Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-11-26

"From Maine to oriaiana there is not speeS on the
political horizor."- H. Cioy's Speech at Ne" Orleans.
YESTERDAY morning we received three Southern
mails, kept back We presume, BY the heavy rains
which have ANNOYED MS here .or several days
The following interesting articles, whichw clip
from the papers give us the cheering intelligence
that Louisiana has gone for the Democracy, even
putting aside the vote OF Plaquemines, about which
the Wing journals have raised such violent, ridi
cuious and causeless clamors. The extreme
Sonth and The extreme North, have joined hands
across the Union, in opposing The march of Fe-
dclalsm:
sThe returns. Gays the New Orleans Cour'er,)
which came 10 hand last night from the Western
parishes, arc as favorable We expected, and
increase Folks m; ori.r 10 81 vo;es-to which
add 209 for The parishes Of Bossicr and De Soto,
the returns al which Eaye not hcen received
Besides these we have verbal reports. worthy OF
confidence Of several mistakes in the returns
heretofore published For example. The parish OF
Ayoyellcs, whose majority is put DOWN al | - for
Polk and Dallas, is reported in reality TO have
given 100 Claiborne. which is set down al 201,
is reported at 31G; Sabine 1853, instead Of Ri
These errors " i'll increase our majority ilcluiinc
300 for Caddo and De Solo, 10 253 This is d
prcuy considerable victory for Louisiana, which
the Wigs insolcnily boosted was certain 10 vote
for Clay. with q mtioritv Of ,0J0 This was the
number OF their supposed maJorlv paraced ~
their estimates, and borne on their banners through
the streets Of Nc% Orleans.
"Thc cla,nor they made about the Democratic
majority in the parish OF plaquemines, turns out
10 Ire ali bodies as it was empty and hollow
That majority was more fairly ohla ned, and by
more legitimate means-a thousand times more
legitimate than was rcsorted 10 by the Wings OF
the Second Municipality, and throughout the
city, for the promotion Of their views Respect
able and honorable men, who would blush al the
suspicion of having been guilty of foul play, who
conducted The election Of Plaguemines, aver that
if there was any foul play, II was used by the
Wings and the Wings only.
"Bui AXE away all the votes from the Plaqne
m.nes returns, alleged BY The Wings % be fraud
dent, and We ave s,.!l large Democratic M
joriiy in the Sta;e-,ake away The whole Teturn-
strike The noble lille parish OF Plaqueinincs
from Inc .na2 OF Louisiana, and Poli and Dallas
have still a majority o. some hundreds in car
State accordin~ 10 he actual relurns-Do this
ard give the " higs the full benefit Of all the lille
Gal woes hey recs:ed from the Arkansas line
dow1wards; lhe boat load OF passengers WHO vo-
ted al Ie;iSas-ihe birds OF passage, who have
10 residence in c,,isia~a, and ret are permitted
10 vo.a-ihe masters ard mates OF vessels, who
voted il New Orleans without the shadow Of
right-give no Wigs he benef, OF all these
ard take away the whole vote OF PlaGuemines;
sill We repeat there is majority OF some hum
dre,;s ius Polk and Dallas in the State Of Lousi-
ana.
"We presume and hope, nevertheless. that the
Clay Club will proceed with their investigation
o: The Programmes election. We nave some
curiosity TO sec how they have conducted il and
TIC evidence they haze rscevcd-and upon
whom they intend TO launch The thunGer OF an
impeachment"
We Gu: the following from the New Orleans
Herald:
The CouSraY is sArE-To all nervous PEG
pie, 7nd particularly 10 old ladies OF certain
age 10 anxious mothers and Young children, i;
must afford an inexpressible relief 10 know that
The friehiiul contingency which one OF our papers
pictured SO goriously few days ago, is not like.
~ 10 arise. The swelling influx Of Democratic
majores from the noble West Louisiana, rem
ders il improbable that The State Of we mean, The
Parish of flaquemines, will have the honor of
e!ecting President OF the United States and as
consequences, of nmblng this fair fabric OF free
dom into a great many small pieces, and OF smash
ing an indefinite quantity OF crocsery. Whew
We breathe freer! The country is saved, mira
culously saved, from the awful doom OF owing
lis President 10 the communicating ard degrading
suffrage OF The oys,srmcn and fishermen Of Pla-