Mariposa Democrat., 1857-09-17
II . r N n o S !:
THURSDAY MORNING.
ELECTION RETURNS.
SEPT. IA.

The Democratic State ticket 10 man has
been elected by triumphant majority. So
far as heard from the returns foot up, Weller,
3s,140; Stanly, 17,130; Bowie, 10, $40 Total
vote thus far, 74,744 The whole vote of the
State will not equal by 10000 that cast for
President. The returns which are daily com
ing in from the distant Counties, are rapidly
cutting down Stanly's known majority over
Bowie, and as the Counties yet to be heard
from are largely Democratic, it is presumed
that Stanly will be the hindlnost man This
is just the place where he ought to be, be-
cause he is as worthless as politician as he is
tickle as an individual The Republicans,
from their late triumph in the city Of San Fran
cisco, begin already to count ON large in
crease in their vote at the next Presidential
election, but as the defeat of the Democracy
in that city was owing to combination of all
the factions and isms extant it was not so
much a triumph of the Republican party,
through the soundncss of their principles, but
entirely owing to their possessing in greater
victory will avail them little in the Legislative
halls at Sacramento, as the following summary
of the number and character of the political
cast of the House will show:
Whole number of Assemblymcn, 80; heard
from, IA; to be heard from, 6. OF those
whose names are given, there are Democrats,
81; Republicans, o; Americans, 4 Independ-
ents, 4. Nearly all the Counties to be heard
from will return Democrats
The call on the people to decide upon Con-
vention to change the Constitution, has not
been responded to with so large vote as was
expected. II was required of them that in
order to call Convention that majority OF
all the votes cast should be had before the act
took effect This has not been had so far as
heard from, and therefore it remains in doubt
as yet.
Pay the debt" has met signal affirmative
response, and as a majority of all the votes
cast is not required, but only the pros and
cons are counted the debt must be paid, so at
least have the people decided. In the town of
Auburn, 227 votes were cast to pay the State
debt and but 10 for reputation. In Nevada,
whose vote was ! 021, not one was deposited
for reputation. Only those who are fully
conversant with the financial condition Of the
State and the sad want of capital in the mines
to develop our resources, can justly appreciate
the important bearing this decision Of the
people will have on our prosperity The effect
Of this wise determination on the part Of our
citizens, will strengthen confidence abroad in
our securities of stocks, and justify foreign
capitalists in advcnturing their means in many
kinds Of speculative operations, from which
they would have been deferred should diff
ferent conclusion been arrived at
Some quibbe of the law is endcavored to
be magnified into theme of importance in re-
gard to Mr.. Mandeves election 1t is alleged
that holding commission from the United
! States Government in his pocket, he is un-
qualified from holding any office of profit or
trust under the State Government. If Mr..
Vaudeville resigns, the Governor, with the
consent of the Senate, appoints his successor,
and that ends the matter so far as the cleo
ton goes. Every point of the political hori
son, save the dark cloud that hangs over San
Francisco, present favorable view for the
Democracy. Free from alarms of every de
scription the members of the Democratic par
ty may now securely recne on their laurels
until the Union agitators shall again summons
them to battle for the good of the Union