The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-25

nominations made at Syracuse for State officers.
OCTOBER
TUESDAY Oct H. The Ohio State election took place. and
the vote for Supreme Judge footed up as solows'-
VIM. w. Peck republican. ls2S3S
T W. Bartlev, democrat. lo26oS
Republican majority Observation-Disclosures. 20SA
democratic andfleen republican members Of Congress
chosen The Iowa State election also Oh on tbs
ay resulted in the choice OF the republican candi
for State officers. The following the vote for
Secretary OF Statc:-
Elijah Sells, republican. az l35
Samuel douglass, democrat. 4eos7
Republican majority. a5.s
~ The state election Was held Pennsylvania
Four democrats and twenty republicans were elected
10 Congress. Tie vote of the State Canal Conns-
soner, rs follows:
VIM z Frazer, republican l96 $50
Wesley Frost democrat. $50
Republican majority. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2c2o4
The state election in Indiana resulted n the Of
the whole republican State ticket and in tho election OF
eight republican and three democratic members Of Con.
grcss Theyoe State Treasurer which was the largest,
amounted 10 2l3o50 aud the majority for tho republican
candidate 2,2lS
rs senator VIM. II. Seward, OF New YORK delivered
a brutal and bloody manifesto IN Rochester, which
caused considerable excitement throughout the country
The doctrines he there promulgated were, in his
words that .the United States aud ~ll, sooner
later, become either entirely sayeholdns nation, or
entirely free labor nation. Either the cotton and rice
fields Of South Carolina, and the sugar plantations OF
y
Charleston and New Orleans become marts for legitimate
merchandise alone else the rye fields and wheat fields
of Massachusetts aud New York must again be surren
dered by Their farmers to slave culture and to tue pro
ducon OF slaves and Boston and New YORK become once
more markets for trade tho bodies and souls Of men,
20 Senator James H. HAMMOND Of South Carolina, de-
lvered a speech BaInwol Court House. S. c., which
considered highly conservative in its character and
seemed general feeling Of satisfaction in all
sections Of the country In this speech Mr. Hammond
conceded substantially that the extension OF SLAYER! with
IN our present territorial limits reached its terminus
hat md
for slave States and could not be touched without con
ta,sna,on. lie utterly opposed the rctalatory scheme
the revival Of the African slave trade as impraccsbe
ana visionary
TUESDAY Nov q The annual election Of the State Of New
York was held and resulted in the choice of the repub
candidates The following the vote for Governor
Edwin y. Morgan ~ 700
Amssa y farSer ....-.................. -oo'odS
Lorenzo BnrTows. oe'soo
Gcrrt smith o,4'o
Total vote. 544 $40
vote was also taken proposition 20 amend the
sti,uon al the State, which resulted as follows
Against the proposition 10 amend. IA, 526
In favorSf the proposition 10 amend. l35, 700
Majority in favor Of the constitution as stands 1920
Twenty seven republicans and six democrats were elect
ed the Thirty sixth Congress, being loss to the demo
OF six members compared with the delegation IN
the present Congress. large majority OF republicans
was also elected 70 the State Legislature.
Tho annual State election was held in Illinois The
candidates for the United States senate.tion
stephen A. Douglas, democrat, and Hon. Abram
Lincoln, repubican--stumped every district in the
State the object a each being to secure majority
Of the Legislature in favor Of their respective claims
Tho Douglas PARTY were victorious but the republican
ticket for officers succeeded by 3513 majority The
political complexion Of the Congressional delegation was
not changed being five democrats and four republicans
An election took place in New Jersey for members Of
Congress, which resulted in two democrats and three
republicans being returned.
The election Delaware resulted in the choice OF the
aapftA .fn
two hundred majority.
The following is the vote for Governor
William Bur,on democrat. Ac42
james : BucImaser peoples 4,l3s
Democratic majority 2oi
Returns oT the Governor vote u Massachusetts show
the following result -
Nathaniel y. Banks, republican. I0s6
T. D. Beach. democrat ......................3 81 ga
Amos A. Lawrence, American ..................n,V3
Banks plurality over Beach. 142
Banks majority over all I239
The Senate stands 81 American republicans TO demo
Gratis the House, 19' republicans - democrats, and 10
In Wisconsin the election was Tor three members OF
Congress. Two republicans and ono democrat were
O. samuel Mcdary, Of Ohio, appointed Governor Of
Kansas, in place q James W Denver, resigned Mr. Me-
the seventh Governor sent to Kansas since the or
To- The Legislature of Arkansas by almost unani-
nous vote elected Hon. VIM X Sebastian 10 tho Unisei
states senate for years from the lth Of March, 1852
% The Legislature Of North Carolina elected Thomas
Bragg TO tie United States Senate for ok years from the
4th III March 1852 and Thomas L. Clngman 81 oct
the term of the late Senator Bggs, which expires in
1861 The State Senate Of Georgia voted down propo
son strike FROM the constitution that portion which de-
clarcs the Illegally OF the slave trade.
&c The legislature OF Indiana declared the election BY
the previous Legislature o. Graham " fitch and Jesse ~
Bright to the Senate ~ the urie States Illegal unconsi
u,iopa and void. But tho I = Senate having the au-
bory under The consultation 20 Gecare who are AMI who
are no, legally elected members OF that body had
viosy settled the question and gave the seats - Messs
oucd by the resignation OF J. Clancy Jones. VIM. H.
Kelm, republican, was chosen by 100 majority
DECEMBER
"WEDNESDAY, Dec Tho legislature q South Carolina
aid on the table resolutions cclarrg the United States
laws making the slave trade piracy unconstitutional
Hon James Chestnut elected by the Legislature
or south Carolina the United states Senate for years
from Tie a,h Of March 1859 place Hon A. r. ayne
whose term expires on that day Mr. Hayne holds the
seat BY the Governors appointment he having been thus
appointed hn the vacancy ccloned by the death Of
Hon A. =. Butler The election o. Mr.. Chestnut
sdcred c,oy for the conservative party Of the state
O. Tho Democratic State Cony Of Virginia.
sion in Petersburg nominated ovcrno John ietchcr
for Lieutenant Governor Robert l. Montague ior ATTORNEY
General, John Randolph Tucker. Mr. Letchcrs nomna
ton opposed by the friends u Governor Wise aud the
RICHMOND Enquirer and favored py those Of Senator
Hunter The latter represents the extreme utras, on
the slavery question and the main argument used asans
Ietcher wa that in 1si7, he pamphlet In favor
az emancipation The controversy previous the meet
ing the convention conducted with such bitterness
| as 10 provoke two o. three duels.
= The annual charter election took place the city Of
New York and resulted in The triumph &c the republican
party. The democratic party IL. died into what was
called Tammsny and anti Tanmany factions. Tho follow
\ ing was the vote for Comptroller
Robert r. laws republican and American. 20 100
George ~ Purscr, 1ammany u ss3
stephen l.. Russell, ntilarnany II VIZ
The democrats retain majority il the Board q Alder
men, hut " tho Board Of Cornclmcn there Is tic, the
parties standing i2to IL The Tammany PARTY very
much chagrncd their defeat, while the ant Tau
many faction rcoiccd what they considered de.
1 cidcd victory.
III VIM II CiFt tho newly chosen Governor of South
1 Carolina. was naugmatcd, az Columbia
10 H. the United states senate Hon stephen 4. Doug
las of Illinois, removed from the head OF the Com
mttee Territories, and bon james i. Green, ~ Ms