The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-05-15
VIRGINIA ELECTIONS.

VIRGINIA ELECTIONS.
The Richmond Wing Of Saturday puts
e,,b the Wing estimate of the results Of the
.,oroachng elections in that State. upon the
hes, Information within reach. The editor
thinks there will be no material variation from
h;s conclusions. We learn also from highly
respectable authority in Virginia that the cal
citations are well founded.
OF the House Of Delegates, composed of
a, members, it is estimated that 76 will be
Vigil Conservatives doubtful, and
the rest Locofocos.
Orhs Senate, consisting Of 30 members,
e;cht only are to be chosen. !" In the last
senate there we're bu: ten Wings. In the
nov, there will be II certainly, and probably
"A or l4-enough, with the Conservative
strength, to put hook in the nose Of the Lee
yi,han of that benighted body, and on joint
ballot to sweep the decks"
"Congress-2l Members.
"Mercer and Wise have opposition Besides
these The Wings will cleo. Taliaferro in the Northern
Neck Hunter in the Caroline District. Bolts in the
Richmond Mallory in the Norfolk, Hill in the Buck
jayhaln Goygn in the Bedford, Barton IN the Frede-
rex and HAMMOND in the Monongalia District. Cam
den has chance to beat his competitors IN the
Harrison District, and Wlcher to beat Coles ~ that Of
Putsylyania Psgram III the Southampton District,
GhoIson in the Brunswick Moore in the Rockbrdge,
Wethered the Greenbrier. and Slaughter 10 the Gull
pepper, have fair chances Of success.
Hopkins aud Garland will certainly be elected ny
the pint vote Of Wings and Conservatives. Green b.
Samu, and John w. Jones, both sink or SWIM DIS
stft.a, Tho
Shenandoah aud Chesterfield Districts. We have fill
faith in ylrgina's returning majority 81 Opposition
members"
But the Enquirer thinks We were mistaken
in atribu,ing misgiving. to its editor as to the
results of the present elections in his antici-
pations Of success "next year." 1--WE give
all doubts to the Winds he says: 1--WE appre-
bend they will nevertheless By back into his
E,ce) and brags higher than ever to comPen-
safe for the sin Of his first unbelief He even
prctends that sink or swimism" will sweep
the States Of Tennessee, Indiana and Missls-
sippi! A letter from the West to the same
effect has been exploded in our cars here
This is all sheer NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
designed for effect upon the Virginia elections.
II will not do. The people will not rake Sub
treasurysm andblack broth-they will not
sustain the associates and friends Of pecula-
tors and defaulters they will down with
Fanny Wrghtism, infdelity and the aristocra-
cy of Loco-focoism. They want to see mo-
ney plenty, business brisk again, and ready
sale for their produce. Hence they will not
sustain men whose only business is avowedly
to take care Of themselves, and in doing so
make war upon commerce, credit, manufac-
lures, vested rights. legal guarantees, the judi
ciary, and derange and enbarrass the whole
fiscal and business concerns of the country,
producing stagnaton, poverty and distress
No, they will down with the Moloch of party
selfshness Down with the plunderers of
the peoples money! Down with the authors
Of the calamities of 1887! Down with inf.
deity, oiso5edence, and the graspiny spirit of
agrarianism! Down with these encroach-
ments of official prerosative upon the elective
right Down Nth the scoffers Of the peo-
pie, and the defiers Of their majesty These
are the words. The people ARE UP ! They
are in arms, and ready to march against Van
Buren, and his infdel plundeting host. The
opposition Of Tennessee were never better
marshaed-they were never more confident,
and justly, Of complete success. Indiana will
rally in the same spirit. What can she ex-
pect OF this administration? 1t has no sym.
pa'hy with any interest Of hers. She has re-
celved from it a stone, when she has asked
bread. Was not her favorite Cumberland
noao biil defeated at the last session by the
votes OF the Loco-focos! Why should there
De the slightest hope for the administration in
mississippi! What has she TO gain from such
mlserably imbecile and vicious administration
ct public affairs as has cursed the country, cs.
pecr'|ly, for the last two years! Will the ex-
cuSNc hard money Sub-treasury system buy
her cotton! VIII il help her any, if the admi-
n'stra''oa shall succeed in abolishing all Gre
a''S, all confidence between man and man
poes she desire TO extend the :. loose moraIi-
Of the Bcyd's and Harfis's within her bor-
0ef'! VIII she not have banks and courts,
''0"o ana convenient currency, fence around
"'' 'lan'a''"ns, security in legal rights and a
punishment Tor robberyl Does she desire to
encourage the corrupt speculations Of Loco
loco federal officers in her land, No. There
Is no 'nd'cement whatever for Mssissippi to
counsenance oco-focoiam-she will M, ,lo;,
II she enlertans proper regard for her in
tereSe ana the welfare o! the Union, as we pre-
sumo she does. The Enquirer may publish
It's VACCINATIONS to the marines"-we have
no faith in them.
The New Orleans Bee of the 9th inst.
says thai Mai Gen. Macomb and Gen WOO.