New-York daily tribune., 1857-08-24

NJIsSOuRI-Se soon o. it transpired that 4" cor
rccted returns" were talked of at Jefferson City
and that the result of the election for Governor
in doubt, we gave up Rollins as doomed to be de-
feated in the count if not in the vote. We will
only state, there fore, that The Missouri Democrat
still looks for Rollins's election, if there be no
fraud in the count
Tile ST. Louis Republican pro Slavery Of
Friday, 2I.t, says
"The returns today DO not tell the story Bates
Coupty-oflically heard irom-has done even better
than was expected. We put her down at 9O for Stew
alt-TLe Democyat had il 5ithe true vote is A ma
iority. Dallas reduces the majority for Rollins live
votes Reynolds gives Stewart IL majority instead of
CO. which we assigned him, but which is gain OF 81
on TIE Democrats figures, that paper having given
Rollins SO majority The grand result is, that in iO2
counties, including Wayne, regarded rs "drl1l AID
five other counties reported StowGrts minority is
thirteen, with the Counties of Dunkln and Ripley to
hear fiom. Last year these two counties gave Polk
2Ol majority over both Benton and Ewing, and Buch-
anan 81 votes over Fillmore"
The Missouri Democrat Gree State) of the same
date says:
"On Yesterday, we obtained from Jefferson City a
list of the official returns far as then received and
we prefent them this morning To our readers. One
hundred counties officially heard from give Rollins
majority Of 741with nine coupties unofficial remain
ing. OF those niue, one county-that Of Bates-was
reported in the city last evening having been tele
graphed officially, lii majority for Stewart. We do
place any very great reliance upon the statement,
but having failed to receive any dispatches ourselves
up 10 the time of writing, incorporate II in ta-
be- and give the opposition the benefit OF it. IL true,
il would show loss for Rollins, on count, of 80
votes. OF the other eight counties, seven are set
down with their reported maOrities. The contest
sard then 20 far: Rollins i6 739 Stewart As, j65.
Giving Rollins majority of Ia, with the County of
Ripley to hear from. This county gave Alr. Polk a
NJ thai In 81 n
- The Democrat contains the following expose Of
the attempt to " mark up Stewart's majority in
Polk County from one to nco.huRdred and thirty
one:
"SPRISGrIELD, Mo, Aug. Il, 1857.
" E5tor If he Missouri Democrat:
liam surprised to zee in The DAILY Repn6licdn OF
the ith inst an article under the caption Of Sod
treating the attempt TO amend the returns in Polk
County as a mere Joke played of on Gen. Price and
Others. Ii may be- and hope twas all 4 Joke but it
was commenced too eaily to look that way TO the
people Of this part Of The State If i can be-, It
OUGHT 70 be explained The facts are about as fol-.
low. few davs after the election, the Clerk e1-
rmiped the polls aud reported mistake 70 the amount
of about two hundred voes. Some Of the Judges of
Le election then went in and examined the polls, and
after satisfying themselves, stated TO the Clerk that II
he ATTEMPTED such thing they would apply some
eOvbide to HIM Such is the report here andlt was,
am informed, in circulation IN Polk Couhty some
days before il was agated in Jefferson City or ST.
Louis If il was Joke on the part OF those gentle
ntn NJ Jefferson City, they have certainly been
making very frse with the reputation OF the Clerk of
the County Comt of Polk County.