The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-11
From the Wilmington IN. C) Journal
NORTH CAROLINA.

WHAT WILL BE THE RESULT IN NORTH CARO-.
LIMA i--On yesterday, North Carolina (our own old
North State) elected nine members of Congress tc
represent her in the legislature of the Union The las
representation consisted Of FIVE democrats and foul
wings Has this state of things been changed by the
vote of yesterday We hope and think It has. II
the first, or mountain district, represented by Cling
man, although there three wings running, we ex
pect there will be no change. The federal majority
$50 large, that they afford to do they please
We do hope, however for the honor of the old North
State, and of the whole South, that Thomas L. Cling
man will be left at home. The confederate and CO
laborer of John Quincy Adams ought not to repre-
sent even the federalists of North Carolina.
In the second, Salisbury district, represented in
the 2Sth Congress by Daniel M. Barringer, one Of
the most spirited in the State has been going
| on, and we have the strongest hopes that we will
make democratic gain. The gallant Charles Fisher
the democratic candidate, has labored with a spirit
and zeal which, we think, will give Mr.. Barringei
leave of absence from Washington for the next two
years. The federal majority is not large, and all
accounts from the district that it has been
| overcome by the untiring exertons Of the gallant
Fisher.
In the third district there will be no change David
S. Reid, the present talented democratic representa-
tive has been reelected his opponent, McMil-
Ian Of this we feel certain.
The fourth, or Deberry's district, is thoroughly
and unmitigaedly federal, that we need say more
Of it, than that there is slow going on between
Jonathan Worth and Alfred Dockery, both feds.
As the woman said when her husband and the bear
were fighting we don't care much which whips
We believe we had rather, if we have any choice,
that the pompous general would be left at home.
The 5h, or metropolitan district, recently repre-
scented by Gen. Saunders, will again send good
democrat to Washington. Our gallant young
leader, MIR. Dobbin, of Cumberland, will lead his
opponent from six hundred to thousand votes.
In our own (the 9Th, or Wilmington district,
there will, of course, be change. Despite all the
electoneering tricks and vile ISLANDERS which have
been resorted to, to injure Gen. Mckay, we are
confident that, instead Of any reduction in our ma
jority, we shsl do better for Gen. Mckay than we
have ever done before. And more, the result will
show that even the wings do not approve of the
course pursued by Mr.. Meares. We now predict,
that when the returns come in, they will demon
strate the fact that Mr. Meares has not received the
wing vote of the district. Stick pin there.
In the 7th or Halifax district, there is no change.
The present able democratic representative j. r. j.
Daniel has doubt been reelected by an increased
majority
The manner in which things have been conducted
in the Sth or Edgecombe district has panied us deep
y, and we will await the returns with considerable
anxiety. Our candidate has been most vilely Sian
dered and abused, not only Ivy his opponents, but
by those who have hitherto styled themselves
democrats The duel which he fought with Dim
mock, we fear, has injured him good deal. We
entertain some fears, but hope that they may be
groundless If Clark is beaten, there are some in
dividuas in that district, who call themselves demo.
Gratis but who deserve to be avoided and spurned by
the party, even more than the most rantancorous
federalsts.
The 9th, or Edenton district, has been federal;
but, from the accounts which we have recently had
from that quarter, we have strong hopes that Mr..
Biggs is elected. If so, this is gain.
We have thus given rapid review Of the political
field, with our own notions to the result Of yes
terday's battle. We think ON the whole, that We
have gained member; at any rate, we have held
our own. By next number, we shall have good
many the returns, and will spread them before our
readers.