Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-10-25

The state Elections.


We publish elsewhere the returns OF the
elections so far as they have been received
The result shows that little interest has
been taken in it. This Is owing to the
fact, that the friends of Gen. Dockery,
who, although not candidate, was urged
by his supporters and few papers OF
the State, with the same vehemence as il
he was, were so few and insignificant that
Governor Worth was regarded without
substantial opposition, wilhelm butfew coun-
tieswas there serious contests for the Leg1sla-
ture. Sofa as we KNOWN this section OF the
State. only in Brunswick county was there a
candidate in favor OF the Howard amend
ment orwho would not pledge himself direct
" against it. And although having the adj
vantage of being the oldmember,a and belong
ing to avery popular family, the people of the
county have most emphatically repudiated
Mr. Russell, and returned his opponent, Mr..
Allen.
In few counties, candidates who favor
ed reputation, or gave the doctrine 8
quasi support, have been returned to the
Legislature but these instances are very
scarce, and in most of the cases, thelocalpop-
ularity or political sentiments had as much
or more to do to cause the result than the
popularity of the question of reputation.
Under the circumstances of the entire
want of excitement and the distaste our
people are acquiring for all political cleo
r - ~
eral Government towards them, the vote
polled for Governor Worth is very fatter-
ing. Certainly the unanimity with which
he is supported should be gratifying, for
the opposition, insignificant as it was, was
the result of the earnest and honest efforts
of his political opponents, if not to defeat
him, to poll as large vote as possible
And we doubt exceedingly if General
Dockery's vote would have been much lar
ger had he formally accepted the nomina-
ton rendered him, and we are certain it
would not have increased in proportion to
Governor Worth's, which the positive OPP
position would have drawn out.
If, as is stated by some of our State CO.
ernor Worth and anti-Howard amendment
and General Dockery and Howard amend
ment, the friends of Constitutional Union
have reason to be satisfied with the result. |
In Raleigh where great efforts were made in
favor of the amendment, and where the
personal popularity of Governor Holden
has been invincible. Governor Worth gets
a handsome majority. The Standard and its
editor are no longer a power, even in Wake.
"Othello's occupation is gone" But we
are not satisfied that the result of the cleo
ton is fair test of the feeling of the peo-
pie of North Carolina upon this amend
ment In portions of the State where this
proposition had any respectable number of
canvass made, while in very large portion
of the State where the friends of the amend
ment were exceedingly scarce, but one set
of candidates were voted for and the poll
consequently very small. In other words, |
we believe that almost the entire voting pop |
ulation which absented itself from the bal |
lot-box at the late election, and the num-
Der was very great, would have been cast
against the amendment, had it formed the
issue of an exciting contest. The terms of
which North Carolina will &C
cept are not such as will carry with them
the degradation of her people.
When the returns are more complete, we
will refer to this subject again.