The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-08-21
THE ELECTIONS.

since the war began.
THE ELECTIONS.
We give below the latest and most authon-
tic intelligence we are able to collect, of the
August Elections. 1t good, aud will satisfy
the most sanguinc opponents Of the Polk dy-
nasty.
INDIANA.
Members of Congress-. Six Iocolocos and
four Whigs-two Wing gain-thc latest
news, said to be the official count, electng
Dunn, (Whg,) over Dobson Qoco) by IL
votes. Henly, one orthc iocos, has ~ major
says his Wing opponent will have the ccrti-
icatc of election. Ifso, the wing gain will
be three, and the delegation stand and 8.
| The Legislature. Sennte-Whgs, %
Locos, %. House, Wings 7G-Locos, 60
Wing majority on joint ballot.
KENTUCKY.
| The reports received since our last from this
State, render it very certain that the locos
have elected four members, namely, Boyd,
French, Poyton and Clark. The wings have
but six of the members, which Is loss Of
one. So much for local divisions among the
Wings.
The Legislature is overwhelmingly Wing,
as usual
| IOWA.
One District ocof0co, as was expected and
the other in doubt.
NORTH CAROLINA.
From the Raleigh Register Aug. /.
GREAT WING VICTORY.
SIX WING MEMBERS OF CoNGREss ELECTEpl
This is the echo from or noble old State, to
the Whg Htimder ,chich has been rolling ia
upon her. from her sister States.
Though our returns are very impcricct,wc
know enough to state with certainty that the
Wings have elected, in the recent Congress
ionaI mcicc, SIX members out of NINE, to
which North Carolina is notwithstanding Il
clear RrPUBLcAN WIG gain of THREE
Representatives. We subjon the Districts:
No. |. Either Cl;ngman or Bynunr, Wing
No. ,. Either Boyden or Boyle, Wing.
No. 3. Daniel VI. Barrngcr, Wing.
Nod. Augustin II. Shepherd, Wing.
No. s. Abraham Vcnallc, Loco.
No.G. J. r. J. Daniel, Loco.
MOI. james J. Mckay, Loco.
NO.. >. Richard :. DouncIl, Wing.
No.9. David Outlaw, Wing.
Bearing in miud that, in the last Congress,
North Carolina had only three Wings to sir
Loco Foco Representatives we ask four uu-
obtrusivc old STATE has not CALAMITY redeem
ed all the pledges made in her hchul, aud en-
titled herself to fresh congratulations from
the Wigs of the Uuiou: Aud the victory
has been achieved so much like North Caro-
lima. No Dragging, no loud talking, but
prompt, resolute action. Our people are
calm and silent in their political movements.
We have made no great bhtSicr about what
we intended to do; BAT IRE hare gtietly Gone H.
And our Wing brethren, may confidently re-
~ upon North Carolina, whenever Der SER
vices are needed in the great causc ofCons,i-
tutiOnal Liberty.
ALABAMA.
Two Wigs elected to Congrcss-hy heavy
majoriiics-thc rest locos. One wing gain.
GLORIOUS TENNESSEE.
Mn Polk PROBABLY VETOED ~ MS owN
STATE.
Neil :. Brown, the Wing candidate for
Governor, in 10 counties, has lli2 majority
over his Polk opponent A. V. Brown, and
there is hardly Il doubt Of the election of the
former. The Wing candidate took strong
ground on the stump against the war, aud
the locoiocos for it a. V. Browns majority
in ls45 was 40. The Wing gain is large.
Congress. The latest accounts giee posi-
tive information of the election Of ) Whigs&
) locolocos. The other district not heard
from only in part. The Philadelphia Bul-
letin says:
"'The information from Tennessee is con-
elusive. There is almost an uniform Wing
gain, from the result of 1915, on the Wing
side, amounting in some counties to $50 TO
200 votes"