Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-10-22

Senatorial EiectiOn la the Chesterfield District
Our usighbors Of the Examiner aud Enquirer must
be exceedingly hard up for crumb Of comfort, If tey
discover sny thing whatever in the result Of the Senate
rial election IN the Chesterfield district to encourage their
hopes Aud vet both Of them are growing Justify
tia: result. Both Of ;bem believe, ALI sc that said
result s;s forth the relative strength Of Douglas and
Brckrrdge in that district. Co1csding the truth o.
sst allegation for arguments sake, does not the result
i4'tbst district show that The strsi gh OF BEecsoridge
aud Douglas is abou. eqaale l. is stated that Nash
CSeeknri5gsl is elected over Cox Doggias) by Is
,,rity There was no Bel candidate in the field, and
ere vas consequently, no issue uads to the strength
o, B,n.
", repeat that, admitting for The sake Of argument
,e result in that district indicates, is clmed by the
Igrsr and Eraatisr The relatye Strength Of Douglas
IA Breekinri6ge in Chesterfield Powhaan and Cumber-
Id What possible consolation can any friend OF Breck
i,ige derive from that results Il has been maintained
bv Hrselirrdge's friends and particularly the Enquirer
.,s ,ansr.t5at Dorgas had liz ls or no strength in
- safe aud espe,sy io Easter, yugiua. Well here
-. ,b,, Eastern counties Just in the neghbOshOod o.
Ri,bmo,d al Of which gave large msjor,ies for Br
chan in $50 nov giving only Is ori;y fer Bseekn-
r;ire-shouing. according the claim Sc; up by cur
ueHhnQra tnlk nfeIAAAtlAt y July 40 t- -1N
three Democratic counties than Douglas If al the
counties in Eastern Virginia exhibit the state Of
hing il would neos ssary follow that Breckenridge would
no. Lead Douglas over thousand votes in the Eastern
D ,-tion Of the State
A., here is the vote or the Caestf.ld Senatorial Dis
tree in the last Piesdsntal esction-in Chesterfield,
B,.baa.n's majority vas 495; in POwtalan, Buchanan,
majority was I52; in Cumberland, Buohalan's ma
rffv- in these three
counties for Buchanan in 1856 Of 537! Nash's ma
i,ri,y Is hoW orly ls-or, ,Onsitesug Nashs vote as
N, Easirsr aud Erlansr do representing the iul
strength Of Br,esinridge there is Democratic loss in
tbs, three counties Of 7IO! p hat result ealeula-
ed 20 encourage the hopes and administer comfort to
the souls of the despondiug Breckuriigers? Is that
r,.l, which the E.gairsr aud Examiner entitled to
sow over Really il they can find any consolation Or
en,ouragcmen: such result they are easily sasheu'
AMI /. would Be cruel in attempt TO deprive them
Of the satisfaction they profess to feel tberest
The vote between Cox and Nash you say, was a test
If ,e el.tve Strength Of Douglas and Breckaridge in
an, three counties composing that District. II such be
the fact Douglas IS indeed extraordinarily s;roag, aud es-
p,eaIy in Tie large Democratic county Of Chesterfield
In that county which gave Buchanan 495 majority and
WHICH gave Letcher lgS majority Cox the representative
Of Douglas, Outalneu - AaJsii y n NsAe.-a ~ s
admission Of the Enquirer and EraDiHsr if the late
voc vas a test vote between Breckenridge and Douglas
the at.es will obtain overwhelming majority over the
former in Chesterfield on the 9Th Of November. In
other wors in the siagl' county Of Chesterfield alone
Breekioridge will fan behind Buchanan about 100, and
behind Letcber about 100! l. not that an enoOurag
ing prospect for poor Breekurdge Is not that pros
pc fIr the Eagair,r ard Ezausinsr TO ezult over'
is clear that the strength Ct Douglas in the Chester
field district Is far greater than even his most sangunt
friends supposed it Il is great enough in thOs,
three Eastern counties to demonstrate the fact that with
ernest and zeaous Efforts the par, Of the friends o.
SIC Little Giant" for the nexs two weeks he will run
Brsskaridge to the very neck in Eastern Virgin
ia while 10 Western Virginia he will perhaps run ahead
Of him.
Ia eoue'us;o', We mike the prediction that Bel all
obtain majority over Breckinrijge ia al The ccun'iei
composing 5hs Ohsstsr ia Sena-ori. DIST let aeud g
Of course, the large Democrats county Of Chesterfield
ussf IL word the recent elections in this State, e