Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-06-29

hing that the Richmond Wing tells them, and, Of
course, consider he State as certainly their own.
Butihe more intelligent Of her party know better.
Some OF them are 50 candid as to acknowledge
The result Of The recent election IS a virtual defeat
Of Their party. The y. o. Peayune, decided
Wig paper, though not devoted to politics. says
1--WE have examined with some care the returns
Of the late election in the "0d Dominion" and
we see in them bet few causes for congraiulatIng
the Wig party. The administration party IS as
suredy the most powerful in that Stale, aud be-
,ond qaestion will maintain IFS supremacy. An
aggregate Of the vote recently taken will show
gain IN favor Of the Administration party, upon
tue vote given to Mr. Van Buren, in 1896.
This is a candid and honest admission, from
an intelligent wing. The following is from the
Cincinnati Repub. lol the / 9th instl ne" born
Wing, aud bitter opponent Of the administration
Virginia Eiection---0ur wing friends aIe
Growing most Justify over the late election returns
from the Old Dominion, but we do not believe
they are yet out Of the woods.
As We remarked, three or four days since,
meeting Of the Assembly alone can determine
the result as far as the election OF an U. States
Senator is concerned. At all events, 1t seems
certain that we shall lose the services OF Mr. kyes'
We deem his rejection no longer matter OF
doubt.
but where is this great Wing Victory, about
which so much hue and cry is made To at
tempt to find the shadow Of il would be like
e.. lie -, thn
most sangnine wing papers do not pretend to de-
ny that they have lost ground in the State. II is
TOO eridsnt a fact 10 be disguised. We scorn
this manner of feeding the most outrageous hopes
of the wing party-that party has lost ground and
will continue to lose 80 long as they remain in
their present position, and the conviction may as
well gain strength at first as last The building
of air castles may be very pretty amusement,
but II Is by no means profitable"
All strictly true The whig party have lost
ground, and will continue to lose so long as they
remain in their present position" that is 50 long
as they support Mr.. Clay and National Bank.
We have no fears about Virginia. lie, The issue
be, as il ultimately must, between Henry Clay,
federal, latitudinous consructlonist and Martin
Van Buren,, State rights republican, and the de-
mocrats will carry tho State, as the Richmond
Enquirer confidently asserts, by 10000 votes.
We don't doubt it.
Democratic Triumph in Horida.--Mr Down
ing (democrar is elected delegate to Congress
from Florida by large majority over his compel
i,or, MIR Baltrell twhigl. Florida will come into
the Union a full democratic State, and will swell
Mr. Van Buren's majority IN 1910, should she
be admitted at the next session OF Congress.
Southern Literary Messenger june
number has come to hand. 1t possesses more
than ordinary interest. We have noted several
articles in il for publication in our columns. The
Messenger is extensively circulated throughout
the South. Its high reputation as literary jour
nal is too well established to need newspaper puff
ing to recommend it to the patronage Of the COM
muny.
ALABAMA ELEcTioN.--The wings in our sis
ter State are desperately put to ii to get candi-
date for Governor. There is now but little more
than month be fore the electioni and yet they
have no man on the field. The truth is, their
case is desperate one in Alabama, and they
know it. We should not be surprised if they
were beaten in every Congressional district in the
State. In fact, we have good reason to believe
that they will be. Judge Hopkins, an honest and
talented lederast, has been urged to run for Co
vernon, but the Judge knows that it is a hopeless
case, and he very prudently declines the canvass.
The last Montgomery Advertiser says; oar
thur f. Hopkins has declined running (or Cover
nor. The wings in the present contest may as well
give up. Their best men will not run, and their
poor ones are not worth running. Gov. Bagby
will probably be reelected without opposition"
We learn from the best sources, that the chanc.
es are decidedly in favor Of the Democrats in the
Mobile and Tuscaloosa districts, whore alone
there is any opposition on the part of the wings.
The State and Congressional elections take place
the first Monday in August next.
Rain at ldst!-We had an abundant shower
last Tuesday, which has gladdened the hearts of
the husbandmen. They have now a certain pros
pect OF reaplng rich harvest. The corn crop,
it is thought, will be very full one, and the cot
ton, we are assured, was never more promising.
Hcrndndo Free Press and State Rights De.
mocrdt.-We have received the first number of
democratic paper under the above title, Just start.
ed at fernando, De Soto county, under the aus
Pces of Col. +. Labauve as Editor, and Mr. ].
NJ. Lacey, as publisher. 1t is very neat sheet
of the ordinary size of village newspapers. Its
selected matter exhibits much taste and ;udc.