Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1836-09-15
WHO VICTORY IN MAnYLArp

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With sincere Qualification we to-d,x
announce to our readers. that the gloom,
reports and snticipstions Of The two
proceeding days. touching Wing dis.
comfturc. and the success Of Van Bu.
ren'sm throughout the State, were ore.
mature. in all their important feature,
and have not been borne out by IN.
facts. On the contrary, 90 far from
having. Is was feared, through sup,n.-
ness and apathy. suffered a total defea,
and in consequence lost the control Of
the State government by the los. Of
the Senatorial body. the Wings have
in very truth gained the victory a, the
polls on Monday, and thus maintained
the Predominanee Of their cause in old
Maryland.
The satisfaction OF cur friends at Tn,
result, may be easily anticipated, after
the unpleasant; rumors Of defeat from
almost every quarter ofthe State. Tn,
victory is not the less welcome. nor
the triumph the less cheering, or i'm
Portant in its attributes-it will readily
be believed-from having been totally
unexpected, At the moment when the
glad hdings were borne in upon ~ from
the distant breeze. From Monday
evening until Wednesday afternoon.
scarcely doubt was entertained in anv
quarter. that the defeat Of the Wb,g,
was both certain and signal. Though
such result appeared 10 be but the
necessary consequence Of the apathy
that had prevailed so extensively a.
mong our friends in the city. il va,
not the more palatable on that accoun,
TO the Wings Of Baltimore, nor the less
grateful To their opponents, The change
that has come over both. by the sub
stituic Of the glorious reality Of to-day.
for the hgments Of yesterday, may, a.
the novelists say. be more easily con
ceived than described. And il is not
perhaps the very least Of the notifying
circumstances connected With the case.
to our adversaries, that public opinion
was set right in regard to the result, and
the Wings were assured Of having
gained the victory. at the very moment
that the Van Buren, party were parading
our streets. in long drawn procession,
with joyous music and streaming ban
ner, in honor Of their supposed triumph,
Alas. that party bliss should ever prove
so evanescent; and that the facilities
Of modern travel-the steamboats, and
railroad cars. nurtured by the improve
ment Bill-should bring the means Of
dash:ng the cup from the lips, in the
hours Of high enjoyment and undoubt-
ing condolences alchemists might
say. in the very moment Of projection
For this disappointment to the party"
II may be feared that the store house Of
the future contains mo indemnify"
The statements put forth yesterday,
and fully believed BY all parties, at the
time, were TO the effect, that the Van
Buren, party were already sure of having
succeeded in electing a majority of the
Senatorial Electors, and were conse.
quen:ly certain Of securing q Van Blu
rem Senate for FIVE years; while the
success OF the Wings in Kent county
was the solitary CLEAN Of light that IL
lumined their horizon. But il appears
that very erroneous reports. with re-
gard to several counties, had some way
got into circulation; and the official or
authentic accounts since received, show
that these unfounded rumors we're in
every instance favorable 10 our adver-
saries and against the Wings. After
making the necessary corrections Of
former reports, and aiding the results
not heretofore received, il will be seen
by our tabular statement, given to-day.
that the Wings have carried TWENTY
ONE OF the Senatorial Electors. being
majority Of the hole number. and
thus have secured the election Of Q
Wing Senate Baltimore Patriot.