Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-05-03
Congressional, Egec,ious

Congressional Elections
To meet The general anxiety in regard to Tie Ca,
gTessiona elections, we give returns from the y,st
Ing district which renders the election Of rh,,, Nv
extremely probable. II Is known that here the e,,,.
between the two doughty competitors turned upon H..
comparative democracy Of Their sentiments and bab.
We had deemed Cyl. M'Aiullen utterly unsppraehablo
in his claims upon the lone gallows and eopcras oo.
cso soirapans. TO whom his eoquon, appeals ae,o =
dressed, uet an mproyident vaunt mpeled tie d..
iodsn to disclose certain early associations and
II his own which left his conpetoraghas' & srrncl
At once Of all claims t, the -ympathy or the aImir,,
Of his supporters. 1t was in this spirit Of conscious s,,
riorty tat Col McMuIlen. dslng his Seuat rial ,l.
eltered the canvass, prycIaming Col G,oason ,ran
specimen Of the 'rufl' shirt and gweled heal .,,
racy and foreiby contrasting their respective elaine
democratic support, By affirming thai when he r.,
Mas) 'was curryng his horses and sleeping under Ii,
wagon" CD q. VAS rcyelling in luxur, and illcne,s
Thus alouscd Col Goodson uttered that memorable, RI.
rt, heretofore recorded that "whiIst Col Mae v,s
ryng, &c, he, Col. G.. vas attending furnace md
sleeping in caal basket" and, thus the spirit Of .la
ted rivalry having been excited, we presume they will
alter he fashion u certain uii animals .lach hurn,"
manner 50 lnexricahlr, as 10 fall an easy prey to The
popular and sagacous Fulton, who has watched lle.
deadly conbal with great attention Peace to their s,rf
May II be adnsfed-Nlay they divide the ,iishon rs ora
feat aud retire to tn Sc congenial pursuits wnch un
happily for the interests ofthcr country have been s.,
long interrupted.
Asa rational Inference. we therefore state that dIy
sion Of the democratic vote Of Scott and Lee viii secure
the success OF Fulton, who goes to those counties ~,
ahead.
THIS Will give us Wing gam in Congress sufficient
tr practical purposes II 'phloso optical majority suir
cent, II Is hoped. to investigation Of the mis-
deeds oiths mock heroic Administration; and By cons
qnehce In increase the same from time timr until The
election ct Iaehey Taylor shall date the exodus of the
most reckless treot Politicians that has ever fed upla
the vltaIs OF a couling aud deceived people For the
present, these gains must suffice Watts seems lave
been beaten ~ small maJory llc has our gratitude
and omaymrahes, and Will, we doubt not, be renen
bered for his devoted service, this and former occa
Sums, to the Wing cause.
fhe Valley di,lrrsar safe for Democracy in mprcg
nabe n1J'es, 50 long. at least, as fighting remains
voluntary amusement, and Jut keeps up. But General
Dumgopr, like the heroine,
"saf.. though lutfered and amazed
hasmade really most miraculous escape from his peril
naelaus competitor. CJn,ssel the abesi and mos Eli
Gent and, hreore the most responsible Of them all, nc
has teen spared whilst his unhappy comPeers have tal
len und him.
lie an III J, and Ii" Popriei1rs Of the concern in
Washing Will see dat latr,uaee Of the e,vern-
ment ca protect them from just resp Jnsbilty to the
people, .sa SERVANTS They are.
We presume aud would almost predict, however,
thai thar MOTIF Will be npt9nsos HsWidf, they vii
nat aIug't her Pssh. Like tie Infatuated followers Of
'ahomct haash fall III b1tte. they will rise to.oti-
al enJ ynerts SIP ri.r ee.nto lie Sc lor d:om ard
"uinHm.s,' winch caIa,fed Congress 10 hem With
Ut "a b Each Of the defeated Congressional candl-
Jes w. b, Translated to lucrative ofire or trans
p red to s'na fte,gl snecare. They have illlel in
Executive service. His war-his Lieutenant General
his military ingucs have defeated them. They have
run ander an insurance Of Their (plca life; and per
snaly neel nols ,rrow lol them. How natural and
easy the transition 10 Cen Chapman, from the Halls OF
Congress to the ? st Office Dopartmentsecng that lie
has already exercised the authority Gifts chief
Ell the present pause, with the proud election,
taa. when Preston Fulton q ,ggin Pendotpo, Flour
MY, Bots lake stion,' IN he next Congress bat
terry will bropenel upon Executive supremacy, and DILL
eal corruption. which VIII spread dsmay and dcSirnc
ton am ugs! the cohorts Of p1wcr-and convince the
world, that the W ris ofthe immortal Sydney, Pow
er would oft make truth PASS Tor heason;" that the right
Of the examine the acts If his rulers IS una
enabe, and without It's exercise 10 be free
people.
/ 2. S-Si4t.e the foregoing in type. we have re-
| ceved the Wyheve Republican, OF the oath ut,
which contains foil statement of the polls in all the
Counties IT the 18Th District, ~ which 1t appears tina
Mr. FuIroN is elected by plurality of ELEVEN votes,
over CoI. McAuLLEN See another column.
PREsroNs majority over Chapman is l52; all lhe
counties heard from.