Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-11-07
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THg PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
A MAJORITY OF rdE ELECTORAL colI.rcr RON
- AND BRHcRENRiDGY.
samcient returns hsve been received TO iu-uf, IN. .a,.
,S =. ,"a' nusn'nin aud breckenridge have beeu cleo
The New England Stairs, New York. Michigan. WI.
v""s"' IOWA. a'i Ohio have. east their electoral vote fr
With the exception Of Ma Wand. * yo,.n n /. ,.U.v.a
mat Mr. Buchanan has carried alt the re-t~-l7l- wbirh
20 moro thsi tie rqni-ite vote. Thi. .esui, can onI,
W. rss'fseu an should appear that Illinois. IN Tr,n..-
So. (lz) and Louisiana (6) or California slEfr.n, Which
ISnmtsI stutns have not been reecived-have voted Tor
P.S Since writing IN, aboye ~. h.v. ,..
p,'eh Indicating that Illinois has gon, for Fremont. n
ms should he so. buchanan will still have a majority io
the Electoral College.
NEW YORK.
. i"o'lngs OF the returns a. tar as received from this
follows:
Fremont, I3s.o9o
Bucaauan, Has,
Fillmore, IA ,7s
fre%on,'s plurality ovc~ Buchanan, 1854. II will
MASSACHUSETTS,
Tue Legislature OF this State stands M follows: Senate.
~ r'Publieaiir. aud one district To be heard from. House
Isl republicans, and - OF the opposition p.r,y Four
towns to be heard from. This secures Mr.. Samn.r', rec.
lection.
Returns from all bu. 40 towns give Fremon, io2. sIl
buchanan 1888; Fillmore 1924. The Rcpubliraus
nave the Legislature almost unanimously
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
y" rom iSI towns give Fremont 20, 3l6 Bucha-
nan 2l,9l3 and Fillmore 2Is.
NEW JERSEY.
Buchanan's plurality in the State - abon, s Ooo New.
III Cia'ioui-p il probably elected Governor. and CLAW sm,
an, Robbins, (opposition,) and woriendike, (dem) elec-
ted to Congress.
TENNESSEE.
The Charleston Mercury of WeI,csJ,v 100 .r.
every count. head from buchanan makes larg. GAIN. and
'e las undoubtedly carried the State by live to seven
'h"usinJ majority.
LOUISIANA.
lhr NcN Orleans mi iritV fs fIllno,, l. q t1c .J.n,.
son C'ty gives a majority the same way. OF 6gO. This in.
vol - tl" State result IA doubt.
BN TgLEGG APH.-The returns show that Rnrh,u.n no.
probably carried the State.
ARKANSAS.
Returns as far as received are strongly Democratic. and
there l.. M question but Buchanan has carried the Stat.
~ a large majority.
MISSISSIPPI.
Fifteen counties have been heart from, MI favorable Ia
tiuchhnan. who 1t l. not doubted has carried ia. state
ONO.
CiNciNNAri, Nov. 5.-Thc republican,. have carried th.
STATE "l a i'ige mi 'tity, although the aggregate votes OF
te rri'nhl,'hiis n'i democrats ia several of thu counties.
special, Ia Hnmlltou, show an increase over the Octo.
rr election. The American vote at the same time cxhi.
hts a falling oil. Frcmont's majority in the State is about
s"."". The entire filimorr vote may reach 2O.OOh.
MICHIGAN
The returns show iucrra.,i rep brcan gains Tho,
{ "'n me S''ichy l5,poo. VI -sts Howard aud Wallrmi,
r'publirans, are reelected IN the lat aud 9l'.mgr.ssinnal
districts, aui Lead, republican, j. elected in the Mace oi
Peck, democrat. The Legislature will h, largely r.nubT.
AN which secures a republican Senator in the place OF
INDIANA.
bN TELkGR'rn.-h ten counties the Democratic mn.
oHty i "21. II Is thought that Bichanan's majority will
he ln,uu0 IN the State.
KENTUCKY. D. 10
~ fkLtGHAFH-In twenty seven counties. the Demo-
cratic gaia u $500 over Morchcad's vote hat year, when
the Americans majority wa.4,4OO. There are one hun.
drc'i counties ia the State.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Returns from North Carolina show that the democrats
hav" swept tina; State by a largely increased majority -
l,aleis, gives Fillmore - mi. Wake, Granville, Haifax |
Franklin and NOTthar piOn counties give increased dem.
majorities.
Ne have received the following from an .Old Ttpo."
lated Milton n. c., Nov. 4th, 1886, : o'cloak p. H.
Editor Wig: The buttlu has been fought at this pre-
met III the odd North State, and Fillmore clear gain
over tie August election, between Bragg aud Gilner,) i |
% III Tie Americans nj al. the other precincts in the
Union nave done "a well in proportion, the man Mo
would rather be right than Presiient,n is undoubtedly
'lectci Three loud and long cheers Tor the gallant little
Iind Of Americans in and about Milton, who have this
lay ""arrcd To the kniie-thr knife Ia the hilt~-against
the monster, modeT" Drnoctacy. Yours, in a hurry.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The following Presidential electors have been appoin-
trd;- JOHN \. lng.is, John l.. Nnrvcn, w. A. Owens, n. |
T.. Wa:t-, l. j.. PiekeHs, James Che.nut. aud at large +.
\" f'ck'ngs, aud John l.. Manning. It was resolved
unanimously, a the sense OF the general assembly. that
the electors should vote for Buchanan aud Breckenridge.
ILLINOIS.
NEW YORK, Nov. Ga despatch from Hon. Jno.
NeutNoith. &" the Evening Post SAYS that Fremont j.
gaining very where in Illinois and that the entir. Repub.
hcan ticket is certainly elected.
VIRGINIA.
RICHMOND CiTr.-OFciak.-Thc commissioners have
prepared the following report.