The New York herald., 1866-06-01
CoNFEDERATION.
The Election Excitement Ina New Bruns-
wick-Strcct Fighting i'm -. john
Sharp Contest aMd Confederate Sue
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OUR ST. JOHN CORRESPONDENTS.
Sr. JoHS, \. B., May 2S 1858
The confederation campaign Is fairly nangurated.
Both parties tho field and in position Up to the
present date two elections have held in North
cumberland and tho other in Carleton county As OK
pected these resulted in favor Of the confcde
rates. the party n power having influenced the sheris
OF the counties to have the elections take place
In those localities where the Canadian party moa
certain OF victory This gives them tho prestige Of sue
cess II must he admitted that although the anticon
fedcraes expected defeat the majority Of votes poed
against them is much greater than they anticipated from
the returns Of last year. showing that there has been
evident change OF feeling in favor OF confederation.
There twelve counties In which elections ar, yet TO
be held and the first two or three OF those Is supposed
will send majority Of Union candidates In tho coun
ties of York; westmoreland, Victoria St John, Char
lotto Kent and Kings however, the ans conhdeat
ol maiorities on their sida.
ExcirEMEsr RislSG
As the returns Of the polls from The vanns parishes
In which tho cec Ions bong he'd bacnme known 10
the pubic This city the opposite ceass Of tho two
parties place them Ia direct antag0Es. and words be-
t~ecn heretofore good friends and Which IN former
times would h.sshccn treaed parf!s, quickly lead TO
blows aud " knock downs arc cf 10 sriy occurrence
ir'rAsLg aUiDEV.
Early Friday morning, piaiaJlf hiwcen one and
two o'clock some lrcs IN aItrfcaiirn upon political
matters, on q street. corner in TINS place, became
highly excited ana IN tho midst Of high words ono
OF the number, Mr. Wm. Humber, received bow
from the effects OF which he l. not likely 10 recover not
having bcen conscious sincc. Two mon gcro arrested
in custody awaiting the result OF The ungor
tunate mans injuries. Il is said that humber ~ ooo
rederete,
There Ia a profound sensation in the community
this ala and 10 is looked upon the beginning OF
troubles.
Az AxI-ooSFEDERArg TGoED
Mr.. T. w. Angin, OF the leading opposers OF the
union scheme, during recent canvassing tour on the
North Shore was peited with eggs while addressing a
polch meeting. This y said 70 have been broasht
about by tho intense feeling existing IN the northern
counties against Angn, Who Is tho conductor O nows
paper in ST. John account Of his being accused hy tho
Roman Catholic bishop Of Chatham New brunswick, of
attempting stir up religious luminosity As AnRlin
has heretofore been exemplary member oi the Roman
Catholic body thu tiou. and his suD 0uont teat-
men, cal alated Ia much weaken his nusncc among
hs co-reli. .oa,sts.
gErriox RyrrsSs.
Tho following the returns from the counties whcre
the elections have taken place. Norhumberiand-Con
feieratc Johnson ,JjG; Sutton, I.25i; Kerr, li26s
Wlfsoa, .2i5 Rn-confeicrats. HuicbDson, 81
Blair Az Carleton Confcicrate Conner. l6s1; Lind
say las0; Bcs 7.0; an,iconfedcrc, Raymond, 1i5.
Although iesi IL = ooncd.iatc he ont Ia orposi
tion the government candidate, and his election
would have begn looked upon victory by tho anti
confehcrale@
Hutchinson In Northumberland county was returned
cdcra.e lat year, ai was thought 10 b.
OF the strongest Ia tue county HIS defeat vas
hardly loosed Tor.