Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-08-04
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE

The smoke and dust Of our election having cleared a
way we can now calmly view the result, which has es
cited such frantic demonstrations on The part OF The 10
Gus perfectly unexpected tu Them was even the par
t,si and barren victory Which they have obtained.
The Iculco candidate Mr.. AIoulon chosen Gov
efnlnent By majority of sbout 800 votes
The Senate CONSISTS Of Il members, chosen for i1ui
years; one.haf every Two years The late SENATE
vas f,ocolsco Ia this election We have LOST
one moner and gained Two, aud tie senaie IS cOfse-
ouenily charged, and Btauds w higs ~ : iocos
The House consists Of ~ members. Of which The
" hlgs have elected thirty our and the Locos 20 lea
slng Wing MAJORITY u = and On joint ballot y mus
securing United States Wing senator for SIX years.
to,Rrea-The three present members are all nc
elected, 2 Wings and aat-Nhg. In tins district no
serious opposition 10 Mr. White: IN the second disic'
Dawson H. r is reelected by MAJORITY less than one
half that Mr. Muuton recevcd IN the third district,
where the Loco Governor has majority o l,Zoo, af.
Moore (Whip) is reelected 10 Congress by MAJORITY
o -; but have not yet seen the details o the Con
gress ticket; ihe canvass and opposition to M Moore
WAS very active.
The result, then is, We have lost the Govornor we
have changed the Senate lIuln Iocofoco TO Wing; we
have gained strength in the House, where our majority
last year Hss very feeble indeed lrue 10 five being all
we counted up Senator, II fecollect rightly Was
elected by three four majority on JOINT baoi; aud IN
Congress we have rctsined our previous members.
The only unlayorable change has bocn the Governor,
apd that readily ed i by various aud obvious
causes.
First. the situation Of the banks and currency opera
ted strongly against US ON that point; secondly, Nj
Noutsn openly advocated convention to alter the con
suon and extension Of suffrage, both popular with
Il Iarne MAJORITY. Nh johnson came out very late
on those two points, and mol 81 decidedly his
opponent; but the great cause Of Mr. MouIou's sue
cess the Creole feeling, and he has been clearly
aud undoub eddy elected by the Creole Wings
believe IN almost every parish he ran ahead u lbs
ticket; IN some, where he received majority, the
rest Of the Wing ticket prevailed; and IN par sh,
where he received 800 majority. the Wing candidate r
Congress hau a,ou, the same Look at the ihrd dis
,ric where Mr.. Moore (Whig) is re elected and Mr.
Mouton has 200 majority
Let our friends then abroad assured that Louisl
ana is decidedly Why as she was and when
the time YOU will see the CLAY flag in III.
unph the entire State; yUu Will not then the
apathy that has recently pcrvaded ranks and which
also has, joined 10 the other CAUSES contributed To the
cent result. But for this apathy we should have had
the strongest Wing Legislature we have had i,T many
years; in one Wing parish We lost two members by a
majority Of Sor ~, and IN several ollcfshJ very small
vote
Oar money alr,rs are not improving Bank paper
generally has downward tendency. though occasionally
here Is some reaction. The discount is heavy
that not received in settlement ofdebs. though mo
noy scarce that the receiver is generally willing to
bear portion Of the loss Specie is The basis Of all new
and bank notes are on available Al par value
pa ynout of debts them respectively, not bank IN
the cy receives any paper depo'te but It's own. This
union and harmony greatly adds to our troubles and
Increases the rate oi discount on The noes Citizens and
Cons ,ldated IS 10 80 per cont discount; Canal. Com
ncrcal and Cry 80 to 81; Union 23i %; Mechanics
md Traders lOal IL per cent; State 30 per cent The
Bank Of Louisiana continues TO redeem all her Obj ga
ions in specie, paying dollar for dollar. Business is
losing vi the season; real estate much depressed, and
he shrr's sales show unprecedented sacrifices, rents
IRE falling, aud will open next season greatly below
urn,r rates.
The sugar and cotton crop both promise iayoraby.-
The city continues perfectly healthy.
Great and general discomfort with all parties is mani
tested at the state affairs at Washington Mr. Tylor'o
conduc, is truly nuaccounlahle but s Congress ought
to pass the needul appropriation bills and the tariff gv
my up the distribution clause II it cannot be obtained
without cndangerng the bill. 1t is Of htle moment
ot amount Of land sales that to be distributed but
OF vital inheritance to have suitable tariff. for want of
which the country IN daily losing i,lorc than the
Ahule amount oilaid money 10 be divided