Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-08-12
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
The Elections.

the result nOG So DIS
wished. The opposition has, fear, made gain of
two if not three congressman. We regret to think that
we have lost Shaw in the First District and Scales in
the Sixth but this appears to be the fact we may as
well make up our minds to it. From the First District
we have no details by mail, but received telegraph
Saturday afternoon from Weldon, stating that such
there conceded to be the ac and such also is the
brought by passengers We fear that it is equally GER
tain that Scales is defeated indeed the returns published
by us on Saturday pointed too plainly to that result
AS regards the Fifth District the election of Mr. Glmer
may be looked upon certain think after the i'm
mense turn out in Guilford although Williams has made
pretty considerable gains in other counties Any
calculations based upon Mr. Waddels dividing the OPP
position vote, would appear to be cassibe as reckon
ing without your host" What may have been the result
in Chatham, do not yet know. Elsewhere, however,
it would seem that the contest has been plain stand
up fight Ebetween EMessrs. Gimer and Williams, with
mutual losses and gains. From the Eighth or Mountain
District have actually nothing. We fear that Cole
man has net been successful but do not give up
The other four distrcts-to w.t. the I'd, Sd, 4th and
ill., are so largely Democratic as to leave no actual con-
test, although some show of oppostonwas kept up in|
some of them.
When the State was last redisricted, four districts
were given to each party the End, 3d. 4h and 8h being
Democratic, and the LIST, 5th, 9Th and 7h Wing. The
7th district now largely carried by Mr. Craige hay
ing given majority for Scott and Graham. The 6thI
district was looked upon Democratic, it having fol-
lowed the lead of Mr.. Clngman in that respect, and
voted largely for the Democratic candidates for Cover
nor and President.
By strong effort, and under the most favorable cir
cumstances DR.. Shaw and Mr.. Scales succeeded I'M
wrestling the LIST and 9th districts from the opposition.
Mr. Craige carried and continues to carry his district
the 18th, by large majority. 1t is Thoroughly Demo
cratic. In fact we think that district democratic
when constituted, although, being Mr. Grahams native
section, it gave majority for Scott and Graham.
In looking over the field, we find the reported
majority for Mr. Smith, four five hundred, pref
ty nearly the that obtained in the same counties
by Scott and Graham we also find certain causes ope
rating unfavOrably for Dr. Shaw. The effect of the
Virginia election and canvass upon q district only
separated from that State by an imaginary line
was calculated to depress the Democrats and slim
ulate their opponents. The counties of the first dis
trct, or many of them, from their geographical pO-
stion can hardly be brought in to participate in
the advantages Of any system of North Carolina in
ternal improvements while Of course when debt is
incurred and increased taxation rendered necessary for
the purpose of meeting the annual interest that debt
the property Of the citizens of these counties must bear
their share OF the public burhens equally with those who
brought directly within the sphere Of the benG
fits to be derived from the public works. Railroads
and the debt and taxation incident thereto Of course
unpopular in that region. Mr.. Smith, DIR. Shaws now
successful competitor, member of the last Legisla
ture and, let us say it, able one He took strong
though unquestonably wrong, grounds against State
debt or taxation We say wrong, because pro-
posed in the last Legislature to involve the State far
ther and because surely no honest man would wish to
see the State repudiate any of her obligations or fail to
impose such tax would enable her to meet them
promptly. However, there is no doubt that Mr..
Smiths course made him capital in that section, and
that during the canvass he continued to envegh against
the Democratic party the cause of State debt and
taxation That this unjust must be apparent to
all who reflect that the great works for which the State
incurred passed by Wing than Democratic
votes; still touched sensitive chord and had its effect
even although it outside issue with which
member of Congress could have nothing to do. This
will be more apparent when it is borne in mind that
of the things that tended to nure the Democrats
in part of the District the refusal of the last Legs
ture to grant large additional to that already ap
prOpriated in aid of the Abermarle and Chesapeake
Canal.
In the 9th District, what might be called "dcad
set made Mr. Scales by the revival of certain
domestic difficulties of delicate character to which no
gentleman of refined feelings could publicly alude, even
for the purpose of Standardization. That time and the
natural reaction of generous people must effect but
caumny travels fast TRUTH although pretty certain to
Overtake it in the end, makes slow prcgess-too slow,
in this case, to permit justice to be done to Mr. Scales
This 6th) district of those given to the then
Wing, now Opposition party in the last redstrictng
of the State. Leachs majority will hardly equal Scott
and Grahams in the district.
We wish to do justice to all parties While we re-
greet the loss of Dr. Shaw in the first district we are
free to concede to his successor the possession of talents
and character of highly respectable order We do not
wish to say anything derogatory to Gen. Leach but we
must think that politics apart the sixth district is the
loser by his election over Mr. Scales We must regret
this election on accounts than one. There will
unquestionaby be such reaction as will fully vindcae
Mr.. Scales. We had hoped that this reaction would
have commenced enough for its effects to have been
felt in the present contest but it appears that we were
mistaken.
The 9Th district is not yet heard FROM If Mr.. Cole
man shall prove to be elected shall be very agreeaby
disappointed We fear that such disappointment is not
in store for US. While Mr.. Smith was making capital
in the ls district by inveghing against Democratic debt
for public works. Mr.. Vance, in the 8th was sailing on
the opposite tack because the Democrats in the last
Legislature did not go largely and Immediately into the
Western n G. Railroad We fear that local issues side
Observation-Disclosures and divisions have hnaten Coleman