Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-08-07
From The Wilmington Journal Aug 3
TILE NORTH CAROLINA ELECIION

The election here Yesterday was tho most excited
Congressional contest which VIC have ever seen in
the District and brought ou; the !argest town vote
but, we are happy 10 say; thar, generally speaking
all passed off quietly and peaceab!y. The few re-
turns thGt We know olive give. We can now, w!th
out being accused OF Dragging for any ulterlor ends
express our opinion-nay, our convection, that MT
Winslow is elected by large majority, and that Mr.
Reid is badly beaten, rs usual. We had though
from the big Dragging OF The Council here, That Mr.
Reid would have done much better nj this precinct
With all the invisibili:y uud inv:Dcibiy ii "Sdin
here, he only got siA;y-iwo majority. Mr.. "ins!ow
majority in the county, %:! be something III t!ir
nrirhbnrlood Of five hundred. Ii may be more and
il may bs Less. The Democratic party has passed
through its hardest trial, nnl passed through II tr
um2hauty Like Virginia, North Carolina has put
down her foot anu testified that Know Notlngisn
not the ism for Southern Sis IL ID not the ISM
for thr old Cape Fear county, and the result VII
show it. 1t has made little or no impression among
the honest yeonanry Of tho country. 1t never VII
make any impression. Look at Long Creek. LOOK
at the good old Democratic ground. Look ht the
good old farmers Of New Hanover ana Dupln' III
town here chagrincd by their small " MINORITY they
talk about the country vote coming in and preventing
them being swanpcd BY tho Dcnocruts. Now. the tac
is ,hnt tho country vots polled here yesterday wa
smaller than usual. Ofcitlzens OF the county, wht
voted at this precinct, there were ~ for W LIs"w
and 10 for Reid. At Stricklandsville, in Daplir
county the vote stood l3i for Wirslow to 50 oi
Reid Winsow's ms jor'y nt Smthvilc Is some Sc
Ven. We will hear enough Tomorrow from The wnIt
district to come very close to tho exact state OF t
cusc. ,,,-
New HAxovER.-For Governor Dockcry W.
424, Bragg lD.) llM-l,rngg's majority go. Fol-
Congress, Wlnslow d. 9o2, Reid Il. ~ 6l2-" ms
lows majority 49,
RALEIGH, n. c., Aug. 8, II A. M.-Nearly al
Wake district heard from. Branch's tD.) majority III
Wake county $50; all the reports from the counties
and districts are favorable to the Democrats.
RALEIGH n. C., Aug. 3, 81 p. M.-Branch, (D']
baats Sheppard tamil In Warren county, 666 vots7
in Wake 4b6, in Franklin 81, in Granville lou. In
Johnston county 200. Orange gives Shepard AMI
las minority Nash not heard from, but WI give
lUOv iuf Brunch dem. l-Shaw tDem.l has III ina
iorty in Northampton. 49,, w.,
In the fifth district, T.. G. Reid lAm.l beats kcrr
iDe,n.l by 1850 majority in Guilfnrd county,
T'h. impression is that tho State has gone Demo
cratic. u,:., D,,,rr,
Two counties in this district have been heard from
which give smell Increased majority iur tne Heuy
cratic Candidate (Dr. II. N. Shawl compared WIN
the last Congressional vote, when Mr. sna" was '''o'
ed BY 81 majority. n..,.,.
Second and Third Congressional DISTRICTS.
RALEIGH, August 3-9l o'clock, L. Mn inc
seoond district, Hon. T. NJ. Rutfin, the Democratic
Candidate ia undoubtedly re-electcd BY very heavy
majority. s,,..-o,I, % tLe
election of Winslow, Democrat, over Dariu hc'u
Fymrth Congressional District.
R,,ErGu Aurust 3-9 clock, Z. MI y Brier
Rranch the Democratic candidate, has been triumph
untly elected. His reported majority over ouh'es
Sben.rd, Know. Nothing 10 2,6is. His reported ma
iorifies nre as follows =.