Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-04-30
Cabel's maj. lO4 Goggin's maj.


NORFOLK BOROUGH DEL.
r f. Taylor, w, reelected by reduced ma jority
lyon will observe from the papers, that the Wing
majority in the Borough has been reduced to 3S, in
unusually full vote do not think that so large
vote has been poled in an election for delegate
and yet the Herald Gecares, the. she Wings were not
organized and did not their usual activity They
untring in their exertions to swell their majority
and not only sought the ad of all the foreign votes
they could procure, but employed carriages bring
the polls those whose nge sickness disabled them from
walking
"They exceedingly solicous to obtain larger
majority tim they had before had in compliment
to Mr.. Clay, who only Quilted the day before the
election and they boasled just before the opening Of
the polls, TINT Mr. Tayors majority would be 200, n,
least they were determined To punish US for
audacity in holding meetings Of our Association on
every night OF Mr. Claws soourn amung us. But
their vote nevertheless reduced to 445 and ours
increased TO 3o7being hundred more than we polled
in the Congressional Election If last Sprng.'
NORFOLK COUNTY, DEL.
Watts and Harper. Wings, elected Wing gain.
awe have los! Norfolk county, but is some what re.
markabe, that in TINT part Of H. Potsmou,h) in which
Mr. Clay delivered long eleetioneering speech, the
Democratic majority is increased. His speech in the
Borough TO have been equally unprodnctive Of
coed results his party Our poll contains the names
of many Of the Harrison Wigs of lSi0, who
siaunch Republicans, bet have not even heard of
more than secession from ranks 10 Mr.. Clny
We copy the following from the Portsmouth Chroni-
Gle:
"1uE ELrcTloys.-The Wing candidates in this
county elected by all unexpected majority, and
unprecedented vote was given. We believe they
elected by legal majority yet the county rs DEMocRA-
TIC and in the Presdenlu election, will SO show itself
the discontinue of that party, who rejoicing
in hei short lived victory. La this result may be seen
the power which is given 10 weath--Princess Anne,
Norfolk Borough Nansemond, and even Lynchburg.
A. IL IL. "A.
and hundreds Of sturdy reemen whose heads and hearts
would do honor 10 any station, have been obliged 10
remain silent when their representatives and the
trollers OF their destiny were chosen. THIS is accord
ing to lao and The Constitution, and we probably
have right TO complain of IT; but il does make the
heart Of the patriot and statesman shrink, when he
finds those who possess this unjust and exclusive power
determined 10 perpetuae il.
"The Wings moved every engine, fair and foul, I
secure the election CT their candidates. and they have
been successful But woe 10 some Of their machines
who have been active in producing this result. Men
who we're assessed on the Commissioners books and
who were ready TO pay their taxes, put off, while
Others who thought be Wings, have had tickets
made for them by the collector, and thus put in
possession Of vote contrary TO lao and the Constu
ton. How far this game hns been played we know
not but we have eedeace in instance and the bu-
sness will be thoroughly investigated before The proper
tribunals.
"Of one thing we have just cause to be proud, and
that is that alter The severest system OF challenging,
md The most earnest eXertions to neutaIze the
dents, by the nonresident vote, Portsmouth presents
her un,errifed Democratic phalanx triumphant and
broken Notwithstanding the desetion Of several Swiss
and renepades from her ranks These men are knotca
and MARKED, and so sure ever retrbutive justice vi
si,ed the criminal just will these receive
their reward
The general result has astonished US, we admit. as
we knew Of many changesin our favor, with but few
against u.s. We may say that felt sangunp of victo
~ from The statements made by those gentlemen, in
whom we put the utmost confidence; but by the unpa-
rallsled exertions Of our opponents, we have been
beaten. The Wings have gotten the first crow, and
the way they hurahed shouted groaned and drunk,
was caution all victorious coons. In the Language
of swee, little Democratic girl, only l2 years old,
when body Of these grooming coons were salutlng her
fathers house, we say, "you may groan now at your
victory but Norfolk county will mourn at your sue
cess