Nine NfmfIl Disfricf.
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We refer our readers to the table in another
column, for statement Of the result in the Ninth
Congressional District


Col. Bieos has been defeated, but he has the
proud consolation of knowing that he has failed
in a good cause Never, perhaps, in the political
annals of North Carolina were the means and
measures of the Federal party so unfair, or so
desperately used, as they were on this occasion
From the very beginning of the campaign up to
its close, false issues upon the Mexican War, and
in regard to the questions growing out OF IT, were
presented by the Federal party; and while in all
portions of the District Col. Biggs was unjus.iy
denounced and grossly misrepfesenied in relation
to his vote in favor Of Thompson's Proviso" in
another section his course in Congress towards the
regulars and volunteers was twisted and perverted
10 his prejudice and that too by men who kneto
beter-who kne,o that Col. Biggs had good rea-
sons for his votes but who refused 10 state to the
people the aohole truth upon the subject Al Eden
ton, for instance, we learn the Federallsts had a
banner raised with this inscription "Ihe soldier
friemd-D0vid Outlasc" The soldiers friend in
deed The soldiers friend denouncing the War
as unconstitutional, and putting his own country
in the wrongi A+'t5


This however, is a specimen of the Federal
tactics They know the War to be popular, and
in their hearts they feel it 10 be just but they had
partizaE duties to perform-their political league
aud fellowship with Ohio and Massachusetts was
to be preserved, and they had also, good Fed
eraIists, to endorse the Mexican Preamble of the
late Federal Legislature. Hence while they de-
nounced the War as sunconstitutionul, they pledged
themselves to fight it out and by making up
false issues on the subject, they played upon the
patriotic impulses Of the people, and thus deceived
majority of them into the support of the Feder-
al Candidate In addition to this, we learn that
all the old issues were abandoned BY the Federal
Candidate, and that he saked his election on ques-
lions growing out Of the War. This, of itself. is
a powerful tribute to the soundness of Democratic
principles. 1t shows that the policy of the Ad-
ministralon in relation to the Tariff and the fian-
ces of The country, eonld not be successfully assail
ed eren in THE Federal str0ngholds; for we all
know that if any thing could have been gained
by it, the attack would have been made and
kept up.


We repeat it as our belief, from all the informa-
tion in our possession that the defeat Of Col Biggs
is mainly attributable to false issues aud down
righ, fabricalions, gotten up by the Federal party
and desperately and unsparingly used and such
u triumph is not worth having. The Federaliss
are welcome to it, and much may they make of il.
Defeat in just and noble cause when man can
stand proudly forward in the consciousness of his
integrity and purity of conduct and purpose, is
no dishonor while triumph, cf1ec ted by unfair
means will in the end confer real credit on the
victor.