Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-18


Sssstsd 10 tho rsnA SssIst siso Dslaus Ia the rhir
tenth district Toe democrats have also elected their
congressman in the Fifth and Twelfth districts.
BALrnoRr, Oct IA The returns of the Oonstitu-
onal election are very incomplete far heard from
and, sddrg the estimated msorss, there appears 10
be msjortJ Of about 900 against the Constitution.
Il is thought the SOLDIER vote will more than Coun.
terbaance this deficiency
The result cannot be ascertsined before tomorrow.
The Union primary elections we're held tbs evening,
for delegates 10 the City Convention, which selects
delegates the Stat, Convention to nominate State
officers. large majority Of the delegates are under
stood to favor the nomination Of the Hon. Thos Swan
for Governor and the nomination Of Mr.. Weser In the
Third District, end Col Charles Pneps In the Fourth
District, in the place Of Henry Winter Davis
wHAf Is SAID OF Nh. sTIPHISs LsffIR.
The Philadsphia Inquirer of the IL has the follow.
ing comments on the late letter of Vice President sse
phens:
The letter of AexaAder II. Stephens, of Georgia, Of
which the people of the loyal States have had In.
tmatons through the telegraph is published in full in
our columns this morning. Those who have looked
I ward it. or to any hing Stephens s likely to do to-
ward, restoring the Union, will be sadly disappointed
The letter Is written with great ability chsrsceristc Of
Its author, but document looking to settlsment
of the Issue about which the people OF the two sections
the country ae in arns it 10 utterly imprsctcable
and preposterous The great issue Is this 1.-THE cup
pOrter6 OF Inc ID arc ID 'Or uotbruohOu
Of the Ulion and the people Of the loyal States In
for its preservation. Mr.. Stephens proposes thst
this issue ehsl be compromised by Recognising the
right Of disERion.
This is the practical purport of his letter. however it
may be disguised BY worda by appeals to principle,
by reference TO the fathers oil the Republic He has
objection Convention of the States providing such
Convention has power to do anything pr, ding
it recogI z:s the right Of State to come into the Ucion
or 20 cut H. whenever may, In its sovereign pleaf.
ure, be seized with such uhim. Such the old u
nion according 70 the Stephens Interpretation and
made. That was not bis doctrine wnen ne and Toonhs
and Cobb beat Heroiell Y. Johnson, In 1851. Then
Jhnston occupied ephens present positon and SIC.
phens oppossa and b,aI him BY standisg Ga ours.
The only advance towards reason that Stephens tx
hibs In his lopg letter IL visible in the cs that he
speaks tampsrae terms Of the psopls of the North
scmis tie desperate fortunes OF Oonfeerscy aud
debaes the question Of the restoration of the Union c.
possible into srabe event. In eli this he Is a.
different rom the epheDs OF 1852 the Stephens OF
thai ye, different from ihs same individual phen
ne sood up for tne UlioD In the Court House of Mill
edgeville In the winier Of 1881.
siN PRICE In MISSOURI.
er LOUIS, Oct l4-Prces heo6 iarters are e,i
reported AZ Bonneville. Sneloy ana General John B
Clark, OF the former Congressman of that district
are north Of the Missouri pliagng aud conscrip Jog
Our forces have evacuated Falt n Surgeon, Hunts.
vie Glasgow and Fayelte, aud are concentrating at
ka.ou City.
Olalk's men occupied Glasgow and robbed Talton -
Price mae epetch at Bonneville, stating thst he
10 Missouri redeem che people OF that ae Il was
the last effort 10 their behalf a1d if they would rally to
his standard sill would bs WE'LL and he would remain
riih them II not, the OoDfrderacy would not again
of II them opportunity for redemption from their
woes.
A despatch from h.jor Williams, If the l0h Ksnrs,
regiment says he has taken possession of Pilot Kaob
and The surrounding region He found two hundred
aud IF cen wounded rebels there including twenty six
co mn ssOnsd tfcers. The evident cCnclason is thai
the reb Is lost fifteen hundred killed aud sounded 10
their attack on Plot Knob
Nearly $3.50 600 worth of goods we're taken from tbs
stoIe s st Plot lob.
en- R ,secrans has issued Stringent orders for the
govsrnu ent Of the coming election.
Gen Roseersn reached .ifsrsoa City last night, but
We have detaits news Of the enemy.
At the las accouats P.css train was on tho Canon
river with his msin force by but whether be would
move westward or southwark was unknown.
GpLD-RIsr IN PRICES.
The stock market wa' strong but irregular at the
opening yesterday moring; Subsequently /, improved,
in sympathy with the rise N goli. The god market
excited sill cay, ard after opening 20S rose to
2l7t and closed Of 2l2s. Governments were strong
Tle rapid advance in gold created good deal of ex
element in commercial CT ces yesterday and nearly all
kinds Of merchandise were held considerably higher,
vance. The rise In gold attributed TO several eauses
prominent among which we're tn, resut Of the recent
elt ctons, and the desperate efforts which are being
made by the large bell Of foreign goods 10 force
gold up in order to dispose Of Their goods st al ad
Vance Bat there was no general moU ment, owing 10
thu fact that very little fence ie in the con-
nuance of the preva ling high prc' OF gold.