Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-06-03
CONGRESSIONAL. ELECTIONS.

1t is now a fixed and immutable fact that the
Fhig party of Virginia will have no represen-
tive in the next Congress of the United States
he Gerrymander has completely fulfilled the
esigns and expectations Of those who con,rived
and we must now make up our minds to bear
best we may for the next two years, the yoke
hitch our INSCRIPTIONS adversaries have succeed
10 imposing on our necks This is the first
mo 10 our history that the Democratic party
ave ever secured a unanimous delegation in
congress from this State. Even in the palmiest
avs of Jacksonism, when the relative strength
{ parties was as two or three to one, the Wings
ever failed to elect two three members to the
1ouse of Representatives but now they cannot
lect one, although the Democratic voting popu-
htion exceeds the Wing voting population only
q the proportion of Il to 6. Our opponents
Illege that their majority in Virginia is over
khelmiug that any fair arrangement must neces-
ariIy give the Democracy all the Districts, but
this be so, we should be glad to learn how it
happened that Wing was elected from this
State when the Democratic ajority was at least
aoube what it now is. The matter admits
however, of an easy explanation. At the period
to which we bave referred the idea of disfranch-
sing their opponents by an Ubiquitous and un-
natural arrangement of the Congressional dis
ricts had not occurred to the minds OF Democrat
BIC legislators. The express acquisitions of the
constitution and the obvious dictates of justice had
not wholly lost their weight with the dominant
party of that day. In laying off the districts,
|they acted in the face of day and looked only to
Fthose plain aud simple considerations that ought
Ito guide honest men in the discharge of public
duty. They did not deem it necessary or be-.
coming to meet ia midnight conclaves for the
purpose of concocting schemes whereby the per-
formance of their task might be made to carry
along with it the accomplishment of an Ubiquitous
and unconstitutional object. But enough of this.
The deed is done, and although done most foully
and unfairly, complaints aud denunciations will
not now mend the matter, and so we close the
subject.
We avail ourselves of the present occasion to
tender the expression of our sympathy and con-
dolence to those our of editorial brethren whose
unruIy valor prompted them to take the field
for Congress aud fight the Gerrymander From
the imperfect accounts that have reached U.s.,
we should Judge that they were about the worst
beaten men in the State. Mr.. Tyre Maupin,
of the Harrisonburg Republican, who had the
hardihood to face the Tenth Legion of Democra-
cy, has fallen hard and heavily. The majority
against him is counted by thousands. Mr.. Sterretts
of the Parkersburg Gazette, who ran against two
Democratic candidates in the Harrison district,
was nowhere in the race when last heard from.
Our contemporary of the Wing fought we'll and
was stously supported by the Wings of his dis
trct; but what could valor achieve against the
worst Gerrymander in the State As might
have been expected, Mr. Moseley has shared the
disastrous fate OF Messrs. Maupin and Sterrett.-
Mr.. Snowden, of the Alexandria Gazette, or as
be is usually styled by his brethr en- of the quill
the ''Knight of Snowden,'' ontested the field
most gallansIy and obstinatey with his competi>
tor, but found in Gov. Smith stouter and more
fortunate champion than his namesake found in
]shoderich Dhu. He seems, however, to have
met his fate with the same calm heroism that
msrked the last hours of the mountain chief.
The annexed extract from the report Of the
delegates of the Knoxville Railroad gives COM