The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-13
THE UNION I.



The following letter, for which indebted 10 the
editor OF the Raleigh Standard is of the cheering
description Ii the last authentic account we have re
eeiyed from North Carolina. No telegraphic bulletin:
have arrived since its date Yesterday the telegraph did
not operate consequence of the state OF the almos-
phere
| RALEIGH, Aug 10, 1913.
My DEAR SIR had the pleasure last evening of sending
you three Geographic despatcheone reply your APP
pcaton another after had he ard from Wilkes and Suy
and another about ii o'clock last night We heard
rom 90 counties In these Col Reid and Mr. Marley run
together-not more than hundred either way Il
impossible TO give the voie in the
counties, have doubt the returns Inaccurate In
these DO counties Mr.. Graham led Mr.. Hote 1900
In the IL counties be heard from if Reid and Maney
hould Hoke and Graham did, Manley's MAORI
~ would be about 500 But this cannot be We have
rumors OF 100 gain in Buncombe and of gains Onsow,
fancy, Hyde, Haywood, Macon, Nc.-counties still TO
hear from We have gained more than 200 in Ashe-
more lhan that in Lincon-l07 in Rutherford, and
Than 800 in Iredel Nearly all the central counties and
east have done their duty. Some of them have covered
themselves with gory-as Wake Wayne Johnston Greene
Lenor &c and the great has rolled up Tremendous
gains Tor the democratic candidate.
Oar gallant standard-bearer, Gel. Reid, has won for
himself at once national reputation. The honor
deemng North Carolina from the embraces of federalism
is shining one-an honor that first citizens might
well envy. The wings here are covered with gloom
Though not absolutely certain result they look
doubt feel that the days of their ascendsncy in North
Carolina numbered Various have spired
produce this brilliant result but, among hem 1ayorism
and no principles stands prominently forward Put down
the old North at once certain for Cass and Butler
The legislature is still in doubt. We may get it by two
on joint ballot, the wings may may tie them
We have yet heard in full from west We shall
know all tomorrow night. When the final result shall have
been ascertaned will inform you by telegraph So close
IS the for governor, that many persons here think
that nothing but the o6ci vote, under hands of he
sheritis, will decide "".i
We have just heard that have lost senator in Ruth
erlod and Ceaveand, and gained in Surry and Ashe
that sterling and veteran democrat Col. George Bower
having beaten Mcmillan (ed) than 100
Please put my friends, Messrs venabe, Daniel Mckay
and other North Caroinians. in possession of this norma
ton.
In hase' your friend,
w. w. HOLDEN
p. s We have gained a commoner in Buncombe. We
look for a in Macon, and a senator in Macon
Haywood, and Cherokee
Extract Of a letter to member of Congress, dated
BEATrIEsFoRD, N. c.,
August 8, lS4S.
The vote of Lincoln gives our candidate for governor
,li5 majority! Reid 1877; Marley, 1872 This great
gain Hoke, the most popular that has in Lincoln
for many years. got I773 Graham Oil. SO you Reid
gains Hoke's vote while Manley does come up to
Cirahams Graham only elected by 3, l53 votes.
Rutherford has given Mauey 400 majority. The usual
majority in Rutherford is about 1000 la 1884, Graham
got this county l4O2 iIoke, 435n 1886 Graham 269
Shepard 23l If Reid gains thus he is elected
governor.
In this county fought under very great disadvantages
The week of the election, after the ended
discovered that candidate for the Senate
eligible for the We had to withdraw him, and yet
have elected candidate Hon. II. w. Conner, by
i27 majority Bartlett Ship, their strongest wing
We have gained four members in the Commons already
he ard from.
The election in this State (says the New York Tri.
bune for members of the Legislature, Of great import
ance, two United States senators be chosen
By the following teegphc DESPATCH regret to learn
that the wings have been defeated in Lee and Desmones
countless both of which they ought to have carried and
would have decided the result in the State In other
counties they have done WELL but the are yet
insufficient to enable to say which party has carried
the Stae.'
CINCINNATI, Aug H.
The democratic ticket is cted in Lee Desmoines
counties
The wings have carried Muscatine county. In Henry
and Van Buren, counties wing senator, wing representa-
tves and democratic representative elected
Wapello Monroe, and Poawatomie counties have elect
ed whig Tho from Jefferson county
are imperfect.
The following the ma critics for Congress last year.
(lS47) in the above counties:
Wing Dem.