Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-05-30

1IbH NV Ib OF ~ e""'o'"J ~ eDN'N"'''' 'sS'
fcr The purpose Of nominating candidatc'
| for President and Vicc President Of M'
/ United States.
II JUNE TOWN MEETING.
\ The annual Town Meeting for the
choice OF Town Officers, and the trans
action of other municipal business, viii
be held in this town on Tuesday next.
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VIRGINIA ELEcrIoN.-The election
for members of Congress and Of the
State Legislature, took place in Vir-
ginia on Thursday last. Though the
returns are not so favorable as we could
have wished, still We cannot but think
the Old Dominion" will come "ri ght
side up" in due season. The New
York Commercial Advertiser of Tues
day, Notwithstanding the untavorablc
news, is inclined to the opinion that our
position in regard to the Congressional
represent alton from that State, will be
no worse than in the last Congress-
Let us sec (says the Commercially
how we then stood. In the first place
there were but nine of the twenty-onc
members from that state, who were not
in full and perfect harmony with the
administration. Only four Of these
were sound Wings, viz -
Charles Fcnton Mercer,
Henry A. Wise, wI1Icc
John Talialoro, and
Joha Robinson,
The residue of the nine arc classified
thus:
Hopkins, ; CONSERVATIVES.
Garland, ~ - : '
II. Nj. II. Hunter, } Sub Treasury and
Francis Mallory, : Calhoun Wings.
Mallory, as we stated yesterday,
published an address to his constituents,
declaring himsolfa Sub-Trcasury man,
but ready to vote otherwisc'if thus in
structcd. Fie upon such Wings say
VIC!
The last Of the nine was James NJ.
Mason, against the Sub-Trcasury
scheme, but in favor Of Mr.. Van Bu-
rcn's reelection.
Thus it will be perceived that tho
Wings proper had but four members,
to he depended on, from Virginia
L Now let us look at present results, as
far as they have been asccraincd.
n MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ELECTED.
Henry "A. Wise,
Joel Holloman, V. b. gain,
i Francis f. Rivcs,
|, John NJ. Bolts,
Charles +. Mercer,
John w. Jones,
John r. Hill, Wing gain,
JAMES GARLAND, Conservative,
Linn Banks,
George c. Dromgoole,
William Lucas.
Those in italics are Wings. Mcssrs.
l1olloman, Bolts, Hill and Lucas arc
now members. Bolts is elected in the
place Of Robinson, who declined a re-
election-both Wings. Holloman su-
percedes Mallory, Wing Of uncertain
politics. Hill supcrcedcs Baldwin, II
thorough Loco-loco, and Lucas super
cedes Mason, questionable Conscr-
vativc.
Il The result Of the contest in the l0tl
/ District between Scott and Hunter, ant
in the 9th District between Taliiacrr6
and Grayson, is as yet unknown.
\ The result, therefore, as far as known
is, the election of four Wings, and one
1 staunch Conservative, and six Van Bu-
rem members.
Il Garland is an avowcd opponent o'
the sub-Trcasury scheme, aud was op.
| posed to WIN. L. Gordon, V. B. His
success will be more grievous to the
Van Burcnites, than il he were az
original Wing, "dycd in the wool. "
\ The last Senate, 10 Wings and II
Van Buren mer; the last House, n
II Wings and 81 Van Buren, men ant
II Conservatives.
| The Senate consists of 80 members
who hold office for four years. OF tho
nine places to be filed this year, three
were occupied last year by Wings an'
six by Van Burcn men. One OF tho
three Wing places, viz: that of Hen
rico district, vacated by the resignation
Of Il. IIarvin, has been filed by tho
election Of James Lyons, Wing. DIR
Charles Cocko, Wbig, there is reason
to believe, il elected in the Albcmarl'
district, aud Mr.. Thornton, Wing, IL
| Spottsylyania district. Both these dis
tricts were represented in the Senate
| by Van Buren mon.
| The Wings have thus gained two
Senators, which will reduce the admin
i'iraiion majority in that body to two
They have lost six members of the
House of Delegates, and gained two
.lneit los, four