Washington telegraph., 1843-09-06
KENTUCKY ELECTIONS.

The Locufuccs throughout ibe Io'
will no doubt feel very thankful inat n'e
members Of their party have been re'uiheu
from Inc good Wing State Of heniucAs 10
the next Congress. Lei them 5e cautious
however, TO whom they give ihe'f iiahhs'
lest Trey violate The golden Injunction o' rem
dering unto Cesar Inc things tLat DeiohG y
Cesar. Let them, most especially, mol
thank locoforoism for Ihs result, ioi We can
assure them :hcy are indebted to their enc
mics, The Wings, for all the ;aVofs thai
Kentucky las bestowed upon them. IL Is
70 refractory and impractiCablc Wings thai
the thanks Of The naGIon are 10 be awarded
iur bringing about The glorious result, dl-
vision Of the Congressional delegation VI
this State between the Wings and loeoiocos-
In the strength Of The Wng PaTis ~ Acn-
lucky is TO be found The reason oi Inc ap-
parent success Of lucoiocoIsin I'D Tie recent
Conrressional elections. This seems pata-
doxIral, but it's true The sIIengih VI our
party in The d iteteni districts was uniavora-
ble 10 harmony. Haze our InaJorIIles been
only oae-ienih Is great - they are ~ ihe
dIsiIcis 10 which we failed 10 succeed, the
necessity OF uBanIml. Vt feeling and action
10 success would have bcfn manifest, and
all minor considerations would have been
merged IN patriotic desire 10 promote ihc
interests Of The Whig party. AS il was,
huwerer, orr friends suffered personal Pre-
dileciions 20 divide them; auc the expres-
sion Of these predilcctiuns and The conirov-
ersies resulting fTom them, conspred 10 sep
arIte them from each other, as ii they we're
enemies instead Of friends, striving by the
same means 10 secure lie ascendancy of our
party, and, through i, oi promoting the PET
manent in:ercris Of The country.
We felt greatly disposed 10 tell that por-
iion Of our Wing friends, 10 whom We are
indebted for five lUcciucu Cungresslnen from
our State, some unpleasant tiiings-ye fell
that, IN the d scharge Or our duties, IL bad
become incumbent OH rs 10 speak harshly
10 men With whom it las been onr pride, III
many abyigone year, ~ aci, W tighi, and ~
win honor on the political field. But, when
we attempt 10 do Il, our pen, responsive ID
the palssliuns q! our beaTis, refuse The IN
gracious task. We are confident, ,fFOin wbai
We know Of The Wings uf Kentucky, that
contrIIiOn has already doue ls office On
Of glorious friends, causing them
Id feel shame for having temporarily de-
seried Tho victorious banners Of their party.
aud, by doing 50, 10 give an enemy, whose
impnieRcy has heretofore been a subject
of derision, an opportunity TO rejoice over
them.
We have but liiilo doubt That the fact
that the lOcofUcus succeeded ia cIeciing
one-balf Of The Congressional delegraiiun
from ihls State, when lie Wings had il ia
their power 10 elect every member Of il,
will exert a wholesome influence over our
parry hereafter We nave been taught that
III harmony, and not in strength, is our
ii we are divided. the weak
enemy. taking advantage of our division,
viii succeed.
In Mr.. Andrews district, tic Wigs did |
nUi turn out aud Tie locuiucus did; aud. |
therefore, Judge French, The most popular
locoloco III the Stale, was elected. In The |
Cov:ng.on strict, The divisions ID Our ranks |
founded on personal preferences, and d |
most wreiched and vicious system Of swap
ping votes, caused The success of Mir. Til 4
Datis. Had some other gentleman been |
selected a. The Wing caniidale-one against
whom the objections urged SO effectively |
against Major Wall would moi have applied H
Mr.. Tibbaiis woald have been defeated
'y thousand majority, lie Wing maj"rry
"a that district. in hIT. Omslev's district.
lie Two Wing candidates received large
majority Of The eniiTc votes. and vet Mr..
Caldwell, the locof0co candidate. was elect
81. The same slate of things prevailed ID
jov. Pope = district. Ia both hcse districts.
he Wings have magnificent rnajorires, and
ret locoiUcOs have been chosen. Mcssrs
Stone and Caldwell VIII make yery poor
ocoioco Representatives, however, If ihry
ire true To tie democratic doctrine of bey-
ns The understood wishes of The majority,
IS We suppose they. as good Democrats. are.
We trust our Wing brethren IN uiher
States, will not suffer themselves 10 be mis-
cd inIn an opinion thai Wnigrsm III Ken
ucky has lost siIengih. Our majority 10
'ur 'eg 'slaiITe elections are unPrecedcnlcdy
great Locoiucoism is almost driven ont %
he councils Of our State, and these State
;leciiuns this year furnish much better
est OF The strength Of parties han our Con
,ressional elections du. The Wing strength
: greater ia Kentucky 4. the present time
han u was in 1910. Air. Clay will ncxi
rear. get more ihan thirty thousand majority
u ihis Stale. The vote ibis year Is very
'nall, but had the Wings turned out in The
majesty OF their strength. iUcofocoism would
nave be5n utterly ahnihilaied, fate which
lwaIis II next year. WREN our friends. profit
~ by The wisdom taught by our dss1n-
'ions, will rally in their united forces and
'serwhelm It.--LouiSriAe Journal.
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