The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-28
OPINIONS OF TIE PRESS.


We nave returns from ooiy few places, out have
the qualification OF announcing To the American par
haR mace large and material gains Ws have not done
well as ought TO have this city but from
\ all other portions of the State from which have
heard the prospect dat'ering OF it is
impossible 10 form any decided opn, from the returns
before We indulge, however, the confident hupe
the huccess of state ticket. This antc patton Is
JUSTIFIED py the fattsrpg r-turns published under
telegTaphic head. few days will decide the result
tn then We may only indulge the pleasing expectation
thst the glo rlous Old DOMINION has hersel
Fer the present may congratulate ourelses the
favorable exhibit of polls far heari The
certainly good one Every Virpins patriot
viii unite With us the hope tnat it may realized
EFIom the Richmond Enquirer (Aamni tIationJ May "a
The returns Tor lot sufficiently Iu aud dstinct
to waIrabt positive statement of che result Toe
Triumphant secloo OF Wise, 40 sever icdicated o,
yc1d = ooubt In 1851 johnson East
ern Virsihs moro than five ;hous4na We af
ford consdera ola reductioc f-ou this amount yet
he assured OF success Pierces sjorts west
ceeded twelve Thousand Fhe wall do its whole
duty IN this emergency II w'li give Wise majority
least equal TO Percs's. Returus vest will no
be Iecsvea hefo.e Monday Wait until the psaxs
4 [From the Richmopi Enquirer, Nay 2o.l
Il The returns COZ tpus to goriously
From The South Sest and the Vaisy receive
which exceed our most sspgutn. expectations TIL
ceoed sven ty Know No,hnRs. AL tue democratic
didates for Congress undoubtedly returned. The
Legislature is certainly safe.
lFrom the thington Union mnistraton), May 26
About one fourth Of the ~hos state has been heard
from, and although most Of the returns IN
an imperfect shape and In a lew instances from irrs
spopsibe sources sufficient Is known TO warrant
ndent belief Of the triu election of Henry
A. Wise as Governor Of Virginia 1t il now merely a
question OF majorit!es In making est,m tes and pre-
ons tie reader Should bear 10 nt that tue returns
from the western counea OF Virginia be received
in this city before Monday or Tuesday hext
From the Washington Intellisencer (whig), May 20
The returns ~hcn have TO hand of the elsctoas
in vIrgnin sufficiently numerous and sufficiently
accurate. presume she that Mr. Wise is eiecged
Governor that Statewe will not undertake to say
by what ma jority that wou,d be u. present
guess WORK. A few days will advise us.
May 26
Words cannot express the iulense interest which
felt here on THURSDAY in the Virginia election Men,
women and chilcrtp, aiAe. STARED 10 t In the after
the excitement became still more intense. The ts
lsgraph and newspaper Offices crowded. Tbs
streets dotted with groops of anxious inquirers
after The telegraph TOO sow the univsr
sal imDatience Indeed the telegraph vas reniered in
operative thunder cloud that most inoppor
lonely ana elsa ppon tnent sat oa every face The
anxiety here was but type OF the anxious socitude
that pervadec the whole nation at the extreme north
well as at the extreme south, the rest i'm
patience felt There not, perhaps telegraph
Office in the United States that throDged with
anxiout inquirers The ssms state of things existed
yesterday. 1t increased towards night
became painful AL this q trioue to old Virginia;
ed tribute.
One thing was observable It was that the Know
NothiDgs we're dull fat and out OF spirits They seemed
to feel rthstanoing their former clamorous boast
pgs and notwithstanding the fact that decisive
recsived that they beaten 1t mas been sSit
when great battles fought which depend the fate
of nations, people at great distance catch up in
s.incve premonition OF the So it was here on
Thursday afternoon. There au-p.r sading pre-
monion Of the success of Wise and the Virgins demo-
It NAV bewe bate to contemplate so revolving con-
tirgepcy- Wise aud the Virginia democracy have
been beaten. We say it may br-for anxiety is
great and aversion 70 Dragging strong, that we
win not claim the OF the democracy until We
know of it,
If beaten, virsisia WIN be in eclipse. II sue
| and imposing. She will shine with q urtrs,
Her democracy have had to battle With an amaksma:
tion Of old and enemieswth all that ts heretcal
In religion and unsouod iu poiics. Under name,
with organization and hitherto unknown tactics,
all who democracy have united In boattul or.
Psnzston. They have presumed upon he riumphs OF
Their affiliated organizations at tbs North ana their
blacklegs ana gamblers have been betting upon the
same success at the South Toey have sought to make
the elections In Virginia sort OF game of faro at which
none but gamblers could win.
What the result is we cannot yet determine Our
hope and rm bel is that the democrats ars
Triumphant. We publish beloS such returns have
received is needless to sp culste on them Tho pre-
else result OF the election will perhaps be kho
until Sunday or Monday When assured that Virginia
is safe, and democracy triumphant, then will ist up
our voice in joy and graduation.
IFrom the Washington Organ (Know Nothing orgau),
May 20
The few returns received down to the time our psprr
goes TO press dc not authorize express any ecned
opinion on the general re.ut We are disappointed In
tne votes reported from Richmond and from Norfolk as
had been led to believe thai the American majorties
n those towrs woula have been larger and more
decisive 10 true that Mr. Wise loses in thoss places
nearly Eve hundred upon gi-ep there to Gen
Pierce AND about four hund,ed upon tine vote given TO
Governor johnson. his loss also in Chesterfield upon
Pierce's vote Ia nearly three hundred In Petersb1rg
he loses 2C0 Aexsn ria, about 40o in Campbell
county nearly 400; in Cupepper 264; and in Ohio
county, 3t2, Pierce's vote Corresponding losses
Throughout the State woula leave him In hopeless mi
ncrity. But win there BE- corresponding losses9
We hear n rumor that the Washington Union receiv
ed despatch this morning. from Richmond, 70 the pur
port that several counties the south side OF James
river had gvon Mr.. Wise some eight or nine hundred
votes increase upon General Perces majorties IL this
be II II ominous OF Flournoys defeat but we 10 not
believe word Of the state nept, for the plAin
that we ccnaeer IL Impossible those counties could
have been heard from, at Richmond, early this morning
Another day will eucdae this point No returns have
ne YET e me in from the west, except from Oho snd
Marshall counties where gans are l.rss, aud proo.
bly, no further reliable Information viii be gained from
that section fer two three days so far have
any reliable information, no.htng 10 justify the
belief that the American party has been defeated IN V-
"a
Suf, suppose We have been ceteated what then ?
More than one aye, tban Presidents have bsso
elected without the vote OF VIrgtuia.