The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-08-17

Sin -iapse h rr5OonssoasNN 5SS.'
Oh -Mersdilh p Gentry (whig)
Sh Andrew Ewing (dem
l0R .. Fed E3aam p II Stanton hat6S ( 55sm
llth Chris. II. Williams (ghig)
KENTucKY.-The only definite information from
this State is, that Humphrey Marshall was elected
from the Louisville 9Th Congressional District by
small majority. The Memphis papers have the
following dispatch, but its contents are vague and
uncertain:
Louisville, August 9.-First District, Lynn BOYD
elected without opposition. Second johnson (Wbip)
elected by large majority over Peytom (indepen.
dent Wmg) Third, Mclean elected without Oppo-
slton. Fourth, Buckner (whig) hard pushed BY
Caldwell ldem.l, and result very doubtful Fifth,
John b. Thompson ,whig) elected without opposi-
uon. Sixth, Judge Brock (Whig) doubtless elected
by large majority. Eighth, MoOrehead (whiq)
elected. Ninth, Mason (dem.) probably elected.
Tenth, Stanton ldem.) was ahead at last dates
INDIANA.-The returns from this State are scanty.
The following returns were telegaphed to tlro
Washington Republic;
Marion COuRty.-For Governor-Wright, 90 ma
lority. For Congress--Mr. Herod, (whig) l44 mai.
A wing Senator and two. democratic Representa-
tives elected.
Hendricks County. - For Governor - Mattson,
| (whig) 27l majority. For Congress-E Nc
| Gaughey (whig) 433 majority.
| 1919 majority
johnson CouHty.-For GOvernOr-Wright, All
| majority.
TIppecanOe County,-For Governor-Wright, 90
majority. For Congress-A.S Lane twhg) $50 ma
| lorlty. Wing Senator and Representatives elected
Montgomery County,. +. Mcdonald (dem) 60
majority. Democratic Senator and Representa-
tives elected
Jefferson County.--For Governor Wright (dem.)
as far as heard from, 1851; Mattson (whig) l745.
Mattson's majority in this county will be about
4ZO: For Congress-W. M. Dunn (whig) about $50
majority.
JeHning County.-For Congress-Dunn's ma
jority 253.
Scott County.-For Congress-Dunn's mai. 10.
fVth D'8trlot-W j. Brown ldem.) elected.
THE BENTON MOVEMENT. There were up
wards Of 1900 persons present at Lone Jack, near
Independence, to listen to the speech of Col Ben
ton. The following, among other resolutions, were
adopted, with but ttOo dissenting voices
Reso.Us5, That in the appeal we will sustain him with
our individual energies against all the Catanes who oppose
them So With Bs5 on e WIFI s ssS5 ne G01 sESn
qush notification and the UnOn-tha the doctrines
suits will war with our interests and that we dig up and cast
ont the poisonous Upas Of dsunOn which they have trans
planted among US.
Mr.. Benton seems to have carried every thing
before him in both Platte and Clay counties Reso-
lutions Of the strongest and most decisive charac-
Ter were passed, approving his course and condem-
ming the resolutions passed by the last Legislature
OF that State. The meeting also resolved that they
would support no man, either for the Senate or the
House of Representatives, that would not pledge
himself to sustain Col. Benton, and to vote for er-
PuRgiag the resolutions of instructions adopted at
the last session.
Mr. BENTON AND THE ST LOUIS UNIoN-The
Boonvile Democrat strongly Bentonian) and the
St. Louis New Era (Whig} lately called on the ST.
Louis Union to define its position, and say whether
it is for or against Mr. Benton's new doctrines.
The Union answers in the following style;
Has not our position been sufficiently defined
If our friends of the Era have not discovered the
mast to which our cOors are nailed, they are
more Obivious than the thousands Of honest cti-
zens who have assured us of their approval of the
position we have TAKEN Why our position should
be made a matter of discussion by our contempora-
ries of the Boonville Democrat, we cannot divine
but OF one thing we will assure it and all other
respectable contemporaries, and that is, thatwe will
never be found in any other position than that Of
an advocate Of Progressive Democracy
Very explicit, to be sure.
MAssAcHUsETTs.-Go Governor Briggs has desig-
mated Monday, Sept. 10, for another dhe fifth
effort to elect member of Congress from the
Fourth (Middlesex) District, lately represented by
John G. Palfrey.
WHIG CANDIDATES FoR GOVERNOR IN MIssrs-
sIPPT,-Gen. Polk has declined the nomination for
Governor, rendered him by the Wings of Missis-
sippi, and Mr. Luke Lea has been chosen in his
stead by the committee appointed tof vacancies,
etc. Mr.. Lea has unconditionally accepted the
nomination Of the Central Committee.
CORPUS CHRISTI AND LAREDO MAIL The
mail between these two places has been discon-
tinued by order of the Government. The officer
IN command at Laredo has established semi
monthly express between the two points.
ENGLAND THE ASYLUM OF REFUGEES. The |
London correspondent Of the National IntsIliganc-
says that England is the asylum of three series Of
revolu1onists, driven from France since February,
lS4S hFst the blood red Huber and his friends then
the deep red Caussidiara and o,,is