Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-06-04
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For Congress.
q w. Hopkins.

3d4 majority iot lloPans
RUSSELL Del.
"I.Lanor May 81. In compliance with yopr request,
| send you the returns Of Russell county elections lot
Congress and House Of Delegates, viz:
For Hon.e IF Delegates
n ID Smith, CONSERVATIVE, late Delegate so
q. w. Cowan, administration -
H. D. Smiths majority 1!
For Congress.
G W. Hopkins, CONSERVATIVE itl
John Is. George, ADMINISTRATOR lol
pENDLEroNYp i' Del. "''''''
Tire cheers for Democratic Ptndi.i9n'
"Frankn May IS The following is thefesult Of cE'
election, all the precincts heard from:
For Congress.
G. D samuels (Dem) 3 40
ID. Steele A3
bajuiiy for Samuels l22
For House of Deirgatcs.
Col. II Ilner (Sub-Treasury Dem) go
Jones (Whig) 23o
Hiners majnrity 137
For a new county 26-aeanst il 2OG.
"The result Of this election is thorough compiler
and overwhelming defeat of Federalism and "hlggeH'
Mr. Jones, The Wing candidate for the n. oi D1!r
gates, whom you may perhaps recoect rs me geh'm1"
who al the session Of IS345 so hagrantly violated '
posture uren instructions Of an overwhelming m","y
constantly struggling for seat in the House OF pre,
gates Previous 10 the late election, he pernmbuIsIea
The whole country, mplorng, begging, and Praying
votes He abused the Administration, denounced '"s
Treasury and promised that il elected. he woua
aid in getting money appropriated from the Treasury
make roads in every direction through the county, ',s
have all the children educated at public expense "a
sddon 10 all this il is believed that the agitation e
question of county was goIen up by him on0 W.
friends With the hope Of aiding him. All however has
fsiIed His competitor, Col Hiuer, remained quietly
home, in The discharge of his private and domestic GU
ties until the election, when he appeared at the loa
house, and in addressing the people avowed his prefer
ence for The Sub Treasury system and in favor sso
sudieious system of public improvements comGensu'
rate with the ability Of the State.
'.Of the two gentlemen, Who candidates lori
gress, Mr. Sumues was the candid and avowed adveSS
Of The Sub Treasury and opposed to any Bank oil hs y
s. On the other hand Mir. Steele, who has here'o'Do
acted with the Democratic party, had, it is said @sn
announced as the Hhig candidate, and was believed
entertain the opinion that Congress had The consHsa
,ional power 10 charter Bank of The U s. on ~" n
rock his bark has split, PendIeon county has gone m'
triumphsnlly for the Administration, and Whigh'as
forever Frustrated. Your neighbors Of the K wing "
set down this of the doubtful countless and p"
phPsied that the 'od, well tried Wing, Thomas '"n..
Esq had fair prospect Of being elected lhey "'%
now alter their figures and put this county ~ the nO
rank Of the Democratic phaanx OF the TENN Leg''"'
WARREN COUNTY. .,
"FRosr ROYAL, May u.
g" hasten to send you the return Of the ware"
Clarke election. The candidate for these Two cou Sh
wss Nathaniel Burweil Administration and strong
Treasury man He elected without opposl,11o:,n
dida,es for the Senate Colonel Carson and
Carson majority of upwards Of lO0;-tor Loi,bs
Green Samuels and Steele-Samueis elec'eu
Congressional District by large majority co,sr..
"Lucas has beat Barton in the FREDERICK oo" On.
siona District BY majority of votes TINS "o oeec,
Of the most warmly contested elections Una. slh
red in that district. The Wings and ConserVatss ,ou
their united efforts, marshalled every vote my
end in their favor"
HENRY-1 DEL r,,p %
"Hordsuiilc, May 24.-Our Opposition can CAM, Admr
Yesterday, in his efforts to 6x upon the PreseH'