The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1862-11-13

In Minnesota the result is uncertain In Kansas
the indications favor the election Of the entire kepu0
can State ticket. ,
From Missouri the returns arc very meagIe' anu
the result is undecde
On the whole the result of the election gives sweep
ing Democratic triumphs, and shows most trench
dOus revolution of public sentiment.
The Tribune gives several reasons why the KePuo-
licans were be,ten
Never was a great and patriotic party doomed 10
bear up against such combination Of adverse lhnu-
those with which the Republicans and Union
War Democrats struggled in our contest Of yesterday
They compelled to meet at the polls m
l. Every partisan Of Slavery and sympathzer with
the Shareholders Rebellion.
,. The great Rumseling intereet, organized as a
political power and aYshing funds as well as etJrts
ia behalf of the Democratic ticket.
g. Two Hundred Thousand Voters who "never
voted any OheI than the Democratic ticket and never
will" though the ticket all made up of Fernando
and Ben Woods and undisguisedly favorable to revo-
lutiODary usurpatOn and de'potsm.
A. Thousands whose god i, M'mmOn, ard who, find
ing the war expensive and burdensome, are anxious
Tor peace at any price
:. Every coward who fears being drafted:
6 Every snaak wha has been told that seymour
election will relieve hin from the payment oi var
Taxes and is actually fool enough to believe IT,
Z The depressing feet of the recent elections ana
their unexpected adverse results.
8. The absence at the seat Of wsr OF at least ono
hundred tn0us5nd o. our DraNeSt ana jest WV
Of them ardent Republicans, and good share OF t'e
rem inder Union War Democrats of the SchOOl VI
Dickinson, Bancroft and Tremaine.
9. General disqualification with The slow progress
progress If cur armies, and wide spread leel
ing that, through the ncapaCity inatcency, or IN
sincerity of our military leaders, the blood and irea-
sure of the loyal millions are being sacrificed IN VAIN
The Express says:
The New York election does not mean any aid or
comfort to the enemy or any personsl hostility 10 me
President 1t means Just and CONSTITUTIONAL war;
conducted according to the forms Of ciyllzetl 10
nut down the Rebellion and to restore the Union 1t
is not war Tor emancipating negroes nor for aool-
ishing State Rights nor for exterminalng or su9Jga
ting any portion Of the American people, but IL Is
war for bringing enemies IN arms uDder the authority
cf the Federal Government and for me supremacy Vi
the national authority under the old flag aud Consntu
ton, over all the States of the Unlon-a Seste IoF
every ar, and star for every State
BOTHERED ABOUT TUE NEGRO The New YORK
"WOrd,' of the lst instant, contains tne following
editorial
The tender mercies of the aboitonists like those
Of the wicked, very cruel 10 view of the great
ncre &c Of contrSbands at Fortress Monroe, aud Inc
inability of the Government to provide Tor them, zen.
Dix recently sent to Governor Andrew TO know II
Massachusetts could not take and provide for hye
hundred families, Instead of Jumping at the oner 70
show huw purely dsnterested the radicals are IN their
interest in the negro, told by an spo9gist OF
Aucrew that she promptly and decidedly declared has
diSGpprOcGL Of the choe scheme IN nly 90 the ground
that whenever the Government officials will do the
'contrabsnds justice they have shown that they can
take care of themselves-that they Sre not wanted
here and that they are or they soon will be, wanted
there"
Now. what is the Government TO DO with this CON
traband elephant TIE Western States Won't have
them, the Middle States don't want them. and now
Governor Andrew promptly declares that they shan
set foot upor the soil of the old Bay State.
Poor Cuffee what to become Of thee, when even
IL, H. ia NktFln
Enquirer.
A DASH INTO FREDERICKSBURG BY THE
ENEMY.-About day break Sunday morning
company of seventy-fve Federal cavalry
from the direction of Dumfries, dashed into
the town, and short skirmish ensued with
our cavalry, which resulted in the disper
sion aud retreat of the Federals, leaving
one dead, several wounded and ten prison
ers in our hands. The enemy succeeded IN
carrying off a small amount of plumber from
one of the stores.
FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA. Yankees
have advanced in force upon Highland
county, at q distance of about forty miles
from Staunton, Va. The troops are those
of Cox, who have lately been operating in
the Kanawha Valley.
Observation-Disclosures was visited
by decided frost on Friday night, and ice
was formed in all parts of the city. For tao
week ending on Friday, there were AZ new
cases and 80 deaths. No new cases have
occurred since the frost.
A GOOD DAYS WoRK.-The Legislature
of Alabama have passed bill aprropriatiDg
two millions of dollars for the relief of the
INDECENT families of soldiers from that State
FROM NORTH MIsSIssIPPI-The )ates
advices from Corinth represent that the
enemy have been largely reinforced, arr
terrifying, entrenching and making every
preparation to hold the place
RETURN OF THE BRITISH Consul Mr.
Moore, H. B. MS Consul for Richmond
has returned from England, and arrived il
this city via Fortress Monroe Sunday even
ing. While at Fortress Monroe, he heart
that Lord Lyons had arrived.
DEATH OF TWO YANKEE GENERALS =
The yellow fever has broken out at Por
Royal and among its victims il Gen. 0. NJ
Mitchell, who died at Beaufort on the 31s
nit.
General J. B. Richardson also died at
Sharpsburg, Monday night, from the wounc
he received in the battle fought near tina
village.
Theenemy continue greatly exercised ovel
the Alabama" or mo. 800" under Capt
Semmes, c. S. N. Almost every day they
have some new case Of ship burning to Ia
ment. Com. Porter offers to 60 out anC
destroy the Alabama.
STRIKES AT THE NORTH The Herald
says: Zone by one oil classes of laboring
men are indulging in strikes. The cause
of the strikes is, of course, the depreciation
of the currency"
FRANCE AND RoME.-The late change Of
Ministers in France, by the retirement oil
M. Thouvenel and the succession of n
Drown de Lhuys, is not unfayorable to
Confederate interests, as at first stated by
the United States papers; but the contrary
The change, however, did not grow ont Of
the American question, but the Italian. The
Emperor Napoleon has decided against Ital-
ian unity so fer as Rome is concerned; that
ia to saw, Rome remains under the temporal