Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-05-21
CONGRESSIONAL CANVASS.


Boteler in the 9Th Congressional District. The
Democratic majority in that district, was seven
OF eight hundred in the last Presidential election,
but Notwithstanding the odds against them. thu
Wings are making most determined fight, and
entertain high hopes of success. Mr.. Boteler,
tho Wing candidate, has borne himself most
galanty and ably 10 this contest. and has dashed
Faulkner with uusparng severity throughout the
district. He has evidently made powerful i'm
preston, aud we have strong hopes Of his cleo :
ton. The tone of the Wing papers in that re-
gon is most encouraging, whilst that of the De-
mocratic press is, We think, somewhat despiou-
ding. The Democratic. partyihardly knew what
they were doing, we presume, when they placed
Mr. Faulkner and his pack of political sins on
their shoulders They have voluntarily subject
cd themselves to load that might "snk
navy"
In tile Alexandria district the signs are quite
encouraging for the Wings. The Democratic
correspondent of the Charlottesville Jeffersonian,
writing from Washington, says that Gov Smith
will be run to his girth" by Mr.. Snowden.-
Much dissatisfaction, we understan prevails in
the Democratic ranks, owing to the fact that u r.
Jas. Barbour, for whose benefit the district was
carved out has been compelled after all, to yield
the prize to his flibustering rival. We should
infer from the following extract of speech de-
liyered bv Mr. Barbour in the Democratic Con-
vention at Alexandria, that it was extremely
doubtful whether he or his friends would support
Gov Smith:
"A convention has been prevented by the &C
lively circulating assurances that there would
be no Wing candidate. Those assurances are
now disproved. We have now to choose between
a whig and a candidate who has imposed himself
upon US in contrarention of our party usages.-
Our organization has been destroyed for this can
vass at the bidding and for the benefit of one
man. Shall we suffer our violated organization
to be indicated by his defeat, shall we defeat
the election of the whig candidate even at the
expense of triumph own Organization?
We now have to decide this question As do
not think it proper that the course of any one
here should be at all Influenced by my views.
do not now express them. Happen what may.
and my friends are free of responsibility. We
have abDred earnestly to preserve the organiza-
ton of the party. 1t has been broken in spite of
efforts. Let those by whom it has been de-
liberately 1indered meet the responsibility for
whatever may ensue."
In the Halifax district the Wings have quite
deed, Mr. Wootton's election may be regarded
Is certain if Messrs. Bocock and Averett both
continue in the field and there docs not appear to
be the slightest probability that either will ls.
tire at this late stage of the canvass. DR.. Az
erett, at least, has avowed his determination to
maintain his present position at all hazards. and
to the las. extremity.
From the Albemarl. district, we hear but lit
tie. Messrs. Powell and Mossley, the opposing
candidates. not being speaking men, the canvass
IL necessarily conducted without noise confusion
or excitement.
Strange to say. the Wings have no candidate
10 the Aceomac district, the only district in the
State which gave Wing majority in tho last
Presidential election. We see it stated that
Mr.. Louis C. H. Finney will be voted for by the
Wings, but as that gentleman has declined to
assume the position of candidate, he cannot. of
course, be elected. We presume that General
Bayly will again have the honor of misrepresent-
ing Wing constituency.
Gen. Boykin our readers are aware, has
been nominated by the Hard Fisted Democracy
OF Norfolk City in opposition to Gea. Millson,
who il seems has sided with the kid glove wing
ofthe party, but we not Informed whether
or not Mr.. Boykin has consented to be a candi-
date. 1.-The does consent, we venture to predict
that he will be badly beaten by his Democratic
competitor. The hard-fisted Democracy NAV as
well remain quiet. The time has not yet ar
rived for them to throw off the yoke of the arts.
tocratic drones who live by their labor and devour
their substance
10 the Charlotte district Mr.. William o.
Goode, the Democratic nominee, is opposed by
Wyatt Cardwell, highly popular and infuen-
tia Wing. The odds are against dr. Cardwsll,
but those who know the man, need not be as
sured that he will contest the field most gallant
ly.
The only district beyond the mountains where
the Wings making any show ofresistance to
the Gerrymander is the Harrison District