The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-12
From the ". Y Standard.
THE RESULT.

The result of the election, it is believed has sur
prised no The Wings, if they had done Justice
to themselves and told the truth in advance, would
have avowed, ere they engaged in the contest that
they had not hope of success. They have not had
any confidence in themselves, or cause for many
weeks back, and yet they most Justify cried out be
fore they went into the election that they were sure
of success. By keeping up a false cry, and holding
out false lights they led many good fellow speak
in the metaphorical language of the Wing grando.
quent orators,
" On TO disgrace and assured destructionn
The contest, was not very furious one The De.
mocracy walked over the field at pleasure, and made
conQuests whenever they thought proper.
The Wing presses of this city, which were for a
week or two surchaged with magnoquent bragado-
cia yesterday, at early dawn, were found in a chop
fallen condition. hopeless and heartless To the Gre
with a commendable degree Of grace The ~ Y
Exp thus delivered itself;
We acknowledge defeat and submit with all due
Difference to the will Of the majority. We have no
ex to offer for defeat and none are necessary
A large boly Of the Wings have been lookers-on in
the contest rather than actors two three thousand
of such men have not voted. With no increase of
vote on the part Of the Locofocos we are defeated
and by majority which, from present appearances
promises to be about Twenty-Five hundred
1bis is bad news for the city, and we fear it 70 e.
shadows the intelligence 10 receive from the
country"
The Courier and Enquier yielded quite complacent-
ly after the following manner
awe give the returns far as received below and
the result is any thing but av rabe to the triumph
of Wing principles From all appearances, we have
been thoroughly beaten throughout the State as in
this city and we do not perceive as yet that we
have any apology to offer for our defeat but a want
OF voters The result may be more favorable TO the
Wing cause than we at present imagine; and if So
we shall sincerely rejoice that the people are not so
regardless OF their best interests we have too good
reason 10 suppose. But be the result what it NAV
PRINCIPLES NEVER CHANGE; and shall be found
steady in the advocacy of hig principles and of the
thoroughly identified with them. The great contest
of lS44 can alone determine whether the people Of
the United States are not devotedly attach
ed TO them as they were in 1870"
The Courier and Enquirer it will be perceivea
consoles lseii with flourish of trumpets and is sat-
sfed with the reflection that ''princinI,s never
changer and with the assurance that if viii he found
steadily advocating "the of the great Western
Statesman 1t would be an act of Kindness in The
Courier and Enquirer, if, whilst it pirates about "prn
ciples it would oblige the world by informing il
what the principles of the Wings are Ifthey con-
st in the love of being beaten again and again then
II must be confessed that they have trumphed in this
instance, and have not changed.
he election was an important one, inasmuch as
all The principles" and schemes for which the Wings
have commended were through it presented directly to
The people Tor ther decision. The people voted d.
recty on principles and schemes and the result tells
in language not to be perverted or misnterpreted |
hat they are dametrically opposed to the whole Of
hem.