The North-Carolina standard., 1845-11-26
THE FLORIDA ELECTION.

The Register and Milton Chronicle have a.
gain paraded their ugly old Coons, and are crow
ing, as Federalists only can crow, over what they
call Wing victory in Florida. The former pa
per, with an evident design to deceive, publishes
the following from the National Inteligencer
nThe Tallahassee Sentinel of the 18th instant
publishes the official returns OF the FLORIDA elec-
ton for Representative from that State IN Con-
yresS, which show majority OF htty-o votes Tor
Mr. CabeII, the whig candidate. ..-#lF.- &
"The Sentinel states also that the Governor has
given the certificate of election to Mr. Cabell, to
which il believes him fully entitled, rs well by
law as by his having received majority of the
sufrages of the people"
Now what are the facts We publish the fol-
lowg from the Tallahassee Floridian, showing
how the matter stands:
"The late election law requires that the votes for
Representative 10 Congress should be forwarded
to the Secretary of Stale, and within thirty days
after the election by him canvassed,, report made
TO the Governor, and certificate issued 10 the sue
cessful candidate. This however is not primG
facia evidence of election as in case of contested
seat from alledged fraud or neglect, otherwise,
Congress will determine as to the rights of the
claimants. In reference to the law the time al
lowed bv the present law is too short to certainly
get the returns from South Florida. But there
has doubtless been remissness in the inspectors of
the election in forwarding the returns; and many
which could have been made early have been We
ry tardy in coming IN"
The Floridian then goes on to give the official
vote in all the Counties but three, which makes
Mr.. Cabelrs majority 5l but from the Counties
ofMonroe. Hillsborough, and ST. Lucie there were
no official returns; and these Counties, it has
been ascertained on undoubed authority, swell
the majority for Mr. Brockenbrough, the demo-
cratic candidate, to seventy Upon the official
returns, as he was bound to do by law, the Gov
ernor has furnished Mr. Cabell with certificate
but this, though may give him his eight dollars
per day and his mileage, will not enlille him to
scat in the House. The House of Representatives
will doubtless look beyoud this certificate, and
award the seat 10 Mr.. Brockcnbrough, who has
been elected by the votes of the people. Or if
hi. should not be done, and the election be sent
back to the people, MIR. Brockenbrough will of
course be again elected. We conC.ss we are sur
priscd at the course pursued by Mr.. Cabel in
claiming certificate, for we had entertained a
high opinion of his respect for the popular-pow
er; but this case is unfortunately added TO many
others, all going to show that Whiggery is " the
same every where, in its factousness and in its
nordinate love Of power"
The truth is, the Register and Milton Chroni-
Gle are the only Federal papers, we believe,
which have had the cool impudcnce TO claim
Wing victory in Florida. The Richmond
Wing, paper much stronger in its Federalism
generally than either, gives it up like a man.
He says, and says truly: " We think clearly
that. unless Mr.. CabeIl has majority, he should
not accept the commission. Counting is merely
technical; ii as The aeiH Of the people aehich gires
the moral, substantial right"