The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-05-09
WHIGGERY IN VIRGINIA.

The state of Virginia dstricted by the last
Legislature, that but Congressional district
given to the Wings to them in ordinary cleo.
tons And in view the fact, that while Tyler is
a, the head of the Government great good could
be accomplished by electing Wings TO Congress, no
serious effort made to elect Wings in only part
of the districts But in the election of Delegates TO
the assembly serious efforts were put FORTH and
the result, SO far. looks welbut yet the Wings may
not have carried majority. The returns, however,
in a few days, will settle this point.
but there is feature in the result it has come
to hand which wish particularly to notice. 1t is
ths,-the WING strength is shown to be equal and
proportionately greater than it in 1910, when
Harrison elected. This is encouraging fact
It looks well for 1914, and shows too that Tycrsm
has spread dsaffection into the Wing ranks even
in Tylers own State.
Botts the who confronted the puny Captain
boldly upon the vetoes, receives larger than
before, and but for the joining his old dis
tric of strong locofoco county by the late district
ing bill he would have succeeded by most triumph
ant majority. AS it is he fails by only 81 vo,es--
with las it is said, 80 illegal votes against him
and which, when the polls are purged will leave HIM
an actual majority.
Wise is reelected, but on the stump he was
PEELED to pledge himself to vote for Mr. Clay, if his
district should instruct him. This, Of course,
would give him an election
The result, as we have il at present writing,
is most encouraging as it affords cheering omen of
what may be done in the Presidential election. In
! deed, with the pure and strong principles of the
Wing party, it would be an imputation upon the in
tellgence of the people to talk of defeat then The
Wings dreaming Of anything but success
They through the cloud of dust which Tyler and
the locofocos have conformity kicked up, a bright
| gleam Of hope-some signs of promise-epec-
tally, the opposition to them looks now as though
it could be nothing else but Kilkenny warfare, be-
tweent he asprants for the favors of locolocoism.
sCP Fletcher Webster has left the office he held
under his father in the State Department and has been
commissioned Secretary of Legation to China with
a salary of $4,000 per annum.
His father, the Hon. Daniel Webster, it is stated
in Baltimore paper semi-oficialy, apparently will
be candidate for the Presidency. He may, doubt
less, like to have his before the public, but un-
der the present circumstances, he cannot expect q
very cordial support-by the friends of Mr. Clay a,
| least.
s1The locofoco members of the Pennsylvania
Legislature have re-nomnated Mr. Buchanan for the
Presidency, and taken ground against the time Of
holding National Convention insisted upon by
Mr. Van Buren's especial supporters. Next to Blu.
chanan the locofocos of Penn understood to be
Tor Calhoun. That state is at any rate opposed to
Matty. .
The Editor of the Madsonian, who lives upon the
black mail he evies from the Federal office holders
has been sending circulars through the country re-
questing the different Office holders to procure for his
assenine sheet certain number Of subscribers will
the gentle hint, that each ofthese government of
cers must have sufficient influence to secure the d,
sired number of subscribers, the money may as wei
be forwarded by return mail. In case of compliance
the good offices of the editor promised, and tn,
cost OF refusal is so well known, that in many cases
the desired pay has been sent. The Collector of the
Port of Savannah, Col. Hunter, was levied upon, al