The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-05
The North Carolina Election.

PETERSBURG, Va, August 4, 1850.
The returns from North Carolina come In slowly
Els' majority Granville county is $50, and the de-
mocratic legislative ticket Ia elected.
Hartford county Is reported q gain for Ellis OF 1876.
Warren county gives increased majority for Ellis,
and the democratic legislative ticket is elected
Halifax county gives gain for Ellis.
Carroll oounty-Pool gains slightly.
New Hanover county-Pool gains slightly.
Orange county-Pooi gains 400
Rowan county-IArgc gains for Pool, and Mr. Fisher
defeated for the Senate democratic loss
Wake county-Poo gains $50.
Forsyth county-IArse gains for Pool.
Randolph county-Small gain for Pool
Returns from Washington, Chowan, Perquimous,
BERTHE and Tyre all in Smiths (opposition) Congress
sonal district show gam Of 400 for Pool Is COM
pared with the vote Of 1858.
Pool, o. far Is heard from, leads Ellis 100 votes.
LATER.
Orange county-Pool 2SS; Ellis 100.
The whole opposition legislative ticket la elected-a
gain Of two members
Wayne county-Els ,374; Pool 4o2
Brunswick county-Ellis 40, Pool 4o2.
New Hanover county-Es $40, Pool 1l3
Sampson county-Ellis 1yo3l, Pool $50.
DuI lin county-Ellis 1900, Pool 1877.
Columbus county-Ellis majority l65, a democratic
loes
fdgecombe county-Els gains $50.
Carteret county-The opposition elect Senator and
member Of the Commons, both gains
Ellis gains in Mecklenberg, Wilson and Nash counties
THE LATEST RETURNS.
Dawson county-Elis sS4, Pool / ,24o.
Forsyth county-Ellis / ,Ol5, Pool ,02S.
Rowan county-E1lis ], 13S, Pool ,o59.
Meckenburg county-E1lis 003, Pool $50.
Cabarras countv-Poos majority about $50
Guford county-Ellis $50, Pool 2,121.
Amana coun.y-Eis til, Pool 1893.
Wake county, (compete)-Enis 400, Pool 1888; q
heavy democratic loss.
johnson county-Els 1874, Pool 800.
The losses and gains estimated the vote OF 1858
between Ellis and McRae when Ellis elected by 49,.
1885, The gains for Pool heavy, but insufficient to A.
feet the result Well informed parties give the State 10
the democrats by 5000 to 10 900.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
NEW YORK, August 4, 1850.
Your paper OF this morning contains short editorial
the late elections in North Carolina in which the
ference drawn that from the defeat greatly reduced
majority Of the democratic party In that State in
the election Of Governor and members Of the legislature
just had, revolution in sentiment impending all over
the South, and North Carolina, is predicted, will 20
with the opposition next November.
l DO not think the election in question any Indication
Of revolution in feeling reaction the sentiments
Of the South be inferred from them which way
that State viii 60 in November for this
be remembered that the issues upon which that contest
was carried on were purely local. not paraking Of any
thing bordering the opposition OF national party
TO another. The main issue In regard the taxing
OF Shareholders in such way that the non slave
holding population would be almost entirely
relieved from taxation. This anti
democratic move. and well calculated to
catch the great OF the people, sad, as we have
seem has been very nearly II not completely successful
The democratic party gave Ellis majority OF 10 900
two years ago, the largest given 10 any Gubernao
rial candidate and 1t required something very pleasing 10
the popular stomach TO break down the democratic
strength. But II seems IL has been found. The oppos
ton, which has nothing 10 lose, and until very lately has
been completely broken could better Afford TO invent
they always have been doing lodges and schemes
tickle the people Two years ago IL distribution OF
the public lands, and II Is "no from the
worth ing man,, and better hit they made But II
will not affect the Presidential contest The great
dea will be prominent there, and party difference will be
forgotten In the struggle with the Northern giant.
know, at the same tme that there Is perhaps State
where there 90 many old fogy politicians Of the old
whg school, Who still cling 70 stale dead and who
In their bgory and obstinate folly would the Union
shattered into fagmen before they would vote for
democrat Nevertheless expe,t the Breckinridge
and Lane ticket triumphant In November.
OLD NORTH