Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-08-18
rne ELECTION News.

Onr neiobbor of the Herald was rather too fast
Yesterday, in its vaporing Apochryphal des-
match from Columbia, South Carolina. The Journal
is in no danger of swallowing It's announcement OF
the certain election of Mr.. Bragg and that, too, in
all probability, by larger majority than claimed TOR
him. Positive returns from the West, received at
Raleigh on Thursday night, place the matter beyond
doubt or cavil eIegraphic despatch received here
Yesterday stated that the returns indicate gam tor
Mr. Bragg in the mountains. His majority is calcu-
lated at 2, 1000. The same despatch puts down the
Legislature at 30 Democrats and 20 Wings, in the
Senate SO Democrats and 81 Wings, in the House
making a majority of 16, on joint ballot. Letters
received last night are even more favorable
60 Counties have been heard from, in which Bragg 8
majority is 2468 the Is Counties to be heard from,
cannot affect the result, materially alter the fig
ures. By this account the Legislature is figured up
as follows: Senate Democrats 30, Wings ~
commandments "a, Wings Sc. Democratic
majority in the Senate 10, in the House 8; Demo-
cratic majority on joint ballot l8. What does the
Herald now think of its {" own conclusion of the
whole NATTER that General Dockery is Governor elect
of North Carolina 2" We would suggest to our
funny neghbor, to be little more sure of its
swallowing their " blatant Civilizations The Jour-
nal is not in the habit of indulging in " blatant ex-
ultaon !" but it is pretty generally correct In It's
calculations about election news, and does not ex-
press such eroundless conclusions as that of the
Herald "that General Dockery IS Governor elect Of
North Carolina" We leave that paper to swallow
its conclusions,' as best it may. How it may get
through with that rather unpleasant operation, is
none of our business 1t is enough for u.s. that ours
are correct it is enough for US, to feel that our par
ty has carried everything. We feel neither desire
nor necessity for growing over the defeated party
II is some consolation to know that they are by this
time too we'll accustomed to defeat to feel it very
severely.
By the way, Mr.. Woodfn, the great Wing gun of
the mountains who was run by that party for the
United States Senate during the last session of the
Legislature has been defeated by Mr.. Coleman,
Democrat.
This news is perfectly authentic and reliable, and
we hope will set the matter at rest. Whatever slight
changes the official returns, well those from
the remaining 10 countless may make in the figures,
thew cannot change or materially affect, the general
result Bogus dispatches from Columbia or letters
from Salem, via South Carolina, are at discount
Let us now turn to other matters, and leave the cleo
ton TO take care of itself 1t seems, after all, that
our little doggerel about nominating General Docke
ry and thereby smashing the cockery, was not with
out point and the point becomes sharper and more
penetrating every day. Our Wing contemporaries did
not like the rhyme at first. We don't suppose they
like il anv better now There great deal more
truth than poetry in it. Will the Fayetteville Argus
please bring out the ''baby-waker ~ We have some
few scores to settle and now, that the election is
over, we will do at our leisure daily Journal
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