The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-10


travelling for Alabama and tennessee assisted BY
D. b. Brett
o. agents particularly requested make frequent returns
ee aud especially regard subscribers and dseon
nnuanees.
virginia EIeetion-The Triumph Compiete.-Iath
Congressional District all right.
All doubt is now at end, and Beae (dem) is
elected to Congress. The Clarksburg (Halson county,
Democrat of Friday last has served to correct two
rors which appeared in the table of returns that
republished yesterday morning LIST, running up the
majority of Harrison county from 1856 TO 237 and IDLY,
in supplying the vote of Barbour county, (54 majority
for Beae,) which entirely omitted in the table.
These corrections alone would have up Beaes so
high that even allowing McComas the large vote which
the wings had claimed for him in Cabe and Wayne
and also giving him the vote in the deficient coun-
ties, which was given for General Taylor, would have
insured his election. The election of Beale, however
does not now rest OH our estimate We received yeser
day morning. few minutes after 10 o'clock, the follow
ing Geographic despatch, which transmitted from
Wheeling at 10 o'clock;
WHEELING, May 80 o'clock.
The boat is in from Parkersburg Col Beale (dem) has
majority for Congress in the Kanawha district Of three 10
four hund ed. Edniston (dem) is elected to the SEN
from Parkersburg district by five or six hundred
jority.
Thus the triumph in Virginia is complete. She sends
IA democrats out of Is representatives to Congress No
wonder this triumphant result is hailed by every demo-
cratic press with Joy. The Lancaster Pa) lntegencer
amid the many compliments which il pays Virginia,
says:
Virginia stood proudly in the great political whi-
wind of $780, when almost the whole Union yielded to
res of senseless mummees and sensual debaucheries
whose bare paton at this day fills the mind with
disgust She 1874 and
again in 1885, and to her belongs the envabe distinction
shared by of the original thirteen, of having
deposited her electoral vote for federal candidate for
the presidency Again she has terribly Iebuked the Taylor
administration by sending to the Congress ou teen
good aud democrats, opposed its selfish and pro-
scrptve policy, and only ledecais, and he elected by
democratic notes. choice of epis Here is consecrated
Commonwealha chosen spot OF EARTH sacred in the eyes
of all democrats and lovers Of free and good government
The time when Pennsylvania and Virginia
twnb brothers in politics, united in the bonds OF friendly fra
teny, and worshppng AT the same political altar May
that period again return In the last Congress the del
egaton from Virginia stood: democrats g. wings In the
will stand democrats IA, wings Ibens demo-
cratic gain and wing loss of five members; equivalent c
votes
The Hudson IN. W Gazette SAYS
General Taylor into office sustained by popular
majority in the House, and with gain in every State
where an election had taken place No does
the rens of government than he contadics his
professions by his official and what is the result The
people their condemnation his they
are returning democratic maj ority the House that will
hold him in allegiance, and allow HIM to go thus far and
fuher-tha will deprive the wings of all power for mis-
chief and render futile all efforts repeal the
adopted by the late democratic mnisration. The New
York Journal of Commerce, of the leading Taylor
papers the last canvass, sayi The wings will have
power carry any strong party measure in the Con-
press, such increase of duties imports, repeal
of the sub-trcasury Aud further SHAT the Public may,
therefore, rely on the continuance Of the general
which has pursued OF Nth much
tags TO The country and satisfaction TO the people,"
The result of the elections can leave doubt but
that the democracy destined that
divisions The onward progress OF the democratic party
stopped- is destined rule aud control the desnes of
this mighty republic for ages to come.
| The Rochester IN. W American (whg) notices one
difference between Virginia and New York, which no
one can regret more than do, Wit that "Virgina will
have but one wing in tie 3ls Congress, and New York
but two locofoco MEMBERS We sincerely hope, that at
no distant day reunion of the democratic party in New
York, liberal principles will destroy this distinction
and bring these States together
This brilliant triumph in the Old Dominion should
cheer and animate every democrat in every State which
is vet to vote The New York Journal of Commerce
has lust published list of the members who have been
already elected TO Congress. We shall lay before
readers tomorrow. Let gain four more members in
the other States and we shall carry the House.