Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-05-31
Virginia Election Returns.

LUG tOoAASJ VI AAatlOfCk - CklCSllf UNIFIED -.
the question Of Secession.
CULrEPER- Tho following is the Official vo,,
of this county. For Ordinance LODI, ars;rs.
none. For amendment SIT, against s.. TO-
Board of Public Works, Holiday G2s, BraNs
S01.
WHITEHALL heard from but Crab Orcb..,
precinct. For House of Delegates, r. ~
Cook, 957; Col. Jos. Graham, 25S. Co,t,..
majority, s99. For ratification, l,27S; sss;r.,
| "a drunken man.) Amendment, l,o55S
PRrScEss ANSk-For Secession, -.
against none. Warehouses; majority T.,
House Of Delegates, loo. Majority for ]sye,;o,
up public schools, 1875.
NoRroLx.-Th- following is the Official yo,.
in Norfolk city and county. For House r.
Delegates, Wilson, 1929; Nurdaush, Ia
Martin, $50; Watts, 1888. Majority for VII
son over Martin 1888. Majority for Murlsu,b
over Watts 1859.
KING AND QCEE%.-For secession. So
agslnst, none. For amendment, 42S; a,a;,.,,
amendment, 2+s. For Holladsy, 625: IA,
Broun 2. For the House Of Dr!cgs,eS-J
W. Garrett, 5g2; G. I. Wright, -; B =
Dew, OF; Alex. Fleet, 9.
KANAwnA.-A letter from n corrcsponlp,,
ut kanawha Court House snys: MANY e ca.
most active mcn arc absent on military dr.
and, in consequence, the Union party, sayrsf.'
cd throughout By 6. W. Summers, Slice.
Patrick and others, have carried The cou:.y
by about 1000 msjority."
OHJn.-At Wheeling for the Ordinance =
Secession 50. Against the Ordinance 2.5gj
WooD.-Asainst the Ordinance $50 M.
jority.
MARSHALL, BRookr AND IIAxcocx.-Th.s.
are the counties commonly known AS The Pan.
Handle. They voted as a unit against tie Or.
d;nance Of Secession.
PgEsToS.-This county gave ALTO majority
against the Ordnance OF Secession. Oa!y &.
persons had the noral courage 10 vote for tie
South.
MAkloS Gives 800 majority acains: Ii,
Ordinance.
MoSoSaALIA.-This is Willey's county. +,
gave 1000 majority against the Ordinance Of
Secession. The vote in favor Of tina: measure
vas less than 200.
TAYLoE.-This county gives 7t0 majority
against the Ordinance.
WErzsL.-Vo,ed very largely ussins, tie
Ordinance. The majority on that side is no;
yet certainly knosn; but it wil! be- over 900.
HAKKIsoN.-(Carlile's own gave 1900 ma.
iority against the independence Ut the South
and the honor Of Virginia.
RASpoLpu.-This county, like Barbour, gave
a majority in favor Of the Ordinance; upwards
OF 800. "Whats in a manner"
TrcKER-Also gave 4 r~uajority for secession
Il is approximately stated ct 100.
HAMpssRz-G Gave a minority OF sore sg3
in favor Of the Ordinance.
IlAHDY.-Hardy county gave a majority ~
proximsting 800, in favor Of the Ordinance Vi
Secession.
MoKoAH.-Th;s county gave 100 majority
US.
BEaxELEY-Gave SEQ majority against ire
South. Yet Berkeley, ike Frederick, wouit
have gone for Secession had q regimen, q!
Southern troops, with a patriotic chaplain,
passed through Martinsburg, Ike that which
went by Winchester, and reyolulionized pubic
opinion in Frederick.
FREprRIck.-The result in Frederick has e..
ready been stated. Conrad and Marshall, The
High Priest and the Arch-teacon OF Tho Sub.
miSsion;st Convention, are beaten by 900
maiorities. 1t is said that both will have TIE
delicacy to resign their seats in the Coayen.
ton. Marshall, who is a high man, will a!mes:
certainly do so.
SMYTn.-C. }. Shannon was elected Ii the
House OF Delegates withou! opposition. F.:
secession, 1850 votes; none against II.
NoRruAMprcN.-Polls nearly closed an!
Stood as follows ut Eastville: FIR rslidcs.
lion, 1856; against ratification, none; for u'sead.
rnent of Constitution, -; against SruendineI',
63. L. j. Spady, (no opposition l02.
Berkeley county voted 42S for and l.226
against secession. Mcssrs. Shaifer and Alca.
en- (Union) elected to the Legislature. Iae
town Of Winchester is reported to lave g'rer
eco maj ority for secession.
By o slip from the Office at the CharieStoHa
Spirit Of JeE.rSon, We lesrn that Jefferson
county voted as follows: For secession el3,
anti.scccSsion 265. Hon. \. r. Botelec ard
Andrew Hunter elected to the Legislature.
The Baltimore Sun ~says:-'Hon. ". q.
Brown (Union) is elected TO Congress from me
Wheeling District"
The following counties voted against scces
sion Harrison, over loco majority; Wood,
1900: Taylor, 7ooi Morgan, l,+00, and M
rion, 400. The town Of Pukcrsburg give:
o75 against secession, and Fairinont ia.
In Ohio county l57 votes were cast in favor
and 3, 1868 against secession. j. G. Gist is elect
cd to the Senate, and T. Ii. Logan and 4. VII.
son 20 the House.
Franklin CouSrr.-(OHcial.)-For secs.
sion, 1877; against secession, 3; for amend.
rnent to the Consultation, 1882; against amend.
nent, lGs. For House of Delegate'-Pete:
Saunders, Jr., 73l; A. s. Brooks, $50; v. 4.
James, 554; u. @. Green, AT; Randolph
Dickinson, 400; Jas. R. Claiborne, 352; Lewis
H. Turnbull, S02; 81. R Hurt, l97; c. 7. Poi
lard, "a; G.. 7. billiard, 81.
GoocuLAND.-Jennings' precinct a. tho close
Of tho polls the vote WAS for ratification. 81;
rejection, none. A. R. Holiday, 81. Amend.
Inent to Constitution, S.; against it. |. J. {.
Rutherford, SO. J. l.. Dabney, cor Justice, ST.
At Poor's precinct AL the votes poiled, !25,
were for ratification.
ArousrA.-The following is the official vote
Of Augusta county: For State Senate, Bolivar
Christian, 2 1868, mo opposition) For Houseof
Delegates, Shelley, 2,202; Walker, 1924; Tate,
1871; Massie, 1872; Hartman, Ito; Young,
34s; McCue, 944. For Ratification. 3,lS0; Tor
Rejection, IL. For Amendment, 3, Jos; against
Amendment, 25. For Board Of Public Works,
Broun, 1918; Holiday, 1,24o.
GLoucEsTEn-At the Court House, for Raiif.
cation l42; q; Bell Roi, for Ratification, 81 at
Rowe's Store, for Ratification, 45l; against IA,
titiaation, !; at Dragon Ordinary, (not ~oif:lal)
for Ratification, 100; at Woods Cross Rad,
for Ratification, 46-totat S7S.
MATTHEWS CorSrY.-For Ratification, 5i4
None against it.
Colonel Warner I. Jones is elected without
opposition. We believe the county has gone
against the amendment of tho Constitut on.
but are not certain.
MApisoN.-The following is the official VOC
of Madison For ratification of the ord nance
Of secession, 500; against, mary one" fo'
amendment to the Constitution, $50; against,
81. For Holiday, for Board Of Public Works
SIT. Gen. j. L.. Kemper elected to the House
of Delegates without opposition.
From Georgia.
Correspondence of the Richmond Eaql:rer!!
LAuRHNs Co, Ga, May Is, leo!.
Messrs. Ei;tors:-Every body h:te il if
lighting Abraham, the rail.splitter. Oar boys
are spelling for a light Soins 81 III: ve1la,