The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-11-04
THE ELECTI0 MS.



DEFEAT OF THE SHAM DEMOCRACY.
As we go to press "Wednesday morniug) very
imperfect returns reach US of the elections in
New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts,.
Nothing reaches Us from Illinois.
Massachusetts, has gone Republican BY an
overwhelming majority. The entire Rspub-
lican Congressional delegation is elected. The
State Legislature is overwhelmingly Repub-
lican.
In New Jersey, Pennington, Opposition, is
Certainly elected to Congress. And it is highly
probable that the State has gone Opposition by
a decided majority.
In Camden county, N. J., all the Opposition
Assemblymen are elected. Nixon, Republican,
is no doubt elected to Congress in the first dis.
trict.
In New York, Morgan, Republican, is elect
ed. There are large Republican gains 80
far as heard from. Horace F. Clark is re-
elected to Congress.
Second district: j. Humphrey, Republican,
is elected to Congress over E c. Litchfeld and
George Taylor, Democrats. The lastnamed is
the present incumbent.
Third district: Daniel E. Sickles, Democrat,
is elected to Congress by 1876 majority over
Williamson, American, and 269 over Wal.
bridge, Democrat.
Fourth district T. j. Barr, Hardshell Anti
Tammany Democrat, is elected to Congress.
This district is now represented by John Kelly.
Fifth district: W. B. Msclay, Democrat, re-
elected.
Sixth district: J. Cochrane, Democrat, re.
elected. |
Seventh district: George Briggs, Opposition,
elected.
Eighth district: Horace F. Clark, Anti Lee
compton, reelected.
Niath district: Haskin, Auti-Lecompton, re-
elected.
Fourteenth district: ]. 81. Reynolds, Anti
Leconpton Democrat, is elected to Congress by
800 majority over Erastus Corning, the pres
ent incumbent.
Twentieth district Roscoe Conkling, Re-
publican, is elected to Congress over P. s.
Root, Democrat. The district is now repre-.
scented by y. b. Matteson.
Thirty second district E. G. Spaulding, Re-.
publican, elected over Hatch, Democrat.
Ne,c York, Nor. 3.-The returns thus far in.
dictate that not an Administration Democrat has
been elected outside of the city. Haskin, Re-
publican, has been reelected in the ninth dis
trict.
The Albany Argue of this morning comedies
that Morgan, Republican, has been elected
Governor by 10000 majority.
The Congressional delegation will probably
stand nearly as follows: Opposition %, Admin.
istration s.
The Tribune estimates, from about half the
State received, that Morgan will have about
10000 majority.
Michigan.
Detroit, Nou. 3.-The whole Republican
delegation to Congress are undoubtedly elected.
New Jersey.
Trenton, Nou. 3.-Nixon, Republican, is
elected in the 6rst district to Congress STRAIT
ton, Republic an, in the second; Pennington
Republican, in the fifth /; probably Adrain, An.
.Rggs, Anti. Lecompton Democrat, in the fourth
Boston, Nov. 3.--Returns from all but fifteen
towns give Banks $4,000, Beach $4,000, and
Lawrence $4,000, all in round numbers. State
Sena,e-Repubicans 81; Democrats, 3. State
Representatives-l92 Republicans, % Demo
Gratis, 10 Americans, and nine towns to hear
from. Burlingame's majority for Congress is
over 400.
| Illinois.
New York, Nor 3.-The telegraph lines are
out Of order, in consequence of severe storm,
but private dispatches, purporting to have come
a roundabout way to Cleveland, say the Repub.
licans had 5000 majority in Chicago.
Later.-We have mass of figures from Hi.
nois of the Legislative vote, but nothing very
definite. The struggle is between the Douglas
Democrats and the Republicans. Scarcely any
majorities for the Administration have been re.
ported neither is there anything definite in re.
gard to the Congressional delegation.
Sill Later.-A dispatch from Chicago says
that the official Republican majority is $50 in
that city. Four Republican Representatives to
Congress have been elected from this State, as
far as heard from.
The following figures show the number of
slaves at the South who are church members
and the churches they belong to:
Connected with the Methodist Church
South 100000
Methodist. North, in Virginia and
Maryland $4,000
Missionary and Hard Shell Baptist l75, 900
OldSchool Presbyterians $4,000
New-School Presbyterisns supposed 5000
Cumberland Presbyterians 10000
Protestant Episcopalians 1000
+, Campbellites, or Christian Church 10000
All other sects combined 10000
Total colored membership 46s, 1000
Tha Gnna1nnh RemlhI,cna &C Wadnaada.