Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-02-04
SINGULAR BUT GLORIOUS Result,

his noble State of Louisiana with new lauleS -
When The returns Of the State election had oeen
thoroughly sifled it appeared tha'' o"i"s ~ US
sensions in few Democratic counties, inc wings
had elected majority OF tico on loih' oaio.I
Sill we Aoped that Louisiana woulo senu " '"e
u. S. Senate gentleman who wouiu sneu nono'
IN her name and who would stand manlully by
he country, engaged in foreign war.
The Legislature met, amidst great doubt ana
excitement Mr.. John Slidell was the Demo-
crac,ic nominee for U. S. Senator and, could ne
have been elected, would have done hisn nono'
TO the station. Mr.. D. F. Kenner, man OF large
fortune, hui, like Lord George Benlynck, mostly
known to fame through the Racing CALENDAR
was The Whis nominee The Two hrst oalo's
Stood, slidell 6i, Keuner GA. R. c. Nichoias L.
and here we would refer 10 The extraordinary idc'
that Mr. Kenner voted for himself. MS We yes
terday spoke of as mos, improbabe-onI i! Is no
less The fact. We venture 10 assert iha' II Is inc
frs, instance that ca didale for the Unied States
Senator ever voted for himself The ~ orleans
Delta naively quotes it as proof Oh his soou
sense; for if ma N will not vote Tor himself new
can he expect others 10 vote Tor nun o'''D
with his own vote he was minis. On fe-assem'
bling, Mr.. Pierre Soule was nominated and The
third ballot resulted as follows Souie oo, heh-
ner 81. AS the New Orleans Della we'll express
ses it, tive need moi tell our readers either al home
or abroad, who Pierre Soule is. his reputation
as an orator is coe1lensive with our Union. his
former appearance in the Senate, during the oriei
fraction of term, attracted much attention 10
our State, and gave US great consideration IN mai
august body. He is man Of whom our State
and our Republic may we'll be proud. With an
ardent nature, generous heart keen, sasac'-
Gus intellect and extraordinary eloquence, ne is
eminenlly qualified To r.hecI lus'fe upon The
State which sends, and the Senate which receives
him."
But il is no. only Inc election Of Democratic
Senator that has "riled" the Whiss-P. X. Was-
ner. the indomilable Democratic editor of the N,
Orleans Courier, was elected State Printer by a
majority OF three. He is, as the New Orleans
Delta says "a slaunch veteran, uDhinchins and
untaiing Democrat-a man who has written
harder, stronger, sharper and deeper things
asains, Wings and Whiggery than any man in
these United SlaIes."
These results are full OF meaning. They in
dicate that, in spite OF Taylorism, which has been
supposed 10 be indigenous in Louisiana, that gall
Ian, Stale still bears aloi The flag of Democracy.
We quote al length the doletu lamentations OF
the New Orleans Bulletin, Taylor Wing organ.
L.. gloomy Jeremiad Of Zone OF the saddesI de-
fea,s OF the Wing party" is remarkable speci-
men oil true paihos:
ELECTION OF UyITED STATES SESAroR.-We
are called upon 10 announce one OF the saddest
defeats Of The Wing laHy that has occurred
since the last Presidential ELECTION. deieat
which has no palIiaing circumstances nolhinS
to mitigate the burning modification OF an iSno-
bic and shameful discontinue, accomplished by
domestic treason. With decided Wing mao-
ri,y of Two. the Legislature yesterday elected
thorough Democrat to The United States Senate,
and a vel more thorough one as Slate Printer.
| The former result was brought about by the de-
| lection of Mr.. Baldwin OF Sabine, and The alb
sence of MIR. Myes Of Washington which pro-
duced he on The TWO first ballots; and the deser-
lioa of Messrs. Felix Garcia and w. S. Parham
OF the Senate, and C. Bienvenu and John wat
kins Of the House, On The thlTd.
What is most singular IN this AFFAIR IS, 'hal
| Mr.. Myes was not only in the Wing caucus
when Mr.. Kenner was selected as The Wing
candidate, but voted Tor him, ana Pleoseo nitnseh
10 do so in The House.
| Al the appointed hour for the meeting oil Inc
TWO Houses, Mir Myles was no where to be
fund His personal friends sought for him IN
| vain in every dlreclion and The Serseant-a'-
Arms was dispatched 10 bring him to The House.
| Neither friends nor officer could find him any
where, and no could tell whither ne hau SoHe'
! or Tor Wndi. ,
Mr. Baldwin yoied for Mr.. Slidel on the Two
first balIos. On the third, after that gentleman
had been Withdrawn, he voted for MIR. henner'
| showing that the obligations against ms parry,
howsoeyer contracted, ended with MI SlioeII.
On The third ballot, Messrs. Garcia and Far,
ham, men on whom The Wings have conferred
honors, and Tor whom they have Shrugged, IN
times past, went over to the Democrats, as cia
Messrs. Bienvenu and Watkins, individuals less
known 10 fame but who, in all future Time, VIII
not lack notoriely, such as II is.
MIR. Soule has been elected by four Wing votes
by men who engaged themselves soemnly
TO their confederates, 10 vote Tor NJ Demo
Graf. Mr.. Parham's apology Tor his vote, mat
he cave il to Mir Soule, 10 prevent Inc election
of Mr.. Sidell, preierIng the former OF the two
was both absurd and ridiculous, as Mr.. Slidel
al The time, was not even III nomlnaIlon, ana MS
explanation was only adding insult 10 injury (and
will so be considered by The Wing pafty) nor did
il touch his relations with, and solemn ooliSa-
lions 10 his fellow Wing members
AT the election for State Printer, three Wings
we're absent, besides Mr.. Myles, (whose where
abouls has not yet been ascertalned) and the De-
mocrats elected tneir cana date by a strict party
vote.
These are sad ,idings f1r The Wings OF This
Stale, as they are Tor The Wings OF the Union
Whilst we pen these lines, we feel humIiated by
The result, which throws Giscredi' on us all.
There is no light in which the conduct o! those
Wings, who procured our defeat, can be viewed,
thai in any way relieves The transaction oil yes.
tefday, from The deepest reproach' ne mn .,
can fall back on nothing Tor consolation. We
feel humbIed. proslra'ed and uodden down, and
by our own friends; we have nothing TO suggest
in extenua,ion-no excuse TO ufer TO our Wing
friends throughout the Union-the fact is naked
in its ungainliness.
Those we have named (Whiss we will no lon
ger call ,hem) have betrayed us-violated the So
Tenn obligations 10 their fellow Wing members
sacrificed their princpes-sacrhced their par.
ty-sacriiccd the interests OF their country, and
gone over to the enemy.
Lei Them, then, remain in the hostile camp,
with their names deeply scared upon The memory
of eyery loyal Whig, and may the separation be
eternal; lor il the "hand of poitica resurrection"
can ever reach so deep a. 10 rescue FELIX Gar
GA of ST. John, w. S. PAgHAM OF Madison, U.
BIENvgNu of 81. Bernard, JoHS Watkins OF Or
leans. and JonN BALDWIN Of Sabine, then, indeed,
The deepesl sinner may well hope for forgiveness
As for ISAAC A. MYLrs, OF Washington we
think il will be fortunate for his fame if some ac'
cident has removed him from this to better
world, as no less excuse will be satisfactory lor
his mysterious absence yesterday.
We would say something in praise OF lhose
uue.hea!ied Wings, who stood by the party 10
this scene They have nothing TO afHict thelr
consciences, nothing 10 charge themselves win,
unless il be shame to belong TO parry 'ha'
contained within its bosom men VINO cou'o 'a"er
at sucb moment and under such circums!an-
ces.
) We could say much more, but could not say