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Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Election results from Sussex and Kent counties in Delaware: Sussex poll for senators and representatives with vote counts; Kent county list of elected senator, representatives, and levy court commissioners. Accompanied by commentary on low opposition votes due to aristocratic influence.
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Final state of the Poll at Sussex.
Senators.
Nathaniel Hayes,
566
Woodman Stockly,
557
Representatives.
Dr. Thomas Robinson,
William Hill Wells,
567 56
David Owens,
565
Thomas Sorden,
562
Samuel Paynter,
560
Joshua Burton,
551
Jee Green,
547
William Peery,
15
David Hall,
12
John Tennent
Samuel Dirickon
Joseph Haslet,
John Hazzard,
James Patriot Wilson,
List of those elected for Kent county.
Senator.
James Sykes.
Representatives.
Nicholas Ridgely,
James Raymond,
Joseph Barker,
Manlove Emerson,
William Warner,
Stephen Lewis,
Peter Caverly.
Levy Court Commissioners.
John Pleasonton, L. C. H.
Jonathan Hunn, M. H.
John Stewart, D. C. H.
[Under the above appears the following Jacobinic lamentation.]
It is said "that only 30 votes were opposed to the above." What was the reason? It was not because the Republican Interest had degenerated—No, they were disgusted not at the privileges of a free election; but at the prevailing debasement of man. The Hydra-head of aristocracy has too long predominated there!—Yet—awhile, and a day of retribution is at hand.
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Sussex And Kent Counties, Delaware
Event Date
Oct. 11
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sussex: hayes 566 votes, stockly 557; representatives votes: robinson and wells 567/56, owens 565, sorden 562, paynter 560, burton 551, green 547, peery 15, hall 12; kent elected: senator sykes; representatives ridgely, raymond, barker, emerson, warner, lewis, caverly; commissioners pleasonton, hunn, stewart. only 30 opposition votes in kent.
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Final poll results from Sussex county for state senators and representatives with vote tallies. List of elected officials for Kent county including senator, representatives, and levy court commissioners. Commentary laments low opposition votes as due to aristocratic dominance and predicts retribution.