Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-08-27
From The Nashville Union }

Tiny coy1ssr "a ovER-The contest is overload
Republicsnism is triumphant in Tennessee. Every
inch Of ground has been contested.whe all me pow
ers of the State Government and OF actous partiSan
ship have been brought 10 bea. against US Undue IN
uences exiraneous and extraordinary in their nature
and tendency have been working directly and indrer
IT. openly and coverlly. against The FREE POWER or
TIE PEoME But, nevertheless, tie popular Will has
,riu1phsd and the friends Of good government are re.
ioiced overmuch
The con,es, is Overland Tennesseeans have shown
10 the world intelligent, deep thinking,
and vr,uous people They have shown then utter ab
hurrnce Of the poor clap traps with which the Journals
OF Federalism have .esmod 1ilrJ hd'r polhtta WIN
Indignant scon The haTO about Van Buren and
his odious administration" tthe spells party" "the
sposmen and such common Catch words often used
BY desperate factions for effect lhey have returned
with warm hearts and willing hands 10 their first love
They have proclaimed their determination 10 adhere 10
The PRINCIPLES Of political rights and duties which Their
patriotic fathers have left guides 10 posteriiy-and
have declared with IN "utlerance too tn9 and DIS
tinct 10 be misunderstood lhat reoeraiisn Gha naFe
no resting place in Tennessee
The comics, lie overland dishonest Federal Leaders,
who can ansin their political positions only By deceiV
inc men who better than themselves, are sad lhey
have resored every expeGient within The range o.
possibility 10 maintain themselves; but they defeat
ed Our Senators in ConPress-men in whose hands Is
the highest power Of the Government, the power even
Of mpeeching the President himsef-haVe descended
from their elevated seats end actively taken part IN the
struggle against They have resored TO means, too
Of which any common citizen should De ashamed But
they defealed-and great theH chastin and NOR
t6cation
The contest is over And Tennessee has placed at
the head Of her Government man who has few if any
superiors in the country We are confident that james
K Polk, of whom every American citizen may well te
proud will administer the government OF this State Ia
manner highly acceptable 10 all his friends and to a
majority Of his political enemies He has been called
TO the Executive Chair upon one oil the most brilliant
rumphs of principle that ever took place in the county,
The contest is over. We have q handsome mo]orlty
in leo before q
majority against us. We have six Representatives In
Congress- where we before had only three Indeed our
triumph is complete.
ELEcTIox Rr7uRSs The late election returns came
in good and fast, tina, hod not lime OF room 10
give details. We commence to-day giving PARTICULARS
and shall continue to give them as fast as they come to
hand
Some Of the Federal papers tryngto console their
friends for their defeat in the late elections by saying
7aey uH get hare members enopgh in tie He1t Congress
for all useful purposes We think with them for once;
for we believe they will be in a minority They will
probably have Just enough members 10 convince the
Governors Of New jersey and illinois how useless is
give certificates Of election TO members OF Congress
who received minority Of the votes Of The people,
We shall publish, in day or two, table Of all The
Congressional elections that huve taken place. which
will show bow we arrive at our conclusion Gtobe
The Quincy Argus states that ''the returns in The
Secret my Of States office show that Mr. Douglass has
clear ma ori,y Of votes including all Mistakes and
eight hundred majority leaving out all mistakes So
SAYS one who has examined them Mr.. Stuart, Of Ger.
tifetat" memory, had better stay at home
Illinois paper.
CHARLES FISHER We class Mr.. Fisher among the
Republican members from this State because po
cal opponents have only opposed his election but
because the Western Caronian, the only district avora
BILE 10 Mr. F.s election seis him Town The candidate
Of the Republican party in that district
North Carolinian.
The BASxs-The New York Wing has The following
short remark, or summary of duties, in regard 10 the
Banks which the Globe endorses. Speaking of the
banks the Wing says-"They have only to pursue
a steady course-sustain the mercantile and working
classes of The community-refuse longer TO Uphold the
drones- shun the spectators and monoposIs-and all
will be we'll"
The Globe approves of this advice 10 The moneyed in
situations Of the country, and says it can add nothing
thereto except tina. "hey should never again lend them.
selves political tools in the hands of paEans nor