Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-08-18

-. ,a4 = lN'pI, agdiUSL tb,IC' WI lCOO, kHU"lHO d
-. =. DEMOCRATIC GAIN OF $40 votes. There
AR. - 10 he heard from twenty mine counties, which
:. = 1886 TO Van Buren,, 1880 votes and to White
IA and should there be no falling off, the Democrats
nh .,rry the State by 5000 majority. '-Alabama is
,..:.c,ly safe for Van Buren,.
ET,r,yos-This Young Lion Of the West, is stronger
49, go Tor the Democratic cause. The Wings brag-
"a :. FIRST. about their successes in two or three coun-
- I'M, the subsequent returns have come like a whirl-
,,a 10 sweep away all their calculations. Read the
.,I,uinr letter, which We received from Springfield,
yesterday morning, and the details from the Globe, in
-. ,-.cetsng columns. Illinois is safe for Mr.. Van
pr.s, Sv an increased majority:
TO THE EDITOR OF THE ENQUIRER.
ILLINOIS TRIUMPHANT!
"SrRNGrIsID, Illinois, August 6, 1910.
dear Sir: Our August election is Just over. Re-
ms rom a large part Of the State are now before
~. and have the pleasure to inform you, that the
D.noc-,cy have carried the State BY an unprecedent-
.tnaoIi,v We have gained 1000 votes in 33 coun.
>. az, Of :. since 1888. Enough returns have been
..,sIyei 10 render il certain that we have carried both
s.,,cbes Of the Legislature. Last year both Wing
Y,g see how Federalism burns on our prairies!
set down Illinois as certain for Van Buren, and
Jbpson in November.
? : The Abolitionists voted toa man against us"
M,.orRL-None but an infatuated Wing, could have
doubted the triumphant vote of this noble State, for the
REPUBLICAN, candidate. Why, the Abolition Federal
CANDIDATE will scarcely have a corporal's guard left to
ma. We lay before our readers, the details, which we
roay from the columns of the Globe.
In Indiana. Kentucky and North Carolina, (the two
:-ns- decidedly against us in the Presidential Election
q. l,&G. and the latter also against US in The Gnberna-
t.a. election Of that year. We have Just been beaten.
n Indiana. Inc majority for Gen. Harrison in 1886,
ras ..-0&--This year, we had to contend with various
arsylties and hurDbugs-and Gen. Howard, our can
cc4ss for the chair, was too infrm of health to 90 forth
.1G mee,them. Much unjust clamor was raised against
hn u regard to Internsl improvements; and the want
4: 4 Federal appropriation for the Cumberland road
ooe,.,eG seriously against our cause. According TO the
Was s.a:ements they have gained since 1870 about
lme votes. Our friends, however, are again armlng
II ne contest: and the Hoosiers are destined to wit
hess = desperate battle in the Fall.
KENTUCKY is still Joined to her idols. The Wings
..-.cv claim more than $4,000 majority-and as that
: somewhat; hard to beat, we cheerfully make over
H.a.gcsv to the coalesced powers Of Harrison, Web
ST. and Cl,v We part with her, without disappo,nt-
H-ai. INT we cannot say without regret. We promise
IT,. /. Nrgcr. taat II the daughter has degeneraied from
IT, nrac plys. he mother Will prove faithful to hers
II Hralucky has abandoned her resolutions, (penned
D, ,ns ,!us;rious J-tfrrson,O Virginia Will be found in
S,v-Hoe- mex, true to her resolutions of -.
NJyrH C,RoLGxA-has, in all p reliability, elected a
Wa Governor, as she did IN the summer of 1896
Tr Eastern section Of the Stale has done nobiy; but
=. W... has 'al'er-d and failed US. Yesterday mail
an:rs rhr- contest. Accounts from Raleigh of the
..A AMI Hin had left us some FAINT hopes of success;
,.pggh sc had been warned by the information We had
.-crrgnt from various quarters, that she would elect a
Wig Governor b. a strong force, on account of per.
soma aud local considerations; but that this election
Vts NJ ,e.t Of the Presidential contest: and that she
would carry the Van Buren, ticket in the Fab. A let
- from Raleigh Of the 18th states: seen. Saunders
:7ncs 1865 votes ahead of his Wing competitor IN
~haNAn>, Shrppard's, Stanly's, and Bynums Dis
,-c's, and tomorrow closes the elections throughout
n Sa'e, We Civ. to Saunders in addition 1900 in
C'nn-cs, 100 IN McKay's, and 500 in M~ontgomery's
ltasl Dstrct-mak,ng a grand total Of 5O66 with
"a.ch 20 comba, the heavy majori.ies that Morehead
mar receive in Rayner's, Deberry's, Graham's, Fish
sisand Wlllams's Districts"
Tie estimate made upon these Districts is not We
'5~t Indeed, adds the letter. there is great cause
''e'r hat We may lose Governor, Commons, and Sc
,Ge
E1gAor tram eRaieigh, oftAe I4h august.
"Nafun County has given Saunders $50 majority,
a'e'coming Norehead's majorities in Halifax, North
;nyt1n and Berthe by more than one hundred. So much
y Bynums District, always a debateable ground.
"Rtynors DI,trict.--Heavy majorities against US in
Camden and Hertiord--say 600 IN all. The contest
2%'o11hout the State closed yesterday. In this county
."4seI he result is a glorious victory to the Democra.
q We may indeed we'll say 50, when il is remem-
.tet that Raleigh is the Citadel of the Opposition,
'a@h - talents and its energies concentrated Tor the
tsiiarow Of the Democracy.
House of Commons.
M'>ae7, Dem, 1854 Gales, Wing, 1858
a.'agun, do. lIG3 Haywood, do. l0l7
Aot, 60. ll49 Harris, do. 9Ss
N~a'aae-, Dem, 5l1 Warren, WING, 465
For Governor.
Sanders. 1l57 Morehead. 1890
letter from Raleigh of the 18th, states, that the re-
"'as received that day from Fishers District, 'put an
s'.a.u saet upon all our hopes. Fishers District
g7-' Morehead 5000 majority over Saunders, and
ae.'raizes ali the m~ajoritIes giren or 10 be queen to him,
h.ae East. Deberry 5, Graham's and Willlams's Dis
@c.s, sll o: erwhelm Corners, and Morehead will be-
'"I al question, be elected Governor by a decided
,mm,orty, and both branches of the Legislature be
Wa
Bot ! our Republican Brethren be beaten, they will
"' 'iag beaten. They will rouse themselves, and from
:" t.afteFs Will rush to the rescue. They are now, as
Ss"e'e al our Spring Election, inundated by the Hum
~, and devices of the Wings. They will now meet
%-M and ~oissIpate them by the light OF truth, the
re o. e!oGuence, and the power of the Press. What!
:" lhe Old North State abandon the principles OF her
'!.a@rs--the principles of her own Immortal Macon
-" 'h'ow herself INTO the arms ofthe Federal Abolition
,rr'4lG4te-the pro,ege of Webster, and the ally OF Clay:
-" she abandon all her State Rights doctrines, and
'tt?Po't a Candidate, who will be like clay in the hands
= "e potteE-with Federal Webster as his Secre-
=! Of State. Can her shareholders be guilty of the
s svs lngratitude towards Martin Van Buren,
"m' says one of her most intelligent sons,)
:" oe the moral effect Of this abandonment by The
INN Of their best and frmest friend 1t must
- WI! l'sgust the Northern Democracy, and the
sequences cannot but be deleterious' to her
.-s'' interests. Who has stood by the South during
cent contest: Who has pledged himself to veto
"; on, Which may touch the subject OF slavery
,- -."n Van Buren,, trumpet .tongued, upon the house
cn n lie has on every occasion given the most IN
taa,nra pledges to support the Constitution; willis.
HARRISON has played the mute; refused to give
=. y, public pledges for the public eye; and in his Pri-
~ correspondence, has given different indications to
=, .,''th and the South, Mr.. Van Buren, has had the
-. yr,, courage to come out openly, and defy the North
- A'o'tonlsts, but Gen. Harrison has concealed his
, II.'As Tor lear Of offending some portion OF his friends.
r ~ 100 al their friends. Judge them by the comPa-
'aeE keep. Whose votes have enabled the South.
= : Ieh 10 defeat the petitions of the Abol'ton'sis'-
S.. tends Of Mr.. Van Buren, in the non -slaveholding
And whose friends have supported these petit
J., Every friend Of the Abolition candidate in those
n WITH the exception Of Profit of Indiana
"sr 'tvuts hava tn ctnnG hy ne in their State Ie-