The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-08-18
Election Returns.


In 1910 the accession of whiggery to
power was followed by a succession Of de-.
feats, which plainly showed its principles
found no favor with the people.q 1t gained
power by pledges before the election,
which it forfeited after the election was o.
YER.
In 1848 the same party succeeded to
power by the same means, and the same
Justification of promises mark out their
course, and the State elections, the unerr-
ing index of the popular will, show that
like in l84l, they are marked and doom
ed party. a agP
The August elections of l849 opened
with eld a'i fS8
/ = NORTH CAROLINA. -
| Here the democracy have not only held
their own, but in the district represented
by Stanley in the last Congress, 50 hard
run is that whig champion that il is yet
doubtful if Lane (dem. has not succeeded
in ousting him, although Gen. Taylor at
the last election had a majority of 1881 in
the district. The democracy contested
but two of the whig districts, and the great
gains they made show that Taylorism in
North Carolina is on its last legs. In eve-
ry contested district the democratic vote
has largely increased, while that of the
wings has largely diminished.
TENNESSEE.
This State voted the same day with AL.
ALBANIA, and the democrats swept the State.
Though the State has been whig for years,
tho,,crh u ;t, not 70 Low in, nroH,v
ence to Mr.. Polk in 1914, and to Taylor
in 1848, yet the gallant Trousdale, the
candidate of the democracy, has 1000 Of
a majority for Governor-the Legislature
for the first time for several years, is dem.
ocratic, and the democracy have gained
three members of Congress. Such is the
emphatic manner that Tennessee rebukes
Taylor whiggery.
KENTUCKY.
This Safe voted on the 9Th. inst. Two
years ago the democracy elected Congress.
men in three whig districts in consequence
of whg division and of that party running
two sets of candidates. Before the returns
came in, we frankly admitted that we might
lose three members, because whiggery was
now united. Instead of this prediction be-
ing verified, the democracy have carried
four districts, some of them by large ma
jorities and which gave heavy majorities
for Gen. Taylor.
INDIANA.
This State also voted on the 9th. The
Telegraph taught us to believe that we had
carried the Governor and Lieutenant
Governor by small majority and that the
Legislature was also Democratic by q
small majority Instead this the Dem.
ocratic Governor and Lieut.. Governor is
elected by the largest majority euer gipen
for the Dsm ,cracy in the State, and the
Legislature is Democratic by a largely IN.
C creased majority over the last or any pre-
v Gus years. The majority for the Dem.
ocratic Governor, by the returns received
this morning cannot be less than ten tton.
sand.
Such is the fate of whiggery in i849, as
shadowed forth by the august elections.
On every side defeat and disaster overta.
kes them and they find it futile to attempt
TO resist the perfect hurricane of the peo.
pie S Indignation which is overtaking them.
Having no honest principles for the public
eye, they profess before an election those
which they do not feel, and as soon as in
power they cast them aside, and for which
the people have passed judgment upon
them. ''Sic transit gloria" whiggery!-
Ohio Statesman.