Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-05-13
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
SATURDAY MORNING. NAY IA ls.a.

1NAthiN NM NAL ~ y
The results for Congress One Effort more aud the Whigs
hare the State!
We now know the results Of the late Elections for Con.
gtcss in Virginia. and while by adverse accidents the wings
have failed to carry a majority of Members Of Congress, it
is obvious that they had it in their power by n little extra
cNeruon (Which NOW TO he sure, they would be very glad to
make to have carried I, il not &. or 9, out OF the IL mem.
bers of Congress.
For illustration In the FIRST District, that Of Norfolk.
Mr.. Atkinson gets the return over Langhome (whig) by
;! Princess Anne, strongly wing, and fishing and corn
planting, did not poll scarcely halt. if half her strength.
In tins District, Mr.. Jones gets the return over Mr..
Bolts. by 30! In Louisa, there were $50 wings who did
notvotc, being assured by Loco Foco authority, that IT would
be vain, and that Mr.. Bots had no earthly chance OF an
election! This was the game and strongly played too, in
Louisa. Per Contra, there were seventy five voters, posi-.
bly, n hundred Democratic votes in Goochland. which did
not vote, some for this cause, some for that. Mr.. Bolts. We
unquestionaby believe. is not only elected by GOOD, con.
sttutional votes, but that he can be elected tomorrow, and
would be, over his distinguished competitor: 4 gentleman
TO whom it gives us pleasure to present the tribute Of our
personal respect and high consideration.
There is a rumor afost that Mr.. Bolts has declined his
purpose of contesting the election. 1t is not So. lie will
contest, and feels the most confident assurance not only that
he HAS beaten Mr.. Jones by lawful voters, but that he c,x
beat him upon a full turn out Of the district. Mr.. Jones has
a party House OF Representatives on his side, and may not
and probably will not choose, TO submit the question TO a
second and fuller trial. Looking only to the seat. he may
be right for this. A bird in the hand is worth two in the
bush; And yet we shall not be surprised TO hear if John
Winston Jones, dubious about the uriU Of The people. and
determined TO stand TsefusiH euria, should Throw up the late
ShOtc IN his favor, and magnanimously resolve 10 bring the
contest TO q second and fuller arbiuamcnt OF the people
This course would certainly rebound greatly TO Mr. Jones,
credit; II would look, and would not only look, but irouId
be generous and lofty, and would please the people. There
is now disoonfeRt-there Is dissatisfaction: there Is. whether
the impression be well or i'll founded, still a very general
impression that he has no legal majority. 1t is not for US TO
be guilty OF the presumption OF counsclling that gentleman:
but this we can say with entire confidence, that for him 10
abjure the shor in his favor and refer the election again to
the people, would have an excellent effect in tranquilising
public irritation, and finally tenure" very strongly To the
benefit OF his personal popularity. 1t would be a practical
example OF mGgRGHimity which the people would be great
ly pleased with. They have heard much OF late, OF South.
en magnanimity. In our conception, a single instance OF
the thing itself, would more please the people, the public,
than a thousand vapid and windy professions.
In Wises District, the Wings and Nj. Carter are beat.
en- by 36O-al told. Five hundred, at least, or n thousand.
was the boast-but a thousand was the "favonte number"
The result is 800. And why was thus obtainedl Be.
cause the People staid from the Polls. Because it was a
very thin election. Because some were agroeably employ.
ed in fishing and more in pa nhng corn; but. ADORE all. be.
cause Mr.. Wise, with the aid Of the Enquirer aud cores
~pondents OF it, succeeded, early in the canvass. in produc.
ing the general conviction, that Mr.. Wise's election was
certain by n great majority, and that Of Mr.. Carter hone.
NNNN @'H $1,000 '1I ON u At IA u
over again, the result would be extremely different. The
spell Of Mr.. Wise's defamation has ceased very much
The People are retracing their steps to their former long
entertained convictions.
To show how dependency As 10 Mr.. Carriers success
operated, We will mention a single fact In one district of
his own county OF Charles City-that known Is the "bras-
ankles 80 Wings were kept back from the Polls in the
persuasion that it would be iuitess TO 20, aud that they had
better attend To planting corn! In Matthews, where there
are 81 OF so Wings, only l3 voted. Mr.. Wise has witch
ed the District bv his defamation We suppose that this
will last but a hide while, and that men, in due season. will
come back TO principle and long con yicuion. He has wa.
ged a war against Mr.. Clay, which it il easy to ropcl by his
olcH LaHguage-as TO Ciley's affair We mean-and we shall
at an early opportunity, publish his own, and Mr.. Claws
and Mr.. Graves correspondence on that matter. We shall
call on that District when we do 50, to Judge Henry CLAY.
not by what ire say, for that, We know, Is of little mo.
ment,) nor even by Mr.. Clay's ilusuious actions. but nv
what Mr.. Wise himself says OF him-by the concessions
which he makes 10 his elevated claims to the love. admira.
ton, confidence and affections OF his country.
In the Albemare District, Mr.. Gilmer succeeds ,ntjreIv
by the keeping open the polls in Madison and Greene. when
they were closed M Orange, Albemarle, Amherst. Nelson
and Bedford. That 1t rained about | O'Clock. or after. on
the 9th OF April in those counties. and that a colourable
legal pretext was thereby afforded for keeping the polls
open, we do not doubt. That those who kept them omen
felt themselves justified IN doing 1t, we are not at all dispos.
ed to question either. They were sworn officers. had tho
legal power Of deciding and we are not only willing TO be.
lcNe, but most prompt 10 believe, decided cOnscient1u-lv.
Sull the Ctsetis 10 place 1t in the power Of two small conn.
ties TO control five large ones. still the effect Is to subiec,
a majority 20 minority thing at radical variance with the
cardinal principle Of Republicanism. The Justification Of
those who Kept the polls open is one thing, and may he Der
feet the eDeet Of their doing so, to elect one who ,s,,
not elected, Is a very different Thing. Nobody may attach
blame 20 the motives OF those who conducted mouers IN
Madison and Greene, and yet every man cannot but ~
that the sfeet Of that movement was 10 give those two
counties the control Of the other five counties Of tho Ds
trict. That two aud two make four, is not more clear than
this.
But there d q way, and a Republican way, fair and an.
excepuonablew way, 10 put the whole matter nght. Let the
People pronounce uponit. Refer the election again TO them
Let them say who they elected aud who they meant To cleo,
This will settle all difficulties.
To- the Buckingham District, Mr.. Tolcr j. defeated by I2.,
FIuyanna, corn planting too, voting hardly a third Of her
force.
In the Halifax District, Capt. Coles succeeds by only log.
Patrick not knowing whar she had 10 do, and would have
done, had she known tin time.
Thus the Wings lose free Distucts-that Of Norfolk. tins
the Albemahe, the Buckingham, and the HALIFAX. by nm
aggregate majority - Of only 2gj.
Two Hundred and Ninety.fvo votes more, distributed ,,
these five Districts, would have secured the Whips ~ maio.
ry in Congress, having already the Kanawha, the Fauquier
and the WestmOrcland Districts
The world may learn from this simple statement. how
close the contest has been, and how by Iiuc more etef
ton the Whigs could easily on the 18th April. have secured
that triumph which awaits them in 1871,
From ne ClnfouesyiHe Jeners,nian.
ono where else but in MADISON, where Gov. CLINE,
Was ~ pcTSDH, throughout Eirginin that we bsye hoard