Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-08-28
THE ELECTIONS.
MISSOURI,
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SO. Louis Argus, august l3, 1893.
"Hell, tue battle has been fought in Missouri and tin
enemies OF Benton and Democracy have been vanquish
ed MIR. Websters visit las, succcrdsd b,
90 organization OF the Federal forces lhroug ,r
that inspired confidence in their ranks and cmb"ldsne
'en 10 presume upon their capacity 10 deceive The PEG
PIE Their presses greatly oulnunbcripg those thu
Democratic side true to their instructions, lcemcd viii
every species OF misrepresentation, and circusung
tenslVcly IN portions of the country where their FALSE
statements could not he met and exposed, they cxetet
an influence highly injurious 10 the Of Demo
cracy Dnt II was not the Federal press in Missaur
only mat cent forth these grossly deceptive and scana
lous publications The Federal presses of The Eas, anc
the Federal members Of Congress, made common cause
WIN our opponents, and while tic former printed
Mr. Webster and his associates frunked wagon loads oil
such miserable trash as Bonds speech, which
pY each successive mail 10 every portion of the Snle
hcse were readily circulated by the horde of Federal
fosmas'ers, many Of whom were actively engaged in
the service of the Opposition, that the people often
as lhey visited The post Offices, had Bonds speech aud
other kindred productions forced upon them The
try thus flooded with federal lies at the time that
Mcssrs Allen and Wilson set out 10 make their stump
speeches IN support OF oil that the people had read from
Bona and other hired minions Of the Bank For three
months these gentlemen in the absence of their
pe'ors who were attending to their duties in Goa.
gTess traVersed the State making distress and panic
speeches and promising in the event Of their election,
such an improvement in the national Legislature, as
could not !ei 10 produce lasting and important bene.
his. They even far 10 advocate the Gradua-
lion and ffe-empon bills, measures 20 which, Mr. Al.
len al least, Is known TO have been opposed Yet with
the aid oil oil their miserable attempts 10 aiSy The
sures and principles OF the Administration the Demo
cracy Of Missouri has trumphed gluruusIy, and
the concentrated forces Of Federalism, led by cb
s,er and the Bank overthrown and discontinued -
Thousands upon housa nds OF dollars have been e1pend
ed in purchasing votes but il has been only drop in
the ocean. The ycomqnry of the State despising the
proitecd bride, rema,rue 10 their principiestrue 10
Benton. and as they have always been unpurchased and
unpnrchasab!e Our victory, while it spreads dismuy
and CONSERVATION into the ranks Of The enemy, will
rejoice and gladden. the hearts of our Republican bre.
then throughout the Unon-to all Of whom we send
the glad iidings of Mssours adherence to BENTON
and DEMOCRACY"
The Argus Of the 18th gives additional returns, and
then sums up by saying, that From all the returns
ceved. Miller and Harrison are more than TWO
THOUSAND ahead their ma ority in the State cannot
fall short Of four thousand perhaps FIVE! And hi, not.
withdrawing they were absent from the State while their
opponents were traversing ii for months from Dan 10
Beersheba! Truly it is most unprecedented triumph
Of THE PEOPLE THE BANK
The last Argus (l B exhibits returns from 50 cnun.
ties which give in the n. Of r. Al Democrats and 81
"hgs-and in the Senate, IL Democrats and - Wings
Twenty counties to be heard from The 81. Louis Re
publican wv OF the 10Th admits that Messrs Harrison
and Miller reelected to Congress hy considerable
msjnry--and that the Legislature will contain maIo
rity OF Republicans. II claims for the Wings in jrni
baio, 50 55 membes-and adds that, $50 far heard
from they count forty in the House and thirteen in the
Senatsand that in The last Legislature, the Wings had
nineteen members Of the House. and four in the Senate
ILLINOIS.
The Democrats have carried the State. According 10
the best returns Catln has beat Edwards (Whig) as
Governor, and Anderson ". has beat Davidson for
Licutenan, Governor. Reynolds ". b is elected 10
Congress by handsome majority, and Casey re elect,
ed. The I'd Congressional District is very large one,
covering 30 countesof which, returns have been re-
crived in whole in part from all but Calhoun. DrKalb,
Whitesides and rnquos counties One OF the WING pa
pe.s states the returns far to be for Stuart wv l200
Douglass (Dem) 1857 but the majority in Kane is
put down al only no. when another return makes 40
Making this correction Douglass has II lS7-ben R
present majority Of l77.-The Albany Argus publishes
letter from Chicago, which says returns had been
ceved from all the counties but and that Douglass was
then 800 ahead and tha, the counties tn in would
increase his majority. Time will test this matter The
Wings may no, ye. have given up the Legislature.
INDIANA.
The indianapolis Democrat gives the return OF the
members 10 the Legislature, but not their politics The
Journal "a Wing paper) states the result as follows
THE counties be heard from have probably elected
three Wings and sir Van Buren, 10 the House, and
Wing t" the Senste lflhey have parties will stand
in he ne ri LEGISLATURE