Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-07-12
THE 1oIrlsIANA ELECTIONS.

As usual the Coons are making a great CRY
upon very little capital. They are claiming the
civ of New Orleans as Wing when they them
selves admit that John II. GRIMES the Demo-
cratic candidate 10 the Convention, from The ST.
paioriai district is elected by 4 majority OF Al,
over Blachc, the Wing candidate. We should
consider this a tar Test, if there can hc any test
in the irregular proceedings al tc polls on the ls
July.
According To the fIcc of the polls it seems that
the Wings have elected 10 the Convention seven,
viz c. Rou.iouS, \. MaArean. c. NJ. Conrad,
J. =. BENJAMIN, w. C. &. Claiborne, and J..
Cubcrson: and the Democrats FIVE, Che Courier
claims Nr. wiz: J. X. GrylncS. T. Soue, i. va
rignv. H. 3. Cenas. ard c. E;islis. Tie Courier
claims five of the ten members otthc Legislature.
The Courier saws that the Wing Inspectors
determined 10 reject, "conna,y 10 law, common
sense and common justice" an the vclrs pasc''
upon certificates OF REHABILITATION issncd Dy EA-
Judge Elliot,-though nnc-ienths OF these votes
are i,uotru 10 be cood. As an evidence of the
irrcgU ar;ty proceedings, We will state lia III the
first lTunicipaiitg only 81 votes were received in
the frs; Ward (poll> being closed) The number
usually rol:cd being $50; in the second Ward on
IL Two votes given: in rci and 9th Wards Elliott
votes receiver. ard in Tie i;h Elliott votes reject
ed. In the ssccnd MHncipatty, Isl Ward, The
Elliott votes were received, and placed in box
separate from the Others, but, strange 10 say, were
not cou1ted in making up the rcsut-in The Sc
cond Ward there IVES great confusion. Inc
Wing Inspector rejected the Elliott voeS-htlt Inc
Democratic Inspector knowing them TO be GOOD,
refused 10 receive any other votes till tie Elliott
votes were taken The voting then stopped. The
Democratic Inspector was grossly aasailed with
abusive words and TN ca,cncd with force. he
then retired first rcadH. protest against The vio-
lencc that had been offered. The voting was
continued, and the Wings claim l22 majority in
this Ward. though it is thought that ihe Parish
Judge cannot consent 10 receive the illegal return
from enc inspector whenthe law cxpre>slyrequireS,
that the election shall he he'll by to inspectors and
the proceS-veiba shall be Sned by mo inspectors
In the Sd ward TO votes were received. Tor the
same cause: Colonel C,akcv. the Democratic
Inspector having, with manly firlnnesS, but with
great calmness and model alton, announced, that
no vote should be received, till the first good vote
which was offered based on an Elliott certificate
was taken In the 18th warl the Democratic ma
iority is about IS, the polls being once closed and
then re-opcned In the Mir1 MHnic'paiity, the
Democrat: had a majority, the Elliott votes in
some cases being received, in others rejected.
The Courier saws that the Illegal votes of The
al ward of the d Municipality will be certainly
Sc; aside by the Convention, and that the riOie
Democratic ticket viii be elected.
HdleNeT lrreSuEuiilcS may nave Dcen car
ried on al this elecio \, the Convention, soon 10
assemble, will Sc, all 1aiers straight, and declare
the legality of the large majority Of these Elliott
votes, in time for the Presidential election. We
agree with the New Orleans Republican, that
the result is Democratic rictory-looking 10 the
election of Grymes as sure party test
As for Congress, Slidell and Dawson (Demo.
crats) are elected without opposition in the Isl
ard Sd Districis-and, according to the Republi
can, Labranche CD is elected in the I'd District
though the Tropic (Whig) claims his defeat with
out having heard from the country where they
vote three days In the city. his competitor (Thi
bodeaux) received 200 majority. but that will be
much more than overbalanccd by the Democratic
parishes OF the country. In Lafayette city, La
branche had 4 majority of $50 the first day. The
Tropic also claims the election of Bordelon CIV.
in the 4ih Distric,-but without the shadow of vi
demonstrating received single return.
There is no opposition to he Democrats in Pla
quemines The Richmond Wing ofyesterday con
cedes Democratic majority in the Legislature
and still claims the State for Clay. We are salts
fed that Louisiana is Democratic State ant
| will be 80 found in November.