Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-16
THE ELECTIONS.

THE ELECTIONS.
We not in the habit, rea lers will attest, of
seizng upon partial returns and procaiming them
merely the earnest but the evidence of the triumph
of our party We believe that good policy, to say no
thing of higher considerations, would rown upon such
course. endeavor chronicle the results of The cleo
lions with cantor and falthfuness and equanmitv and
with as much Of detail as our limits allow In to-day 5
paper, give returns from Florida, Georgia, Ohio an1
ptnusy vania which, if at all correct, place it beyond
doubt that Gen. Taylor will get the votes of all these
States on the 7Ih Of November.
Florida Is Wing throughout She has reelected the
gallant and gifted CabeIl Cong ress Sy majority q
three or four hundred; ard Brown, the Wing candidate,
has been chosen Governor by majority believed to lie
get larger. The Legislature is Wing in both branches
and believe this will Wing Senator in place
ofMr. Westcott, whose term eXp red in March last.
In Georgia the election for members Of Congress
only, and the aggregate vote of the respective candidates
does afford very reliable test of The strength Of par
ties SINCE in one or two Districts the Democratic major
iiy was overw helmng and the Wings did not out,
being destitute Of all hope Of The Baltimore
American has despatch from Macon, Georgia, which
says that the result, heard from nearly the whole
Union, of "Wednesday night, says:
"Ir the above 50 counties the democratic gain is 27l
votes on the election of last year, when Gov. Towns
ceived a majority Of 1899.
1.-The remaining Al counties will swell the democratic
majority 10 1000.
'.Ihe state is safe for Cass by at least 5000 ! ~
Now the Charleston Courier furnishes returns from II
coun by which appears that the Democratic major
ity therein is but $50. The remaining sixteen counties
will still further reduce it. Certain it is they will not
swell the maj Jrty 1000 and thus realize The Unions
prophecy.
The Enquirer, however, of Thursday, says:
1--WE have taken pains to cullate the returns, and
find that in seventy eight counties the Democratic gains
and losses follows:
GArss-lsi District l5s; 4rh District, 293; 9th Dis
trct, 2; Sh District, 49,
LossEs-2d District, l9O Sd District 222; 5h Dis
trict, o. 9Th District, 49,
Nett Democratic gain s over the Governors election
in lS47, when our majority was ,2S9. There are Is
counties yet to be heard from.
Pennsyv MIA bids fair to transcend the most sangune
ancpations. We scarcely hoped for the election of
johnson Governor, though doubted the State
would 90 for Taylor. But it seems Johnson is elected
and that the Wings have elected majority of the Leg
islature, (hus securing Wing Senalor) and major
ty Of members Of Congress.
In Ohio, Ford, The Wing candidate, is elected Gov
probably. This we confidently expected. We
have returns as to the Congressional elections
The Union long confidently predicted ,heeecon
of Weller, but Tuesday last when the truth could
do no harm, it cranky" avowed that ii had no expec
taon of his success Itsays all the abolition vote
would be for Fvrd-l2,0 600 strong-and that If he
beat Weller by majority equal TO that vote the
State may still be counted upon with certalny for Cas-
and Butler, by jnrity Of 5000 TO 10000. This il
rather curious logic The Wing vote proper, pre-
sumo the Union will admit, will 90 for Taylor. VIII
the $4,000 a)oltonls's majority of them, vote for
Cass? The Union would resent the suggestion. 1t can
only hope that they will not support Taylor, but throw
away their votes upon Van Buren,. Will this add to
Cass' strength? Ford may have received votes which
will not be given to Taylor-but they comparatively
few We believe lie election of Ford will consolidate
and nvigorate the Wing party Of the State, and that
Ohio may be put down safe for Old Rough and Ready
by even larger majority.
The Democrats here affect to discredit the news from
Pennsylvania and Ohio SO they did the from
Georg ia and Florida-and yet ii proved to be true.