Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-10-13
cTATE ELECTIONS.


TTor;da on the ID Pennsylvania and Ohio
'"I ,ba 10th Maryland on the 4rh, and South
Oh "- ~, on the 9th. We give below all the
Oo'O., received up to the latesehour.
is, 9,hore are no more States 10 vote before the
Presidential election.
[c,ronon.-ln this State the elections were
ou,bers of Congress. We have not yet
Io the official vote. The following tel
.rrsnbic dispatch from the office of the Au-
ost5 Constitutonalist, is the latest and most
7oIi,bIe information received -
AUGUSTA, Ga, October 9, 184S
Result of the ElectiOn.-Four democrats
and four wings elected TO Congress.
The popular vote will show an increase for
the democrats; it will be not short of 500
r,aiorty. In November it will be at least g.
OO6 for CASS and BUTLER.
From Florida but partial returns are recei-
ved--not sufficient to indicate the vote OF that
State.
The following are the names Of the Repre-
sentatives elected 10 the next Congress from
Georgia Democrats-Cobb, Harralson, Hack
,ett, and Wellborn. Feds-King, Stephens
Toombs, and Owen.
MARYLAND.-In this State the elections
,yere of local nature merely, and cannot be
considered AS a test of party strength. The
Democratic candidate for Sheriff, in the coun-
~ and city of Baltimore, was elected by a
handsome majority. There was another cleo
.;or IN come off in Baltimore on the 11th, for
Mayor and both branches of the City Coun-
ii The Sun of the 10th, says that both
r,r,ios have their favorite candidates in the
Gold for the contest" and that there is eve
~ reason to expect that there will be gene
raj attendance at the polls" This election
will have tendency TO enable US 10 form
some idea how Baltimore will vote in the Pres
;dontiaI contest on the 9TH November.
ONO AND PENNsYLvANIA--We have re-
oeiyed no returns whatever from either of these
two States They both voted on the ! 9th in
slant, for Governor and members OF Congress,
and State Legislature.
FLoRIDA-We have not as yet received a.
pr certain accounts from this State. The fed
eraI organs are loud in assuring their readers
that they Uhe ieds) have carried the State by
4 large majority, and therefore claim it for
TAYLOR and Fillmore The Washington Union
of the 10th, after giving all the returns receiv-
ed 40 to the time that paQe' went to press,
winds up short article on the subject in the
following words:
"The information received authorizes the
assurance that the Legislature (whig last year,
is now democratic by from 3 TO 1 majority,
and that Gen. Sayley, the democratic candi-
date for governor, is elected by at least 400
majority 1t may he that Mr.. Cabeil, owing
10 local circumstances, has beaten Gov. Duval
but this is not yet conceded and the candid
wings in Florida admit that, with less than
5000 majority over both the democratic can
6daes for Congress and Governor, Cass and
Butler will carry the State At the election
in 1916 Mr. Cabell beat Kahn SO only in the
whole State, and Mr.. BrockenbroUgh's vote o.
YER tim in 1845 was less than 100; while
Gov. MOscIv, (democrat,) three months pre-
vious, beat Gen. Call (whig) for governor up.
wards of 500 votes and Mr. Levy democrat, ),
beat Major Putnam like number. Florida
may he relied upon as giving from / 900 &c
1900 majority for Cass and Butler"
SOUTH CARoLrNA-The election in thu
Palmetto State commenced on the 9th and en-
ded on the 10th. The first day the polls were
we'll attended. The Charleston Mercury, il
speaking Of the matter, says:
1.-The Democrats of Charleston, according
10 custom, turned out yesterday in gaIIan
style, and we have good reason to know tina
their relative strength as compared with thu
affiliated forces of Whiggery and Taylorism
will be still greater to-day. We congratulate
the country that there is every prospect thai
Charleston will be found with South Carolina
and that we shall yet be saved from that dis
graceful isolation which seemed for a time Il
be impending"