The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-20

complained Christian gentleman, man Of talents;
and, though he does not feel like biting his neigh
bors simply because they happen to entertain fed
eral doctrines or TO follow federal leaders, st he 10
as unfinching, sound, and enlightened democrat
a need be.
SIXTH DrsrRIcr,
Represented, you know, for about IA years past,
by Gen. Mckay, chairman Of Ways and Means IN
last Congress, and commonly called "McKay's dis
trict You know him, and the country know him,
too well 10 require my praise. Besides that, his
district, IN particular, seems to know him 'like a
book" The game Of humbug was tried there too.
A new manufacture, in the shape Of "certfcstes,"
used for his defeat But it would not answer; the
General was elected by a majority Of 1880! At the
last election, (whcn there were no c0ti6caiss pub
ished,) his majority did not exceed 1000. Mr..
Meares, his composition, 10 q very young man, and
think clever fellow, but with very sanguinc tenn
perament-as you viii readily believe. He may DO
censured, and he has been rsproved, by our party
press; but then should say he was moro ahmed
against by his own party Than he snned against the
General or ours. Mr. Mearcs, however, one might
guess, will have TO live greet msasy ysms before no
VIII get elected TO Congrcss in the sixth district
The Certificates alluded TO in this hasty note were
not OF Mr. Meares's making; but they were fur
n'shed, IN the canvass, by others, 70 prove--what
do you thinks-that Gen. Mckay, do not know
how many years ago, declared that in his opinion,
poor people ought not to be entitled to vote! Gen.
Mckay told the people, Il understand, that if they
believed him guilty, they should vote against him.
The verdict has been given-and you see what it
was. R
SEVENTH DIsrRIcr.
Represented in last Congress by Hon. J. r. j. Dam
iel, (dem whom you know, and whom his constitu-
ens would seem to like better the longer he goes TO
Congress. His majority last Congress was l60; it
is now 2,OOO or thercabouts Mr.. Daniel lives in
n thars in afea rail.
roads. His competitor was DR.. r. c. Bond, lied.
now, but once nullifer.)
EIGHTH psrRIcr.
This district was represented in the last Congress
by Hon. A. II. Arlington. His majority was up
wards Of 300. Henry 8. Clark (dcm.) IL elected to
next Congress by a majority Of more than 400
This has been done after temporary division of
our party about choosing their candidates, and the
most cruel and unwarrantable attacks upon the pcr-
sonal fame Of Mr.. Clark, while his competitor,
Donneli, (fed is young gentleman Of amiable char
acter, and a very high order Of mind, and branch
OF one of the most distinguished and popular demo-
cratic families in the district But do not understand
that he condcscended to assa his competitor thus.
II was done by other persons in the district moro
violent and less amablc than Mr.. Donnell. His in
nocence Of such conduct after the duel near WASH
ington between Mr. Clark and an editor who pub
lished of these attacks upon him. naturally
calculated TO give strength TO Donne in proportion
Of provocation, lost him support. Mr.. Clark is
clear-headed, strong minded man, and an able de-
batter.
NINTH DISTINCT.
Last, not least. This district was represented
in the last Congress by Hon. MI. Rayner. His ma
jority was think, about 900. To the next Con-
gress Asa Biggs (dem.) has been elected by a ma
jority of 100. His competitor 10 man oftaents, not
Inferior if he is not SUPERIOR any other federast
in the district. The district was thoroughly cam
vassed; the discussions held before the people
upon the politics of the country. So far an have
heard no humbug camors--no personal quarrels
there. The result has hcen, that Biggs, the demo-
crat, has overcome previous federal majority Of
about 900, and has boon elected by democratic
majority of 100 votes. Now you will agree that
here is the best sort Of certificate Of who Asa Bggs
is.
He is a sound, sensible, straightforward, unfinch
ing democrat of the "Nat Macon school" and you
will not like him any less for that Mr.. Biggs's
competitor was David Outlaw, esq, nulli6sr Of
1854, and fed. now
Thus you are furnished with tho North Carolina
elections. ! have gone into some DETAIL because,
contrary to my expectations correspondents do not
appear to have written from the several districts.
We consider il somewhat Of triumph in North
Carolina to beat the feds. in six districts by large
and increased majorties in each, and 70 within
% of another, and that in the remaining two they
should beat themselves.