Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-08-11

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lBy Mail and Telegraph
The electricity with which the atmosphere was
charged prevented the transmission of dispatches
to Boston on Saturday from the South and West
but our-New York exchanges of Saturday even
ing contain some additional returns.
KRNTUcKY.-In this State there are one hun
dred and two counties in which last year More
head was elected over CLARK, Dem by majority
of 4.403 votes. Forty counties heard from
most completely, give an American majority of
2676, which is a democratic gain Of about 5000
since last year.
In every county the Democratic vote has
gained largely, and there seems to be no doubt of
the complete route of the Fillmore party in that
State.
NORTH CARoLINA.-In this State there are
eighty-two counties. In thirteen counties from
which we have returns, Bragg, the Democratic
Candidate for Governor, makes clear gain of
LOO, and the State has undoubtedly gone Demo-
cratic by at least 5000 majority, and this one
of the States that had been counted on by the
partizans of Fillmore as sure for the great
Northern doughface.
ARKANSAS "A despatch from Washington
dated August 9th, says There is no denying
that one county in Arkansas may have given an
American majority, but the members Of Congress
from that State have as yet received no de-
spatches. and think at least that a week must
elapse before any reliable information can be OBJ
tanned" A previous despatch from Memphis
had stated that Yell, the Fillmore candidate was
elected Governor by large majority, but it is
bogus without doubt.
MISSOURI Thirty-one counties gives Ewing,
American, l9,24S Polk 1851 Benton, II GIL
The official vote will not vary these figures,
which comprise nearly half the popular vote of
the State. Eight counties in the With Con.
gressional District give Caruthers 1926; Peril
man, 1929; Stevenson, 1881. There is no doubt
of Carutherss election.
In the counties heard from, the Americans
have elected l6 Representatives, and Senators;
the Wings and Democrats, l5 Representatives
and Senators /; and the Bentonites, 10 Repre-
sentatives and Senator
IowA.-In Iowa the Republicans have elected
Members of Congress, ia clear gain) and the
Legislature, both branches, by large maiorities
The State is undoubtedly Republican by 5000.
majority
The Election of Hen. F. p. Blair, Jr.
The fact that the first Republican chosen the
present month to the next Congress, of whose
election we'irst had reliable information, is from
a slaveholding State-the State of Border Ruff.
anism par ereeIlence-is significant fact. 1t
shows more clearly than any language can show,
how empty, weak, and baseless, are the pIeten.
ces that the Republican is a sectional party
Here in Missouri, the home of Atchison and
Stringfellow--in ST. Louis, under the very nose of
the leading Border Ruffian organ of the State, has
been achieved the signal and unexpected triumph
of Mr. Blair. 1t will not now do to pretend that
he was not, and is not Republican, in the true
significance of the term. The Buchanan and
Fillmore papers of that city haveieemed with the
accusations of his Republication, up to the
very day of The election 1t is now too late to re-
call their evidence of the fact. The vote in St
Louis city and county stood as follows -
Blair 6OS3, Kennett 5549, Reynolds 21Sl Blair's
plurality 484.
In 1854, this district voted as follows Kennett
$3.50, Benton 529S, Polk 37S.
Mr.. Blair ran as a candidate of Ethe Benton De-
mocracy. He is a declared Free soiler, amember
"a Executive
supporter of Colonel Fremont.
Mr.. Blair, shortly after the Pittsburg Conven.
ton ofthe People, wrote very able and eloquent
letter, endorsing the principles Of that body His
denunciation Of the repeal of the Missouri COM
promise act, his indignant reprobaton of the par
ty in power, and the excuses of its Border Ruff
fan allies in Kanzas, exceeded in vigor and inten.
sity, the language Of any so-called fanatics upon
slavery topics at the North. 1t was presumed
that course SO manly and honorable would ne
cessarily destroy the young volunteer, socially
and politically. 1t certainly would have procured
him an application Of lynch law had he SO ven.
tured at Richmond, or Charleston, or in any Other
great slave market of the South. 1t was witt
the utmost surprise, therefore, the presentation
Of his name for seat in Congress was witness
ed, and few, we imagine, anticipated anything
but defeat, as the result of such unparalleled tie
merity. The event is all otherwise. With al
the alleged political imperfections on his heal
of "abolitionism," " disunionism," &C., charge,
upon Mr.. Blair, by the pro-slavery party he i
selected to represent the commercial capital o
the West in Congress, and authorized to oppose
in the name of his constituents that wretched mol
icy OF slavery propagandism which has convuise,
the Union, and reduced the Democratic party [,
the contemplate faction it now exhibits.