Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-08-23

Burns .......... Bis Layton: ............ -?
Both eleclcd-namcs Of opponents or their politics,
moi stated Wells, we believe, IS Sheriff.
j|rrruh for Cane Girardcun nnL Ss0idard caanirsH
-Hathins Tie hal Lrothcr Of Henry Cny, feated by that
cid rrtcrrn Urmocrat .7bram Brd, Esq :!
awe learn by letter from Perry county, that Gen.
Watkins has been defeated by Mr. Bird after sharp con-
lest We were prepared 10 hear this, news from Jack
son had been received late as o'clock on Monday,
stating TIN. the venerable Bird was leading Watkins IN
Gnc STYLE This is some compensation Tor the loss OF
ONeii. .
g: News from potosi gives Ashley on Monday 81 and
4 IND S. Gertr:crc t0oM-We stop the press to say,
thai we have Just heard that our friend Clement u Oct
hrncdv Esq is reelected to the House OF Representa-
livrs-n,a ioIiiy .. Hurrah for Van Buren,
l,,.,,s.-.aWs srcH The Wings hoped 10 carry
C..rwcnJ for Conrress-bul he is defeated; and either
REYNOLDS or the other Van Buren, candidate Is elected
isD,Asa.-The Wings are crying up their malo,
r,y in the State Legislature: but Inc election no a'
moi turn except in very few couElles, upon poll
,;cs. and third all authentic accounts agree IN pro-
nouncng Indiana a decided Van Buren, State In
Knox county, where Finccnncs is, and General Tar,
rson once lived as Governor, the point was made, and
,rbn, was the RESULT As letter in the ~ York Post
saws Our elections are, you are aware Just over,
and rs far as we have heard, the Van Buren, ticket has
carried two 10 one Old Knox, the head quarcrs" liar'
rsonism has elected Van Buren, over Harrison can.
didate for cIectpr by forty three orIty The tne was
closely drawn. The result augurs we'll for Mr. Van
Burens prospects in November;
n T. " The Mr. Judah alluded 20 in The letter. IS
recen, apostae from the ranks OF The administrator,
(which he deserted after being turned out oil the once
of United States District Attorney for the Slatc} VINO
was supported Ivy its opponents ior Tie 9tas oen1te
and Mr. Decker is OF the candidates nominated oy
The Harrison State Convention in December iast' LOT
Presidential Electur General Myers, the candidate tor
clcIor III The same county the Van Burcn and John
son ticket having been announced as candidate also
far seat in the lower branch Of the State Legislature
the friends of Harrison subsequently brought out Deck.
er for the same place. with the avowed intention OF test
ing the strength of the parties in the county
1.-THE following is the extract from another letter JTo"
WLig - Judah is beaten, and so Is Decker so goes
down our Harrison in Old Knox, where our cam
didate once lived G.
Eut we reserve further Election news for T. .. ar
tcle by the Evenings mail
PosrscRlrT-by last ErcEing AaI.
Yesterdays Globe says. "The general resnit IS as .I
nav worse for the Opposition in all these S'a'es, WIN
the exception Of North Carolina, than ever /. mas
In Missouri the two Van Buren, candidates. MI h"'!s ,
and Cocnel Miller have carried maJoTties even III '
city of ST. Louis wheee VIC have been heretofore ue
fested and as far as their progress has hecn fepot
thew have rome on increasing In ILLINOIS, Inc G
for Slessrs Nav and Casey Van Buren, cahu'oaes 10.
CONGRESS far exceed all anticipation and show Vo'e
sufficient of itself to carry the State by an
majority In Mr. Reynolds district lhere are thlee 'u
didates running, which may defeat his eiecton ou' ac
cordnu 10 The Louisville Advertiser, the true OpPosl'
candidate is in a miserable minority. In Indiana; tne
Onnosition have uniformly dotted politics IN the state
elections and have managed throughout General JACK