Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-08-09
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.



DAVID S. REID is elected Governor of North Caro-
lima and there will be Democratic majority in both
branches of the State Legislature! Such are the
glorious results of the late election in this State
The people have at length repudiated the dictaton
of the Raleigh Clique, and put their stamp of repro
baton upon Galphinism and Free Soilism Hence
forward North Carolina may be set down as DEM
ocratic State She has wheeled into line and taken
up her position side by side with her Democratic SIS
tiers of the South. The struggle has been long and
arduous, but party could stand up under the mis-
cradle Encouragement and reckless dishonesty of
the late Cabinet or hope to triumph with
forced upon them as Governor MANLY was The
people have triumphed, and Gov MANLY is defeated.
Sufficient returns have not yet been received to
enable to state Mr. REDS aority with any sort
of exactness but we think that not far from
the mark in placing it at three thousand 1t is
likely to exceed this than to fall below it. The
ority in the Legislature will be small not more per-
haps than four in each House enough, however, to
prevent the miserable squabbles about the organize
ton, which much delayed the business of the last
There is one thing which this election has demon
stratcd, and that is, that North Carolina has all
along been Democratic, without knowing it. 1t
will be found that Mr. MANLY's vote this year has
not fallen anything below his vote two years ago.
if anything very little, Mr.. REDS increased vote
in great measure comes from the Democrats, who
have all along been under the impression that the
State was irretrevably Wing, and consequently that
it was no use for them to vote They have now found
out their mistake, and their strength and it will be
their own fault if we ever be again defeated.
We have no wish to triumph over our political OPP
ponents or to aggravate the chagrin incident to de-
feat by undue exultation over them. Yet we cannot
but rejoice the glorious victory which Demo-
cratic principles have achieved in North Carolina.
For the first time since 1886 has the vote of the State
been cast for Democrat and that, too not in tri-
fling or unimportant struggle, or by default of the
Wing party but in active and iercely contested
canvass which has brought out the largest vote
cast in the State. 1t will be found that Mr. REID
has received more votes than have ever previously
been given for any candidate for any Office 1t will
also be found by comparing Mr.. MANLY's votes this
year and in 1848 with the vote cast for former Gov
errors, that Mr. MANLY has polled the full vote of
his party more, indeed, than had previously
been given for any Gubernatorial candidate. 1t
would be folly for the Wing press to attempt to de-
ny it. The Democrats have met their opponents in
a fair stand up fight, and have routed them horse
foot and Dragons spite of Mr.. MANLY's free basis
hobby. Of the many Democratic triumphs which
have been achieved since the accession of Gen. TAY
to the Presidency this is the most glorious and
decisive. If the Democrats only true to them
selves they will elect majority of the delegation in
Congress- at the Congressional election in August
next.