Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-08-18

bers Of Congress- The "Cinoinnat Enouirer" .
that, "The late Wing Legislature so gerryman1e
the State to prohibit by any possible effort the
mocracy electing more than one member of Cong,s,.
out Of ten--at least when the bill passed. the W.,
members were confident of their safety, and boss,.
of their dishonesty, that it was a stret
OF iberality in them by allowing the Democrats -
district cerain-but the truth was, they conld ~,
pre- vent tall their ingenuity was a: fault when ,ba
endeavored to bring their gerrymanders jaws upon
that one and they made it Democratic because ,bsx
could not help it. Well, with all their Confidence
they will probably lose this and three more Tn,
will be victory in defeat. Even the Louisv,ls
Journal is in tears-reocing and moaning at the ,sms
time"
The Cincinnati Gazette (Wbis) "beieve, there
no doubt OF the election Of Tibba,s IL. F in the c.
ving,on district by majority Of two or three hpn.
dred. There is reason 10 think also, that Stone in
Gov. Popes old dstricO and French in the Flen,,,
district, both Locos are elected In this case Ken
tuckv will have nt least four Locos in her next D.
legation The "Lousville Advertiser dem ofb.
I1lh, says 1--WE have four Democratic Compressor"
elected Stone, Boyd TIbbats, French certain. and
Caldwell, if the Wing gain the second and III ~
day did not surpass all reasonable probability"
Garrett Davis wv is re elected IN the L,zin "a,
district, and Thomasson (W.) in the Louisville o.,
trict.
ILLIsoIs-The election on the lst Monday of An
gust; but no returns have reached US, except from
Chicago, where Sprig wv has received maio,uy
of 80 over Wentw orth-but the Correspondent Of bs
IN. Y. Tribune cannot 'believs that Sprg Is elect,
ed" Illinois has z members-and the N. Y Tribune
Of the Bis, ul, says, ave are sure of bu, one mem
Der, but have fair chance for two others.
Pos1scRIpr.-By Last Ecening's .nait
illinois Sufficient returns have been received 10
ascertain that Wentworth is elected Congress b,
an overwhelmingly large majority, from The Fouiia
District.
Cook County Complete Wentworth, s45 Spring
500 Wentworhs maj rity 255. Every county pre-
cinct in Cook county gave Wentworth majority
HIS majority may run up TO ! 800
Kr"rrcvv-The Frankfort Yeoman says, "As IA:
heard from, the Democrats have elected four snc
the Wings taro members of Congress, follow,
| Distrc,s-4th, e. A. CalweIl, Dem; 5,h, jam.
Stone, Dem; 9th, John White, Wing Sth, Garrett D..
Wis, Wing; 9th, Richard French, Dem 10Th, Jon,
w. Tlbbatts, Dem.
"The Democrats will certainly elect another men,tt,
Of Congress from the first Congressional ds,rct;
the Wings, IN appor,ionng the State, included II ST.
the Democratic counties IN that section for the purp9.
of making Wing districts of ell the others. Kcnuch.
is entitled len members of Congress; and from pre-
appearances they likely to be eqeally DIVIDED.
five Wings and five Democrats.
| IxDIAxA.-A slip from the Indiana State Sen,iue
| (the Growing Chapman papfr,) dated the I0,h
SAYS: ain 46 counties, including the strongest Nh.
countless and comparing carefully the returns
we make Whiicomb, 2.I20 votes ahead Of Bigeet-
Bright, the whole souled, runs still stronger
it gives the following names OF members elected
Congress:
D1stricts-1st, Robert Dale Owen. Dem "a, Thcs
J. Henley, DEM; 18th, Caleb b. Smith, Wing, 5a
William J. Brown, Dem; 9Th, John w. DAVIS, Den
9TH, E. w. McGaughey, Wing; Srh, John Pettlt,, Den
At the bottom Of the slip is the following note 70
manuscript, and in "Chapmans" handwriting, we be
lieve:
"McGaughey', election On the 9TH Congressioa
DstricD doubted. Whtcomb and Bright are verge
tain. We think We are nov Of seven of the r
Congressman also Our next viii crow for good
Thursday evening, : o'clock.
The Cincinnati, Message of Angus, ~, says the H.
Thomas Smith, Dem is "cerainly elected 10 Coz.
sress" from the 81 CONFESSIONS! District
I'm the last Congress, Indiana had one Democ'
| and seven Whgs)