Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-01-04
THE GOLDEN STATE.

The last accounts show majority Of nearly 7Oc) for
Pierce and King in the State Of California Great anxiety
was felt al San Francisco learn the result of the Pres
Dental election the Atlantic States In tho absence OF
The facilities for speedy information furnished BY the
telegraph resort had spiritual medium and the
result thus amusngy reported in the San Francisco He
raid The calculation is far from hitting the mark that
must shake the confidence Of the most ardent sprtuus
We announced several days ugo that new feature in
spiritual rappngs had been discovered in San Francisco
no less The power compel The OF the spirits
Of living persons residing at great distance We gave al
the same time the revelations made by the spirits OF Lewis
Cass and IT Smith, 10 the result Of the recent Pre-
sdental election in the Atlantic States and promised in
case the of the should confirm thcm 10 cstab
sh al once spiritual leegaphic communication with the
East and by this furnish readers every morning
with the New York and New Orleans news Of the day be-
fore Night before last 1t appears the telegraph line
msuccd operations and the spirit of Robert Youngove
made it's appearance or rather Indicated its presence He
stated that he resided in Richmond, Virginia lawyer
and a Democrat and knew Governor Smith of this city.
When n,erogaed as 10 the election he said Scott the
successful candidate and gave the following as the vote:
Foa ScoTr-Yermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, New York New Jersey Maryland Delaware
North Carolina Louisiana Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky
Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
FoR PIERCE Maine, New Hampshire Virginia, South
Carolina Georgia. Alabama, Mississippi Texas Arkansas,
Missouri, Wisconsin Iowa, Illinois and Michigan.
This be II known is precisely the result as annon
ced by Mcssrs. Cass and Smith But the spiritual MI
Youngove went step furthe. seems and thoroughly
committed himself His revelations being OF later dutr,
he was communicative enough TO give the majores by
which several of the States had been carried Neg 3ok
he says gives Scott TO- 500 majority PennsyVana ooVo
Delaware the least majority, 925.
Pierce has carried Virginia by 5, 700 majority.
After the abrupt withdrawal of NJ. Younelove, The circle
requested some zone Of the shining lights Of either o inc
two great parties 10 make his appearance when behold
who should rap himself present but "Zldock Pratt He II
will be remembered is ex-menber of Congress- and
gentleman well known for his enterprise in the State OF n
York We believe he is Democrat although his spirit said
nothing about HE politics 1t did say emphacay as spirit
could say that Gen Scott elected President and gave
precisely classification Of the states rs gwen by
Cass, Smith, Scholfieli and Youngloye.
Mr. Pratts spirit suily and not in communicative
mood All the additional intelligence that could De extract
cd from was tha, Illinois had given the largest DemocEa
,c majority II finally left without snyng by your leave OF
bye and the telegraph getting oni OF order all inrne
with the East was cut OIL Steamships anu
seded them 80