The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-06
"THE ELECTION /!
"Flo,ida erect democracy triumphant

"Fio,ida erect democracy triumphant
"Bank and humbug whigery has got its quietus
here. 'Sopchopy has been heard from, and
coonery has been rowed up Salt river The
wing organ, the Sentinel crowed and Dragged
on the day after the election that the 'locofocos'
were beaten in Gadsden; that they had beaten Co
lionel Moseley and General Cali was of course
elected governor; that they had beaten in both
houses of the Legislature, and had of course, ma
jorty on joint ballot, and very reluctantly conceded
that Levy had perhaps beaten Putnam by a small
vote. II is said the wing leaders had already be-
gun to fix about the United States senator's, State
judges, and so on. Alas they had not heard from
'Sopchoppy.' Since the news from that ever-to-be-
remembered locality-(distant reader it is an cleo
ton precinct in Wakulla county, held near creek
of that name, away down below Shell Point, be-
tween the Ockocknee river and Apalachicoa bay y
and since Franklin and Jefferson and Calhoun, and
Gadsden have displayed their colors their tune is
changed 'SopchopPy' redeems Leon and Wakul-
la. We elect of our tipo senators, and ipe out
of our sir representatives.
''Gadsden sends two democratic representatives
out of the four, but wing SENATOR Jefferson and
and nobly, most nobly, has old Franklin led by
the gallant heroes who bed for Florida at Alaqua,
Hawkins, and Myers, and by the infexble Floyd,
wheeled into the democratic line, and her chariot
moves on steadily in the good old track. We learn
from Madison, that Moseley has.upwards Of rs ma
JOrlty, ana III f1anllitOn upwards OI JU. III is more
than we claimed in either county. In West Flori-
da, Washington will send a sound democratic rep
resentative and have hopes Of the senator elected
by her and Waltou. Jackson, Walton, Escambia,
and Santa Rosa are like the notes Of the PEN
sacola Bank once located over there i,re-
deeniable' Their alright is ,crong. They send 9
whig senators and Z wing representatives. West
Florida may give Call 300, and Putnam $50 major
ity. Middle Florida will give Moseley l25 at least,
and Levy 450 at least sending Call to the Suwannee
with IT'S majority and Putnam behind Levy at
least 200 votes. This the cast and south can over
come with 500 to spare for Moseley, and 600 as to
Levy. We shall have at least IL majority on joint
ballot in the senate and Is in the representatives.
Florida, it may be depended upon, is not, as the
Sentinel says, wing State, and never will be.
''The following are all the returns we have received
as yet"
Here follow returns from Leon and Wakua
countless from Jefferson county, Gadsden county,
Jackson county, and from Franklin regenerated.l
"CALmoUN.-W are certainly informed that the
vote in Calhoun viii give Moseley about SO MAORI
ty and Levy about 49, Joel Porter, esq.,, is elected
to the Senate, and Messrs. Penn and Stone to the
House Of Representative democrats.
sour friends may depend upon this--.Ioseley will
be elected--Lery will be elected. We shall have a
decided and unhinchng democratic majority in both
branches Of The legislature. They can make what
use they please of this information. The state
ment in the last Sentinel is entirely incorrect and
will doubtless cause the wings to lose their money
if they make bets" @ s