Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-03-07
ELECTION RETURNS
NEW HANOVER COUNTY. -OFFIC1AL.
PRECINCTS.

ROCKY Folnt........ III ia ia
1881 2lO 1853 1916 5l7 $40
ANsoN COUNTY gives SO majority for Convention
Messrs. Thos. S. Ashe and W. G. Smith have been
elected as delegates We believe Mr. Smith is con-
ditiOnal seceseonist.
ALAMANCE elects Unioniss, and goes against Con-
venton.
AsHE AND ALLEGHANY, give 700 majority against
Convention and elect Union delegates.
BLADEN CoUNTY-Convention 20 maority-elects
Mr.. Cromartie. Unionite as delegate.
BEAUFORT COUNTY.-A letter from Washington,
Beaufort County, gives the vote in that town as 235
for Convention to So against it, but the returns from
the country precincts indicate that the county has gone
against Convention" Megsrs. E. J. Warren and D.
NJ Garter are elected delegates without any regular OPP
position.
BURKE.-Avery, secessionist, AZ maj Convention,
l75 maj.
The vote in BRUNSWICK county goes for convention
G27 no convention 6I Col T. D. Meares (secessionis
has majority OF "a votes Daniel B. Baker, Esq
the Union candidate
CUMBERLAND AND HARNETr give Is majority for
Convention - Messrs. Bethune, Shepherd, and Col
McNei are elected delegates, there being no regular
berlaud, and especially in Fayetteville, as straight
Secessi0Dist, we believe. He received 421 votes in
Cumberland, and so in Harnett. Messrs Shep-
herd Bethune, and Col. Mcneil appear to have
been nominated by both parties They may be set
down as present Union men, but contingent Secession
lists.
COLUMBUS gives 41O majority for Wooten, secession
list, Powell, Union" Convention has MAORI
ty of 432.
CRAVEN has gone for Convention and the Southern
Rights candidates by about 400 majority.
CARTERETT--The Newbern Progress says: Car
terett is reported to have goue for Convention
by majority.
CATAwBA gives 9l8 votes for Convention, and 1853
against it.
CALDwELL.-No Convention about 500 majority
The Union candidate, E. w. Jones, elected by about
$50 majority over L. J. Dula secessionst.
CABARRUs.-V. C. BarriDger, Secessionst, elected.
Convention carried.
DAv1DsoN.-Convention, $685. n Convention, 1912;
Kittrel, IT, I'LL ; Douthit, o.. 1926; Hargrave, s.,
1892 Roberts, SIG.
DUBLIN elects Houston and Rhodes, secessionists,
without opposition. The vote Convention stands
1852 for it, to II against it The majority for Con
vention is 1851.
DAVE 300 against Convention
EDGECoMBE.-C Convention 1888. No Convention
II. 7. L. Bridgers and K. Thgpen, Esqs, elected
delegates
CASTOR gives 864 for Convention, and l66 against it.
IREDELL gives majority of 1927 against Conven-
ton.
JOHNSTON elects Union delegates but gives a na-
jority for Convention.
LINCOLN and CLEAvELAND give Convention MAORI
ties.
LENoIR goes for Bond, secessonist, by about 200
majority, and gives about $50 majority for Convention.
MECKLENBURG gives ,448 for Convention, and 252
against it. GUILFoRD gives 27OO against Convention.
DAVIDSON 400 against Convention. Caldwell gives
800 majority against Convention.
MOORE Characterization 1876. No Convention
1857. Elects VIM. Martin, Union, as delegate.
MoNTGOMERY-Elects as delegate, Saml. H. Chris
tian, Union. For Convention ST. no Convention $40.
NASH 983 for Convention, SO against it.
ONsLow CoUNTY.-Convention 63l no Convention
SO. DR.. E. w. Ward, secessionist 1876 over Timothy
HaskilI, submissonist, who became candidate after
Mr.. Etheridge backed out.
ORANGE, Officially lillian A. Graham, 1886
Capt Berry 1912, both Unonists Pride JONES' Sc
ton l4l7; for Convention 400.
Pitt County gives 986 for to lO7 against conven-
ton. Carr, conditional secessionist 955 Satterth-
waite, States Rights 718 Grimes, uncompromisiDg
secessorist 506 A friend writes us A good many
straight outs" took part in meeting which nomina-
ted the two FIRST and were bound by its action and on
the other hand number OF indignant straight-outs
voted " go convention" Philosophers
robson elects Norment and Morisey /" Union, to
the Convention. 1t is reported that they will have 600
majority Robson goes against Convention by con-
siderable vote.
RocKINGHAM.--~Settle and Brodenax elected.
Rowan 268 against Convention, and Unionistes.
RICHMOND CoUNTY-Convention 1888. No Con-
venton 251. Walter F. Leak, States Rights, 32I.-
A. J. Mcqueen 3O7. Mr.. Leak is elected by IA ma
ority, and the county gives 1872 majority for Conven
ton.
SAMPSON CCUNTY-The official returns gives DR.
Bunting secessonist, $685. and R. A. Moseiy Esq, do
925. Mr.. Monk. Union, 573, Mr.. Ray do, $50. Con
vention 972 No Convention $50.
WAKE.-Messrs. Badger, Holden, and Busbee
Union" are elected by over thousand majority. a
small majority for Convention. About 16O.
The official vote OF WAYNE is for Convention 1850
no Convention, 242 Thompson, secessionst, 1905
Strong, secessionst 1907; Collier, Union" 254
Faircloth, Union" 253
YADK1N.-No Convention about 400 maj
From the Richmond Dispatchl
PROSPECTIVE STAMPEDE FROM VIRGINIA.--Tht
Richmond Enquirer has private advices from the diff
ferent parts of the State which inform it that are
number of the largest shareholders in Virginia ri
ready making preparations for an exodus. We har1
ourselves reliable information to the same effect Wher