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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-23

JAMES II. BHowS, Esq, aud Col. Charles Rutlner
candidates for the Legislature, To fill the Vacancy
causcd by the death OF DIR. Thompson delegate elect
Of kamawha county.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-23

MAYOR OF NokfoLK.-Ezra T. Summers. Esq.
was elected IN Monday by tho councils of the riv ~
Norfolk mayor al that city, t" till til. vacancy 1ccn
toned by the death oi His Honor the late Hunter
" OUdiS.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-23

business SUITS Jus; I" unud SIN iarihvr nIdi.
D im- 81 the nipy. goods We give some.
;hlns new l.. each shipment
GROSiiOSCi & TUPMiN
Nay.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-23

SbNER COATS, TiLMiS, TOEiS-!n grshf VA
~ friy md Tor cal" recommending i"Ims P!rnsc
examine tho s0rk liROSHOSG 4 ItPAhS,
My. M.iu. ,,..t
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-23

,oot erred i'll stating day nr tw"
i isn ,'',ys u. r'er'burs Democracy that l. +: Ma
Prime, Gro '''o ,ne term OF the Superior Court Of
months lie WIS noD one dollar nv tI,,. Jnry
,;,% Jn''Te MED hi. term ur imprisonment IN the
county jail for twelve months, ii. o,,,'",. a'
MsdrlnC amor HIS "ueh'c pcinS
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-23
PASSENGERS FOX NEW YORK,

Louisn County, Euv. 23--cwiw VIII, CO.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-23

4 tirh UNEHtOATN.--A ir-rnhl- article Tor tAs
- s"nsan and reported i,-hlDnrh.' The above rar.
m'nis cOlnJIn" the h'"rsriy points .I good cont VIZ
TASTE comfort and -tylr GROSlIONG MTIPMAS
Noy2! NJ
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-08
AN UNFoRTuSATE INVESTMENT.

The wings who embraced the of the party
last realize their foolish and fatal Stimulated by the
desire Of creating formidable opponent of the democ
racy than the old whg organization they discover that
the party smaller than their own and that the
scant honos may have bestow monopolized by
aboonists in the North and given to recreant democrats
in the South in the vain hope of seducng the democratic
from their duty The only luxury that reserved
to the know nothing wings is that of rejoicing the
defeats of the democracy of the free States but this salts
faction is dampened by the rapid reaction in public senti-
in the quarter of the Union and by the loss of
old whg States in the South around which the hopes
the wings have warmly clustered for years.
But il is only the loss of and Of office that
parayzes and prosrates these unfortunate wings They
have surrendered their selrespect by uniting with party
and sustaining prescription which impose obligations of
the infamous character enforced by oabs the most
unnatural and revolving
SO that il is deprivation in every respectfrst Of
ganizaon then of power and, finally of selfrespect
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-08
THE CALIFORNIA MAILS.

correspondent of the New York Journal Of Commerce.
writing from San Francisco, says
In passing, must give postmaster credit for his
great activity and prompnes in asserting the last two great
United States nails On the 18th the letters and
newspapers all delivered in less than twenty four
hours-a before accomplished in San Francisco
though in this well many previous occasions the
present efficient postmaster Colonel Weler) delivers the
letters to those parties holding lock boxes in at least two
after the mail IL received bis Office But newspapers
heretofore have been considered of little value and over
ed convenient II the Post Office Depart
would to be reduced the very oppressive
and UNJUST nil lock boxes, would feel better salts
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-08

The above would foot up 1921 gains for Gentry
and Ills gains for Johnsonleaying net gain of only
for the former
Since the above was in type received the following
despatch from Nashville:
NASHVILLE, August Forty -four counties give Gentry
majority Of hundred. We believe that johnson is
elected"
Johnsons majority in 1853 was 2250 There thirty
five counties be heard from, where democratic gains
We're confidently expected the vote of 1853.
NORTH CAROLINA.
The following despatch received at too late an hour
for our last issue:
RALEIGH, August 6.Branch, Winslow, Craige, Rufin,
and Cgna, democrats elected by large maorities 1t is
believed that Paine and Reade nohings, elected
The sixth district in doubt Shall not know positively be-
fore evening The popular majority for the dem
ocrats in the State will be about thousand"
II will be from the above that correspondent is
of the opinion that Shaw (antiknow-nohing whg) Inns
been defeated in the first district The only figures which
have yet which confirm this opinion the fol-
lowing taken from the correspondence of the Norfolk
Bytl. n know-nothinp organ. bv the Way.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-08
PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS.

The address of the whig committee OF Washington
county, appointed to call county convention charges the
Washing convention With having been entirely
oled by members of the know nothing American party
who guided its action prevent the nomination OF
wing ticket favor the Of their party cand
dates. The address says:
We put the matter all candid and fair minded men,
whether they justify the indeicacy of thrusng
themselves into primary meetings, and controlling by their
the election of delegates OF party with which they
longer act and which they endeavoring destroy
What would be said OF wings who should thrust themselves
primary meetings Of the democratic party democrats
wing meetings, and whenever they had the majority
trolling the actions of such meetings? Such conduct would
be reprobaed by every rghtminded and honorable man.
We copy the above from the Philadelphia North Amer-
1t presents most disgraeeful phase OF know-not
ingm The pous worshippers of the coaked and hooded
party, dark lanterns in their hands and intolerance in
their hearts, only pledge themselves to for
but those of their kind and degree but force them
selves into The meetings Of the other parties and by frau
dueuuy denying their principles, attempt, and sometimes
succeed in imposing their candidates upon the
pecting The wings who opposed to them should
however take the Of the democrats and repudate
every against whom just suspicion may be
INDUCED Of being in the tolls OF the midnight order
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-08
il AsIIlNGTON CITY.


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fl GENERAL travelling rgenf, assisted by VIZ. H. Weld
rbLtIEs, DssRisa, r. 3. Tnos
d. kicf, n. ~ MORRISON, r. w. nILss VIM. l. WATERMAN
- ". CARsos ID. susns, Bss II. EwAIs =. AsHMAs,
Hua 4. DAVIS.
0} tsNKr N. Lewis OF Montgomery, Alabama,
lrsvrrg Alabama Tennessee,
sisted ~ q r. LEWIS. JAMES O. LEWIS and SAMUEL d. LK~ts
o. WL Z. y JAMES, No Harrison street., CINCINNATI Ohio u
collecting the Western saies and Texas
8tss by a. THOMAS, 3. w RAasAy, WILLIAM ii. TnosAs,
THos tAAKs G. Al. H. WIsEsAs,A L. CLUBS and Or. VII
lAnlN. eeeepis OF either viii he good
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-08
ELECTION RETURNS.

We give below such have reached by mail
and telegraph up the hour of going TO press These
returns although not full or definite we could
WISH or indeed had right to expect from the sup
posed Geographic facilities Of the country are still of a
character to Justify the confidence generally entertained
prior the elections in the consancy well as strength
Of The southern democracy In North Carolina gains
in The State being estimated high ten thousand In
Tennessee where every element of opposition has been
ray cd against the democracy it is believed that Johnson
has been ,riumphantly elected The returns from Ala
hama exceedingly meagre but meagre they are they
indicate no dsaflecton to the democratic The
Kentucky appear to be lost sight Of in the
element growing of the terrible riot in Louisville
TENNESSEE.
The following despatch appeared in the Baltimore pa
pers Of yesterday morning:
eight counties show gains for Hon. Meredith p. Gentry
(Anerican) Of five hundred and twenty eight.
= The democrats claim the election"
Alter waiting for days in vain for elegraphc despatch
from Nashville Memphis, yesterdays mail
brought copy Of the Chattanooga Advertiser of Au-
gust 4h being the first direct missve from Tennessee
which has been received in Washington since the election
and satisfactorily demonstrating the superiority of
mail aangem ents the boosted facilities of the mis-
called lightning line 1t will be from the following
returns in the Advertiser that Hon Samuel A. Smith, a
of the first water, has been reelected to Con-
gress beyond all peradventure:
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the murderons mobbish proscripuve of know
nothingsm When the facts Of this terrible outbreak
have been thoroughly and impartally investigated it
will be found that have now before US merely the
bloody sequel of deliberately -eoncoced scheme to de-
prve citizens by violence and murder of their
most cherished constitutional rights.
Another despatch dated yesterday morning says;
far be ascerained there appears to have been
about npeaty psrsons killed and many wounded Twelve
buildings burned before the flames could be subdued
The accounts from the OF the riot horrible
human bodies be charrng in the smou
dering ruins
large crowd is around the Court house, where the
dead bodies are being collected.
'.Whilst the melee progressing ishman
dressed in woman clothes representing nurse having
small child in his arms He did this eude suspicion, and
personal safety, and finally took refuge in the jail
The old brewery located in the upper part Of the city,
fired and entirely destroyed. Many other buildings in
this region also burnt and quite number thoroughly
Quilted.
g 1t Is difficult what viii yet be the result of this
dsgraceul affair Order has been partially restored
The military and hopes entertained that
may preserved though there for
night About many Americans foreigners have thus
far been killed and wounded"
ALABAMA.
The suboned despatch appears in the New York papers
Of yesterday morning
CoLL mBIA, Is. C. > Aug. Geo D. Shobridge, the
know nothing candidate for governor of Alabama has 800
majority Montgomery PSF in Selma county and so in Ca
hawba."
The above figures show material change from the
vote of 1862 when the State gave its customary democratic
majority.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-08
COL. JAMES l.. ORR.

IL IL.
We find in the Anderson Is O. Observer of the ls Of
August the proceedings Of very interesting ceremony
that place on the 18th Of June the occasion of public
dinner to the Hon james H. Orr the able and accomplish
ed statesman whose services in the national Legislature
have secured him large share of the confidence of
the country An immense concourse was present; and
many interesting events ranspired not the least being the
presence Of number of beautiful ladies The speech
Colonel Orr mastery production if Judging from the
short report in the Observer. Among the sentiments
offered and accepted by the company the following
The American Revolution "A period of patriotic ex-
element for ervid sentiment OF mpulsve effort against
impending danger
The Union The theatre which States Let
them give the constitution its true reading and play well
their parts.
States Rights Southern Rights One and insepara-
BILE he who denies the former is traitor to the latter.
g The Administration of Franklin Pierce Preerrng
sistency popularity it has been to the constitution
and to the South.
Hon James L. Orr Noble spirit eoquentin Speech
prudent and firm council also Jealous and nncompro-
missing the of right his appreciate his
past abors and look to the nation to him in the
future.
Democracy Taught in the Jefferson School The sheet
anchor civil and religious liberties sink SWIM live
die survive perish pledge hands and hearts
to its support.
w-Nothingsm: Abotonism at the North, federal
ism and at the South and everywhere hy-
pocrisy and treachery."
Colonel r s. Brooks, another of Carolinas bril-
liant representatives called out and responded in
speech Of great power. His sentiments emnently
liberal and concatory and he united with Colonel Orr in
warm Communications of the sterling democracy of the
North.
Hon. A. p Butler and Hon. j. j. Evans the two sena-
tors from South Carolina in The Congress of the United
States both letters full of noble and encouraging
pressions. and highly complimentary to Colonel Orr.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-08
KENTUCKY.

didate.
KENTUCKY.
Up this time have received nothing direct from
and ample arrangements for full and Of
the election held in Kentucky Monday last but the
ways of the telegraph difficult comprehend and still
difficult control The New York papers yester-
day morning contain the following startling despatch:
sLouisvLLE, Aug 6The election in this State yester-
day for governor representatives and members Congress
warmly contested. The majority for the American
ticket this city about 1860 regret that terri
Bile riots this city. In the first eighth wards
persons killed and many wounded Two
blocks OF buildings have been fred and the intense
ccment prevailed The Irish fired from their windows upon
the mob and killed three Americans In retaliation the
Americans have hung Irishman Several Others have
also been killed captured
The mob moved up towards the Times Office but were
stayed from further violence by speeches from Prentice and
Purcell, of the journal.
The thus far indicate success of tho know
nothings throughout the State.
t conceded that Cox (tnow nohinr) has been eectod
in the 9th congressional district"
The above bears the ear-marks of know anhor
ship and is therefore entitled to little credit That
Louisville has been dsgraced with bloody and fearuly
fatal riot not only possible but highly probable for we
apprized some days ago Of determination the
part Of the knownohngs of that city prevent natural
lied citizens from voting at oil hazards-cven 10 the la
king Of life But that few, considerable number of
adopted citizens would make unprovoked and bloody
assault upon native-born citizens not only passes the
bounds Of probability but is something entirely new in
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-08
!. A FoREIGNER FIRED THE FIRST SHOT,

II does not surp rise US that the election at Louisville
inaugurated Monday last by mobs and murders
does it surprise that the telegraph should say that
"a foreigner fired the frat shot When it is known, how
ever that the Louisville have been render
ed SO infamous by their violence that their former organ,
the Courier indignantly denounced them is hardly pos
sibe that the Foreigners would fire upon the so-called
"A mercans"at time too when the adopted citizens were
afraid go the ballotboxes, surrounded the,
were by ruans of the lowest order 1t had been given
out for days that the baoboxes to be guarded by
the know-nothngs they in Washington and that
Louisville should be carried for that party hence the
sulting bloodshed and death.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-08
To VEspAsIAN ELLIS, Esq.,,
Washington City.

washington City.
Not to speak of the rebuke here administered to Mr.
Rayner by his friend Barringer the fact that the latter
wrote the former letter than q month ago con-
tanning correction similar 10 the above and that Rayner
has not yet set his misstatement right by printing
Mr. Barrngers letter is very bad fact for Mr. Rayner
He the Islander against President Pierce asserted by
him the authority of Mr. Barringer, circulated BY his
friends, and yet, with Mr.. BIS letter in bis pocket
dieting this SANDER, he had the manness for
ward and set the matter right before the eountry Not
even do Justice his friend Barringer would he print
his letter What is the inference? There be but
The election in North Carolina hand and it
essential to thesucces of Mr. Rayners party that nothing
should be done, in correction OF gross of nns
tice that might leopard the pous OF prescription
On the whole however we do think Mr.. Ray ner has
made an thing by his motion. The original mpuation
upon the President bad enough uncontradicted
as it was; but that Mr.. Rayner should hide withhold
the contradiction till after the election is neither caIcua-
ted help the fortunes Of his party soohe his
troubled spirit after his welldeserved and weearned
chastsement by the popular voice Of North Carolina
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-08

ocrac party from every hustngs and rostrum during
the political conflict Addressed to exaggerated public
sentiment against the Catholic Church and appealing 70
all the bgotry and prejudice that had been aroused by
crafty leaders and goddess priests il became at the fa-
vorite Islander OF Infatuated opposition. II was 10
vain that the Washington Union denied it, IL was only
reiterated in language greater vehemenee and dressed
up with new details the 4tb OF July desecrated
in this city by speaker who made il the choicest staple
of an mpassoned Grafton AT last however the witness
Of Mr. Rayner makes his appearance the stand and in
emphatic language denies the words put into his mouth
and caumny assumed to be circulated under
his authority. The following is the letter of Mr. Bar
ringer addressed Mr. Ellis the person who took Ray
ners and furnished it up the last 4h Of July
in this city at a celebration of the order:
SARATOGA, July 20, 1856
Dean did receive till last evening your Of
the 18th instant addressed Baltimore and covering
card to the public in which reference is made 10
yersaon between the Nuncio of the Pope Madrid aud
myself about the appointment OF Mr.. Campbell member
of the present cabinet Washington. had
heard Of the contents of your card should have deemed
duty reply at that portion of which refers
to myself and TO this matter
You mistaken the purport of the remarks made
by representative OF the Pope Madrid 1t not
that he knew beforehand that Mr. Campbell would be APP
pointed and member of the Catholic church, that he
knew thing about it before the appointment actually
made What have said, and what repeat, is that before
had certain of the formation of the cabinet and
while its constitution still in doubt and the subject of
conjecture in the public mind at Madrid he told that
Mr. Campbell appointed and that he was Catholic; i
which the first information had Of either fact.
did not at all suppose that he had previous knowl-
edge OF intention appoint this gentleman to office
that he knew had believe, 1t done in
pursuance Of any bargain intrigue to this effect the
part of any persons whatsoever
The inference made was that the appointment ola Cath
Ollie to this high Office being naturally of much in
and satisfaction the church of that faith especial
pains had been taken in quarter to communicate the
earliest ntegence of that fact the leading members of
the Catholic priesthood
1t proper to add that. having in Raleigh paper
brief and what appeared to be imperfect report Of the
speech recently made in ashngton by the Hon Kenneth
kayner in which there occurred similar statement though
somewhat different in detail from that contained in your
card and in which quoted authority took
the earliest opportunity the 9th instant write him
note for the purpose of correcting the impressions
which might readily be made the public mind however
uninenonal from such reference to casual conversation
in social intercourse without written statement of the facts
am, very truly, yours &C.,
~ IA
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correspondent writes that Craigcs majority in the
7h district will reach twelve hundred At the last cleo
ton his majority three hundred and fifty. We have
received the OF Rowan and Arson counties, which
show gain of six hundred and thirty-six
We have heard from two counties in the 9th district
which has been down byou Raleigh correspondent
doubtful, as follows:
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-08
Johnson.

The Advertiser has also returns from fifteen counties for
governor, as follows:
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-08

Compared with the congressional vote OF 1863 the above
figures show net gain of thirty for the democratic
didae
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-05-12
ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA

HALIFAX, May Z, IL p. M.-The Royal
mail steamship Asia, from Liverpool, arrived
at her wharf, at 10 o'clock tonight, bringing
dates from Liverpool and London TO the 2stf
ult
The Asia sailed from Liverpool on the
evening Of the 26th.
The steamship Hermann sailed from South
ampton for New Y York, on the 25th.
The ndvices from the Crimea are to the
18th from Raglan and from the Russians tc
the 22d. The bombardment of Sebastopol
continued without any decisive results.
The Vienna Conference having utterly fail
ed, the appearance indicate only protracted
var, and hence advices from the Crimea orc
anxiously looked for
The Inauguration Of the French Industrial
Exhibition has been postponed to the 10th
or 18th of May.
THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
Since the breaking up Of the Vienna Con
ference, there have been several supplement
tary meetings of the Four Powers, without
any result. The Plenipotentiaries assembled
on the 23d, and signed Protocol of the last
Conference.
Subsequently another meeting Of the Foul
Powers was had at the request of Prince
Gortschakotf, when further inadmissable pro
positions were made by the Russian Plenipo
tentiaries, and rejected by the representative:
Of France. England and Turkey.