Democratic banner., 1847-10-25
ELECTION RETURNS.

gain of l.2l9. Two democrats, McLane and
Lison, have been elected to Congress, and four
Whigs-Chapman, Roman, Evans and Chris
field. There WIS no election Of Senator's, they
stand Is wings and 8 democrats. The wings
have 81 majority in the House.
PESssYLyAxIA,--The st. Louis Republican
says '.the telegraph lets us enough into the Sc
cret to satisfy us that Skunk (dem.) is elected
Governor, and that the Legislature is Locofoco;
whenever we get the figures we will publish
The Pittsburgh Gazette furnishes these
figures $4,000 majority for Skunk. Buchanan's
and Dallas positions are sustained by the Old
Key stone. She binds the arch iirmer than ever.
"As the keystone goes, so goes the Union"
On1o.--The election is for members o! the
Legislature. The returns are incompletc--as
far as heard from the democrats have gained in
the House anil on the popular vote.
GroRGrA.-The returns from this State are
sufficient to show a minority for Towns, demo-
cratic candidate for Governor. The wings will
have a minority in the Legislature. The demo-
Gratis here too have gainc on the popular vote
but lost members tothe Legislature. The wings
-ried the State in 1915 by 1919 majority.
Connecticut hns decided by a vote of four TO
lone against negro suffrage.
Uoless our: Government can agree to Of
fer such terms as thee is some probability
that Mexico can accept, It :sil be much
better to offer none. 1t looks very HIPPO
critical to offer such terms. If the Admin
Iistration has desired peace as intensely as
it has all along professed, why has it con-
tinued to propose peace OIL terms that Mex
leo could not accept without deep and last
ing dishonor? The honor of our country
requires nothing of the charlottesville
Journal.
This rabid Wing organ of the Ohio river
country, here asserts that the terms offered
Iby Mr.. TRIsr to the Mexican Commission .
ers, are such as could not be accepted by
them without deep and lasting dishonor to
their country. Docs this Prentice think
the Administration should take more espe-
cial care of the honor of Mexico, than of
the Union? He would say probably there
is no need of sacrificing the honorof eth
err country. Does he then think, the honor
of this country would be maintained in
"backing square out" of this war-by ask
ing no indemnities for past spoliatlons, and
sacrifice of blood and TREASURED? This would
probably be his reply: that we had asked
A. Al I,n, II tl.f. ornpfr,, NIL
hermit them to surrender, and more thar
the facts in the case COMPEL us TO demand.
By what principle would this journal have
JUS settle our difficulties with Mexico? i
Idarc not assert that we arc entitled to NJ
remuneration whatever-his readers vii
support no such course. If then he adj
mits the justification of indemnities, which
he dare not deny, with what show of rea.
son can he say we have asked too much
when he has been loudcst in swelling the
enormities of our losses, and deprecatine
the value of Mexican territory. This pa.
por and its co-adjutoIs assert, in arguing
against the admission of territory, that near.
Ily all New Mexico and the CALIFORNIA; are
a barren waste and Ualuekess to this com
try; but when you talk of %indemnities fol
spoliations and sacrifices, they are the frs
to change the note and sing to the tune Of
oppression and injustice to Mcxico,-that
our government is asking more than they Of
right should demand. To please Prentice,
,couM be to please MerieO-YEr HE Is MOI
A MEXICAN w"'o.
LOUISIANA.-We are glad to see SC
lively a spirit of improvement manifested
by a portion of our citizens. That some OF
the inhabitants of the town have beer slow
to their interest, is very clear; but a great
or evil is, that too much property here has
been so long held by non residents of the
town. Taking into consideration then these
these Disadvantages much praise is due to
the energy and industry of those who have
during the present season erected l3 new
dwellings, exclusive of substantial mechan-
lie shops, warehouses, &C., and put under
wav a Sufficient number TO swell the num-