Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-11-10
THE ELECTIONS.

From the nineteen States that
yesterday held elections we have
returns that, in many cases, are
scattering and confused, But
enough is known to warrant the
assertion that the great reaction
which Democratic journals and
stump speakers were so bravely
and constantly predicting has not
made its appearance. The people
have not seen any cruise to abandon
the principles that they have been
standing by for ten years, There
is no more charm in 1870 in the
word Democratic than there was
in 1860. This is the great central
fact Of the elections. The full re-
turAs may show, and we dare say
they will, that here and there the
Republicans have lost Congress
man, but in the next House of Rep
rescntatives the republicans will
undoubtedly be still in a good wor-
king majority.
In Kentucky the Republicans
have probably carried the Seventh
and Eight Congressional Districts.
We regret that the indications arc
that Mr., Wrightson has been de-
feated in the Sixth District.
In Illinois the Congressional
delegation is probably unchanged,
standing nine Republicans to foul
Democrats, Long John Went
worth is defeated IN the First Dis,
trict by Mr.. c. B, Farwell by q
majority of at least 1000, The
State has gone Republican by 6
majority of probably 10000.
New York has elected HOFFMAN
by a majority Of about 10000
New York city gives him a major
ity of 50,l2L
Missouri, according to all &C.
counts, has elected for Governor
Brown over McClurg,
In Wisconsin it is reported the
Republicans lose a Congressman,
probably, in the First District
In Tennessee the Democratic
candidate for Governor, John G
Brown. has beaten Wisener. May
nari is reported to be elected in the
Second District, and Stokes in the
Third. Concerning PrOsser, Re.
publican candidate in the Fifth Dis
trict, reports are conflicting.
In New Jersey we have carried
four Congressional Districts, being
Republican gain of two.
Massachusetts goes Republican
by an increased majority, and sends
back u full Republican delegation
to Congress.
The returns from other States are
too meager to allow any satisfacto-
ry summary Cir. G0zette 9th.
Virginia Democracy haven't for
gotten the old habits of the slave
autocracy. The spirit moved mig
htily at Norfolk on Tuesday night,
while Secetary Robson, H0r.
james H. PIatt, Prof. John NJ.
Langston, and some other gentle
men, were attempting to hold are
publican meeting After Govern
or Wells aud Secetary Robson had
addressed the crowd, and while
Prof Langston was speaking, the
meeting was interrupted by a dis
turnance in the crowd, which soon
increased in violence and extent
until firearms were freely used and
several vollcys from small arms
fred in rapid succession. A few
wounded and dead "niggcr" or
two was the result. That's all.
We are glad to learn that Virginia
is so thourghly reconstructed that
they didn't kill all the colored men
that had the impudence to attend
the Republican meeting We re
member during the Commercial
Convention, hearing an eloquent
scion of the Mother Of States and
Presidents paintinga n glowing pic
ture Of the cheerful acceptance OF
the situation by the people of the
Commonwealth. We suggested at
the time that it would be very graf
flying to have assurances of a prac-
tical nature that the eloquent gen
tlemens statements were correct.
Such occurances as this No,tr'k
business, however, make us fear
that our mild.spoken orator vas
dealing pretty largely in wood
ashes and rain water.