The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-15
THE ELECTION IN LOUISIANA MOST DECISIVE
DEMOCRATIC TRIUMPH.

The southern mail which reached this city yesterday
afternoon brought New Orleans papers Of the 9TH 9Th
and 18th instant They contain sufficient returns Of the
election held the 9th fully warrant the confident be-
lief that the democracy of Louisiana have nobl justified
the confidence reposed in their frmness ardor and un-
swervng devotion duty. The victory which they have
gloriousy but unexpectedly, achieved is full
pete and decided The city of New Orleans which gave
majority Of nearly three thousand for the know-nothings
last fall, gives for portion of the know-nothng
ticket nominal majority of only four hundred and SIR
which majority secured by fraud, violence and
murder.
The Louisiana Courier Of the 18th instant thus notices
of the election in New Orleans and their
sequences:
ssWth the exception Of occasional knockdown at
era other polls nothing of very serious nature took place
until after they had been closed The result far as the
leading patriots and of the soil could ascertain
should judge from what subsequently, took place
thing but satisfactory There actually danger that they
had failed in their efforts to carry the city by majority
amuch less by their boosted 1t necessary to
the credit prophets Of their orators and organs and
hence the immediate question how effect that great
end We think that there but little time occupied in
deiberaon before resolved that the seventh and
ninth precincts doubtless contained larger anti
majoes than any Others they should in turn be stormed
and their thereby, if possible destroyed The attack
begun at the ninth precinct and took place. hear
about OF o'clock, Every thing perfectly quiet and
the commissioners and clerks engaged counting the
votes when all at number Of who, according to
informant, geneelly dressed and who not
rowde in the usual acceptaton of the term made their
in the After several of them had had
conversation in under tone, with Of the commission
two of them rushed at the balobox, while their
quaintance STOPPING it, seized it, threw it into the
air. and when fell joined with their companions in tramp
ling pieces and kicking the ballots which it contained
the The box contained 4o5 votes of which there
average democratic majority, according to count
made by commissioners of about 100 for the demo-
cratic candidates No loud words used the thing had
evidently been concerted and their work
comphed the valiant patriots retired The destruction Of
this baotbox secured the performers thought the cleo
ton of Messrs Eggeston and Deval (know nothng) to
the house of Messr Gordon and lie
Blanc democrats y but of this hear the legislature
will have something to say"
The destruction of the baot-boxes in the 18th and 9th
wards is thus noticed in the Delta:
Our readers aware, matter of course, that the
ballot of two of the precincts which give small demo-
cratic majorities destroyed Monday night Iii
well known that in the seventh precinct Wicklie had
iory of 2l3 and Bells majority 1884. The majority in
precinct least 81 for these candidates. and
say high 60; but doubt this because he
for justice of the and constable were counted
returned to the sheriff. and they show only Il majority
Counting the votes cast in these two precincts Mr. Bells ma
jority Hufty, for sheriff, is $780,
In the first district Eusts know nothing) is elected by
small majority. In the second district Col Hunt know
nothing is undoubtedly defeated His nominal majority
in the city precincts only forty but with the true count
Of the 18th ward he is in minority in the city of hun
red and seceny-tree notes. As have already stated
the delegation from Louisiana in the next Congress will
stand three democrats to one know-nothing
The democrats have secured decided majority in both
branches of the legislature.
1t difficult with the tables before us to estimate
recty the democratic majority in the State. The whole of
our State ticket is elected beyond all doubt The returns
from such of the parishes have reached show large
gains for the democratic party Our majority in the State
will be at least thousand and may possibly be double
that amount.
Sam has no foothod in louisiana