Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-08-30
RICHMOND, Tuesday, August 30.
THE ELECTIONS.

thew cannot carryand, after ALL how STANDS tie account
cu1rcnt. They have again carried kentucky, when HAS
Co.. .o,,o years been their own. They have elected
Wbu Governor in n. Carolina without carrying NIL
ori,v in the Legislature. On the other band, we nave
carried Louisiana, which we scarcely e1prctca-AEtp'
ma and inos-beat the strongest candidate IN MAS,
cnr; whom they could for Governor and carried
all the other officers by Overwhelming malortcs' we
eb, carry Indiana and according to the most authentic
accounts private and public, we shall succeed IN ONO,
bv several thousands If The Wing sec any thing
in these sirns to Justify their accaations 1t s because
thew are 50 much accustomed to deIaal as 4" rrlcs al
the smallest They arc thankful Tor small ID
vors indeed Their unexpected Joy Tor the eccon OF
| Dpd,v has transported them into species nj phrrnIy
They have deceived themselves, or are deceving ohefS
The Camphclls arc comlng-and IN the moa'n III 40
rcrb.r next, we shall all the calculations OF inc
Whrs frustrated before the voice Of the People: like
leaves swept before the tempest
KrytrcKY.-The Globe furnishes the returns for Go
vernon and Lieutenant Governor For G0r'fH0r Clark
(Whir) 81 59l-Flournoy (Democ7aJ 30,''0l--C. ma
''' Lent G~rcrnor-Wickfr (Whg) p :527IIisc de-
mocra) 81, 2!5-W. $ majority 3'>2
A correspondent Of the Globe says: " There has oGcn
= small turn out (lhe Stale votes npWarG5 oil elEhy
thonsandD and the little ag$locrac Towns have Tcn
the minority against If tic country pr"pfr can De
rot out in November have fears Of the result we
will beat Harrison four thousand votes -lhr ranSiot
Arr,s of the 18th also Observes SIC now Say 10 on!
democratic friends Throughout the Stale, from tnIs mo-
mcnt until the November election he tIgdHnt; ana when
those sterling democrats and friends OF c9HHt HHhS ~
vour su,aqcs for the highest Office: your gitt: the
suit will be different. Our own belief Isl that II We were
not beat more than thousand IN our local election
that we can carry the State November Tor ~" Ge!!"
cratic ticket So far have received returns oil The
elections for GOVERNOR members OF Congress, OF IN" Lee
esaturc &c in Arkansas, Missouri ILLINOIS, AlaOana
The friends Of democracy, 81 Van Buren, ana Johnson
arc trinmpiant We now believe, we always have
done that the Opposition will ret than one, it
AM ct all, Of the Western States: at III" November
! election. 90.
For our ovn parts, vii! not give up the Ship, even
, il Kentucky.
NOxTu CaRoIIyA-Wc have lost the Govrrncr-but
the Legislature is safe. Judge Nangum cannot he re-
elected Senator. The great right OF instruction VIII
auain he asserted. in North Carolina. we nave
letter from of the most respectable citizens OF tie
State, who tributes the loss of the Governor to The
want Of Republican presses. aud the superior ACTIVITY
and unbusling msrep representations OF the OpPostlnn-
They have nearly lhrectuurhs Of the prcsscsh the State
Our friends, however. have not wen up The ship In,
stead Of yielding to despair they ought to be prompted
additional czcrlion Our correspondent states that
in the worst aspect Of the case there may be IRA" nc
in the Legislature of Wings and Rrpuhicans-each party
wing - ncinbersthr Republicans having certainly
= majority in the Commons, if not more-and the Wings
having similar majority in the Senate and not more
The last Raleigh Standard, however, presents more
favorable aspect Of the State. as follows:
eye find the returns for Governor inaccurate and
contradictory that prefer giving further returns u.
I'll we obtain correct reports II is supposed the mao
r;'y for Dudley will be about may be,
Shall be fairly stated, when we know the final result
.TuE LEG,sLArURE-Wc are gratiGed III being able
to friends, as to the LrJisEauFe-al! we'll!
The minority for Van Buren, in The House OF Commons
will be al least two and probably four Brsides amongst
these claimed b. the Wings there several in favor OF
the Administration and who prefer Mr.. Van Buren,: but
in respect the sentiments Of their constituents will feel
themselves constrained to go with the Opposition IN
questions vf national politics, though not III ncic par
Is measures. In the Senate, the Opposition VII! have
a bare majority. But while majority CT The Counties
have voted the Van Buren, Ticket tic Opposition,
rte q 80
Districts have succeeded III nearly every instance III
which than county had 10 eject In the Be-
nac too, Mr.. Barnett is republican,, and not only
stands plrdrcd to vote against Mungum but to abide The
prircp!es or instruction. His two colleagues for
Van BuCn; his county gave large majority for Spaght
as Cove rnur. and will must certainly vote Tor IAN Bu-
rem; that he wall not only vote mM the Adnnis!Fa,
ton party for Senator, bnt all questions oil nat!una!
pn,cs. We congratulate the country, therefore, not
only upon the certainty Of having that political incubus,
W. p Manruul removed from the Senate, but his place
supplied by sound democrat That our itiends Hnr'ad
NAV fully understand the political complexion u our
next Leg sature, state That tho Scn"tc consists OF 90
members Wings 25-Fan Buren, "a, and represent
ing Van Buren, county, pledged to vote "g"s"S' MINI
sists Of 40 MEMBERS 81 certain for Van bIrrn-o0
claimed as Wings, and county to hear from, IN
which we expect Van Enren Member.
Alr Graham IS elected Congress b. large MAORI.
t. over Gen Ncwland The Register states that the
Whirs have thus sccurcd the vote Of the State against
Van Buren,. should the election unfortunately G" /" The
House Of Representatives Not fast, II you please
Mr.. Graham stands pledged moi only TO vote WIN HIS
district but in Il contest between Van Buren, and llar-
rison, to vote for Van Buren, So Mr.. Augustus H.
Sheppard pledged himself vote his district may tor
President; and if the vote Tor 0ovc!nnr be tS, al
Bnren will receive the vote Of that District by more
than 800 majority.
awe are satisfied thnti in tle.hurry of the moment,
when paper last went TO the press we ala lnJustce
TO the Senator from Cumberland in copying as we do,
the statement of the Wing papers. We are assured,
from entitled The fullest confidence, that MI
NJ Cormick will vote the sentiments OF his constituents,
which agree with his own in favor OF Mr. Van buren.
"TnE ELEcTloy.-W Within The lastour or five days, we
have had many specuations and not little anxiety as
TO the result OF the elections The WINGS VINO arc d.
ways first to learn the news, when favorable 10 tch
selves had heard enough TO inspire them with strong
hopes of success Day after day, were salued with
the of triumph and told Of what they intenGrd TO
do they had orlty OF the Legislature 1hese
disnteested patriots began 10 fill not only every vacant
Office but TO parcel out those now held ny van bu
rem men, Such is their aversion to The sPoi's OF VIC
tory and such the sincerity of their ou'cy about pro-
scrption. The thermometer continued 10 V'otate Ne
tween hat and cold hope and fear, whilst every tunor
was greedy caugh up, that promised the least cnance
of success But the returns came in from the Wcst
tho somewhat "few and far between The result became
more doubtful and the hopes OF the Wings less ana less
!, s,ngnme Every tardy return certain 10 prove III
favor Of the Van Buren, side and instead OF the note OF
EMULATION and triumph now heard tile despondinS
came the news from the Mountain boys OF fancey IT.
te SHE and above all from old Surry, when The spirits
Of the Wings which had been above fever neat sud-
denly fell below freezing point Thus peIsncd Their
ond homes of controlling the Legislature, and Of Provd-
ing for themselves. Poor fellows They are much to
be pitied as they had already begun to paFce ont the
"spoils which they affect SO much to desPse, r win
the greedy appetite of The cormorant and are not key
suon aoain TO enjoy the crumbs of anticipated sue
cess hey must try and stick together, and thus find
consolation in each Others disappointment.
THE GovERsoR's ELEcTloS.-lhe Opposition press.
in order 10 create false impression abroad, not only
claim the election victory but settling the ques-