both
sides Of the Ohi0n the North us we'll as The South
in the West as well as the Eas-lrnn the slave holding,
as we'll as the slavc.holdng States. lie has been
elected by great party political Prnc pies, without
regard to territorial lines For the first time, Virginia
has Totcd for President beJ ond the Potomac. For the
first time, the nrty Of the Southern States have
ted for Northern Candidate. Virginia stands in the
same ranks with her. noble ncigIbor. North Carolina,
and Alabama, and Louisiana, and Arkansas and most
probably Mississippi We hail the Signs with pleasure,
because they calculated to knit HE Union ler
gethcr-and 10 diss pale the designs of those, who
might have looked 10 the plan Ola Southern Coutcdcracy.
Nothing is calculated to throw upon such scheme,
but the desperate and ultimate alternative for which
the Fanatics will be held accountable to their '.nuled
aud insuitrd country"
With an Election conducted on such principles and
consummaled in the spirit Of the American Union, we
hope to see The North animated b. cUngcnla spirit
respecting civil institutions and sacred Rights
and considering brethren Of tie same common
country-enttIed not only 10 The strict justice, but The
kindred Ebcrallty which uune bind this Union To-.
getlcr-Nccd we add, that should never have given
our vote 10 Martin Van Buren,, ii had not calculated
upon his mnnIlesting this American spir-as we'll as
strictly constituting the Constitution and respecting the
Rights Of the STAIRS well the Union oi the States