Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-08-14


When IL was sent we aimed to be correct, and with
all the information before believed to be strict
IL SO. The returns we're coming in gloriously, aud
the journal dispirited that it did not even
have the courage TO cum up the figures published
The Ashland district which was regarded as 10
doubt, We had carried, aud the returns from every
quarter showed heavy Democratic game We had
reason TO believe thst those gains general and
had they continued so throughout the State Ma
gofIia's majority would have summedu IL 900. and
LiRn Boyd's been 10 0C0, But we met with unex-
peeted reverses in the Sixth aud Ninth districts
which lost us two members Of Congress, of whose
election the best informed Democrats had never
tertAined The slightest doubt, and cut down Ma
q fffn's majority 20 between 6, 600 and 9.00O and
Boyds 10 IL 900 or u 000 and instead Of carrying
ing the Legislature by 20 mejority joint ballet.
as clsimee in our dispatch we have il by shout go
To show that were fully warranted in sending
the dispatch alluded to, We only need say that we
claimed the same ms lIies and figures in the COu-
sier and the Journal did nat then except 10 them,
ant for he simple that it also believed them
to be true.
The day after the election we forwarded the fol-
lowing dispatch to the Nashville UNION:
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 2. 1859.
Louisville gives about one thousand Opposition
majority Mallory is elected by about 500 Thir-
teen counties heard from including the city, give
Democratic gains OF two thousand nine hundred
over MOrehead's vote. MGgofhu's majority will
range from to ten thousand We will also have
d. cided nsj JIiy in both branches of the Legisla
ture. Ashland district very close, Simms probably
elected Local diss nsions have lost us several coun
ties and DISTRICTS but victory the State ticket
is signal and complete.
That dispatch was denounced by the Opposition
press in Tennessee as untrue, but the result has
verified it's correctness The Journal at the same
time forwarded such dispatches as the following to
its friends at Nashville
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 2.
News cheering. Result doubtful.
PRESTIGE.
LOUISVILLE. 9 P. NJ Aug. 8.
We have elected four, probably five Congressman.
Have gained thus far in Legislature
JOURNAL.
Now, these were nothing more nor less than
monstrous Roorbaeks sent with a full knowledge at
the time Of their untrlth and solely for the purpose
Of inspiritiug the Opposition" in Tennessee, The
editor of the Journal knows, and every intelligent
man, woman and child in Louisville knows that
the news for the Opposition was at no time 'eheer
ing that they lost everywhere except in Louisville
and that the 'resuIL' ct time was doubtful"
They knew that when the Journal telegraphed they
he'd elected four and probably five Congressman"
it had no right to claim more than two, and that
the statement that they had "gsned thus far in the
Legislature" was coined cut Of whole CLOTH
ana without there ever having been the slightest
foundation for making it.
But the utter unreliability and recklessness Of
the JOuraaaI in lis statements of matters pertain
ing to elections and election results so notori-
Gus, that it is almost waste of time and space TO
hold them up before the community.
We have few words to add to the above. The
dispatches which we published in extras for circua-
ton in the country were ALL without exception pub
lisbed in paper, and nothing sent to US but
what also appeared in the Louisville papers. They
claimed the election of MAGOFFIN for Governor by
from seven to twelve thousand majority The sciu-
al majority is between eight and nine thousand.
They claimed the Legislature in both branches by
a large majority. The actual majority is about
thirty. They claimed the election of seven eight
Democrats to Congress. The result shows that one
of the Democrats thus claimed was defeated by
three votes, and two others were defested in dis
tricts which, giving large Democratic msjorities,
were claimed by the Democrats of Louisville, and
the defeat Of the Democrats, by causes somewhat
similar to those which lost US the third and fourth
districts in this State took both parties by surprise
Having thus shown that the dispatches we
published from Kentucky were substantially cor
rect, except in the case Of two members of Con-
gress, that in that case both parties in Louis
vile were disappointed and that the dispatches to
US were based on good grounds, repeat the chal-
lenge to which the Bonner refers yesterday, Of
comparison of dispatches with those received
By the Opposition. As the Banner may not choose
to make this comparison, institute it ourselves
circulated in extras:
Behold how brightly Breaks the morn!N
REPrBLiCLS BANNER oFFIcE,
Nashville, Aug. LIS P.M(
The following dispatch has just been received by
Gen. ZJlleoffeI:
LOUISVILLE, Aug /, 1859.
+ K. ZOLLICOFFER
The majority for the Opposition in this CITY will
be from 800 to 1000 Mallory is elected 10 Con-
gress. The returns from the interior are favorable
PRENTICE.
The following dispatch is from an intelligent mer-
chant of Louisville TO a merchant of this city:
LOUISVILLE, Aug. l, 1852
McsEs KIRKPATRIcK:
Election very favorable, too soon for particulars
shall have it in fall tomorrow morning
ROBT. MURRELL.
The election Of Mallory, the Opposition candidate
in the Louisville district is particularly gratifying
Unusual efforts we're made 10 defeat him The ma
jOIty in Louisville is gain of from 500 to 600 on
the result last May, aud is 80 much better than we
expected, our hopes of redeeming Kentucky are
ssnguine
The above contains the latest news up to O'Clock
at night
STILL LATER.
10 O'clock, P NJ.
In explanation of the following dispatch it is ns-
cesssry TO say that Mr.. kirkpatrick received a let
ter on Sunday, in which Mr. MurrelI told him he
would send returns based on the vote of MoreAead
and Clark four years ago. 1t will be remembered
that Morehead was elected by between 4 900 and
5000 majority. This being the case, the despatch
indicates the election Of Bell by larger majority
than MOrehead received
LOUISVILLE, Aug l.
Mr.. KIRKPATRICK:
Bells msjorily in the city 1850 My letter to you
Sunday night explains this faVorably. Bell gains
at every point heard from. Opposition in high
spirits. Can't give figures till morning.
R0BT. MURRELL.
1O3 O'clock.
To ST. CLAIR MORGAN:
Our majority in city and county l10O Favorable |
accounts IRON the interior
JOURNAL OFFICE.
We were anticipating heavy losses in the Louis |
msiorty in Louisville had been reduced TO 400 or |
500. Insead of that made small gain in Louis |
vile and jefferson county over Marshalrs vote two
years ago.
We publish in another column our general dis
patches sent TO the Associated Press of this city
1t will be that Bell has carried Paducah by I76
majority. Paducah is the metropolis of the Lynn
Boyd district Allen for Lieut.. Governor leads
Boyd 1876 This looks favorable.
The news is cheering beyond expectation, and we
feel confident of glorious victory in Kentucky
real SOlferno defeat of the enemy.
REPUBLICAN, BANNER OFFICE,
NASHVILLE, Aug SIP O'Clock, NJ. [
The intelligence received up to this hour from the
KENTUCKY ELECTIONS gives us reason to believe
that our ticket has made BRILLIANT RACE.
RECEIVE CAUTIOUSLY REPORTS FROM DEMOCRAT
&c SOURCES. FOR EFFEcr MANY sUPPOsITIous RE
TURNS ARR IN ClELULATIoN.
We have gained
THREE OR FOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS!
BELL is GAINING!!
The following our dispatches:
LEXINGTON, Aug. 2.
Kentucky redeemed. Three members of Congress
gained. LESLIE COMES.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 2.
News cheering Result doubtful.
PRENTICE.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 8. |
Bell is Gaining Mallory Anderson and Bristoyg