The New York herald., 1872-11-04
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
NORTH CAROLINA CONCEDED TO GRANT.
A Dull Canvass and a Foregone
Conclusion.

RALEIGH, N. Co. Nov. 8, 1872.
The most insipid campaign North Carolina has
ever known closes next Tuesday. Laus Dec, but
don't fire q hundred guns In City Hall Park, for
Wood and Blumenburg have not been In the
counties this time. There is dogged Indifference
among the conservatives terribly ominous for
Greeley, while in the ranks Of the republicans
over-confldence and absence Of enthusiasm will
reduce Grants vote more than ten Thousand be-
hind Caldwel's in August. It Is claimed that
GRANT WILL CARRY THE STATE
by at least twelve thousand the majority OF 1868.
The conservatives and liberals at headquarters,
Barrlnger and Mason, concede the State to Grant
by q, 0,OO0 the lowest estimate OF these gentlemen
being 5000 The reelection OF Grant is q FORE
gone conclusion among the people Of this State.
and hence neither party is pretending to keep up
the appearance OF fight. The government officials
favor at court. The electors OF both SIDES are
generally young men on their first legs, and have
traversed the State little, and the Senatorial
asprants among the conservatives have attended
somewhat to
but as for real live canvassing, there has been
none in this State since the Summer campaign.
The result viii be light vote, the smallest since
tinSnshed % Speakers We're al announced dc for Metropo-
itan Hall last night. The bell was twice rung, but
not ffty persons out OF population OF 10000
were present and Of these less than fifteen were
THE LIGHTS WERE PUT OUT
and there was no speaking The meetings ad-
vertlsed by both sides in this county have utterly
failed. two instances occurring last week OF not
soul on the meeting ground except the speakers.
The straight-0ut movement has been too slow to
amount to much, but the recent accession OF Hon.
Plato Durham to
THE O'CoNoR RANKS
gives the movement character and standing that
would have placed that ticket on better footing
In some counties than Greeley, had it been organ
fessedly the ablest and most influential man OF any
party In the West. IL Is understood that quite
number OF leading democrats are sick OF what they
call the Greeley debauchery," and would follow
these is General d. H. Hill. OF the Southern Home,
at Charlotte. Altogether see nothing but utter
decentralization and discontinue for the c0nserva-
tives here, and their final rout and destruction
DIsINTEGRATION AND DISSOLUTION OF THE REPUB-
LICAN PARTY
In this State for this Is the last time the negroes
are going to vote In solid column for any party.
that the capitalists OF the North arefear OF change
The Senatorial contest assumes no new phase.
Vance Is gradually losing ground, and Merrimon
gaining just enough strength to prevent caucus
nomination, and then for free fight. Senator
Pool is here aud will remain until the meeting Of
Congress. He
NEITHER EXPECTS NOR DESIRES REELECTION.
He will either have department. portfolio or pack
The detection Of Plato Durham has produced
CONSERVATION In the conservative camp, as 1t Is
understood he largely influences the western DELE
cation to the Legislature and IL Is among the pos
sibilitfes that ne may be the coming man lor the
Senat0rship.
Divide the vote OF this State follows :--Grant,
9O,0OO Greeley, 10000; O'Conor, none registered,
as correct returns for next Tuesday as you will
want