The union Democrat., 1855-10-13

THE RrcESr ELECTIONS IN THE SorrE.-We
are now enabled to give the result very accu-
rately of all the August elections, which are .
series Of brilliant democratic triumphs.
In Tennessee democratic Governor, (Johu-
son,l is elected BY two thousand majority over
his know-nothing opponent. Gentry. -Four dem.
ocratic anti-know-nothings and one anti-know-
nothing whig elected TO Congress, to i've know
nothings. The last whig Legislature apportioned
the State to give the democrats but two men,
bers, but the arrangement would not work; the
Legislature is know-nothing in one house, and
anti-know nothing in the other. General Scott
carried Tennessee for President, in 1852, by six.
teen hundred majority, and the huow-nothings
were confident of from FIVE to ten thousand, and
are very much chop fallen at the result.
In North Carolina the democrats have seven
thousand majority on the popular vote over the
know-nothings, and five democratic anti-know-
nothing members of Congress to three know
nothings. North Carolina gave General Pierce
for President, six hundred and eighty-six major
ity. Democratic gain since 1852, over six
thousand.
Alabama has rolled up democratic majority
for Governor Winston of about twelve thousand,
and chosen five democrats to Congress to two
know -nothings The Legislature is largely DEM
ocratc in both branches, which gives Us demo
cratic United States Senator. In 1852 Alabama
gave General Pierce, for President, about eleven
thousand majority.
Texas, the Lone STAR which came into the
Union under democratic auspices, is nobiy true
to her antecedents. Pease, democrat running
for Governor, beats his know nothing competitor
from five to eight thousand, while two democrats
are elected to Congress, and democratic Le-
gislature.
The city of ST. Louis Missouri, has gone DEM
ocratlc by majority of about one thousand five
hundred, showing large democratic gain on the
previous contest.
Kentucky only elects Morehead, knov-nothing,
Tor Governor-a very popular man-by major
lty of about four thousand, on the largest vote
by far ever given in the State. Four antiknow-
nothlngs are elected to Congress to six know
nothing wings. Had it not been for the diSfran-
chisement by violence of two thousand demo-
cratic voters in Louisville, and the extraordinary
detection of processing democrats in the Tenth
Congressional District, the dark lantern conspi-
racy would have been repudiated even in whig-
ridden Kentucky.
These brilliant democratic victories are the
more gratifying, inasmuch as they sternly rebuke
three democratic traitors, who, either to crafty
a wounded pride or vanity, or an Unsuitable
ambition, deserted to the camp of the enemy.
We allude to Sam Houston of Texas, ex-senator
Clemens of Alabama, and Major Donelson of
Tennessee, over whose detection the know-n moth
ings have been so jubilant All of these worthless
have been repudiated by the democracy of their
respective States, who have succeeded better
without their aid than they ever did with them.
They have been taught the lesson, that the demo-
cracy contend for principles, not men, and that,
though the latter may falter by the wayside, the
democratic hosts march on, scarcely weakened
by their desertion.-Cm Eng.