Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-10-25
The Penna. Congressional Elec
ton,

I0ouposSu Vi Daupnln, Northumberland
Union, Snyder and Juniata. Curtis !,
minority in these counties in 1860, was
2,S69 Gen. Miller, the regular Demo
cratic candidate is now elected over John
j, Patterson the Republican nominee, by
more than 400
Hon. S. L. Ancona has 5,l24 maiorit v
in Berks for reelection. This decisive
approval of his past course in Congress, il
we'll merited, and reflects credit upon the
over-faithful Democracy Of that county
In 1860 Mr.. Ancona's majority was but
.2,ss2.
Myer Strouse Esq, q member of the
Pottsvillc bar is elected from Schuylkill
and Lebanon, beating James II. Camp.
bell the Republican candidate, who ran
for reelection. 1t is matter for rejoicing
that Democrat takes the place of the pre-,
tentious and unscrupulous Campbell. In
Schuylkill and Lebanon Curtin had a ma
jority of ,s47.
Hon. John d. Stiles of Allentown, Dem.
ocrat, is reelected from Lehigh and Mont
gomery by over 1900 majority. Many
friends outside of his district will rejoice to
hear of his success. Long may he live to
enjoy his honors!
Hon. Philip johnson of Easton is re-.
elected from the Northampton district by
an enormous vote. He is true and gal
liant man and sound Democrat
In the first Congressional district, com
posed of the lower wards of Philadelphia,
Samuel j. Randall, Democrat, formerly
State Senator, has majority of about )
500 over Edward G, Webb, the Forney
Abolition candidate.
In the district composed of York, Cum.
berland and Perry, Hon. Joseph Baily,
Democrat, is re elected
The election of A. H. Coffroth ESQ.,, Of
Somerset, in the Congressional district
composed of Somerset, Bedford, Fulton,
Franklin and Adams counties, is one of the
most notable events of the late election
Curtin's majority in that district was near
ly 1000, but now tho Democratic candid
ate defeats Mcpherson, Republican (who
ran for re'clec ion), by 600 being a gain
of 2 500 votes.
The election OF Hon. John L. Dawson,
Democrat by 200 majority in the twenty.
first district is also signal triumph. That
, District is made up of the counties o.
Indiana, Westmoreland and Fayette, and
gave Curtin l jog majority in 1860, al
though Gen. Foster his opponent resided
there and ran good vote. 1t required 0
strong man to carry the district, but the
man was forthcoming and the thing has
been done
Hon. Jesse Lazear, Democrat, is re-
elected in the district composed of Greene
Washington, Beaver and Lawrence, by
over 400. Curtin's majority in those
counties was 2,079 All honor be ascrib
ed to the gallant Democracy of the South
west
The best single result in the State is tn,
election of Charles Denison Esq, Dem. o
Wilkesbarre, over Hon. Galusha A. Grow
Republican Speaker of the National Hous,
Of Representatives. The district is Lu-
zerne and Susquchanna counties. Cur
tins majority in that district was 400
and it was counted upon as sure for the
hepublican party. 1t was fixed to crush
Luzerne in the Abolition embrace of Sus
quehanna But
"The best laid schemes o'mce an men,
Gang aft agley,
An lea'e us nought but grief an pain,
For promis d djoyv
Dennison's majority is nearly 1900.
Archibald McAllister, Democrat, is also
reported elected by seven hundred ma
jority in the seventeenth district composed
of Cambria, Blair, Huntingdon and Miiar
in which Curtin had majority of ,662.
There are, therefore, taeelce Dem.
Copgressmen elected out of the twenty
four to which this State is entitled, and
that too under an apportiOnment law in
tended and framed to deprive US of a fail
representation and confnc US to five or sis
members'at the most.
Besides independent members (Tracy
and Hale) are elected in the 18th and
18th districts, mainly by Democratic votes
and in opposition to the regular Republi,
can candidates. This leaves but ten Re
publican Congressman proper from Penn
sylvania out of twenty four members, and
Of these the seat Of Thayer from the fifth
district will be contested.
The voice of Pennsylvania will no Ion
nor ba oiyen IN tho Ahol;tinniet. in non