Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-11-04
Probable majority,

We are forced 10 content ourselves with few
extracts from the excellent article Of the FloTidi-
an, explaining the causes of The Unexpectedly Sc
we're contest:
aThc aggregate vote in the Stale is several
hundreds less than al the May election. The
Democratic vote is much less, ard the Wing vote
is much less. The true Democratic majority in
This Stale is no, less Than GEO, and We believe il
will hereafter exceed Geo vu!"s. Over conn
dcnce OF the Democratic party is The chicl cause
Of The small majority OF IFS candidate at this cleo
lion. The Wings exerled themselves. Their can
didaie was a gentleman Cf popular and engaging
address. and great electoneering TACT a lew
da;s before the election while Mr.. Broken
broueh was absent in the extreme East. two hun
dred miles distant from This place, The Wing press
in this place promulged the vile charge against
him of having, while member oi the Terrific
Al Senate. Introduced bill 10 make negroes good
,rjinesscs dna1ust rhites and The preposterons &C
cusa,ion was made OF his being tainted with abo-
ton principles In relation TO this audacious
CHARGE about The negro witness bill, IL iras toldiy
def!ared his nccsseys had ThHe ritnesses ready 10
BE- prodtlcd 10 1rorc IT, This charge and this de-
claraion was disseminated from one end OF line
State 10 the other in extras II was answered and
Jisproyed as soon as possible, but The relutaiion
were adoried 10 prevcntits being received al some
nrecinc,s by Wing enemies Of MIR. B. The Bank
liz oud Boudies, hostile 10 Mr.. b. on account Of
tho ren9r, and bill Of last session, drawn By him
70 wind up The banks, put forth their whole
strength aeains, him from one end OF the State 10
he Other though their intentions were Kept secret
ill The eve Of the election"
AIN several counties, friends OF Democratic can
d;ia,es for The lucrative Offices oil Sheriff. and
Clerk. in confidence OF Mr.. 3. being elected BY
LARGE majority, voted for Mr.. Cabell in exchange
far VOTES lor their candidates for The local Offices.
The election for county officers being held at The
same lime, distracted the Congressional election,
and The Wings awaited themselves otthis slate OF
things with dexterity. In truth, the Wings man.
aocd this canvass most at!roiiy-ihey pretended
10 be lukewarm and Indifferent, and indeed, des-
nonding. till very few days before The election.
wr Cabelrs name was not placed at the head Of
n. Wing organ as candidate, and many
who's affected 10 be dissatisfied with his seec-
finn and acknowledge The hopelessness OF his
nrospect.. All the while The most powerful Sc
rret ,.aorls we're being made. The most incon-
s;s,. nj and contradictory tales of all sorts and
binds we're in the mean time, circulated in differ
chi sections. The most artlul courses OF fence
corner and pine log electioneering were Tesoricd
TO-"
"In some places il was toio mat MI; o. was
hostile 10 Mr.. Levy, and MIR L. hostile 10 HMM
o,hsrs h. was said to be hostile 10 Mr.. Westccll
and ,hat Mr.W. went 10 MIR. Cabell-and. in fact,
:. was made out 10 be the candidate OF, or hostile
- one or The other, or both ofhe Senators, just as
Inc friendly or hostile feelings of those addressed
rendered poIilc to frame the story. So too, sec
lional preiudices and feelings against Middle
Florida were attempted 10 he excited. MT b.,
f,1sooth was the caucus candidate for The Middle
l@.dc,a,ed 10 The Stale b. the Tallahassee clique
and Mr.. Cabcll wasihe candidate Of The darling,
ihoucb neglected West, brought out by The West
ern neople against The wishes OF The Wings
ABOUT the CapoP
"Aeain-the course OF the Charleston Mercury
has done us much harm. The filings of that press
AGAINST the Democracy of Florida-agains the
officers of The new State Government, and
The course of the Legislature, founded upon
false statements, extracted from lying Wing
nresses-thc comments Of lis correspondent,
published in it upon Mr.. B.'s nomination,
founded, we presume, on similarsdata, though
we have heard it surmsed il might have
information of different character,) and lis
course towards The federal administration, and
The organ of the administration, the Washington
Union did us moi a little injury. The Wing
press here republisl.ed some OF these things from
the Mercury. That paper was used by The
Wings in the canvass more than any Wing pa
per; and The relationship Of Mi, B. 10 the editor