Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-10-14
GEORGIA ELECTION.

=! A TYR, i,om he Alilsd:e.iii" Soulhelh he'
c,,a.r (y:h,s) of THURSDAY night alter giving
| return. fro.l Any coun'ies, says
! .c,Hc;en, returns have been receIvei 10 fenuel
:, ,1n,,'sI cr,tain that Gov. Crawford wv } ma
hecn reelected hy a considerable nia]oriy ~.
80, S-c,n ihous;r.l 10 fifteen hundred. ! DC
.,;',.,,re on ;nin; ballot. likewise, we Del,e'e
70. tesn secured 10 he Wigs beyond doao'. u
Tn Whies hav,- Inc Representative b'ahcn ai.1
Governor; The only doubt al prese ni Is ~ lesa."
10 me Senate. II is altogether proDabie' foLi u.
cent apccarances, thai The Democrats may cary .
small macrily in this branch Of ne Les's:a'a'e
The Savannah Georgian (Dem CT Ffi'ay
states thai, in fly counties, McA!s;ei, me De.
mocra,ic candidate, tails behind the vote I'oi'sa
for Mr. Polk about 1900 vo,cs-bni gives 10
oon;o, as 10 lhe result for Governor and LeS!sia-
ture. -.
The Savannah Republican (Whis) Of Tho
same date, gives returns from % COUNTESS III
which Mr.. Crawford has ga ned 1896 votes over
Air Polk, who carried The Stale last year oy
O,s majority bur says nothing as 10 the gene
ra! result.
The Augusta Cons,i,uiionalst OF THURSDAY
thus expresses itself:
"Thc elections, 50 far as returns have been re-
ce,vr,. Indicate gain 10 Gov. Clawl"lr cen
cared 10 the vo,e Of November last, Of .4'ivo'es'
II The returns continue al This raio, Gov Crd"-
,ord is either elected or can only be beaten by
lean majority ,,: = ,ha
Tins result does not susur decline 70 toe
Democratic cause, ioI there Is strong pIend-
hili,y that We have carried beth branches OF me
legislature. ia
"bu. Gov Crawford !, more popular nan me
principles Of his party, is evinced " 'i'e iec'
ina, hs las run ahead OF MS party licke' every
where.
"Ihis is high compliment 70 him as man,
ard N The manner IN which he has administered
the affairs Of he State, in he genera! estimation
while therefore we are graiii'.i TO perceive
,ha, Democratic prnci; !es are still IN The ascrn.
dan.. We certainly are not among those who ieei
aeer chagrin at a triumph 10 Coz Cia"ioiu
..'rh is purely personal.
"Me licAlIi>ter nay te defeated bul his f!inci-
rlps cerlainlyarc not We have done all We homo
rstly could ior him. Bur he has no. concen''a'
lei uacn h;mseli,he vote OF his party ne haS,
however. received as large v.'ie as IN all pfoha,
bii,v couln have been received BY an opponen! 0.
Gov. Crawford Another day VII, perhaps Gu
able US 10 know positively the resul'"
The Charleston Mercury, Saturday, contains
rc,arrs from 6! cnnnlies hy which j; appears
liza, Cra1io,d's majority is l.snl. The sane
counties gave Mr Polk 53l majority. In these
counties he Democrats haze elected II Senators
anl 20 Representatives 10 the Legislature, and
The Why's IS Senators and Al Representatives.
A i,ic:: informs u, tha, passengers b. ycsier-
days ca:s, vho have travelled from Columbus,
| through he State ci Georgia, seem 10 'hinl; iha'
here is 70 donb, OF The reelection q Crawtof'
b. about .000 majority, -! CT Wing ynaj9riy
on Join, ballot.
This ITALICS With our own impressions. and We
cheerfnly allow 10 The Wings this lille cfnmb OIL
comfort in The Jaids, OF their unparalleled disas-
Iers. But, al the same time, We protest against
any au.npi, on their part, 10 use il IS evidence
Of the triumph Of Wing principles. The Demo
Gratis endeavored 10 make lbe late election in
Georgia test of political prncpes--bnt the
Wings utterly rejected such a test. They con-
tended, that the only question involved was The
administration Of STATE affairs, and thew srdn-
lousy excluded the discussion Of Federal politics
Upon no reason. therefore, can The late contest be
regarded az condemring The principles Of The De.
mucratic paliy, or the acicn Of he President and
Cabinet 10 preparing 10 carry out those prirci-
pies. No one will doubt, hat on The Tariff, Tex.
as, &C., Georgia is firmly resolved 10 sustain the
administration in introducing The reforms and
notifications Of oppressive laws, demanded by
the people last November