The North-Carolina standard., 1848-08-16
mEssRs. BERRY ANp W.ADDELE

MESSRS. BERRY AND EWsADDELl1, \
We stated in our last that. these gentlemen-cane
didates for the Senate in Orange County-had ted
each having received ISL votes; and that Sheriff
Turrentine had giSon she casting vote for Mr. Wads
dell, and proclaimed him, according to custom, duly
elected. 1t now turns. out understand thatC
Berry fairly elected, bat that Eve Votes were res
turned for Waddel that did not receive; thus
throwing him forward to tie with his competiter
A friend At Hfllsboroagh furnishes us with the fol-
lowing saccOsRssof this singular paistake 80
Fhe eefttfcateeof the election precinct returned
from John r. Holt's, wasfor WaddeH 4a, and Berry
14in all 60. The tallies kept the books return
ed to the Office, are follows: Waddell, eight tall
esand three; Berry, two talies and fout-in all
81; which agrees precisely with the Senate votes
given at that precinc according to both the election
books, or registrars of The voters names. Every man
that has seen it gives it up that Berry has majority
of FIVE; but Mr.. Waddell is not at home it is un-
certain what course be will pursue. His friends say
he will resign forthwith a,5sa-I stlef.aGNW
We infer, from the language of our Corcspondent,
that the Sheriff has already given Mr.. Waddell
certificate! He says: SO It is the opinion of legal
gentlemen that the Sheriff and Inspectors have no
power to amend the certificate" Under the law on
the subject, the Sheriff certiies, to the member,
but to the General assen5ly and the question is,
he, aviM the knowledge that Mr. Waddelrs vOte sOas
orersated heretrns, and that Capt. Berry poas an
fact fairly eleeted, certify TO te Senate that Mr. Wad
dell IS the member elect But perhaps tmay be said,
thereis no electionI How could that bel The free
hqldesa sese their duty. and it can
not be thata mistake in the Inspectors IN theShe
riff, is to be set up to thwart their will! Either Mr.
Waddel or Capt. Berry is elected; the Sheriff s
certificate says Mr.. Waddell, buta majority of the
voters say Capt. Berry. What then Let Mr.. Wad-
dell decline to serve, and let the Sheriff furnish cer-
ti6cate in favor of the member elect This will no
doubt settle the matter at once, and give satisfaction
to the majority of freeholders. q at - - 20
If Mr.. Waddell should be convinced that he is not
entitled the seat we believe he would be the last
to claim it. All questions of this sort oughtto
be examined dispassionately, and determined with
out excitement unpleasant feeling, because the
rights of the majority involved, and neither pride
nor party triumph. Who has been chosen By the free
holders2 That is the question and not whether the
Sheriff has the power to correct pa1pabk mtstahe
Our first duty upon returning to our post, is the
most pleasing one of announcing to the public the
thrice gloriens victory that achieved the Sd
inst by tie democracy of Orange. The struggle was
desperate but it finally ended in the almost complete
overthrow Of whiggery in the &c pivot county, Col.
REID The democratic candidate for Governor, gained
2s3 votes the election of 1896 OF the candidates
for the State Legislature, three democrats and too
wings have been elected--making gain of t'co in
the democratic favor. LII q.
Orange county has been termed the pisot upon
which rests the political scales of North Carolina
and it is said that the party which has the prepon-
derance in this county has majority in the State. If
this be true (and we doubt it not) then Col. REID
is the Governor elect of the Old North State, by
majority of.fve six hundred. In all other coun-
ties that we have herd from, when write this
tce, the democratic gain has been great In Frank
lin we have gained one conlmoner, and in Wake
have reelected whole ticket by greatly increased
majority while in the city of Raleigh, the home of
ManAy, Col. Reid has gained ff1y-fre votes on tho
last election.s. t-a. --.- --. .- ,-e.s taz
We shall continue to publish the returns from the
different counties fast they come n and will no
doubt be abIe in our next, to inform our readers of
tile result of the election for Governor; and we trust
and believe that can also the news with our
Eagle of Victory. d. o." Orange Dem. Rotoon