Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-04-18

AEtM A0AAAA N4L1 EAkt[N4QNs
According TO our presenslment. JAMES
HARPER. tbs candidate Of the American
Republican patty--,hat being the prop
en- style and title 81, it. aud not Native
American BY which name they have
been mere fsniliarly designated was e
lected Mayer Of the city BY a majority Of
nearly five thousand votes over JONATHAN
CopDiSGroS, the Tsmmany o. Demo
cratic candidate. the Wings generally
having early ia the day declined yoting
for MoERIs FRANKLIN, their nominated
candidate, add thrown al their weight
into the scale Id favor Of Mr.. HARPER.
As political demonstration, beyond
1 IFS immediate effect 10 wrest the control
OF the affairs 81 the city from the hands
Of The TammAny Hall Democracy. We
can only lnier+iis consequence trosn indi-5
cations FURNISHED BY The papets ct the
city, from which We arrive 81 the concfu
sion tha. The result is substantially ) Ting
victory. The Pif5e elan lthoroug hgoing
Tammanyl 81 Monday spoke Of Ito pend.
ing election IS follows:
Three parties are osiensihly Ia Ire iela,
though in reagisy there are sut lwo NE have
repeatedly shoYa tia. The Wing and Native a.
msfleah party are 10 reality branches Of The
same paliy, having the same SgeReral object in
i Yle~ which Isl DE defeat 81 Democrats princi-
| Pies aad measures i
/ "fSo-thifdssf The Wings al least Viii vote
/ The Native Ameriean, Anita mefican tieSss. 1t.
y perfectly naspfal that The Why's shoaEa rete for
James Harper, su't II i So unnatural FOX Demo-
Representative 81, that wk cannot believe that The
! Democratic vote will bel materially diminished.
! What, thea, nausthe lhs resutts A year ago
the Democratic vote was over 25 Coo AZ least
/ 8 O0u who never voted cur ticket before Wilde
/ 50 tom GROW. Now, give 10 tho Native Ameri-s
can Wigs all the traitors from our camp and
we can beat thetn--we must beal them \ We triH
beat them, Usnstsr had So good a chancs 70
sh''e cur sireng p and principles"
POLITICS IN THE cIT1Y or NEW YosK.
+ The New York plebeian {publlshed at.
ter tho late Municipal Election ID that
city CONTAINS a notice signed by Die off.
lcers Of the Natioasl Committee ;ns De
mocratic Republican Young Mem" cali
ing meeting Of said committee ttio AXE
into consideration the infamous orgaEiza-
ton 81 the Whig party, under the. della
siye eosnomen Of Native AmeriS3ns," 70
take measures SC. SC. Tie causa ofthe
excitement under which this notice. was
evidently penued is 10 be found IN lie .oI-
Lowing statement ol the results OF Die late
election ID the great city:
YJres FOR MAYOR
| FIR RRPEs (Anstican Rep & Whigl "a. 800
For kRANALrN, (Whig1 5rIUS
ba37
Fef fo0oisorss5 Dem. and Loeofoeo1 s5.o .
MajoriIy against Tammapy Han 3, 800
Ta'nnany ufaistity IN 1913. Z 5s9i'
.4,.ii- Tammagg gan. since last .fPftl Is ISL
Foftbe Ccmmpn Council The lne4i-
can Republican, Wig under aelu
Fsige=eass llatrssh45 have elected l2.oat -ot
II Aldermen, and | | oato l7=Assfstants,
ssi4taggthem ma offfyo.f lion jeiai bal,
loi.-=>As> ~It
.4ibany Oily Election, The election
for Mayor Of the city and members of the
Common Council took place 10 the city
of Albany en Tuesday la ard the
Wings elected their caadidate Tor Mayor,
Friend HanB1ireys BY some FIVE hundred
votes ota mP9oriiy, eleciing At The same
time propoF!fenate numher az their can
dida'es 10 the Coma on Council.
Oily Of Bfo9kiyn. u. Y.-1the- wings
have triumpheyd ia Brooklyn. Thes have
carried two thirds Of the Aldermen and
the entire Wbig.'ticket in ! majoiity Of
the wards
/Mf. Sprasness The Democratic can
didale ior Mayer is elected by aboat goo
majority. owing 10 many Wigs having
voted for Rockwell the Native American
candidate. The Wing and Native Amer.
rican majority over the. Democratic can
didate is about 900 votes
The Wig Cause IN Pennsylvania.
Joy-joy--tor the Wings Of ,ae Old
Keystone triumphant greeting unto
their Wing brethren OF the whole Union
-Fennsylvania may be sci down pow as
sale beyond the shadow Of shade Of
doubt for the cause and the MEN of the
cause The result Of the Specialized.
ton IN the 18th Congressional Disftict Of
this State which took place on. Friday.
The osh lnst,.to gil The. vacancy OCCASION.
ed BY The death IF Gen. Flick, has deci.
ded with unArring certainty tie Guberna.
torisi and Residential Campaigns. rs |
.oent the l3th !Di2frict, SO w,lt go ffe STATE. +
The Wing candidate, IS cho
sen by . majority $50 votes! Every
county in iha district except one, and
that, The least gives him msioritY. 10
Union, be has i797, foficial in North
cumberland 5, (afiti4l, and ia Lyesming
l54. (fhcial 10 Clinton. Snyderihss
reported majority Of 80 In foldets: time,
The political proportion Of these connties
used always 10 be reversed, namely, II
Whig. to 3 Lacofocos. Some idea3oi The
vast change Which has taken place. may
be estimated by The fact, that no longer
ago than The year 1898, David r Porter,
had over 20U0 majority in the. district ~
Eyea when weganied the Stale for IIaui.
son, il gave Van Buren, GO 81 major;
ty.!-Harrts5frg 1eisg, apt.
.Raotder Wdtg Triumph The election
ior city officers took place 10 Augusta,
ia. GA the Slh last. The WhigS cleo
ted their Mayor By 1877 majority, ana car
red three q ihsIfour wards. The Angus
"a Chronicle says il was ~ signal til