Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-10-12
From the Baltimore rau,0t oels


The announcement, which made to-day u The rssul,
Of the election Yesterday in baltimore. will send thrill Of
Joy through every Wing heart the Union II that the
Wing party achieved brilliant victory, secing the
State Sena,o aud two members Of The House Of Delegates
IN this city, where in sii tho whgs bssten
Such triumph in this city wo have never before had
the heartfelt icy OF announcing. and have words
express the enthusiasm OF the people the glad dngs
was announced "a them from office last night
The vote IL Will be Is very closeup to the last
moment the victory hung in the balance and when
all the returns were received. and the fact demonstrated
mat inc wing Senator was chosen and that Of tho
wing Delegates, and oi thesc. John r. Kennedy the
distinguished advocate OF the Tariff OF lsi2 shout went
| Alsghanies.
The first fifteen wards Of the city constitute the fourth
Congressional District and the Wing majority In is most
deesve-bcing 53l This district now represented by
Mr. Giles (LocofOco) who voted for tho ar, of ls46
lie may read the handwriting the wall.
Tao election passed off very orderly and the vote was
mueh RULER than expected in the middle tho day
tho aggregate being about the as that cast
year.
There gratifying things demonstrated by mi.
eeeuon FIRST and most important shows the poe
pie OF Baltimore thoroughly in favor of protecting the
labor OF the county. The question was stunned by the
loI1oeo eendeses IN great degree, aud as far they
could keep II out Of the kent out In this
way they succeeded securing votes WHICH, bu, for their
silence and equivocaton, they would have lost We are
Tree to say that the tai II 1886 had not been passed
oy the Loco TOGO Congress, that party would dcspe 9TH
ermantod errors have with the Notifying defeat
which 1t encountered hero yesterday. And we may add
year. whom tho question OF protection protection
cannot be shuuned by the Loco-foco candidates they will
be more signaly defeated than they yesterday.
This election also demonstrates that the spirit Of the
wing party remains unbrokcn. We Of THE even
when disasters las; OK and cro,yding upon US
because i impossible that the who have long
rshed the Wing principles who have encountered SO
defeats Tor their sake. but who have yet gimpses OF
het beneieent effect upon the prosperity the country
nd ne OF the people, in the occasional umphs
mat they have aehieyed,it impossible that Wings
have iel, this and this could forget or renounco
Their principles or that the spirit which animated them in
their previous great struggles could be broken or DIS
mayed by defeat We say, OF this even be.
lore tie election OF yesterday but that has made assur-
ance doubly sure"
The election Of Capt. keyer the Senate great tn
umph lie rs the first Wing Senator elected from this
cay since the election of the Senate was referred TO
the direct votes OF the people, His Of service is six
years and Tor that time Of having a good
Senator
The election OF John P. Kennedy is also very srea,
uumPh-petsonay to him, perhaps the gracest he ever
gan,d-and one that gratifying only to the Wings
OF this city and State but will be the Wings of the whole
Union. ~ '
The election OF Mr. Patterson US a represen-
tsuNe IN the Legislature who is personally acquainted with
the wants OF our commercial community aud who in that
regard and in all others affecting the of the peo
pie, VIII be found most useful delegate.
We regret much that in the close contest we lost
messTs Harris. Simms and Buyey-all Of whom would
have been useful members, and whose defeat not more
surprising than IS the election of the three on
the Loeooeo ticket who have been chosen by few voies
over them But as 1t turned out somebody had TO DO de-
ieaied; and tho eh could have lost better men, il is
certain mat none could tae the result better heart
than they DO The less OF gallant soldier often gives bril-
haney 10 victory the bite Of Palb Alto remember
cd and renowned much for the brave spirits who fell
there as tor the terrible slaughter inflicted on the enemy by
tue American soldiers. So II $ here. Ths gallant Harris
the HAIRY Percy IN the contests among the defeated
We will not attempt conceal personal regret at this
but then We know, and the Wings OF this city know and
tho tact VIII more endear bi ihem the
canvas he eNefted himself TO give TO the pary victory
even though he should he among the victorious cand
dates. And 50 did Nir. Bayl-y and Mr. S,mms do good
service and 50 have they their reward in the triumph OF
the cause We shall rem mbor this brilliant contest then
tor the Wing candidates who their election and Tor the
Tremendous triumph the Wing party gained.
The following are the aggregate received by each
candidate, as officially declared