Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-11-03
POLITICAL.
From the .Atrark Morning Post.)
THE BATTLE FIELD.

THE BATTLE FIELD.
Now that the smoke of the late contest begins 10
clear away we are able to look over the battle heiu
with little more cearness OF vision and can count up
The losses and gains Of the conflict with something
like certainty.
There is a good deal of growing IN the Wing papers,
but we have been in the field long enough 10 kno"
that this presents real indication OF the
result The Wing politicians reJoice Just as much over
their defeats they do their successes lhey a.
WAYS see something in the result OF our eleciiohs
which inspires them with courage II they gam rear
advantage as in Mary land they throw up their caps
and shout for "ilenry Clay If they meet with IN
expected reverses in Louisiana aud Indiana, they
shout Just loud AMI tell us that they were defeated
in the same way 1889, but yet won great victory
in 1910.
Our readers who look into The Wing papers, will
have noticed great display OF large letters, and tree
use of exclamation points whenever they speak OF
Pennsylvania and Ohio: and some of them may, per
haps supposed, that these States were ns vitality
lost to the Democracy. If So must tell them, that
they are mistaken We nothing in the results IN
either of these States induce opinion, tina. they
have forsaken their old political attachments.
In Ohio, the contest has been close one, and the
Wings appear have gained acknowledgement by
any change in the state of political parties, but BY TAX
ing advantage of those local quarrels which always
spring up when there supposed to be no danger from
the enemy. The result, 50 far we can learn
has nothing TO do with The Presidential question -
II has been brought about by disputes in relation TO
banking, aboonism and other local questions and
we do not apprehend that Mr. Clay will be able TO
make any serious inroads the Democracy in l244.
The Democrats have not done well as in lcl2, but
they have done much better than in lS40, and we have
no doubt still retain their popular majority in the
State. They have elected twelve members OF Con
gress; whereas, the last Congress, they had but
The balance OF power in the Legislature IS
claimed BY both parties. The Democrats have the
Governor and Senate, and tie Wings the House.
very fair distribution.
In Pennsylvania, the Wings have also gained some
advantages, but nothing which indicates any change
in public opinion on which can raise, the least,
the expectations of the Wing Presidential candidate.
BY splits in few districts they have increased The
number of their Congressman, and Mr. Mes IS TO be
reckoned Wing, they have carried thirteen, and
we eleven. In the last Congress, the Democrats had
fifteen and the wings thirteen. This is the oil
their advantages The Democrats have carried their
canal Commissioners, who elected by general ticket
BY about 10 000 and have increased the number OF
their Senator's and carried the House. They have,
therefore, every thias ;hclr own way, &C usual.
In Georgia, the election has gone against us, and we
had 10 he disappointed al the result; butt
for the last years, this State has been oiiener with
the Wings than with us, and do not learn that the
late result has had any connection with the Presi-
Dental question
In Maine, we have suffered loss. The Adolf
tonists poed a strong vote, but our candidate for
Governor mphanty elected, and we have both
branches % the Legislature, usuH In the last
Congress- Wings had four members, but this year,
they have, thus far, elected none.
In Maryland, again the Wings have advantage
tina, is worth They have elected Wing
House of Representatives aud by that means have
secured WING L. States Senator. They have also
carried the Mayor and Council of the City Of Baii-
more The popular vote is, we believe, still Oh the
SIDE Of the Democrats, and 1t is quite impossible 10
Say how this State may vote in lcl4. We shall see
what we shall see.
We come now to New Jersey Here the Democrats
have swept The State. They carry the Legislature,
and with it the Governor and they elect four Of the
five members Of Congress All this is reversed from
last year when the Wings had the Legislature and all
the Congressman We also show up popular
majority for The Democratic Presidential candidate, of
from five to SIX Thousand The State is in short tho
roughly Democratic.
On The whole, the Democrats have reason to be en-
trey satisfied w,.h the result of the October elections
They have met with some losses, and realized some
gains, that they stand much they expected 10
stand before the contest opened 1t will be seen, by
the following summary, which copy from the Jour
nal Of Commerce, that they have great to be
dissatisfied s.h he result. We shalt have majority
Of seventyfve hundred tx II. ii Rerresen-
tatives:
Twenty E;oHTn CONGRESS.
The Senate, when full, comprises - members At
present. there are FIVE vacunces VIZ I'm Tennessee
in Maryland, in Illinois, and | in Missouri The
three first will be filled with Wings and the two last
with Democrats. OF the Senators already elected, 2G
are Wings, including Mr.. Rives of Virginia, whose
politics of the impraccabe order, and q Demo-
Gratis Adding the vacancies the full Senate will stand
Wings % and Democrats % Wing majority in the
Senate y.
REPRESENTATIVES,.
Under the new apportionment the House will com
prise 223 members. Of these 2Ol already elected
Their political ainities will be by the following
schedule, which also shows the loss and gain TO each
party, comparing this Congress with the last OF the
2Ol members elected, it appears that 63 Wings,
and l35 Democrats. In the last Congress, from The
States and parts of States, l25 Wings and % De-
mocras. Wing majority then in Tie said States and
parts of States, 30; Democratic majority now 10 Dlf.
ference I04.
New Congress. Old Congress.
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