, 1853-10-01
The August Elections.

They excite no general interest, and We
shall take no extraordinary trouble ~ exps-
die the TeturnL Still, ~ 10 wish 10 keep
our readers hirly posted up on every sub
iect, We Viu give brief acsounI Of tho con.
tests in The various ShteS.
MSsouII.-HeIo hSrS iS ooAsidsTable
s1eilsmSnt, growing out Of the Benton and
Anti-Bsnton feud. Only judicial aud local
ObseFs are 10 Be Ohosen this year, ave that
the State being entitled 70 SeVsS Members Of
Congress Houss) undeI tho New Appor-
tlonmsnt, and but ave under that just super
Seded. two new Districts we're made for the
OceAsioH BY the present Legislature Gi its
late session, leaving the old ones 10 stand
represented BY the Members chosen last
ysar. The new Districts are counted the
Md, lHoWard, Randolph, 90. Which gave
%,9I7 Whig to 6,5l3 Democratic votes for
Governor last August, end the With, which
gave 5000 Whig 1o 1858 Democratic. In
The 6rsl named, the rival candidates were
james J. Lindlsy, Wing, aud Claiborne y.
Jackson, Democrat, GRd bitter political and
personal SdversaIy Of Benton. Our tsle-
graphic dispatches report the election Of
Jackson. The With iS decidedly Benton
District, but there being two BsnIoulAns run
ming to only one Whig, Samuel D. CarutA-
Srs, that gentlemen has been elected The
other candidates we're =. a. RozisT, Benton,
Albert Jackson, Bspton, Snd Thomas B.
English, Anti Benton.
ALABANA GlSo voted on Monday. Gel.
John A. Winston, State Rights, aud The
regular Democratic cGndidstel is very ssr-
tainly elected Governor. The WhiEs might
bavs united on Col. A. Q. Hieks [Unioa
DemoOrSt) and elected him, but they have
probably scattered What VotsS thsy east b.
tween w. s. EAInSSl Snd RieAArd W. Wall.
%. The latter wa regularly nominated,
but declined, yet viii b voted Tor. Earn
est 4 . Siump Ssadidate, 10 favor Of ofIntsrnal
Improvements. A fsW returns from The I'D
District indicate IAS TO-slsoiOS Of AbST-
cronbiS 70 Congress.
AREAEsAs also elected Members Of Con.
greS 90 MondSy-tuo toE The arSi time
Col. y. W. TTSpnall. DE WhiS candidate
in the First District, died . lev uSsks ago.
he vas supposed 70 have chance the
Wig 10 the other District lJOues NJ. Cur
TSn) i presumed 70 have aonO The Dem
osrGis candidates are A. b. orsonW0od in
the Ist and Edward A. Warren in LhO I'D
District, and Ihey may bO set dOvs Men,
bSfs elect
IoWA.-DsVid C. Cloud, DsmocraL, has
beel chosen Attorney General Of Iowa
without serious opposition, hs WhigS bSV-
ing no candidate in the esA-
TaIAs elected . Governor, Lisutsaanl
Governor and two Members Of Congress on
Monday also Legislature snd come local
officers. There are nine candidates for Gov
sTnoF-sach running on bic OuD hOok-tWO
cGorls 70 hold Democratic SlsIs Convsn-
iion having resulted 10 . SignAl allure
Seven Of The candidates foS C0VsTnoF ere
ere Democrats, including James W. Hsu-
dsrSon, prcsent Lsutsnsnl GoVSTRol, che
will probably bs SAoSea. Judgs William
b. 0shiltrss Snd Gen. TsIani ere The I've
WbigS funning. J. Z. Kirby, Whig. h
one Of the four candidates for LiOutSuAn'
Governor.
For Congress. George W. snytA', Dem
oersi, sssDs 70 have no opponent ia the lsl
Disiriet In the I'D, b. =. Caruthen iS The
ouly Wing running agsihSl Gov. Peter H.
Bel, W. 3. Scurry, G. K. LsviA and 7.
W. Blake. We think Gov. Bel Wil As
chosen, though CaTulhsTs may alp 10.
TEASEssEH held hsI election on TAurs-
day. We have no returns Jet bat We gueas
Andrew johnson, DsmoeraI, viii beet @. A.
Henry, Whig, foT GovernoT, but that is Dot
esFtaiR. For Congress, the Whigs have the
sdvSntsge in the Districts, and cNn Sleet
most Of the Membcn Il they cAosSs. We
have already giVsn The DsRes Oi he rival
eAndidates.
NoRTH CARoLINA will close the Aseust
Elections on Thursdsy Of nsEi week. She
elects only Msmbers Of Congress this year.
1he Whigs run eandidsles in only 6vs Of
The seven Districts, The lid and lid being
hopslssaly against them. oaly four of Tho
late Members are running. The interest Of
the contest eenieFs on the lVth Distinct,
where Abraham W. Vensbls, me late Mem
Der, is opposed BY A. NJ. Lewis, Democrat,
as we'll as Sion II. Rogers, Whig, and 10 de-
nouneed BY the State Democratic organ o.
irregular, herslieal, and . disofganisef
Venable was anti-eomPromiss, but Is in A.
Vof Of Land Distribution on the basis ol
Bennelps bill. The District 10 strongly
Dsmocraiic, and We gusss Vshsbls will Be
re elected.
NV YoRK.-Ths Syracuse papers pub
lish call for "Delsgated Convention Of
the Independent Democracy OF the State OF
New York." TO be held in thai city on the
!, Dist August The Independent Democracy
Of each county are requested to send dele
gates oqual in number to their representa-.
ton in the Assembly. The call is signed
Lby Charles A. Wheaton, Robert r. Ray
f mond, Hiram Barney, S. f. Church, L. P
Noble, E. L. Soule, E. Marks, s. d. Por-
tor, and F.. w. Stewart.
William W. FSrwell Is The candidate oi