Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-11-05
The Results in Virginia.
The Charlottesville Advocate remarking upo
the result in the Albemarle district saws.


the result in the Albemarle district says:
'This result is not very agreeable to us, must
confess but it shows that the people of the dis
trct do not apprehend any danger from Mr.. Powell's
views, and we trust their confidence has not been
mlsplaced.''
This is precisely the case. Mr.. Powell and
otter gentlemen who opposed the Compromise,
and would have continued to oppose it though the
consequence might be civil war on the Texas
frontier, found when they returned to their con-
stltuents thatit necessary to become the stron-
gest sort Of Union men, and so they did. They
protested that they were for adhering to the Union
asHds, and strenuously discaimed approving in any
degree the threatened secession OF South Caro-
lima. Mr.. Caskie, in the Richmond District, ap.
piled to it the memorable phrase-"that mad and
every aoay aorong project" Mr.. Bocock, in the.
Lynchburg district, declared after the manner of
Jefferson Davis that if any man charged him
with being Disunonist, he would take it as a
personal affront. Not one of the anti-Compromise
Democratic candidates, so far are we are inform
ed, minated opinion that the Compromise
ought to be resisted or that it would be degrading
to the South to submit to it. All of them pro-
fessed to be better friends of the Union than the
Wings. Such were Messrs. Millson, Meade,
Averett, Bocock, Powell, Caskie. Bedinger and
Holiday. But beside these, there were pro-
Compromise Democratic candidates, viz Messrs.
Bayly, Lecher, McMullen and Beale. Three of
them were elected without opposition, and the
fourth almost walked over the course. Mr. Edmund
son, who also had no opponent, voted, according
TO our recollection, for the Texas Boundary BILL
which was the test question in the series of Com
promise measures; and Mr.. George w. Ihomp.
son, who has beaten Mr.. Raymond, is also, we
believe, compromise man, certainly against re-
sisance.
In view of all these facts, is is perfectly clear
that what the Advocate says of the Albemare
district is true of all the districts that have eec-
ted Democratic Representatives. The declarations
of these gentlemen in favour of the Union as it
is have caused the people not to apprehend danger
from them, and they have been sustained by their
party. In the Frederick district. the Democratic
candidate, Mr.. Bedinger, had excited amongst the
Democrats some suspicion of his utilization with
Disunion, and the result is his defeat by crush
ing majority.
Taking, then, calm review of the battlefield
we con fdently assert that the Wings, though
they have not elected their men, have achieved
great and patriotic triumph They have forced
the enemy to adopt their sentiment of devotion to
the Union. The Congressional election has been
but second edition of the proceedings of the last
Legislature, in which the Democratic majority
for long time, STAYED off every proposition to
declare Virginia on the side of the Union The
session was approaching its close, and the Wings
| announced their intention to introduce once more
Union resolutions, and to hold the majority respon-
| sble for their fate. 1t became known that few
| Compromise Democrats would, if hard pressed,
fly the track and support the resolutions Forth
with, it was determined that it would never do
| for the Wings to have the credit OF carving
their resolutions and that, as some were bound to
succeed, they had better be of Democratic origin,
The anti Compromise gentlemen promptly wheel
ed into line, and reported and passed series of
resolutions just as strong for the Union and against
5. Carolina secession, as those proposed by the
Wings, and differing from them indeed only in
| the omission of an extract from Washington's
Farewell Address. After the same manner. the
ant-Compromise candidates for Congress have.
throughout the canvass, maintained that thew
were the very best friends of the Union, and their
Democratic friends, of all hues of opinion, have
cordially supported them. When it is remem-
bered that the State was gerrymandered at the
last apportionment, with an express view to carv-
| ing out fourteen Democratic, and one Wing Dis
rict, it is not surprising that, in regular party
contest the Democrats, by adopting the Union
banner, have prevailed in THIRTEEN.
| Such is, in opinion, just estimate of the
| results of the late election But, we are far
from thinking that they will be so estimated
abroad. Our readers have already seen with
what great rejoicing the success of Judge Cas-
kie was received by the Charleston Mercury
Buta still more pregnant commentary upon the
general result may be seen in the following re-
marks of the Savannah Georgian, paper which
warmly opposed the election of Mr. Cobb, and
| is openly enlisted against what is known as the
Georgia Platform:
"We can not refrain Says the Georgan) from the
expression OF our reJolcngs at the triumph which our
| friends have achieved in Virginia. Beginning with
Senator Mason (whose election came off last wnter1
every Congressional opponent Of the Compromise from
| me Old Dominion, has been nobly sustained by his
constituents Meade Bayly, Holiday and Edmund
son, have been chosen without opposition; Mlson b.
COCK Averett and Powell, by increased majorities -
W.T. oe9d9n was not candidate, but the glorious VIC
| tory. OF Caskie Bous-Caske thoroughly en-
dorSlng Seddon's course-shows how heartily The late
representative from the Richmond District would have
been sustained had he taken The field. These gentle
men occupy precisely the position oil Gov McDonald
Col. Jackson ana others in Georgia. They were OPP
ponents OF the Comprehensive Democrats and adj
vocates OF the right OF secession but opposed to It's
immediate exercise. We exult in their triumph in Viz
| gnia and in it find assurance OF what NAV be accom-.
pished in Georgia. under favorable auspices than
| those amid which our late contest was waged"
The Georgian is mistaken in saying that Mr.
! Bayly opposed the Compromise. He was per-
haps its most influential advocate from the South
in the House of Representatives.; and he and every
other Virginia Democrat who sustained the Com.