The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-10
ELECTIONS.

The general election in Maine took place on Mon
day last. We calculate on carrying the State by
handsome majority.
The election in New Hampshire for member of
Congress is strongly disputed. We hope for the
election of Mr.. John Woodbury., in the place of
John p Hale but the wings uniting with the abo-
htioniss to sustain Hale. John p. Whittier, whose
poetical genius cannot excuse his violent fanaticsm,
is moving all the abotonists to his support. In q
letter which he has addressed to Leavitt, the editor
Of the "Boston Morning Chronicle, he bids them
to be "fathful and vigilant." He tells the aboli-
tionsts that sf the slape-ocraey fail Of choice at
shire" We trust, however, TO the democracy Of the
Granite State, to save us from this open coalition
between the wings and aboltonists.
The democratic majority of Indiana, brought
out at the recent congressional election, exceeds
5000.
The general election in Maryland takes place on
the LIST of October. We received very encouraging
news from that State this morning. If our friends
but do their duty, (and who candoubt their spirit at
this tme') we are assured that shall carry Lyon
in the Sd, Cor Baltimore county district) Giles in
the 4th, Cor Baltimore city dstrict,) and Constable
in the 5,b; and, in fact majority of members in the
State.
We have read with great interest the pro-
eeedings of the "reform convention" which assem-
bled at Baltimore on the 9th ulimo-Colonel
Anthony Kimmell, of Frederick county, in the chair.
They were addressed in very animated terms by
Messrs. William F. Giles, Holiday, of Cecil,
josiah Bailey, and Colonel Hugh Ely. The princ-
palobect of the convention was to promote the re-
formin the State constitution. The following were
among he resolutions adopted:
h,se,d That committee Of 1--WE persons be appointed
e behalf Of the convention in favor Of con
Re.oped, That committee Of six one from each con.
district Of the State, be appointed by the Chair
Win the preparing an address upon the
people at the earliest possible period.
Rss.red That permanent central reform committee,
ing committee of FIVE in each the counties Of the State
o. appointed by the Chair wbs ship fully authorized to
and secure the great objects Of retrenthmcnt and reform
Mr.. Holiday declared himself 'Neartily in favor
Of REFORM and adverted to the long period for which
1t had been sought and desired by more or less Of
the people of Maryland. He was in the last legis-
ature Of the State and observed that during its SEES
sion, some twenty different measures having some
purpose of reform in view, were proposed, but not
one Of them was passed. The people were now
ground to the dust with taxation, and were expect
cd sui TO live on, under their present form Of govern
ment, without one single particle Of hope that they
would be relieved by retrenchmcnt of expenses.
Shall we continue thus, and go on without seeking
out and making effectua every possible means for
'he reduction of our expenses five do, we may
60 on TO the end Of time grooming beneath our in
creasng burdens. We shall soon be unable to pay
he interest upon State debt, unless we do adopt,
and that speedily, some means of retrenchment.
our system Of government is altogether unified to
'he time IN which we live, and we must have one
more equal in its influences and more popular. We
must have system of relief from our burdens, or
we shall soon be in state far worse than we are at
present Mr.. Fl. was satisfied that, at the lowest
calculation, $4,000 might be saved to the State by
Juaicious curtailment Of unnecessary expendi-
lures This is, by some, supposed to be far too
low an estimaten
ihe election in Florida for representative in
congress will, in all human probability, eventuate
IN the election Of William H. Brockenbrough. The
tallahassee "Floridian" estimates Mr. Cabel's (the
wing canddate) majority in Western Florida, at not
more than 900. ain the Middle Mr.. b. will get even
larger vote than Mr.. Levy got, and Mr.. Cabe less
han Major Putnam. None of the democrats spoken
ofbefore the nomination, could have secured the
large vote in this district that Mr. b. will receive.
Mr. B. will 60 to the Suwannee with majority in
his favor. In South Florida Mr.. B. will, we are as
sured, get four-ffths Of all the votes. What demo-
crat can doubt the East"
The "St Augustine News" pays high compli-
'ment to Mr. Brockenbrough, but not higher than
he deserves. We have known w. Fl. Broken
brough from his childhood-have traced him through
his various relations Of life--the press, the bar in
Virginia, until he removed his tent to Florida. He