Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-11-10
The Recent Elections.

The Black Republican majority for Governor in
New York, is about 900. The Legislature of the
State is about two thirds Black Republican. The
members of Congress stand 26 Black Republicans,
Democrats and two anti Lecompton Democrats
This calculation comedies the ninth District to kem
BILE, Democrat; but late New York Black Republi-
can papers claim that Haskin, anti.Lecompton, has
been reelected.
The Tribune claims that New York is anti-Demo.
cratic By one hundred thousand majority and insists
that but for the blunders which the Black Republic
leaders committed in .tusing with the Know
Nothings that this majority would have been poled
for Morgan. 1t says: 1T our interest and duty
to have drawn to ourselves the great bulk of the
American party by undertaking and executing all
the laudable purposes of their organization" AS it
was, however there can be no doubt that the great
bulk Of the Know Nothinge voted with the Black
Republicans
New~Jersey has elected three Black Republicans
and two antLecompton Democrats to Congress-
The Legislature is fusion by Is majority.
Michigan las elected three Black Republicans and
one Democrat to Congress. The whole State ticket
is black, and the Legislature ditto
Illinois has elected small majority to her Legis-
The next House of Representatives will be Black
Republican, fusion, or anti Democratic, what
ever you may choose to call it. One hundred and
four Black Republicans and twelve nnti-Lecompton
Democrats have already been elected and it seems
to be quite certain that in no event can the national
Democracy make such gains will secure the House.
We must, therefore, look to the Senate and to the
President to protect our Constitutional rights. With
the House of Representatives against US they do
nothing absolutely for US, but they can break and
turn aside the storm Of abolition hate which, if un-
checked, would soon end in disruption and civil war.
1RELAND's PRosPERITY.-The Incumbered Estates
Court of Ireland, which has been rendered perma.
nent, established in 1849. From the filing of
the first petition up to the 31st of August last the
total number Of petitions of all kinds presented
ALB, on which 3547 absolute orders for sale were
made Dividing the estates into separate lots there
fewer than ii ,O24 lots sold while the mum.
Der of conveyances executed by the commissioners
amounted to 1884, the general practice being, when
the same person purchased more than one lot, to
include all in the same conveyance. The number OF
| Irish purchasers amounted to $685. involving CAPT.
tai to an extent of Els 900 (say $95, 900 CO0)
while the English, Scotch and foreign purchasers
numbered 1924 the purchase money paid by them
amounting to e., 16O 224 (s15, sOl 1909 The gross
produce of sales is set down at e2s, ,09S Is 3D.
including e50OO 900 for interest at per cent charg
ed purchasers and out of this total sum there has
been distributed Ell 1874 $780, (s1O9 s7s, 1907 This
surely is of the chief causes of the increasing
prosperity Of Ireland.
The CUMBERLA AND FA1R.-We are glad to learn
from the Fayetteville papers that the Cumberlard
County FAIR held last week, was in every respect