The daily union., 1856-11-05
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

After unprecedentedy- y-exctng canvass of five
months the presidential contest closed yesterday and
closed believe in the triumphant vindication
Of the principles aud candidates of the democratic party
Never before were issues more distinctly and broadly
made Never before the votes of the people in
egenty cast lay before readers all the returns
which have reached from the North and South East
and West up to the time of going pressthree O'Clock
this morning Although necessarily imperfect and in
many instances confused and even contradictory they in
dicate beyond all reasonable doubt the election of James
Buchanan of Pennsylvania to the presidency and John
G. Breckenridge of Kentucky, to the vice presidency by
very large majority of the electoral college To say that
this glorious result confidently expected by us
from the very of the canvass is bat to re-
new the expression of abiding confidence in the vir-
tue patriotism and intelligence of the people The over
whelming defeat of the black republicans became fore
gone conclusion from the moment the spirit and object of
their sectional organization were generally known and
derstood. While they calculated largely on local iea-
ousie sectional antagonsms, the bigoy Of religion and
the proscrpveness of birthplace it that they took
no account of that glowing love for the Union and that
deeproored regard for the constitution which have be-
come part and parcel of the true American character
Amid the noise, confusion, and excitement which per-
wade our office, indeed all others important election
nights find it impossible to take calm survey of those
portions of the grand battlefield which are momenarily
revealed to US by lightning flashes give uerance to
feelings in view of the decisive victory which has un-
doubedy been achieved by the great national democratic
party all their enemies sngy or combined As the
smoke lfs what appears terrible repulse NAV
prove to be annihatng rout 1t is enough for us 10
know that the candidates of party have been triumph
any eected-that its principles have been most empha-
cay vindcated endorsed and sustained by the popular
voce-and that in the person of JAMES BUCHANAN, the
President ELECT UNITED STATES, the country and
the whole country have ample guarantees that the Union
of the States will be maintained at all hazards and with
out the slightest sacrifice of the honor dignity or rights
of the smallest least eonsdeate of its members he
suton upheld in spirit and letter. and the affairs of the
federal government administered in accordance with those
deep broad progressive and democratic principles which
have led US by sure and rapid strides from weakness
strength from poverty riches and from obscurity to
which has filed the whole world with wonder
and admiration.
Not the least gratifying feature of the this morn
ing is the vote of Lancaster city the home of Mr. Bu-
chanan 1t would that where he is known there
il is that the people have declared so emphatcay in his
favor that it almost amounts to enthusiastic uuanimty
His msjory in the State we predicted some weeks
since, Z" viii be counted by tens of thousands"
The democracy of the city OF New York have covered
themselves with impershabe Aurels Their majority is esi-
mated high twenty thousand-whch secures large
gains in the congressional delegations The democracy
Brooklyn have likewise of the contest victorious
AT the time of going to press it generally believed
the city of New York that the Empire State had at last
been redeemed
True to her ancient f and true to her recent pledges
Virginia appears to have given argely-ncreased demo-
cratic vote
Little Delaware could not be moved from the noble
stand she took in October.
According to dispatches the returns from the New
England States are of a one+sded character.
With dispatches pouring upon from all quarters, we
find it impossible give them to the reader in more sys-
tematEed form than in the order of time in which they
were received. We commence with such dispatches as
reached us last evening up to
O'CLOCK.
NEw YoRK CITY, Nov 4-Pos closed. Our vote exceeds
oil estimate -Four members Of Congress certainly elected
from this city, including Hon. Daniel sickes in the third
district
PmtADEtPHrA, Nov. 4.-SSsrythng quiet. Democrats
bet they will carry the city by fifteen thousand and the State
by twenty thousand
BALTIMORE, Nov. 4-There has been considerable Shting
in various wards. Pistols freely used and several PEI
sons were shot One reported to be fatally wounded The
returns thus i show large gain for Fillmore the
cent vote for MAYOR.
HEw HoRE, Nov. 4.-Scattering partial returns from
Brooklyn show Buchanan about $500 Fremont 32OO Fill
more, 500.
BosToN, Nov. 4The voting has been active during the
morning The ballot at stood Fremont, 5000 Bu-
ehansn, 2,4OOi Fillmore, 800 Burlingsme is getting
strong vote.
ALEXANDRIA, (Ya,) Nov. 4.-Aerandria county-Fll-
in city, s52 Buchanan, GAS. Flmores majority in
county, 62. In the city and county, 26l.
Fredericksburg Buchansn's majority 10.
o'cLocK.
The following dispatches received up to eleven
O'Clock, pm:
BALTIMORE ELEcTIoS.-The subjoned returns show