The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-20
OFFICIAL.
THE VIRGINIA ELECTION.

Next Thursday, the Goth OF the month,
the good people Of the Old Dominion will
select their representatives in the thirty-frst
Congress. The contest between the Wing
and Democratic parties in the various Dis
tricts Of the State, is animated, vigorously
conducted, and in no danger Of being misun-
derstood for want d discussion.
In 1.-THE Kanawha District, John s. DuscAN,
Wing, has given way to Mr.. McCoMAs,
who is opposed to Col. BEALE, Democrat.
A most interesting canvass has been going
on between these two gentlemen, and as the
District is decidedly Wing, when all the vo-
tiers come out, our friends in that quarter
regard Mr.. McComas' election as sure.
Mr.. RUSSELL is battling it nobly against
Mr.. NEWMAN, Democrat, in the Wheeling
District, and last accounts from the noun
tain counties assure US, that Russell has made
serious inroads upon the Democratic party.
Thereare those Of our friends in that section
who look confidently to the success Of Mr..
Russell.
In the Frederick District the Wings have
no regularly nominated candidate in the field.
They appear, however, to have centred upon
Mr.. FAuLKNER, now State delegate from
Berkeley county The Democrats have
thrown Mr.. BEDINcER overheard and placed
Mr.. PARKER in command ofthe deck. The
District is Democratic, but FAuLKNER' s can
didature has rendered it doubtful.
The three Districts Of Petersburg, the
Tenth Legion, and Abingdon are rreversi-
bly, Democratic. There is no Wing in the
field in either quarter Gov. Mcdowell
and Mr.. MEADE are without opposition.
Mr.. McMuLLEN and Mr.. GEORGE, both De-
mocrats, are contesting the prize in the Abb
inglon District
The Wings have united in great force
upon Mr. ANDERSON in the Botetourt Dis
trict, WHO'S running against Mr.. EDMoNsoN.
The latter gentleman is not entirely accept
able TO his Democratic brethren, and there
is.a strong hope that Mr.. ANDERSON will sue
coed.
Mr. FLocRNoY, Wing, has every pros
pect Of carrying his District. He is univer-
sally beloved, and his reelection would be
no more than an act Of justice from liberal
constituency to one Of the most liberal Of
representatives in the last Congress.
The Charlotte District looks as though it
viii be carried by Mr., IRvrNc against Mr..
BococK. The Wings Of Campbell County
have the election in their hands, and we
hope they will not throw it away as they did
at the last trial.
Mr.. GocGrN has no serious opposition to
MIR. POWELL, Democrat, in the ALTERNATE
District The Wings are however up and
determined to do their duty.
In the Loudon District the contest is be-
tween Mr.. PENDLEToN and Mr.. MORTON,
both Wings.
Gen. TAYLOR got eighty majority in the
Caroline District, and Mr. FoRDEs, Wing,
is CALAMITY striving to prevent it from going
back to the Democratic fold His COMPETE
tor is MIR, HoLLADAY,a very popular gen.
tleman, but if the Wings do their duty, Mr..
H. will stay at home.
We have sanguine hopes that DR.. NAL
LoRY will overcome Gen. BArLy in the Ac-
comac district So far as the discussions
have progressed, the Doctor has worsted the
General. 1t is only necessary for the Wings
to come ont in force, and they will easily be
able to give the Doctor Old Zach's majority
Of 54S.
In the Norfolk district, Mr.. Wars was
leading Cen MrLLsoN, Democrat, in fine
style, at last advices. MrLLsoN has been a
Wing, and has voted many times in the
most random way. Wars has the advan-
tage, too, of him, as public speaker. Our
friends are beginning to be sanguine Of
M 5 election.
The Richmond District cannot be said to
be irrecoverably lost. Things look as
though Mr.. Boris will yet defeat Seldom.
At all events, we hope for the election Of a
Wing, and we conjure our friends to lay
aside their feuds and demonstrate to the De-
mocracy, that they love their principles
better than their passions.
II the Wings do their duty, if they are
alive TO the necessity Of wise Congressional
legislation, they will send ten If not eleven
Of the representatives to be chosen next
Thursday. Would it not be glorious tri-
umph for them to say to the country-Wel
did did not give old ZACH the vote Of Vir-
gina, though we now see, VIC could have done
so, but we give YOU eleven good and true
Wings, who will assist in making wise laws
for the Union and in elevating the standard
Of the peoples House Of Representatives
II is for you, Wings Of Virginia, to viii it,
and it will be done.
0SrWe are sorry to witness such long
ing after the Rexh-pots Of Egypt, in the