Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-05-31
&l1bmon9 Enquirer.
l., RlrCIIE, DUSSAvANT. TYLER 4 WISE.
TUESDAY nORNING, MAY 81, 1859.
THE ELECTION RETURNS.

/ Ey 4 comparison OF the accompanying rc
turns with the statement of the vote Of ls5j,
it will be seen that so far as complete returns
from different cities and counties Of the State
show, there is Democratic gain OF about 60'J
votes as compared with the lnajoritieS Of 1856.
The s,lrmiscs and imperfect returns, Oh the
other hand, cvincc in many instances Il Demo
cratic loss. Most Of these, however, reach us
in such shape. that we cannot vouch their au-
thenticty, and in some instances they are evil
dcntly manufactured for effect.
The more important Of these supposed losses
seem to be in the Southwest. All our returns
from the Northwest show Democratic gain
aud the general private adyccs which reach us
promise very heavy increase Of our strength
in that section.
There are other indications now made pal
rable which 1t is well to note. The Opposition
have shown al organization 50 thorough and
efficient, in bringing their whole strength to
the polls, aS could hardly be rec ,gnized as the
result Of Il fcw months, cxcrtion. Wcarc well
convinced, that to large extent, and especially
in the cities, the know-Nothng organization
has been preserved among the initiated, and
onlv concealed from those candidates and
voters who would shrink from the ritual The
probability. at least, is very strong that SAN is
not We, dead, but only wofully defeated, once
more, by the true men of the Commonwealth.
We are reliably Informed, that the OppoSi-
ton majority in lIcnrico county has been par
italy secured by acls Of knowNothing ruan-
ISM. after the manner Of the Plug Glv mani.
fc-ta,icus in Baltimore.
1t will be seen lio!n the accompanying re-
turns, that Mr.. Lc;cher will hc elected by y
much SMALLER majority than that which CON
lirmcd the Democratic triumph Of $50. The
aggregate vote oc the State will De found COM
paratiycly small. Indeed, i'll Il number OF
counties the entire vote po!lcd Is less than two.
thirds Of the vote Of four years ago. Doubt
less, from manv indications. these returns arc
unreliable Most probably the Opposition
gain has been seriously rSag-.rattI in Somc
instances. still. there i, CROUCH to Indicate a
heavy Democratic loss. 4, compared with the
result of previous elections.
We will not undertake now I" enquire into
or explain the ultimate causes OF IN event So
much to be rcgrcttc,i--m"rc for its probable
national influence than for any cficc; which it
can produce in the State. II is apparent that
the loss is attributable Eanly TO the absence Of
Democratic voters from the polls, and the ci-
feet Of 4 thorough organization and drill among
the ranks Of the Opposition. They have strain
cl every effort AMI no effort has been wasted
The whole Opposition force has been made
available, probably through the agency OF a
Know Nothing organization secretly maintain
ed during the past four years.
No possible calculation, however, is sufficient
to give conntcnance tc the expectation Of an
Opposition triumph Mr.. Lctcher'S election is
now shown to be secure, beyond doubt.
CoSGREssloSAL DI>rRlcTs.-In the Congress
siolral Districts we have the following results {:
lst District-John :. Millson reelected with
out opposition. ID Di>trlct-Muscoc i. H..
Garrett reelected without opposition Sd Dis.
trict-D. c. Dejarncttc dndep. Dem..) elected
over j. : Caskie, late representative 4lh Dis
trirt-Wiiarn o. Goodc is doubtless reelected
though opposed by W. {. Flournoy. 9TH Dis
rlcL-rnos ;. Bocock has no opposition. 18th
District-A despatch from Charlottesville says
that Shelton f. I.cakc rs certainly elected over
PauluS Powell" 9Th DiStrict-Wiliam Smith
is doubtless reelected over Henry W. Thomas,
Why and Henry Shackeliord, Democrat
sth District. icXandcr X. Botelcr, Uppo,l-
ton, and Chas. j. Faulkner. Dem. are the can
li,!atcS Faulkner is believed 10 be elected by
small majority. 9TH District-tllc Tenth Lc-
zion. The candidates here are John Harris,
Dem, and j. II. Skinner, Dem. nominee. II
is believed that Harris is elected 10th Dis
trict-llcnry 4. E,lmondson has no opposition.
ilth DistrIct-Shcrrard Clemens has no oppo.
silion. 18th Distrct-.l. G.. Jenkins elected over
Maidlcy, opp. 18th Dstrict-llcrc. Benjamin
Rush Floyd nominee, is running against FL
bert ). Martin, Ind Dem. The tclegraphic re-
ports show ,najorities for both, but the returns
are not sufficiently full to STATE how the con-
test ha, resulted.
CnrsrEgrELp.-l'eo we give the vote at
three of the precincts in this county: