The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-11
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

Since our last issue we have received such positive and
reliable information from Illinois and Tennessee to leave
not shade of doubt in mind to the result of the
election in these States When speak of doubt we al
Jude exclusively the apprehension entertained by many
of our friends for the last few days in consequence of
the conflicting and reports which have been so
freely circulated since last Wednesday, but which were in
the main unfavorabe to the democratic Before the
election we frequently stated our convictions that Illinois
and Tennessee would be found true TO the Union and
sttuon; and since that time have steadfasy kept
these gallant States in the Buchanan column, although
not few of less sangune contemporaries have conceded
the irstnamed State Fremont Our unwaverng faith
has been fully justified by glorious works. for in the new
constellation of democratic States stars shine purer
brighter clearer than those of Illinois and Tennessee
The Buchanan electoral column may be briefly footed up
thus:
Pennsylvania New Jersey Indiana and Illinois SO
Fourteen southern States including Louisiana IL
ITO
With Iowa and California to hear FROM which reduces it
almost IL not quite to certainty that Mr. Buchanan will
receive TIA votes in the electoral college.
Since the above in type received the following
Geographic despatch from the agent of the Associated
Press:
CHICAGO Nov. lO-Noon.-Further returns received this
morning generally confirm the statement that the buchanan
ticket ia elected by majority The backrepub
can ticket is 1900 ahead. Allen (dem will proba-
bly, be reelected Congress from the 9TH district The
democrats will have four majority in the lower house. but
both parties claim majority in the senate.
Our private dispatches from Chicago received this day
make the democratic majority in Illinois larger than that
given in the above despatch and give the democrats
clear majority in both branches of the legislature
ala
all the States il published Below give nearly complete
returns from five States:
New YoRK.-Ths Albany Journal gives the full vote of
nearly all the counties in New York. except Sullivan and
Hamilton. The footings are as follows:
Fremont 1888
Buchanan 1921
Fillmore ll0,275
Fremont Buchanan, 1850.
The official result in New York city gives Buchanan Al
sI4 Fillmore, 1889; Fremont, 1878 Buchanan's pu-
raty in the city Fremont "a 4l Fillmore, 49,
025 over both, 4,242.
MARyLAsD.-An heard from-gives Fillmore a majority Of
s,255, or l, 226 outside of Baltimore.
CosSrcrcuT.The full returns of Connecticut foot up
follows:
Fremont 42,492
Buchanan "a $40
Fillmore 2,fZ
Frsmonts plurality, 7,e22.
New Jrnsrr-The full returns from this State are as fol-
lows:
Buchanan 39,4sl
Fremont 22,sSs
FILLMORE 81, 597
Buchanan Fremont 1858 Buchanan Fillmore,
Il, 1884 Fremont over Fillmore, ,2sl.
Rnopx IsLApp.-The full vote foots up
Fremont ll3Iv
buchanan 6,5sO
Fillmore Ices
MAssAonusErrs-The Boston Atlas gives returns from all
the Townships the State except with the following
results:
Fremont lO6,s2g
buchanan 80 232
Fillmore l9,I69
Fremont over buchanan. 6s. b97.