Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-11-18
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

MAINE.-The vote Of this State, nearly complete,
sums up as follows: Taylor 3O,92s, Cass 3,s42,
Van Buren, l0,444.
New HAMPSHIRE has stood frmer than any of
her sister States of the same political faith, and
gives Gen. Cass large majority.
OLD INSTRUMENTATION Taylor's vote in
the Old Bay State is 81 4s7; Mr.. Van Buren's VOTE
37,95S Gen. Cass's vote, 34,706. Gen. Taylor's
plurality over Van Burea is $3.50; over Cass,
26,79l. Majority against Van Buren, in the State,
5S,245 majority against Gen. Cass in the State,
64,749. If any other State has done better than
this, considering all the adverse Influences we should
like to sec the books posted.
As soon as the Governor and Council canvass
the returns of the electoral vote, the Legislature
will be called to assemble for the purpose Of choos-
ing the Electoral College According TO the Bos-
ton Atlas, the Legislature is thus divided Wings
2l3, Democrats 70, Van Burenites I5
VERMoNT.--Returns of the vote in ia towns
show the following result: Taylor, l925l Cass
7,l4S; Van Buren,, 1924. Taylor's majority
over every thing, 1879 ;pluraiy over Van Buren,,
s,s27 and over Cass, l2,lO3 Compared with
the September election. this shows Wing increase
of ,244 Democratic decrease, 800 Van Buren,
decrease, l,l39 nett Wing gain, 3,743.
Returns from every town in the second district,
show that the Wings have trumphed over the coali-
ton OF the Van Burenies and Castles WILLIAM
HEBARD has been elected to Congress by majority
Of 256.
In the third district the same coalition was at
tempted, but with the like signal failure The re-
turns show that Hon. GEORGE p. MARSH is re-
elected by majority of over fifteen hundred
CONNECTICUT vote of this State sums up
as follows: For Gen. Taylor 29,9S0, Gen. Cass
26,59G, Mr.. Van Buren, 5000.
New YoRK-The full vote of twenty EIGHT coun-
ties comprising more than half the population of
this State, sums up as follows: For Taylor l25 49s,
Cass 20, l4s, Van Buren, 52,43s. In these counties
Taylor's plurality over Cass is $3.50, and over
Van Buren, 1900.
New JERSEY gives Wing majority of TWO
THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND NINETY-oNE This
is the largest maj ority which the Wings have had
in New Jersey for many years. In 1910 their
majority was 23l7, and that was unprecedented.
Since that time their largest majority was that for
Mr.. STRATToN, as Governor, which was 1853.
PENNsyLvANIA.-Reports and returns from all
the counties in this State (nearly all of them being
Officially give Gen. Taylor a majority of 1888
over Gen. Cass, and majority of 1853 over the
combined vote of Cass and Van Buren,. The aggre-
gate vote Of the Stale is about 37O,000-nearIy
$4,000 more than were polled at the Governors
election.
VRGINIA-The vote for the Presidential candi-
dates in Virginia is becoming 50 close that we APP
prehend nothing short of the official returns will
settle the question as to which Of them has carried
the State An ardent and investigating Wing of
Alexandria has favored us with his estimate, in
which he exhibits Wing gain thus Far of 54sl,
and shows that i'll thirteen counties yet 10 be heard
from the Wings require gain of only 4l2 votes TO
obtain the State. The statement Of the Richmond
Times calls for q gain of CSC in IA counties; the
Richmond Republican, in the same number Of coun-
ties, asks for gain of 6s2 and our Baltimore cor
respondence of this morning requires gain of 492
in twelve counties.
Every one mus, sec the difficulty of deciding be-
tween these conflicting estimates, originating of
course in conflicting returns. The contest, how
ever, is much closer than any one supposed after
the receipt of the first intelligence; but we think
that Cass will get the State, which might have been
handsomely won if the Wings in the eastern conn
ties had exered their whole strength.
NORTH CARoLrYA.-IIaving as yet published
none Of the returns from the "Old North State -
we to-day give specimen oil them. We hope they
will satisfy our neighbors that the vote Of this firm
Wing State was in no way doubtful. We give only
the Wing gains in foity-fve counties. II the rest
of the State has done as WELL Gen. Taylor's msio-
rity will exceed 5000. The comparison is made
with the vote for Governor in August last:
Tavlor oo;ns Taylo, onrs