Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-11-19
Presidential Election.

The New York Commercial Advert.
ser OF Tuesday, thus suminariIy disposcs
Of the election news ~ far as heard
from.
VEEMoSr.-The returns are yet fow-
ing in, with incl easing Harrison Injori-
lies every where. ! he people OF that
patriotic State have crowned themselves
with laurcls us green as their own noun
ains.
MAaYLAND.-The official returns arc
published. Majority for the Whis elec-
tors, 4775.
NoRTH CARoLiNA.-Ther returns nIo
more and more cheering. Tho Harri-
son ticket gains every where, even upon
the strong majoiiiics Of Morehead tor
Governor. 'Ihe State is whig by twelve
thousand.
MAiSE.-Some twelve or fourteen
small towns and plantations, remote in
the wilderness ofthe disputed territory,
yet to be returned. The result, how.
ever. has already been told past con-
lradiction. -.
GEoRoiA.---Eishty counties returned.
Harrison minority, thus far, GS23.--
Gain since The October Gle iion, 1855.
Ono. All the counties retuincd but
Eve. Hnrrison's majority Cd ,579.-
Gain over C"rwin 5000 and more.
KENTUcKY.-Forty counties heard
from, Wing majority thus far 1851.
Gain since August, 52O5.
TESHEssEE.-Our information from
tins State is summed up in the annexed
paragraph irom the Nashville Banner Of
The 9th. 1t uugurs eloriously for the
intelligence nnd Independence of tho
pcoplc of that patriotic commonwealth.
"Harrison's majority in Middle Ten
nessec titus far is 1896. The counties
To be heard from gave Locoloco ma.
jority in 1889 Of 1854. That majority,
II is confidently expected, viii he ie-
duced 500 votes which would leave Har-
rson about 1000 votes ahend in Middle
Tennessee. To which ndd 5000 for
East Tennessee and the Western Dis
irict, and we have 10000 MINORITY for
Harrison in the State. And that is
about what it will bc."
ILLINOIS There is great q fTiculty
l, arriving at conclusion as 10 the
vote OF this State, in consequence Of
The different basis assumed by tho
newspapers for their calculations. S. me
papcrs allow that the administration had
Il majority at tho August election OF
about six thousand. Some compare tho
results now with the last Governors
and others assume Il different
basis. From the northern rait of tho
State, the Chicago American claims a
majority for Harrison us far as heard"
rom (22 counties) Of 1919. The ST.
Louis Bulletin, from the other direc-
ion, gives returns from 81 counties,
ind claims a Wing gain Of 1864. A
portion Of these counties, however, arc
also reported by the way of Chicago.
All that wo can yet say is, that the
state is not certain for Van Buren,
But the Springfield Courier, a neutral
'apcr, expresses the opinion that tho
y higs have carried the State.
lNpIANA.--ln iorty-live out of tho
igmy-seyrn counties of this State, tho
farrisnn minority has reached 10000.
ike Ohio, this Stale seems 10 be all
oing one way, and what the rntire
Ehig majority will be no ono can un-
er,ake TO predict.
LcUIsIANA.--We have not complete
cturns from this State, but The Harri.
on majority, il appears. will he about
500.
MIssouRI-Has gone for Van Eurcn.
New YonX The majority for Har-
ison in New York will be over $1,000
1.-The oficial returns us they co,ne in
lcrcase inthcr than diminish tho cs,i-
'ates previously made.
FESNsyLvANIA.--The official retprna
ON this State give Gen. Harrison 334
aioriiy, precisely the number of votes
oiled by the nbolitionis,s for Birncy.
MIssIssirPI.--'rhe returns from Mis-.
ssippi, thus far, cnnfi,m m tho opinion
vprGssed by us, that the State will 20
n Harrison. From the way the voto
going, there can br little doubt that
10 Harrison majority IN Mississippi will
'ceed that Of Louisiana. Counties
at were formerly the strong holds Of
are equally strenuous TN
G other sidc.-.N o. Bulletin.
MASSACHUSETTS, - Harrison's maiori-
IN Alassac huscits, will reach about
1000.
VInGIvrA has gone fs vnn Burcn by
.'ui 1000 minority. There is consid.
able disagreement in the returns, but
nnrno in Uiyiuu III, ,,,,,,,,. u.