Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-11-25
THE FALL ELECTIONS.

TIE FALL ELECTIONS.
The Aunmnal l., ctlons all over. and tie re
suit, with ie. but bright exceptions, decidedly iay9r
Die 10 adycrsarc These results readers III beat
US witness, what we anticipated many weeks aLp; and
We are not Therefore disappointed in them They in
the natural order o things, and might have been predict
ed by attentive observer Of the SUNS of the times with
much certainty an eclipse in the Heavens may b.
calculated by who Is skilled in astronomy. 50 ar
from It's being marvel that the WINGS have sulitr,
all the late elections 10 b. by Their opp nents the
wonder would have been had the event If these elections
been other tlIanit IS.
II IS needless here to bring in review the political Incl
dents ol lie last seven eight months, which hayt
brought about this state Of things Our readers are sn
cienty familiar with them. The death Of the lamenec
II >Rsso6, though 1t rather dshearened Of thos,
"hobad been drawn to the Wing standard Try their per
5onal preference for him. could have discouraged The
h9 parts to lcadto its defeat, had his dealt
been followed by the dissenson between Congress and
the Executive Which came to head at the close Of the
lae Extra Session o Congress, Just IN time 10 shed lis
disastrous influence upon the pending elections The eN
traya9an JOY OF the Iocooco party, upon the disclosure
Of that discard the significant and prophetic symptom
OF the series Of which has since attended the
W hig party at the polls
rs, the Wing party ias-to use a figure borrowed
from the 1uff-been dis'anccd by an antagonist whom
less than year ago. the National Course it had bart
IN with the greatest The thing has happened
on the Turf before now, To the nobles animals Ii sbat
few days ago, indeed, since Boston, the neetest horse
o his day, was actually = distanccdo ON the Camden
Course by competitor who would few weeks before
have been no match for him. Bosioa'S being beaer-if
good Judges 10 be bclievcd-and the defeat Of the
Wing party TO be accounted for precisely the same
principle, hchgh mettled racer taskcd severe
". lie I'D done his best, had been successful and
iuoied for respite from labor. Disappointed in this
Just expectation his temper sourcd. II not that
Boston could not easily have done at Camden what he
had recently before accomplished elsewhere: but his
rpNOtpI q IN
inc overWorked and he refused 10 So. too. the de
feat OF the Wing party IN the late elections attributable
not plts want OF power nor even To any considerable
ductlnn Of lis actual below its former strength but lis
loss o temper, aud consequent indifference
defeat.
Let not our friends droop however. our adycrsares
eNult. upon the occasion OF results which, properly con
sdered, afford ground Tor dtspoudcncy the side
or IIba,lon on the other nder the influence Of the
same cass could not but have happened sooner or la
ter, what has come 10 pass and is surely much
ansneouS 10 the continued success OF the principles
which runphcd at the last National Election thai il
should have happened thus early than that il should have
been postponed I'LL the next year when more important
elections are Ia be held, upon which disgust and apathy
such AS has been lately eyinced by the Wing party
would have cNcrted an influence fatal 10 its future as
reHdancy
That influence has spent lis force np'n the Wing
2mlanN with noWorsc effect than wayerng ns ranks,
which Indicates surprise and some want OF confidence,
along with vcXed spirit. rather than any change of
mnd or want OF resolution. The dction is 10 come
That 1t "W come, we have entire confidence. With
means of information surpassed by few satisfied
that the great mass of the Wings in all parts OF the
country mistaken and unchanged by any thing that has
happened, will rally to the rescue, and, when the sig
nal given for the elections OF the year. bear them
selves calamity, and sustain their oorlousy.
as when. Just year AGO, they proved 10 their oppo
ncnt that the strength theirs. and that the Will
~ was wanting 10 insure them the victory.
National LlteiFgmcer.
REVIEW OF ELECJIONS.-The result Of the
elections this year various States different from
those ofSlO that great deal of curiosity is excited to
know the causes OF such remarkable chances The New
DIRK journal OF Commerce has prepared brief tabular
statement exhibiting the variation in the of eleven
States as they cast at the Presidential election last
and at the elections this year respectively. The
States are Tennessee, Alabama, Illinois, Maine Vermont
Prnnsy lyania. Mary Georgia New jersey, Ohio,
and Massachusetts.
In every Of these States the Wing vote as compar
ed with that OF last year has diminished; in five of the
eleven the opposition vote has increased The aggregate
dmlnnton Of the Wing vote below the vote AT the
Presidential election is II l the aggregate Opposition
loss rs compared with the standard is 80. 400. The
nett Wing loss therefore the Opposition loss is
l06,023.
In Maryland the Wing loss is 5.l0s the Opposition
vote docs not vary much from thai OF last November The
Wing vote in Massachusetts this year about 10000
less than 1t IN November last while the Opposition
vote Is adottt the same.
The State of New York is included in the state
mcn given above. all the official returns were not in
Judging however from such as had been received
the opposition vote is OOO less than at the Pres-
dental election and the Nhig vote is about 1000 less
In other words the Wing vote in that State has fallen off
about $1,000 more than the opposition vote.
These facts are important since they 90 TO establish
the conviction that the disasters of the hgs at the
cent elections not to be ascrbed to any positive IN
crease OF strength ON the other side, much to ap
atly and indifference of the Wings themselves. From
what causes this apathy and indifference have sprung let
intelligent men Judge Balt Inner
New ORLEANS. Nov. 10
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