Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1836-12-01
ELECTIONS.

NeW Jsrsey-The m,jotiiy far Harrison
in this State is S4l. The whole Wing tick
Ell for Congress has succeeded, and the
Whig candidate, Mr.. Chi;e-rod, TO supply
tho vacancy in the present Congress coca
uioned by the resignation of Mr.. Dick inson,
has also been elected.
North Carolina. 10 all
parties, this Stale has gone for Van Buren,,
which ensures his election. This result has
hecn maniiesily owing 10 The apathy Of the
Wigs. The mnj,riIy will probably be a
bout 1000.
Pennsylvania Van Bmren's majority nc
co,ding TO the offir;aI returns from all the
counties except three, is 3 ,lSl-Giving the
reported results in those counties, the MAORI
ty is increased TO 1919.
In GEORGIA returns from sixty.une
counties give majority of 3. 40 for the
White ticket. There is now no doubt
OF the 'success;of t;iat tick ct in the whole
State.
In TENNESSEE returns from twenty
two counties give the folio wing agere.
gate votes: W hiie. 1917 Van Buryl.,
6.265. The State has doubtless gone
for White.
In KENTUCKY twenty.six counties
give 10 HARRIsoN 9.7S4, Van Buren,
G,345. The Harrison ticket has pre-
vailed in the State by large majority.
So also in
INDIANA. We have reported MAORI
ties in this state Fl ON 40 counties, which
give, in the aggregate. for HARRISON
li,S79, Van Buren, 4 ,2ii.
From ILLINOIS we have favorable re-
ports, but they are not sufficient TO war
rant decided opinion as to the result
OF the election. 4 letter to the editors
from Mount Carmel, dated the 10th,
says, call the counties on the Wabash
nave gone against Van Buren,. The
southern counties will give some ma
jorities for Van Buren,; but gentlemen
from the west and north state there
were strong indications that the Union
ticket (White and Harrison) would pre-
vail in that section.''
In RuoDE ISLAND the Van Buren,
ticket has prevailed by about l5D votes
There has been a Wing gain since the
April election for Governor of near 600
votes.
In MASSACHUSETTS the Wing ticket
and Wing Governor have prevailed by
several thousand Notes.-The precise
number not yet ascertained.
The followingi is complete list of the
members elected to the ;2oth Congress
from this commonw eal,h
John Quincy Adams, reelected
George N. Briggs, do.
Nathaniel B. Borden, do.
William B. Calhoun, do.
Caleb Gushing, do.
George GrennelI, jr. do.
Levi Lincoln do.
Stephen c. Phillips, do.
John Reed, do
Richard Fletcher. in place Of A
Lawrence.
Wm. S. Hastings, in place of w.
jackson
William Parmenter, in place of s.
Hoar.
New yoRK.-The Albany Argus
gives returns from all the counties in
the State except Franklin, and makes
the Van Buren, majority 26. 1873. Dele
ware county, where the Argus claims
only $500 has given majority of over
1000.
The Congressional delegation stands
30 Van Buren, and 10 Wings; being a
Wing gain of one member.
MArNE.-The late attempt to fill FIVE
vacancies in the Congressional delega-
ton from Maine to the next Congress.
has been successful in only two districts,
viz. the LIST and Sth. The persons elect
ed are +. O. j. Smith and Thomas Da-
tee, both Van Buren, men. The same
districts are represented by Van Buren,
men in the present Congress. There
are still three vacancies, which mist be
tiled by new election.
Extract ON teller, to The Globe, dated
MOBILE, (Ala) Nov Is, 1886.
Mobile county has given Van Buren, 100
majority.
Louisiana has gone Tor Van Buren by up
wards Of coo votes.