The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-16
Our Georgia Coirespondsncs.

AUGUSTA, Ca, OF. 8, $50.
Important jrom TIE Sokh-A Local Election IN 0r.ga-
First Gun OF tie Oumpaign-Ereiemcwt abe<a- trderus0
United Sates Troops-H Will Haps an Esct on tie
Cdmpdigm-The Soatheywrs Ask IL Menace,
dc, dc.
The election oday was 70 I'LL vacancies 4. the Legs.
ture, caused by the resignation or Troras w. Miller,
Senator, and llam J. Rhodee, representative The Ball
and Everett party put in cominatos John K. Jackson
Esq for the Senate, and william P. Crawford (son Of
ex Governor Crawford, Fner Secretary Of War under
Tay lors admnnra,,on 'r representative The Douglas
democracy placed Ia uominatsca John Dawson for
Senator, and George Barnes FIR representative Mr.
D-vison 10 warehouse and ission merchant in this
city Mr.. Barnes Is young ari popular lawyer. The
Breckenridge men made ne nomination. Mr.. Wyatt
Dickinscn however rather ardent Breckenridge man,
ran rs an ndepen<en. carscetc. The election very
quietly conducted although considerable interest
felt by the Dozzlas and Fell and Everett With re-
spect to their several Candidates The result
follows
YnS FKsAroR
John Davisoe douglas d,mocrat) .......s2 3
John X. jacson fBell AID Everett ..............Ho
RKrgEsEsrAnvE
Geo T. Barnes tOougFs). 904
w. P. Crawford (ae aud Everett sos
Majority for BaYnos
Mr.. Dickinson obsGined tot nj OF AZ votes.
This ia the 1rst time for eighteen twenty thai
the democrats have elected members OF ths Legislature
FROM this county. The contest day betEee the
Douglas men and the Bell Eyeretts The Breckinr dge
pariy took but hte Interest in the canvass their
being about equally divided between the several cand-
dates The Douglas men regard the result a. victory
the hrs Doueias gun in Georgaand rejoice accordingly
Nessrs Miller and Rhodes, the retiring Senator and
representative, both Bell The newly elected
Will therefore, Increase Douglas vote in the Legislature,
II the vote for Presidential electors before that
body doubt 1t will The Douglas men think that IL
the election for members OF the legislature have
day throughout the state there are strong
probabilities Of the Little Giant carrying the State. OF
course the Breckenridge men think directly the contrary
Hon. A. II. stephens addressed large meeting
rtnon, in Warren county, 10 day 10 favor OF Douglas.
he is ast from the Cherokee regon aud reports
bly, Of the progress OF Douglas and Johnson that demo-
cratic latitude The Douglas making arrange
mens for thorough of the State especially In
The lower portion, almost exclusively Breckenridge
In the meantime the Breckenridge men not idle
rney are working night and day, and do not
lax in their Efforts standipg the easy eonque
they anticipate and nearly all pa ties predict The Bell
Everetts are also wide awake, and work vigorously.
TnE UNITED STATES raoors oaoEsEp TO AUGUSTA.
have iust returned from tour through Eastern and
Western Tennessee, Alabama Mississippi md . slight
skirmish the Eastern frontiers OF Arkansas Every
where have found ccialy in the agricultural regions
the utmost regarding the action OF federal
government In the present crisis Every movement is
some Of the precincts TIA, a number Of stand
OF arms had just been forwarded 10 Charles
ton, & g The copjecsures respecting the movement
were infinitely various Some declared the act be
the purpose OF aiding the seccders OF South Carolina
their projected rebellion others that Initiative
step the part q the federal government coerce
South Carolina into submission refractory pro-
ceedinrs This was the talk In the up country through
which have Just passed
But when Geographic dispatches were received In
Memphis and all along the line that United State, troops
had been ordered from Fort smith, Arkansas-a region
where supposed the United States forces were few
enough already 10 protect the frontier and their
families from the ravages OF the Indiansaad directed
proceed 10 Augusta, Georgia. 10 garrison the arsenal
there, the feelIng assumed aud moro decisive
shape met United states Sen tor Wgfal OF Ter as at
Chattanooga yesterday afternoon. He spoke OF tho
Intelligence and said he could not believe that
Mr.. Buchanan would attempt 10 the South,
and the Hon. Senator knows the tone OF the
southefn heart as well as many other Southern
orators But II only among politicians that re
marks made The same subject Men In col,
standing, sound representative men, startled ut the
demonstration, nsgnucant as II may appear At dis
tahce. They cannot conceive they PRESSED them
selves 70 me, ~hy the sh ,1i order troops
into THIS locality at time when the Southern MAID q,
fred aud lily prepared 10 brook anything tnat bears
the scmbance OF federal menace. Since have arrived
IN Augusta have ascertatned that the troops were
ordered here at the request Of Mayor Bodge and ms
City Council who deemed the property Of Unltei
Stats In the arsenal here insecure present pro
tccted
will look into The arsenal morrow and report anon