Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-11-15
From tie N. 7 Ertning Post, Mop ID

From the N Ertnlng POS WOO. ~
The returns of our State elections which have come
in since Saturday morning, make it pretty certain that
although the strength ofhe Democratic party mas great
" increased within The year, The Wings have ooia'heo
a small majority in both branches OF the legislature
The third Senatorial district VIII probably return TWO
Who's and one Democrat. General Roots election MS
own friends seem consider as lost We do not mean,
however to concede the two Wings absolutely
until we obtain the official reiurns.
In The House Of Assembly The respective proportions
of The two parties will probably stand thus 6z Demo
Gratis 10 &C Hhiae There will be sufficient Wing
majority both houses 10 pass any measure and 10 as
place any officehoIder. We shall see air Tal!mudge
re elected the Senate shall see general remoVai
made n the Stale officers no ure not Wings and heir
places filled by adherents OF The victorious party IN
short shall see speedy division of what are techn-
caily called the spos
Well we shall have gained nj least this advantage.
that our own party will have the less TO differ about and
we shall be able 10 pursue the dissemination end recon-
nendalon Of The sautary and enevotnt principles we
profess with less obstruction from The lukewarmness or
counipraclion Of men in Office The enemy VIII strike
this clog from the limbs OF the l!emocracy' anu VIII
leave il the trrer and stronger. We shall then ADDRESS
ourselves to che work Of carrying The Stale IN The ffesi'
Genital election of lSa0 and shall carry most assured
w. We much question whether the aggregate maoriies
OF The several counties will not even now snow at me
Democratic parIv largest the Stale 80 lar as un'
h,nc returns have been received and they nave been
received from ahoai half the couns IN The STATE ihey
show aggregate ma ofy Of about tour thousand Tor
the DrmoCtaIic party
ELEc1loS RG1uKSS.--The rciu-ns received from The
cuuu,fv s.nce last paper "as published. leave II"
doubt as 10 The political character oi he State HE
Wings have secured predgmnnrce III both branches
Of the Legislature. Their majority IN either House
however, VIII he snai H2t than five lnthe Senale
and tour 10 The House OF Assembly This IS Demo.
cratic gain sGce last ni eighteen members OF the
Assembly and loss Of three members IN The Senate
II is made probable also hy the returns that We have
thus received which however, only estimates,
that there hns been great Democratic increase IN the
popular mn nri,s As soon The accurate result Is
known, We shall prepare comparative table ni Tue
state q! the popular IN The wear i-3s, and 1851
THE SENATE.
There were this wear ten Senators he chosen.
cesy Tor The election Of wo persons more than The usual
yearly number, having been occas!oned by The death
and resignation Of Two members, whose term OF service
had set expired la the first, second and fifth dis
ucts the Democratic candidates are elected In the
fourth. seventh and eighth districts the hg Senators
ore undoubtedly chosen, that uncertainty only per
tsIns 10 the result the third and sixth districts he
probability, at the last odvces, was iut two OF The Whg
and one of the Democrat candidates OF the third DIS
ct had been elected The follow ing The state OF The
vote as neur as be learned al tins time IL Is made
Up from The returns for The highest Candidates on lie
tickets