Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-05-06
ST4TE OF THE CaMP3IGN

Inc wing states That the Van Buren, Party have
req the Legislature by small majority. Small in
deed 1t erceeds the majority which we had The last
winter-and the Wings found that majority was sufi.
cently urge We shall have in the House Of Deleraes
majority of at least eighteen and possibly %; and in
The Senate, majority of S-makng in Joint vote from
20 To 80. The precise majority will depend upon the
elections in Lee, and in Mason and Jackson
We have received since last the returns from Lo
gan, .ho"ongatia and BrOokc-a friends of the Adm-
nistration. The account current stands thus
liza 2, Brooke III
UhigS.-As in our last. "a.
Present minority OF The Republican PaTty, II.
The Wings will get Westmoreand
The Republicans will, in all probability get AIlegha-
ny, Grayson, Randolph, Tazewell, Washington, War
Doubtfat--Iee, and Mason s. Jackson
should we carry Leland they, Mason & Jackson
the vote IN The next House of Delegates will probably
stand as 20 70 56-being majority of % in the House
30 on joint vote
The Wings are again attempting buoy up their
hopes; ist By enormously calculating, that the hume
rca votes of the People are on their side; 2Iy by as
enormously calculating that the of this Spring fur
nishes no guide of the vote in the Fail The two pro.
positions, by the by do seem to haronize very well
with each other For, if the Spring votes furnish no
criterion Of the Fall votes why do they attach any oor
lance 10 the assertion that they numerically
this Spring But the fact is, that neither proposition
Is correct They not numerically stronger than we
afe-nnd we rewdly suspect that the popular vote
does (noD still evidence increase for the Whigs
as the Raleigh Register and other Wing papers contend
on ls point, we beg leave to copy the following para
Tho Telegraph copies Philadelphia Gazette what por
tie. in forIyfve counties the la;o elections Virginia This
rry in shenadoab IL set dovns ai when i p",cn nao
ticket Ia anl when that county which
maoree lousn iss.a and under
by Tho editor S' for the e SS9 o
ea care takcn Only nooiy by fasrying tho
Icnfns but counties giving the heaviest maores against
son IS excluded ia which the Administration majority
themselves, sIheir victories are imnsny S
their newspaper calculations; but when the
wi
cd forces lot thcoming.n
As to the second point wiz. the Fall election we
look to 1t with the strongest confidence in our
The people will now have choose lsl between sim
GLE committed, Republican ticket, and uncommitted
double -shotted, Janus-iaced ticket Harrison and
Whe-and, secondly, between an election of President
by the PeoPtoS Electors and election by the House
o. REPRESENTATIVES, Agan, the Wings have unmasked
iher game shown their hands and their devices are run
out The Abolition pill has worked Off the free negro
panic passing awayin fact it has much less efficacy
hans patent qudck doctors promised themselves Their
defeat has also gwen US renewed confidence i'm the
Intelligence OF the good people OF Virginia AS the Dam
Vile Observer well observes
Tho result OF the Elections encouraging to tho
SO n' oa losses have been speedily repaired by
Jony ~ The next Legislature which ia the Toay
loudly for Tho aud Intelligence people Virginia. IL
y s I"S - e green Tree what viii be done in to
,Si and mighty CONFUSION shall will rebound and m back
But we reserve our comments the late election til
its last returns have in We lay te whole
result OF the campaign, before readers, in
paper.
POSTSCRIPT
Last evenings mail brings four additional counties
with the strong prospect Of another in which there
would be Republican gain.
8Heghang q Del)--D. H. Layne, Republican, Jour
alphabetical flecade of The s sesson) rs reelected
Grdysoa, q Del)-Cox' " b. 453 Blair, (whileO
rs. Before Mr.. Blars change of politics" saws The
Wyihe Mountaineer, he the most popular and in.
Aucniial man in Grayson.'
Washington, q Dcl)-Joio Gibson the former Re.
publican delegate is elected by majority Of ninety votes
Lowfe.
Lee" Not heard from (soys the Mounaineer) but no
doubt entertained abont Golfers (Rcpub election"
LATEST ACCOUNT or THE PoLLsl
RtPlIhcdn Deirgafs elected 75-Uhigs54.
IfESbNf MAJORITY Of Me Republican Party 81 .
Five counties only to be heard from which will pro-
baby give Delegates to the Republicans and 20 the
Whigs-and Doubiful