The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-11-11
How He Received the News.

GALENA, Ill.,, Nov. AFTER dcposting
his vote for Congressional and State candi-
dates. this afternoon, Gen. Grant went to
the house of Hon. E. B. Washburue, where
arrangements had been made 10 receive the
Geographic returns. The first report was
from the Hon. j. G. Blaine-"Maine pledged
10000 majority, and she has kept her faith"
The next announcement was received from
the Hon. VIM E. Chandler, that New Hamp-
shire had gone Republican by at least 5000
majority. Soon reports came in thick and
last from all parts of the country, but as yet
they are varying Many of the friends of
General Grant came in, anxious to hear
the news. Much sport was made by
the General, who had written out an
estimate of the majorities for either can
didate in the different States several days
before. This he allowed no one to see except
as each slate was compared with his estimate,
and in nearly every case he proved prophet.
The two States first named gave exactly the
majorities he had predicted, and the Presi-
Dental candidate seemed much more pleased
at his political sagacity than at his success.
Indeed, during the evening he manifested
neither anxiety nor elation, while every one
else was excited as the changing returns came
in. The inevitable cigar" was as indis-
pensable as ever, and the calm which he had
displayed at Vickburg and at Appomattox
was as conspicuous as if he had still been at
the head of million soldiers. Galena, which
had almost always been strongly Democratic,
and had given Mcclellan majority OF 100
there in 1864, was announced as having gone
for Grant by majority Of nine, at the very
moment when dispatches came in proclaim
ing Republican gain in Seymour's own
Deerheld. When Connecticut was certain
for the Union, the whole room, Grant
only excepted, applauded, hut soon the Gen
eral was doomed to disappointment. He
had calculated on $4,000 majority i'll Massa-
chusetts, but the old Bay State was an
nounced as giving him $4,000 majority, and
he acknowledged the error in his calcula-
TONS As the evening wore away, the sue
cess of the Republicans in Pennsylvania,
Ohio and Indiana became sure. Messages
from Grow and ColiaX declared that all
doubt about these States was past. Every
New England State wtS now certain.
Michigan and California came into line.
the Pacific coast responding to the Atlantic
and the Lakes, and West Virginia. with an
unexpectedly large majority, took her place,
while Nevada and Nebraska reached across
the Rocky Mountains, hailing the Allegha-
MES. Bands of music saluted the victor
! from the streets fireworks illuminated the
neighl,orhood, and cannon announced
the peaceful victory of Grant. But Grant
was still as calm and impenetrable as ever.
His adherents were elated but his equanimity
was undisturbed. At length word was
brought that North Carolina was loyal once
more, the first Southern State that had voted
since 1861. The room was crowded with
Congressman, Judges, town and country pol
iticians, army officers, reporters, all appa-
rently more eager than the man on whose
account they were gathered. While they
compared the returns, and fingered to receive
more, dispatch arrived from Petroleum V
Nasty, who forwarded his resignation as
Postmaster, and announced that he had gone
in the grocery business After this the tor.
rent of news and congratulations was inces-
SAINT, interrupted only by the comments Of
the little party, but more than the requisite
number of electoral votes was now secure
and by degrees the citizens dropped away
and little after midnight the President
elect of the United States retired from the
scene of his latest triumph as modestly as III
had left the little house at Appomattox
where four years ago he received the pre-
vious surrender Of the enemies OF his country
l-Nelo York Tribune.