Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1856-08-13
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RALEIGH, SATURDAY, AUGUST .. 1856
ELECTION RETURNS.

ELECTION RETURNS.
Tho neo,]e of this State voted. OF Thursday last,
for Governor. members Of the Legislature, and tor
sbr,ffs The candidates for Governor were Thomas
Braes. DEM, the present incumbent; and john A.
C;,n,er Know Nothing, of Guilford County.
The returns TINS far received arc meagrc, but we
bv, hard enough to warrant US in announcing to
o,r readers that Co., Bragg has been reelected dy
Iurgely Increased majority, aud that the Aeg's'"'
tuye oiH be Democratic by from tacenty to thirty on
joint Ja1iot. We give such returns oeio" as We
have received and having kept our paper back un-
til after the arrival uf the Raleigh and UaSeon cars
on Friday evening. thereby enabled TO pre-
sent the very latest returns.
Great Result III Wake County!
The Democrats Of axe have achieved the great
est victory ever won by them since the party had
sn existence in the County. Gov. Bragg runs l52
votes ahead of his vote two years ago. while Mr.
Gilmer falls beh nd Gen. Dockery Of votes Gov.
Brags's majority is FIVE HUNDRED AID sIxTr-SINE-
being clear gain of 20s votes. He gained 81 votes
at the Raleigh box; and, especially at Laws and
Forestville, his gains also large All honor to
the Democrats at these precincts But the whole
County has done not merely we'll, but g'oriously-
COL Rand, the highest on the Democratic ticket,
leads Mr.. Rogers, K. N. and anti Nebraska ca''di-
date 456 votes and MIR. Bedsoe, the lowest on our
ticket, leads Mr. Rogers 32l votes Mr.. High, the
Democratic candidate for Sheriff, has also cen re-
elected by an increased majority. See table of the
vote by precincts, in another column. Comments
hereafter. We may add, however, that the appeal
of Mr.. Rogers to the people of his native County,
to sustain him in his against the Kansas-Ne-
braska act, has been answered in manner and with
an emphasis which cannot soon be forgotten.-
in 1852, before Mr.. Rogers gave that aItNorth-
Carolina vote he ran as a candidate for the Com
mons in this County within ten votes of the lowest
Democratic candidate now he is overwhelmed by
majority Of 32l votes. We may also add, mat
ter OF justice Mr.. Bledsoe that his vote cut
down by very unworthy trick resorted to by some
of Mr.. Rogers friends with the view of increasing
his vote Tickets were printed at one Of the X. n.
offices in this City, with the names of n. G. Rand
and NJ. Lewis two of the Der riocratic candidates,
and that OF S. H. Rogers, omittiag tie name Of Mr..
Blcdsoe The object of this trick is apparent. 1t
was to deceive unnforlned and unsuspecting Demo-
Gratis and we learn that number Of these tickets
voted. OF course Mr. Rogers gained, and Mr..
Bedsoe lost votes by this unworthy movement and
voters thus deceived, imposed upon cheated
out Of their right of suffrage We do not wish to
be understood as charging or insimatng that MIR.
Rogers himself had any hand in this thing; but it
the act Of some of his INSCRIPTIONS friends
and we have heard it spoken of by men of both
parties in terms of just indignation The vote ol
Mr.. Bedsoe is therefore, most iattering one and
but for this deception practiced upon Democrats, he
would have polled much larger vote Democratic
gain of in Wake for the Legislature.
Giorio Result in OTange!!
Orange has been g'oriously redeemed. A friend
writes US as follows:
HuLsBoRoUGH, Aug Z.
Messrs Holden d Wilson We have heard from
all the precincts, but not officially, and the whole
Democratic ticket is elected in Orange. Cameron
has beaten Turner. K. N for the Senate. about fifty
votes. Lyon and Strayhorn, Democrats, have beat
en- Strudwck and Patterson, K Ms, from 25 to II
votes. JONES' Dem, reelected Sheriff by about 3O(
majority. Yours in haste, P.
This is a Democratic gain of three members of tn
Legislature. We congratulate the people Of Orange
and our readers generally upon the triumphant elec
ton of Paul C. Cameron, Esq, to the Senate.
Aiamance fully Redeemed!
We have carried the entire ticket in Alamance
and made a gain for Gov. Bragg of 162 votes
friend writes us as follows:
GRAHAM, 7,h Aug.
We have polled about 1900 votes in Alamance. -
Bragg's majority about 275, and the same for tn
Legislature The vote is not strictly official, bu
will not vary materially. For Governor. Bragg s77
Gilmer GIG. For the Commons, DR.. D. A. Mont
gomery Dem. s91 George Patterson, Dem. $40, D,
Watson, X. N, 635, Col. Stockard K N, 5s4-
Senate, Maj Patterson. Dem $50, DIR. Holt, X. N
272. Randolph not heard from. For Sheriff, TAI
Scott Dem. $50, Hunter, K n, 646 This is tr,
ly Curious result Yours, +.
Alamance has done well--even better than "
expected. A Democratic gain of one in the Leg
lature.
Johnston County.
friend writes us that the Democrats have ca,
r'ed their entire ticket by triumphant majori1es.
have no details
Wayne County.
GoLDssoRoUGH, Aug 8.
As'srS. Holden wilson: Al the precincts hear
Hom. Thompson beats Dortch five votes, thoug