Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-08-11
1shs of tbe Oar.
Election Returns.

LIZ
The people of this State voted on Thursday
last for Governor, for one member of Congress
to ill the vacancy occasioned by the ~resigna-
ton of Mr.. Clingman, for members of the
Legislature, and for Sheriffs.
The candidates for Governor were Hon.
John w. Ellis, Democrat, and Duncan K.
McRae, Esq, Distributions.
The Standard claims that the Democrats
have elected their candidate for Governor by
some fifteen to twenty thousand majority,
and have carried both branches Of the Legis-
lature by large majorities.
In Wake County, Moses A Bledsoe, Demo-
crat, has been elected to the Senate; G. FL.
Faribault j. +. Hutchins, and E. G. Hay
wood, Democrats, to the commons and w.
Ii. High, Democrat, Sheriff.
In New Hanover, the entire Democratic
ticket is elected.
The Democratic tickets for the Legislature
IN Halifax and Northampton are elected. A
Democratic gain Of one member in the Senate.
In Nash, Mr.. Lewis, Dem, is reelected to
the Commons from Nash. The Senatorial
election is in doubt.
In Granville County, Messrs. Lyon, Har-
grove, and Bullock elected all dems.
In Warren, Senate, DR.. Thomas j. Pitch
ford, Commons, Messrs. Hall and E. D..
Drake, all Democrats.
In Orange, Senate, Josiah Turner, Jr.,
wing. Commons, DIR. Pride Jones, John
w. Norwood, Denis. Democratic loss of one
in the Senate.
In Craven, Flanner, Wing elected to the
Senate by 4 or 5 majority. A Democratic
loss. Messrs. Jones and Bryan, Dems. cleo
ted to the m
In Alamance County, Messrs. Scales and
Roney, Denis, Commons, and a Democratic
Sheriff.
In Me~cklenburg, Davidson, Dem, elected
to the Senate Commons, Wallace, Dem. and
DIR. Pritchard, Ind.-the latter by about 800
over Hutchinson, Dem. nominee.
In Johnston, Senate, DR.. Leach, wing,
elected by about 10 majority Democratic
loss. Commons, Willis Sanders wing, and
B.. ii. Tomlinson, Dem.-a Democratic loss
Of one.
In Franklin, M. Landlord, Democrat, elect
ed to the Senate by 80 votes over Spivey, Ind.
and w. F. Green, Dem, to the Commons,
by 90 majority over j. f. Thomas.
In Forsyth County, Senate, j. j. Martin.
Commons, F.. Fries, Masten, all dems.
In Rowan, Messrs. Fleming and Hall, Dem.
ocrats, elected to the Commons by about 2OC
majority-a gain of one in the Commons
DIR. Wiseman, Dem, carries Rowan for the
Senate by 100 majority, and is reported tc
be elected. A Democratic gain of one in the
-. Senate.
In Davidson, not fully heard from. Nc
l Rae's majority only about 150-a gain for Ell
l lis of over 200.
q Democratic gains thus far in the Legisla
ture: Halifax, a Senator Rowan and Davie
, a Senator Rowan, a Commoner,-in all 8
e Democratic losses Johnston, a Senator ant
G a Commoner; Craven, a Senator Orange,
g.. Senator, in all 4. The last Legislature wa
Democratic by between fifty and sixty Oh
I joint ballot.
S Postscript.
4 Since the above was in type, we have gath
Y cred up the following additional election re
: turns:
DR.. Ramsay, whig, is elected Senator i
Il Rowan and Davie, instead of a democrat, a
stated above. In Chatham 3 wings l dem
elected-3 wing gain. In Pitt whig ticke
Z elected-3 wing gain. In Davidson all whig
! elected-no change; also in Guilfor1. [
Cumberland democratic ticket elected-n
e change; also Edgecombe and Duplin. Nasf
c Battle, independent, elected to Senate. Fa
6 son, Independent, elected to the House i
Sampson. In Moore, Mcdonald, wing, Ser
= ate; Shaw, dem. Commons dem. gain.
The returns received from the Mountai
: District, render it certain that Vance, ha
= beaten Avery, democrat, for Congress, by
considerable neutrality-suspicious. between or
and two thousand.
1t is also reported that McRae gains col
siderably in the West, for Governor, an
that several nti-democrats are elected to IL
Legislature from Counties heretofore repr
!, scented by democrats. There have been ]
opposition gains, so far, and 4 loss. III
o democratic candidate for Governor has mat
c large gains in the East. 1t is said Tyre
v has sent a democrat to the Legislature.