Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-11-15


papers seem still to dispute his election, but it APP
pears to be pretty generally looked upon as liked
fact.". The other State officers chosen, are Sand
ford E. Church, democrat, Lieut.. Governor; Ebene-
ger Blakely, fed, Canal Commissioner; VIM. P. An
gel, democrat, State Prison Inspector; Charles s.
Benton, democrat, Clerk of Appeals.
The Congressional delegation stands II feds, IA
democrats free-soiler, and two districts still in
doubt The N Y. Herald classes the members cho-
sen as follows: OF those put down as feds, are
classed as Silver Grays,' or National Wings, and
II as Sewardites, or Northern Nullifers. Of the
Democrats, Z are old line Cass Democrats, and
Barnburners, or Free Sellers. Of the ayowed Free
Soiler, it is unnecessary to speak. The feds have
very decided performance in both branches of the
State Legislature, which will enable them to elect
fed in place of the noble and talented Dickinson 1t
is more than probable that Hamilton Fish, the pres
ent Governor, will be the successor of Mr.. Dickn-
son. 1t would that in this election, the anti
Renters have held the balance of power, for every
name upon their State ticket elected, and none
were elected who were not upon that ticket.
In Massachusetts,, where the election came off on
Monday last there is election for Governor by
the people. Briggs, fed, SO far heard FROM lost
1000 votes. There is apparently no change in the
representation to Congress, although there is no
choice in three of the districts In the eighth dis
trict Horace Mann, Free Soil Fed is elected by a
maj ority of 500 over all others 1t will be remem-
bered that the Federal Convention in this district
nominated man named Valley, in place Of Horace
Mann, but the feelings of the masses of the party
were with the redoubted Horace, and the result is
/ before u.s.
I'M fho horn 81,
every thing, electing their Governor by majority
of between four and five thousand and also four out
the five members of Congress from that State. The
delegation in the present Congress stands, dem
ocrat to four feds that, in fact the tables are
completely turned. The democrats will also have a
considerable majority in the State Legislature which
will enable them to elect democratic U. States
Senator in place of Dayton fed whose time will e1-
pire in March next.
From Illinois, the news is far from encouraging
There seems to be considerable Free Soil and Fed.
eral gain. The accounts not yet sufficiently
definite to enable us to reduce them to any sort Of
order, but such appears to be the general tenor Of
| the news.
| In Michigan, the Democrats have carried theil
whole State ticket, and elected majority of both
branches of the Legislature which will ensure the
return of Gen Cass to the T. S. Senate. They have
lost two members of Congress- two feds being elected
in their stead.
From Wisconsin, the delegation in Congress will
stand Two Free Soil Democrats said to have BEEF
nominated by the Feds, and one old line Democrat
nominated and elected solely by the Democrats
The Legislature is Democratic which will secure
, Democratic U. S. Senator.
:, INDIANA.--The Constitutional Convention of Indi
ana. has determined to exclude by Constitutions
provision free colored persons from giving tesmon
in courts of justice, against white persons. Indian
e is free State, but has always been free from tn
fanaticism of niggerology and indeed once had it i
contemplation to introduce slavery into her border
: but did not, perhaps much from the fact that sh
: was surrounded by non-slaveholding States fror
e any other
d DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN BosToN-The Democrat
J held a large meeting in Boston the 7th inst,
: which several speeches were made, maintaining tn
constutionality of the Fugitive Slave Law, and d.
/ claring that so long it remains law, it must
e obeyed. Resolutions were passed to the same efec
~ GOLD, AND MORE GoLD.-Within two days las
u week. three steamers, the Georgia. Empire and Chez
!, okce, arrived in New York, bringing about thre
millions of Gold dust from California The Cherokee
- and large amount enough to swell the sum tots
. to two millions, in the hands of passengers. Th
other two steamers had at least million betwee
d them in the hands of passengers We no new
of Importance later than that brought by the Aaba
= ma, and reported in last weeks Journal The cho
h era is raging is the Island of Jamaica
% DEEP RIVER CoAL.-The Fayetteville Observer,
D. the 10Th inst learns that THOMAS Parish, Esq.
e. Chatham county, has sold his Plantation and Coz
e Mine, on Deep River, for $500, to Northern ger
d teman or company, whose intention it is to procee
l. at once to working the mine with large force
l. The speedy completion of the works of the Cap
e Fear and Deep River Navigation Company will er
9; able the purchaser, and the of other Mine
Deep River to supply to this place and Whining
ton and perhaps to ship from the State any quantit
er of this valuable Mineral"
Ii H9~We learn from the Fayetteville papers, tina
i Mrs SIMPSON returned to that town on Friday las
the 9Th inst and surrendered herself to the Sheriff
by whom she was Immediately committed to Jail, I
l. await her trial the charge of numbering her hu
band in Fayetteville the 9Th of November last
J. The Superior Court for Cumberland county is no
Of in session. and it is probable that she has alread
N had her trial. although have not as yet heard h
Is result.
y Dreadful Steamboat Explosion.
t. The steamboat Telegraph, of the Erickson line
- propellers between Philadelphia and Baltimore, bur-
n her boiler off New Castle, Delaware, about ocloc
on Sunday night, the 10th inst Some fourteen De-