The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-05-15


., FROM the Iynchburg Republican
The Result Ia Virginia.
In chronicing some days since, what seemed to DC
,h result of the recent congressional elections, we
a,a,ei that the reverses had sustained were no
cause Of dependency on ne r' 81 ,ne ixnrsbIs
regard By the people Of ae "r npsshbor Of "ea the
vgnan congIauaes US upon IS oul ,@s sbors to
show that have widely .e cause ., ss ne
fea, in arbuting to the 'lukewarmness Of our parry
in some and to lis divisions" IN other portions oil The
State Ne have always been disposed to allow con
siderable latitude TO the exuitatons oil those who once
10 an age unexpectedly receive cum OF ald and com
10 so In thus instance Without intending, therefore, to
disturb the "equanimity" of our neighbours sweet reve
les we will present few facts which VIII satisfy eve
" one that the of our losses lie not IN any
want OF confidence the part OF the people, IN the pn
cples and measures OF the administration and democratic
party, but are entirely distinct
In the last Congress the democrats had fourteen OF the
fifteen members OF the delegation This was certainly
very large and according TO the vote OF the presidential
election undue. proportion OF the represenahon, and
some losses, therefore, to be expected we had
everything TO lose and nothing to gain In addition to
this divisions and double tickets distracted and divided
our forces and gave the wings an advantage over Us
standing these unfavorable circumstances, under which
the democracy fought the canvass they have been sue
cessul in every doubtful OF closely contested district save
The wings counted on the Kanawha district with the
utmost confidence twas very doubtful district, and
But the democratic candidate has been elected by very
respectable majority. The wings counted, with still
confidence, il possible on success III the Essex dis
they declared had been snatched from them by Senator
Hunter who alone they said, OF the democratic party
could hold IT, They nominated their strongest man. Nir
Newton, who rode the whole canvass upon their favor,
lie "war horse" But the result exhibits an increased
democratic majority although candidate was young
and untied racer The wings were equally confident Of
fhoN 1iatrir vhIc
kinson the democratic candidate, five majority at The
previous electon The result shows an increased alor
The wings had some hope Of defeating Gen Bayy in the
Accomac district, which gave Mr. Clay, IN is4l, some
four hundred majority but the general Is elected by
large majority This district was also counted upon by
some, but with equal disappointment.
In each Of these four doubtful and closely contest
ed districts. therefore upon which were cenierea the
by their abest champions and upon their own issues
and districts too, which have always been close, and
some of which gave Mr. Clay large maorihes in lS44
the democratic party and the principles and conduct Of
the administration, have most gonously and sgnaly tn
umphed Are not these results convincing testimony OF
the popularity Of thespolicyo OF the administration Do
they not show that where the principles OF the demo-
cratic party put to the test they have been sustain
q BY The peope' i is suprsmey absurd then for the
Virgnan contend that defeats have been occasion
cd BY want OF confidence in the administration.
The democratic party have sustained defeats in only
which considerable dieeiion existed in our own ranks
We allude to the Abemare and Richmond Districts the
former Of which gave Mr.. Polk small majority in 1914
ways was whig disiSic Not even the union Of our
party therefore, we presume, could have saved us the
latter district, though the large majority would doubtless
have been greatly diminished by such union But that
the former district lost TO us by the dsatecon and
lukewarmness of some prominent members of our party
cannot be seriously questioned If this were not true
what produced the result The Virgnan attributes to
the unpoPularffy Of the conduct OF the administration
Indeed! Is it not strange that this cause should have
operated only counties OF the dstrct Why did
WI IF
Abemarle and Orange more intelligent and capable OF
rendering correct verdict in regard to the policy Of the
administration than those OF the other counties Of the
district! This must be assumed before the virgnian's
supposion be sustained with any sort of pausib
"; for it is undeniable fact that Mr. Goggin his
counties Both in Bedford and Nelson he has fallen
considerably short OF his former maorites; whilst in
amherst Madison and Greene Mr. Leake has increased
his large majority IN 1915 some NINETY votes. II MIR
Goggn's increased majorltes IN Aibemarle and Orange
argue the upopuarty OF the administration surely his
decreased maorities in Bedford and Nelson and Mr.
Leakes increased majorites in Amherst, Madison and
Greene, argue tvrm According 10 the Virgnians
rule, therefore, the administration has been hiMn
ph0nHy sustained III four OF the counties OF the dis
irict! .
We have lost only other districts, viz Halifax
and Botetout It will not be denied, presume, by
the most strenuous wing, that both these districts are
strongly democratic. Indeed they not numbered
the federal list of expected gains, and their loss the
@ sna9 a sd 1 @ a ese whs
victories to gains, but this not sustained by the
suit Halifax could have elected Mr. Tredway by more
than tico hundred majority She only gave him .0s
jority when she could have given him upwards of four
hundred more This sustained BY the vote the only fall
ing of being the democratic side, occasoned by their
lukewamness and overwcenng confidence in their
strength.
The causes, also, added TO divisions, and the pro-
mitigation of federal fasehoods, produced the defeat of
General Chapman in the Montgomery district The de-
nocracy Of Boetourt and Roanoke alone, could have
saved the district if they had turned out they should
have done
We again repeat, them that the democracy of Virginia
have to believe that their principles have under
gone any reverses the late elections On the contrary
plainly demonstrabe that wherever they have been fair
contact with the antagonscal principles OF the fed
eral party they have been sustained-trumphanty vim
Dictated
From the Charestown Spirit of Jefferson.
Virginia Election.
The wings are in ecstaccs at the result of the recent
election for Congressman in this State The Adminstr
ton has been condemned-its measures repudated-and
the loco focos' routed entire, according their modest
declarations II is true, that in 1885, our victory was
complete and entire the lone STAR from the Leu
doun district there not other wing elected to
Congress But why take this election for comparison
when we have so much better in the presidential
contest of the year before.
The democrats charged with having I" clergyman
dered" the State, in order insure success. But we
venture 10 affirm, there is State in the Unon in pro-
portion to IFS vote, that has arcr apportonment in her
districts This will be seen in moment by reference
the vote as compared with Mr. Polk and Clay at the
presidential election:
Isl Dist 30 % 9th Dist. 90 9s6