Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1857-08-13
Democratic Triumphs.

nothingism at the South and secured to the
democratic party a good working majority in
the next House of Representatives Sam is
as dctunct as an 1910 Coon, and the last obsta-
Gle to democracy is completely annihiatcd in
that portion Of the Union where elections have
been held. We append the following details as
we find them in the Boston Post of Monday.
TENNESSEE
| A dispatch from NashviI of the 9Th says
"'Ihe incomplete returns received indicate the
election to congress Of seven or eight democrats,
or two or three know nothngs. The election
of ZolicoAer, Ready and Ethoridgc, three k.
MS is doubtful. The new legislature is demo,
cratic in both branches. The .mojority Of lIar-
ris for governor will exceed 10000
ALABAMA.
A dispatch from Montgomery confirms the
previous news Of the reelection of Hon. Mr..
Dowdell to congress from that district. and re-
joices over the defeat Of VIM. X. Smith, k. n,
in the fourth district by Moore, democrat, by
at least 400 majority. Smith was the only k.
n. in the last congress from Alabama. This is
the end Of Sam in that state.
TEXAS.
Here Sam and Sam Houston are both licked
to lint. The returns, ns per telegraph from n.
Orleans, indicate that Runncls democrat, has
been chosen governor by 10000 majority; and
the know nothings had not chosen single MEM
Der of the Legislature as far as heard from.
NORTH CAROLINA.
There is serious opposition to the democrat
&c candidates for congress in but two districts of
North Caroina-thc 1st (Paine'sJ and 9th
(Puryears.) In both, the struggle was hand
to-hand onc-so close as that it will take some
days to ascertain the result with certainty
The candidates in them are, in the LIST, II. NJ.
Shaw, DEM, and Vim. \. ii. Smith, k. H.; in
the 9th, Il. G. Purycr, k. H., and A. NJ. Scales,
dem. The LIST, 9th and 9th districts in tie
last congress were represented by know moth
ings, the other districts by democrats.
KENTUCKY.
The democrats have certainly eight and prob.
ably nine OF the ten members of congress, the
state trcaurcr, and majority ofthc legislature
The latter secures them a democratic u. $. sen.
ator to succeed John b. Thompson, k. H., whose
term expires. 1t is said that Mr.. Guthrie
will be candidate
The Louisville Democrat says
We have gained in the eighth district one
member of congress ard six members of the
legislature, thus one in Nicholas, two in Har.
rison, one in .Jcssamnc, and Porter and Daro-
ably to the senate. That will do well for one
district.
1t will be seen by the extract from the Yeo-
man that know nothingism died in old Franklin
in its sins beating and driving legal voters from
the polls. Thus was the elective franchise
tramplcd under foot sn sight of the capitol"
MISSOURI.
The democrats have elected Joseph b. Clark
to fill Il vacancy in the 81 congressional district
IA gain--and have without doubt elected the
entire democratic state ticket, though the first
returns are somewhat favorable to the know
nothings and Beitontes, tie rettrns from so
counties giving their candidate for governor
472l majority, gain Of 1920 on Fillmores
vote in the last presidential election, when Bu-
chanan carried the state by oG37 majority
The fifty counties are not mentioned by name
by the telegraph, and of course We can enter
into no calculations. There are 107 counties
in the state, and we have scarcely doubt that
STEWART, democrat, has been chosen governor.
The opposition or emancipation vote, however,
is respectable, and remarkable, as showing the
close union between tho republicans and know
nothings.
Our political brethren, who love negroes more
than they do the Uniou, held County Convcn-
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