Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-05-16
RETURNS coMpLErE.-GLoRIoUs VICTORY


RETURNS CoMPLErE-GLoRIous VICTORY.
We have the returns from all the counties in Virgin,
and shall publish in few days The entire lis, Of the
members Of he two Houses We happy to ounce
that the remainng districts have come Fright side M,
that Randolph and (her assocate) Barbour have TO-
turned Sturm, the Republican delegate and that Lew,
and Braxon have also sent Us Republican delegate
in the person OF a new member-Nlr. Edm,ston. We
round off, therefore, Republican List Of Delegates
with handsome addition. 1t is but few DAYS aro
that the Philadelphia w. S. Gazette contained Ina
following laconic paragraph:
"The Richmond Wing says, that the Locoocos sill
have majority of from six TO ten in the House Of De-
egates, and majority in the Senate of eight votes
No, no, gentlemen; have done even better than
you would allow Instead OF ,ir or ten mai,,i,y
we muster up sirteen-and assured upon The
most unquesonable authority that the return for kuy
and Queen has been wrongfuly given 10 MIR. Lang
kin, Wing, who is said 10 be worthy and am,.b.
fellow-very much disposed to do what is riehl-aud
he consults his own comfort, will throw up the re-
turn and let the be over-for the three vote,
TO MIR. Davis, which upon the poll, and ought In
have been counted, will strip l.. Of his seat in thr.e
days, he was told, after the meeting of the Lsgs
ue. Thus, have ght to transfer King and Queen
from the Wing to the Republican column-and ve
consequently claim solid majority OF eighteen in the
House of Delegates.
In the Senate, we have majority of eieh
And Of the members of Congress, II Republicans
exclusive of Mr.. Wise, (Tyler, and ant-Clayy and
leaving TO the Wings only three members, benny
onet Of the whoe-whereas, they had in the las,
session, out of 2l-as much onc-ard OF the whole
representation 1t is true, that three of the districts
have been very close-and that Messrs Goggin and
Bolts and, perhaps Langhorne, the more the merrier
gentlemen y mean to contest-but to put in claim Is
one thingt establish your claim, another. s.rae
that have longer the Congress The services
Of those able and accomplished representatives. Goode
and Smith, and Hunter. II is also true, that We have
lost from the House Of Delegates few members,
whose defeat is of deep regret to the Repub
can party. But, under all The circumstances OF ths
case, have gained proud and an illus,rious ye.
tory.
We have carried the State, as the Lynchbure Re-
publican estimates it, by popular Init Ciay ma.
jority of 49, in the Congressional Disrcts-more
than three times the majority which we obtained over
Harrison in IS40-And this in spite Of all he dfficu,.
ties we had TO cope within spite OF the spasmodc
efforts of the Wings, and in many sections, OF The
pa ra,ive apathy ef our friends.
We had 10 contend with host difficulties in the bat
tie field against new Tax bill-agalns all lis msrepre.
sentations by the Whigs-wthout the necessary 10
xpain the law and expose their humbugs-agans the
complaints Of suffering community Tor failure Pls.
relief aw-against the complaints Of long
against the complaints about non.recep.on OF the
Distrbu,abe Fund-amd the backwlrdness Of The
season, which induced the people TO remain at hone
and plant their Cortland against the spasmodic ei-
forts Of desperate and determined minority. Yet,
amid all these difficulties, and especially the excited
murmurs against tax bill, we have met the
my, and have gloriously defeated them In this sen
lment we are not singular. We have before the
congratulations of the Republicans, in various parts Of
the Unon-and beg leave to submit few specimens vi
the exulting tone Of the public press
(From the Washington Gio5e)
"Ths is the first time the Democrats have obtained
majority in the Legislature for many years-except
last year when the Wigs said they lost the minority
by general apathy. The victory now obtained by
the Democrats is certainly the most glorious one
ACHE eyed in the State when we take into consideration
the circumstances under which II was won The Wings
obtained the ascendency in the State many years ago,
by projecting grand schemes of internal Improvements,
and borrowing money to carry them on. They made
friends both by laying out the lines Of internal improve
ments and by paying out the borrowed money on them
When they "run the thing SO far in the ground that
they could not borrow money to prosecute the works,
even obtain money TO pay the interest on thai winch
they had borrowed, then they permitted the Democrats
TO get majority in The Legislature, ADD TO suffer- by
raising the taxes pay the debts of The State incurred
by the Wings The Democrats, regardless OF the ofnm
which attaches to taxing the people, met the crisis Ike
men, by laying tax sufficient To redeem preserve
the honor of the State. The law passed just before
the late election and there was not time give &C.
neral circulation before the people called up 10
vote. The Wings took advantage of this, and went
among The people and misrepresened the law entirely
eve will state one Misrepresentation which ,Cy
made, vouched for to US by leading and worthy
Der oil the METHODIST Church. me tax on horses
been twelve and half cents for many years pact Tho
last Legislature raised the tax horses 10 fourteen
cents head; thereby increasing il only and IA
half The Wings told the people that the tax horses
had been increased fourteen cents bead. Many De-
mocrats believed them, and voted the Wing ticket,
did not vote at all In that way they made the tax bill
so odous, that only Wing who voted for the tax bill
at the last session, believe, has been returned To The
next Legislature, and he by meagre majority. We
aude TO Mr.. Edgington the Wing Delegate from Ono
IL Enn--
Edgingon ia returned from by plurality Of only Co.
(Rather saved by the Democratic vote-EngutrerJ
(From he Columbus, Ohio, sa,esmanJ
"THE GREATEST VICTORY OF Alive are over.
joved at the grand result in Virginia. Taking The
election all in all, splendid victory has not been
achieved in that State for years II is that last
year, the majority in The Legislature little strong
er Democratic than it is likely to be this year; but
then there other elections but for delegates
now, the main struggle has been for Congressman. The
Feds only claim five out of ifeen-the Democrats
cede them three. This is indeed most glorious
victory in the staunch Old Dominion Of Washinson.
Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe. Democrats Of Ohio,
prepare in time TO send back the shouts of victory that
are pouring in from every quarter Hurra for the Old
Dominion
from tie Harrisburg STATE CGpitD, C1:ab)
"THE TRIUMPH IS VIRGINIA We are now ena'
bed 10 give decisive from the glorious Old DO
minon, and we do it most cheerfully The resul, o
the late elections in Virginia a proud triumph Ut the
Democracy-of the Friends of State Faith over Fedc
ralism and reputation During the late session ofhs
Legislature Of that State, il became necessary 10 IN
crease the taxes, in order to meet the engagements o
the Commonwealth. The Federal party, gorying
an opportunity to show their predictions in favor OF
reputation, raised the cry Of generous taxation and
appealed 10 the pocket patriotism their kidney friends
against The Democratic party. The result is GLORIOUS
one-he victory is double in its cheering results
from tie aLddetorn, Conn, Seniad)
"The result of the Virginia election, viewed either
in lis political or moral aspects, affords strong ground
both for the final triumph OF principles pc''
TICS aud Of the honesty and integrity Of the people N
reference TO the money obligations which lhey have
incurred. In regard to politics, it speaks the sane
language that all recent elections have spoken- aud
points the complete of the Democratic can
ddale, at the Presidential election in 1874. Upon
financial subjects, great and radical difference ms
always existed between the Democratic and fecef'
party The doctrine of The FIRST has been, create ~
more debts than you can honestly and puncIuaty pay,
both principal and interest The doctrine Of the lae
is, and always has been, get up splendid schemes co.,
tract debts, create stocks, only pay the interest AZ.
others take of the For yea''