Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-04-30

NEw-voRx ELEcTroS.-The city election
resulted in the complete route of the "Na-
i've" faction. The following is the vote
Bavemeyer, democrat, 23,282
Harper, native, lo,ouy
Seldsn, whig, 6,846
Last year, Harper was elected by tour or
five thousand majority, and the Natives
carried u Of the II wards. This year the
democrats have succeeded in Is wards
VIRGINIA ELECTIONS. w have received
no returns from Virginia. The democracy
of the ancient commonwealth are aroused
and we anticipate complete triumph. Mr.
Seldom has probably headed Bolts in the
Richmond district. The late Senator, W..
C. Rives, was candidate for the House Of
Delegates from Albemarlc.
CoNNEcTIoUr ELECTION. The wings
have succeeded in the land Of blue-lights,
by about the same (proporIionate) MAORI
ly as Mr.. Clay received last fall The
Governor, all the members OF Congress,
and a majority of the members Of the
Legislature, IRE wings. A letter in the
Madisonian, from New Haven, says:
"The wing corporations and clergy
have used us up. For particulars. see
The papers. On Fast day, the Row. clergy
of the Presbyterian order, preached poll.
ticdl sermons all over the State against
TeraS, and the men who voted for it,
They have disgraced their high calling, as
their predecessors did who occupied the
same pulpits during the war of lSl2.--
Think what we have 10 contend against,
friend Dow, and don't wonder that money
and religions bigotry should hack us down
in Connecticut. But we have "sworn
upon the altar of God" 10 make war upon
the moneyed poteer and the 4" Saints in
Grape" the rest of our days"
0'y- The Milerites are doubtless of the
opinion that the Second Advent is now
nigh at hand. From accounts we publish
to-day, it seems that the Dismal swamp is
on fire, and burning furously. The same
devouring element is raging in the noun
tains and forests of several of the northern
States.
Messrs. THos. RlTHlE and HEIss, have
purchased the Globe establishment, and it
is now understood to be the 'ofIicial or.
gan" of the government. BY the way,
speaking Of "organs," the following ex-
tract from the Philadelphia Ledger, is ve-
ry appropos, and truthful:
OFFICIAL JoURNALIsM.-It is explicitly
stated by the leier.writers at Washington,
that by the new arrangements, Messrs.
Richie and Heiss are to be the Globe ed
itors in future--lhe official opponents.
A question occurs--what need has any
administration of an official organl The
business of the President and his Cabinet
is to perform certain duties, honestly, un
der their oaihs. If they correctly per.
form them, the country sooner or later
will do them justice. They can live down
caumny, and be all the greater for hay
ing suffered persecution. They need
therefore no defenders - no royal ga.
zetteers, no toadeating, siavering scribes,
ready to praise any and every act of their
administration. We do not mean to infer
that an official gazette is necessarily con.
Quoted by men who are bodily sold to the
powers that be; but there is always re.
markabe coincidence in the approval Of
the official editors and the acts of the Ex-
ecutive, which would lead one TO suppose
that the understood relation between the
parties had its influence in temperng the
one to the other
All that an Executive in.chef or assis-
tant has to say 10 Congress, or to persons
under his control, may be expressed d.
rcctly and officially, without the interven-
ton Of a new estate in the shape of
quasi-ollical editor. The advertisements
OF the Departments might be published in
any paper, regard being had to their cir
culalion, so that the public interest be the
best subserved. All attempts 10 influence
newspapers, by distribution of official
patronage, are infamous invasions of the
liberty of the press, and no one at the
head of q journal, properly impressed
with its dignity and purity, would counte-
nance the custom as il prevails.
New YoRK.--By the annexed extract,
ii will be seen that the most important al
lerations proposed in the Constitution Of
this State have failed in the Leqislature