Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-11-23
\ friend in Portsmouth, sends us the following
notice of the election:

PoRrsNoUTU Va. Nov. Goth, lSI3.
Nh Editor The election to supply the vacancy in the
Senate Of Virginia, caused 10y tie resignation Col Lang
horne, came oil to-day. sorry inform you that our
party did poll many votes a. they did in the spring:
aud that there large clear gain the side OF the Ty.
icTLocoiocu paTytor must know that De- Collins is
specimen ct that genus OF animals being ring To.
Ter lie declared himself be such at Il public meet,
u few weeks since, though he denied it to-day at
tie Great Bridge precinct when 1t charged upon him
by OF his party Never did party go into an
election under circumstances than the Wing party did
to-day We had the whole influence Of the Navy Yard t.,
contend against, in which entirely un.
accustomed. For the last months there have been fire.
qucnt discharges among the employed there-at one
time nearly all the work suspended Under these cir
cunsunce Dr. Collins requested, by meeting OF the
discharged mechanics visit Washington. aud endeayour
10 have them taken back into Government employ This
he promised do the ensuing day failed TO do un
al he had information days after that they were
be re-empoyed; rhen he Immediately started on his
mission IN order TO be in time get the credit OF having
procured them employment. Having thus shown himself
o be such great eorkiHg friend 4 hope You will
excuse me for using this your paper, a tenn so
much abused 10y demagogues and their sat,IeS lac comes
before them and claims their suages, quid pro
quo for the interest he had taken their behalf II will
b, well u roaTA here that although h- did visit ash
ns;on Tor them, they paid all has eIpsHsss for him; and
dare say where he said word tor them he spoke
hail dozen, at their cost advance his private
views, a. have doubt the sequel will shortly prove
But t" Tciurnln consequence Of his inercesson
twenty OF twenty-five Wings voted Tor him to-day at tile
Portsmouth poll, and nearly double that number
vote because sid that there was some one present
TO marx them. Every workman the yard that vo.
ted all voted for him; least Of whom had never
before given LoeotocO vote.
You will receive by the mail u copy Of hand. bill that
wss circulated on the day OF election, which Will show
you letter than any thing that wre, how tie
conducted wish You would publish IT, IN order that
The people may know what great have IN these
dIgSin-. by the By, can't You inform of the
acts Of tins great "chdmpOH" IN the Virginia Legislature
The hand ball represents him having been that time
champion Of The rOrking aH-hah, ask pardon again
or u tie poor iohits man. iii You like that better
IL the Doctor small pOtdfO,s allow me To give
he political history the twelve yearse enter
cd the Virginia Legislature jackson man. turned Why
the appearance OF the PiOCllmation elected 10 the
Legislature as WhIg member OF the Convention
that famed the White and Harrison ticket VA 1896; was
the head OF tn M oi Electors the double shOffsd tick
ei circulated hanjLi.i- prove Van Buren, Il negro sui
lire.man candidate before the Wig congro ssiou.
al convention IN l-3."hcn, being defeated nuni-
nation hy Mallory he turned I.JcoiOc0 was candidate m
the Suffolk convention 10 1913, for congressional noni.
nation, and, being defeated BY Atkinson. advised the Wings
% nominate LlnghJue, nmaing that he had ust be
badly treated Dc would favor hs election declared himself
Calhoun ru last summer; three weeks afterwards Mr.
Tyler was t- fret choice for the Presidency, IN public
,uugwh.ch dtcIifatJn though heard Ly al least fy
pers"H, be- DENIED o. day and D. candidate for any
uiice worth - OOt that ilr Tyler vail b,sow upon him
lie has turned hi- often that may have omitted
sono Of h. CHANGE ~, peu.c amend aud odd. Not.
"Iti-lsndng 90" detection, which have Just accounted
ipr ih" distinct hs' n,bi' -ustun,d Do and Cump
Oh, .in.
900 bsPpy @, 10y rar there were some few men IN die
ard iai stood up 10 th'f principles, for which they
serve credit. -. l. &.