Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-10-18
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTIONS.

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of Suiher!aHdM
The general election took place yesterday, ana II
proved proud day for the friends OF Democracy. Of V.
| buren, and Johnson. In the county of PhadelPh we
have carried tco members o Congress- State Senator,
and c;oh members Of iSStmMy' Every artiiice
sorted by The enemy aided b. the traitors to defeat the
Democratic party, but their efforts were unavalling
COL PAINTER is elected in the FIRST District, and
political death has orer,aken JOEL Is. SUTHER.
LAND. lie shares the fate OF Burden, and OF all
who dare &c set themselves in opposition to the people
In the third District, FRANCIS J. HARPER, ~t!e
Democratic candidate for Congress- has triumphed
NAYLOR his Whig opponent. by a handsome majority;
cad in the election Ia the Senac of ALEXANDER NJ.
pELTZ, and the County Assembly Ticket, the Demo-
cracy OF this section OF the State have gIoronsly re-
deemed their promises This result satisfies that III
the county the Van Rurcu Electoral Ticket in Novem
Der will receive majority Of three thousand votes.
Oar malorties would have b"cn greater than they arc
but for the violent which il! the evening"
the time when tkc Democratic vote is chiefly pollcd
Glorious the vctoy full strength has not been
slewn.
From the nve how of Sutherland, our friends through
the Union may at Judge OF the spirit abroad in
PENNSYLVANIA, and of what reliance Is to be placed upon
the assertions of The Wig press The Keystone State
will be found where she has becn-forcmost in the
ranks Of Democracy. She is neither to be seduccd
terrified.
In the city of the Bank as was anticipated, its friends
have prevailed, as they have dome ever since 1851
fcanSy 'rlnian, Oct IL
PEiADE!.ruIA CRY.
Congress.
Wing. Van Buren,.
John Sergeant, 1921 Jim NJ Read, 3OGG
Geo., W. Tuland 53l3 Morris Iones.re,h, ) us
TIE FIRST DIsrHrcr-fo the iucorruplible patriot.
ism aud unfnchng resolution Of the Democracy of the
First Congressional District, the people Of Pennsyvan
are indebted for victory of incalculablc Importance. It's
effects by means confined to portion OF the
State much the people of The First District have
son to gratuate themselves having secured re-
preventative of such integrity and Of such sound poht
cal principles as Col lrmurI Payntcr The fall OF Joel
b. Sutllrraut-a fall great and so decisive that no.
thing can redeem it. assurance the whole State
that for the future is Tree from that class Of trading po
liticans of which he is the head and that the Of
Burdep and his allies Harrisburg last winter the
death warrant not only to Themselves but to all their
adcss and abettors The work of reform is already be-
gun The First District has led the way. Convinced
Of the reachcry of whom she had so long support.
cd she in her strength and laugh him that he,
like thousands of Others had mistaken popular favor for
personal power; and that however indugent the people
may be, their patience has its limits, and that he who
steps beyond them, leaps into pit This lesson has
been given again and again. every Stale IN the Union
can point many who have fallen victims to the same
fatal mstakc but never it more npresslvcly
than on Tuesday last in the First Congressional Dstrc,
OF Pennsylrania-D.
FIRST CoyGREssloS,L DIsrRicr.
GIoripuS -IrinmphS OfMe People,
Our victories outsrip the most sangune expectations.
The subjoned returns will show that the Democracy of
Pennsylvania doing more than could have been an
ticipatc and this the aggregate Van Buren
Jory will be great that the name Of Opposition Will
DC scarcely heard. But comment is unnccrssary cxa-
mine the returns.
OLp BErEs - Glorious Tictory!
READING, Oct IL, I.2, A. NJ.
we nave met the enemy and they are ours"
Aiter contest which has been marked by unexampcd
eh'rs on the part Of combined Opposition, renegade
democrats, Ant''nas"ns, Wings and Bank men, sold
Bsrks has maintained her character. and elected by
triumphant majority her ahs faithful and talented re-
preventative, Henry A MuhIrnbrrg Thus pcrishes The
taction-thus triumphs Democracy
II is showing most iiriously, and has been all
night, which has kept our returns back. Mr.. Mullen
berg's majority will be at least 1000.
In November, old Berks will give majority Of at least
three Thousand for the Van Barren Electoral Ticket, So
90.
CHESTER Couxrr.-Twenty-on districts heard from;
ten not yet in, but enough known to PROVE t.at the Wing
majority will not be over 800 in Chester, when it was
last year 500 Portions Of ticket will not be more
than quo behind This county, with Delaware and
Montgomery, form Senatorial district Dr.. Anderson,