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POLITICAL. 1 v.n wa startled I The other day the ptiMic t ite by the announcement that Mr. Nath'l Dcn'.y, has j mansion, we cast our eyes through the iron paling temporary Navy Agent of the. United Stut.." at , that enclosed thelawn,aad obsorved,at a distance, Marseille, was a drfaulteitotbetmipof $15,004); i in lha vicinity of the stables, a white hor feeding nJ that suit hud been cimuieiic.-i! against him for upon lUe grass that grows undisturbed in the inclo Jhe amount. Cnriosity has since ken ma ni fcted i snr'. The ight of that animul utor.ee ronsed up lo s-e what the Washington Union, which h is been i recollections of Palo Alto, Resaca, Monterey and making such an outcry against few term-vats, ' B ic-in Vista, and wo hastened round to make a wcitld hive to say upon an important defalciiit-m ; j n or.- familiar acquaintance with the old warrior, ami i:i order to satisfy it, ve quote tiie follow :-j tor such indeed we found hiin to bo ; the identical "The defalcation, v. hatever he its amount, was it"T ; quadruped which had borne his master through so ocrarloned by u ruljbery, but by the commercial 1 many conflicts and perils, embarrassment ot a house in Richmond, which There he wes eagerly feeding upon the green was to transmit tiie government funds to Mr. Den- grass, forbidden lo all other animals, at a point be t'V in Franco ; and that house was ruined because ; tween the While'llouse and the Treasury Depart rflho ruin which the. revolution in Franco has j ment, where the stables stand. If we hr,d expected brought do n upon the house thero to which li e , to tiud a lofty, nobler charger, curving his neck in Rithmond house had made its consignments. The emulous price, pawiug the ground with impatient drar glits were returned protested from France,rid ' energy, or startling the ear with his loud neighing, Mr. Denl-v's drafts shared a similar fate." , we should have been disappointed. No such im- A cool excuse, indeed '. The funds of ihe gov- aginations of stately pride-and martial glory were erumt tit have been let out on speculation in Rich-' to be realized by a near view of this patriotic horse, rnoud, and the Richmond House has failed! Bet-t this gallant and faithful servant of a bold brave tt-r, we rather think, for -thr ,j,".th:.t the F.x-! man. No, it was old Whitey still, a plain, practi orgau'oi the E.v -government had kept still. . ca', serviceable animal, apparently possessing in The Kifhmond Whig thus throws more light his humble measure some of the very qualities u:ion the mode and means, of tiie defalcation: ! which have rendered hi rider so eminently useful. 'We he ir Mr. Dchhy Was appointed Xavy Agent, I Old Whitey is of the medium size, has remark and required to give security to ihe amount of ably clean legs, (1 think this is the jockey phjase) S500.000.'- He was unable of himself to give the j and appears supple and active for one of his years, bond. M i . C F. Osborne, of this city, undertook t he being now seventeen. Ilia spirit and tenper, to gii the security, becoming one himself, on con-, however, are evidently in advance of his physical ditirn that he w is to be' Mr. Denny agent in this j vigor. lit has been hardly treated on Ids way to : country 'tu draw all the mor.i y Liiuscif, and to j visit his master. I mean that the popular predato lmr titrwof tt.iurttl called for by the wants of ry assaults on his marie and tail have resulted in the public service."- But whether there was any the abstraction of such an amount, from these use-, Fttrh express condition or not, Mr. Osborne did act j ful and ornamental parts, as very much to abridge as Mr. litjy's'ageiii-The drew the money and j their usefulness and impair their beauty. But.un- ivs understand that in his statement to the Depart ment, he admits that he did use about $13l,0(K) of the public money, w hich he is not now able to repay." - It kimiU seem, then, from this, that the Ex-Sec-rotary of the Navy, Mr. Mason, (now of Richui'd) consented that Mr. Osborne should thus draw Mr. Duuby's United States funds which funds Mr.Os borne having used in trade aild speculation, is now unable to return. Tho fair conclusion from thit fact seems to be, that Mr, Denny could not obtain the necessary se enritj , without allowing the public money to be j used in the business of his broker : and that the public money w as thus used, cither with the know ledge, or through the carelessness of the Ex-Secretary of tho Navy. Indeed, lucre would seem lobe a Richmond favoritism in the whole transaction; but whatever aro the particulars, it must be ad mitted to be a handsome dash in upon the public money, the discovery of .which will justify a good many experimental removals, (.only to see if there is no nv re defalcation elsewhere,) and which cer tainty, at least fir awhile, should shut the mouths of such declaiwrs as now figuro in the Washing ton rjmoo.' . ' JV. Y. Express. MORE DEFAULTERS. "The cry is stil they come." , y Ir. Lane, the removed pennon agent at Imis ville, Kentucky, proves to baa defaulter to the Government, and a violator of the penal provisions tnf t!ie Sub-Treasury law. He has been lending the public money, it seems, to John Lanp, IT. S. Marshal for that District, which neither lias ena ble him to pay olf jurors, &c. which being legiti mate expenses of Government, he calls it "one arm of tho serviee helping the other." We suppose, if Johu should t ike in his head to lend the public money to the Doctor, it might be called "both arms of the public service helping each other," and would prove a very profitable and convenient arrange ment. The people w ill think it liigh time both these Lanes had a turning. Meanwhile the Doe- tor is oo the etwnp soliciting the suffrages of the i nearly equalizes the number of Whigs and Locos people, and we learn from the Louisvilfo Journal, j ;n tlia.1 office, and this was doubtless one reason from which we give extracts below, that the Loco-j fr (he change. focoa there, according to their peculiar school of j But he principal reason which altogether justi ethics on tliia subject, vindicate the thing on the ! fic, it, is stated by the Republic. At the last P res ground that "one federal office-holder has a perfect ' id utial Election, it was supposed that the vote of right to loan tho funds of his office to another'' Pennsylvania, Would settle the question, and elect far the reason, we suppose, that he considers tht ! Taylor or Cass. . It was important to Carry that tunds his own. But how if neither pays upon de- tate. and in order tc dq it, voluntary contribu mand ? Many tears, it is said, are shed over this tiorw were raised by the locofoeo clerks, and for- fallen patriot, and an immense amount of murul in- ce& contributions were levied on the few Whigs in dignation is expended upon Gen. Taylor, for turn- j the office to turnish the means by which men could ing hiin out. The discovery of this offence seem , be transpnrtcd from M? District of Ctlumbia lo vote to have been made on the demand of a Mr. Gwath- ; penwi$cania. To this fund the nineteen clerks mey, (or the payment of a pension claim, and the' J removed contributed, every man of them, without I allure to obtain payment, as well as the failurs of " Lane, to deliver n demand, to his successor, Mr. Vance, tho funds, banks, and pipers of Ihe office. Rick Wlii". The Uios is riding ita highest horse j net now, i a nd denies the rmwer of the Secretary of the Inte-1 rior to in ike rem ivals in the General 'Land Office, ; ' ri adkisii iu ptrtisaiM and clients there to dis regard hi letter of dismissal, and hold on to their t:urT. The rewnn we do nut prete id to under land ; Imt we-snpprwe it is by a ( Jrt of divine riiiht of Locofocoisii), The law is clear enongh tt. IIU. AllWH, r.tk mm .11.... f.u ll... ite,.ub!ic:-"IVae of 1812, creating the General Land Office, provide. U there shall be establish-! in the depanmen, of the Treasury an office to! 1 A-Ha.sin.tcd the 'General Land Office.' So 1 ,, ., . v. . i imc nerui lyma jmce is niaa wepartment, l.trt a m.-re f fficc" or bureau in the Treasury D - Varinipiit; and on its reorganization, in 1838, it Timtin.'d snljccl tn the control and supervision l tho Secretary efttie Treasury, as decided by Mr. Attorney Gineral Bullcr atlor the passage ol' that act.. By the act of the last session of Congress, the General Land Office has been transferred from the Treasury to the Home Depamnent, and it i now ,r. .... i :.. .i - i... r . . . , . , , - , nd subject to the supervision and coiurol of the Secretary of tiie Interior. The power of the head, of Departrtietit of the Government to ippoint and remove 4he clerks in tho various offices in their respective DqpafUnr nts has always been exercised since the first tirganisv tton of the Government, and the right has new leer) questioned. BtbSw The practice nr.der all A-hiiinitrtions to t.- re uoJuiJlban three acts of CbPn::.. Hi' tU'ir;'!i' rU.'h .ippoiuttuenU, " "OLD WHITEY" , Oi -Old Whitey" the Washington correspon- ('"iii i.t'ilif New York "Commercial" writes thus: "Walking ;a the vicinity of the Presidential like his master, he will have a resting time. Re pose and good feeding will put him in better flash, and improve his general trim. . Wc-tried to stir up a little of his inborn spirit by iinpulsrvo words, such as the equine race understand, but though he oc casionally tossed his head, he seemed much more inclined to to nibble the superficial grass of the courtyard. The eyes of this favorite are peculiar. He has what are called glass eyes. In them, as around his nose, there is an appearance of tho albino. On his bndv he carries the scars received in battle, ,,vmg tlmt ho and his rider were in the midst of daneer. One of these is quite healed. The other must have been more severe, for he winces some what when the hand is passed over it. These, 1 think, were received at Monterey, where Gen. Tay lor was much exposed, the more so perhaps on ac count of the conspicuous color of his horse. It is said that his military friends near him protested a gainst so much exposure at the desperate field of Buena Vista, and perhaps prevailed on him to change his horse for one of a less marked appear ance. -.' Warriors seem partial to "milk' white steeds." That I believe was Gen. Washington's fancy. It I is said also, to be the favorite color of Gen. Scott. Old Whitey, we are informed, at once recognised his master and expressed bis satisfaction by w hin nying in a way that showed how much he felt it. Other people are more coldly received. The prin cipal use to which the old soldier will be devoted will be to give an occasional "airing" to the Pres ident, when seeking relaxation from the cares of state. For the rest, he will have habitual repose iu tho Presidential stalls, and will, in the gratifica tion of a natural curiosity, be visited by American citizens who come to the capitol. "" 5I0RE RIGHTEOUS REMOVALS. The Secretary of the Interior removed 19 Lnco- focos from the General Land Office on the 27 nit. and appointed 19 Whiirs in their places. This exception. Tiie Republic says it has ttie names, with the um paid by each, and has the mct un doubted cvblcnce, that every man among them con tributed money to perpetrate this deliberate, mon strous fraud on the elective franchise; and these are ttie men for whom the Union claims impunity, because they did not interfere in the election. It is about the removal of such men a. these, and such defaulters as Dcnbv, and Collins, and Moore, that the Union is daily pouring forth co lumn after column of most vulgar and bitter abuse officii. Taylor and the Cabinet. FatjObt. i . ' f "f0' h:" ,afcen 6roo1na W"lurv Ttoy rH h.m ne resolutions ,n favor "f ,h9 Wilm Prov"? w,"chJ to Jl8PP'oved; d KHiuiredhiio to sien them and transmit them to the ; 1 i a Governors of several States. Gov. Dana refused to sign them, and so- .Uted in a message to the Legislature. T The Washington Union says that the Virgi nia Central Committee pledged General Taylor a gainst "an iiditcriminalt removal." Well, they pledged him right Has ha not shown remarkable ihcriminalim in picking ou'. defaulters t He will show a good deal more of this same' admirable , ana itv before he gets through. It is the fear of ' . ' , . , , j . . . that which makes the wicked tremble. The New York Globe says that "Gen. Taylor lraa been nrly killed in the first four months ol his administration." "Fray, was Captain Cook lWi mi hi first voyage I" said an ignorant fel law o Frofeiiaor Poraon. "I believe be waa," rer plied Poon, "but he didn't mind it much fir he immediately sntered upon his second." L"uif f.ll: Jr-T.jl ' '- PROSCRIPTION PROSCRIBED. If the most conclusive vindication of the Admin istration for changing the men of the late Presi dent were not furnished by the proof of the unwor thy chancter of those men the fact, that during Mr Polk's Administration, not erw Whig was ap pointed to any office that the whole Whig popu lation of the United States was mercilessly pros cribed, would constitute that vindication. On this subject, the Republic has the following just obser vations ; The principles of the late Locofoeo dynasty on the subject of Removals are well known. We all known that its practice accorded with it principles. The emblem of the hickory broom is familiar to us. The charitable consolation to the dismissed office holder "root hog or die" is not forgotten. All ,the offices in the country, not already so occupied, were bestowed, during his administration, upon the noisy and active partisans of General Jackson. In 1834 the Wmo party formed. It soon nuiiib-r-ed a moiety of the nation among its numbers, and very sure are we that no one of them was ever ap pointed ta office .during the administration of the" General or his successor. In JS40 the Wuros out numbered and outvoted their opponents by a very largo majority. They lost power by the unfortu nate death of Gem Harrison, and the 'infamous treachery of Mr.Tyler, During Mr.Polk's adminis tration, not a Whig was appointed to any office, and the few whom Mr. Tyler had spared were un ceremoniously ejected. For twenty years, then, the opponents of the late dynasty have been strict ly excluded from all participation in public honors and emoluments. So far was this exclusion car ried, that a plot was engendered for committing the conduct of the Mexican Warto a lieutenant-general, in order to vipersede the distinguished Whig officers who were winning perilous adrels in the service of their country. All this was sustained by the Locofoeo press. It was all right that Whigs should be proscribed Worse than that they were denounced by the Chief Magistrate of the country as traitors, giving ' aid and comfort" to the enemy. But now, for sooth, when this proscription has been proscribed, and the President seeks to restore the late down trodden and trampled, but now triumphant party, to their rightful share in public appointments the opposition ; ress sets up a universal w-ail, and ral lies the dismissed office-holders to join the coalition of Barnburners, Abolitionists, and Old Hunkers, to overthrow the Administration of Zachary Taylor, the "southern slaveholder." ARUIV1L OF TIIE CAMBRIA. By the arrival of the Steamer Cambria we have London dates to the 20th July, and Paris to the 19th. The news is important. Ireland. Severe Riots had taken place be tween thu Orangemen and Catholics, near Castle William, in the County of Down, on the anniver sary of tho battle of tho Boyne. Forty or fifty persons are said lo have been killed 6r wounded. Tiie potatoe disease was appearing, but it was hoped a good crop would nevertheless be saved. Nothing of importance from England. France. The Legislative Assembly was to bo adjourned from the 15th of August to the 15th of October. Tho election for thirty-Eve new mem bers to fill vacancies, had turned out favorably to the government. The press is to be- muzzled still closer. Gen. Lamoriciere has been appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to Russia. Italy. The Pope has addressed an autograph letter U Gen. Oudinot on the occasion of receiving the Keys of the City of Rome. IPs Holiness con gratulates the General on the triumph of order in Rome and expresses his hope that Divine Provi dence will remove the difficulties that may still ex ist. He adds that he does not cease to direct his prayers to Heaven for the General, the Army, and the French nation. The letter was dated Gae'a July 4. '. Preparations are making at Rome, which lead to the impression that Pius IX is expected soon to re turn to the Quirinal. All the wounded have been removed from that palace. The French are doing all Ihey can, distributing money freely, to get up a cry in his favor but in vain. Garibaldi his succeeded iu making his escape good from the French division, who were put upon a false scent, and he is now on the mountains of Abruzzi. Previous to his departure from Rome he had secured the amunition and military stores. Another account states Garibaldi is on the Neapol itan frontier, where he was joined by another body of fugitive troops aud formed, it is said, a body of 20,000 men. Hungary. Another signal victory by the Hun garians over the Russians and Austrian!, is repor ted. We shall know more about it by the next ar rival. ' An armibtice has been agreed upon between Prtt sia and Denmark, and hostilities have ceased. Cotton has continued in favor at advancing pri ces, and money to a considerable extent is being invested in the article. The consumption of cot ton is now greater than it was ever known to be, and the conclusion of an armistice between the Ger mans and Danes, just announced at London, will doubtless increase the ereat demand. At Man chester and other manufacturing marts, the market has been firm, and spinners, influenced by tiie buo yant state of the cotton market, have claimed in many instances an. advance of a hall-penny per pound, and additional price has also been demand' ed upon goods. ' The sales of Cotton for ihe week ending July 20th, amount to 79,490 bales ; of which specula' tors took 25,590 and exporters 7,500 bales, Tho market in the early part of the week was active, and not so animated since Wednesday. It closed yesterday at t furthur advance of id per pound, for all descriptions. , The Committees; official quotations now being 5jd for fair Ulands, 5J for fair Mobile, and 6) for fair Uplands Middling a a 6d per pound. I ha sales for yesterday, July 20th, were 8000, bales the market closing very steady at quotations, The present stock of Cotton In Liverpool iieati mated at 701,120 agaiust 589,970 bales last year. Fof.ot.1) TasAsoiT Note. On Wednesday, at Boston, a forsed 8300 Tieasury noto was passed off to Messrs. Blair & Wotcrfield, brokers. There arc many of these spurious notes afloat, In amny jart of !h? eeuutry, we sup it tateu RALEIGH TIMES. -- a ' RaltifiljJr. G. FRIDAY, ilT,rST 10, 1849. VICTORY ! ! ! VICTORY ! ! ! The Triumphant Old North State sends Greeting to the Whigs of ; the Unipri ! ! ! WE HAVE MET THE EXEMY, AND THEY ARE OVR'Sr THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION'S. Our Retnr is are by no means full though suf ficiently so to announce results. Our readers will recollect that we ire not to favorably situated as to receive our Returns by Telegraph, and are con sequently dependent upon North Carolina mails, Which are proverbially slow, to bring us the papers on their regular days, or the favors of our corres pondents. Wt have arranged our news according to Districts. .From tiie First and Second we have no returns. . THIRD DISTRICT. Richmond Deberry, whig, 492; Caldwell, dem ocrat, 134 : majority 3 )8, Moore- Deberry 5-25; Caldwell 5-15: maj. 20. - Anson Deberry 1020; Caldwell 538: maj. 482. Lincoln Caldwell 494; Deberry 272: maj. 222. Gaston Caldwell 671; Deberry 160: maj. 511. The vote will be small, many whigs not consider ing it a contest. Deberry of course elected. Weobserve that a panic-stricken correspondent of the Star, writing from Montgomery, says, "The whigs did not cordially support the nominee mere ly becanse of their prejudice to conventions and caucus nominations. I think, however, that Mr. Deberry is elected, notwithstanding many of Dock- ery's friends voted for Caldwell. The result is not yet known, but is considered doubtful." VVo trust our brother Lemay will lay down the law to these "doubting" Judases who "voted for Caldwell," under such circumstances. FOURTH DISTRICT. Guilford A, H. Sheppcrd, whig, 1336 ; Keeno, democrat, .332 : maj. 991. ' Stokes. Koeue's majority 1C7. Forsythe Keenc 805; Sheppcrd 001: maj. 201 No doubt about Shopperd 'a election. FIFTH DISTRICT. Chatham Nash, whig, has a majority of 376 over Venable, his democratic opponent. Caswell Venable 1016; Nash 2G2: maj. 751. Granville Venable 960; Nash 901: maj. 56, Orange Xush's majority 43. Person Venable's majority 319. j Venable therefore beats Nash in tho District by I 710 majority. . ., SIXTH DISTRICT. Wake Danitl 823; Clark 896. Franklin Daniel 624; Clark 210. Edgecombe Daniel 792; Clark 467. Nash Daniel 450; Clark 375. John stonDaniel 644; Clark 404. II ilifax-Daniel's majority 461. Warren Daniel 650; Clark 30. Daniel is therefore re-elected by at least 2000 majority. SEVENTH DISTRICT. The returns are nearly all in, but are devoid of interest, and of no use for reference. W. S. Ashe has beaten his opponent, Reid, by a large majority. Both Democrats. EIGHTH DISTRICT. OXE HUNDRED GINS FOR STANLY! Craven Lane, dcm. 686 : Stanly, whig, 673 : Lane's maj. 13. Beaufort Stanly 8 17; Lane 577 : Stanly'o ma jority 270. ; Hyde AH the precincts heard from except N'th Lake. Stanly 415; Lane 246. Stanly's present majority 199. In Pitt county, Stanly's majority is reported 110 by one authority, and 96 by another. Wc hav not the official vote. . Tyrrell The precinct at Columbia only heard from, which gave 121 maj. for Stanly, being 20 gain over Donnell's vote. Carteret Stanly 167; LaneTHStanly'a pre- sent majority 57. W lute Oak to warfrom, which gave Donnell 20 majority. Washington Stanly 336; Lane 188; maj. 148. Lenoir Lane 437; Stanly 270. Majority 167; a gain of 76 votes for Lane. Greene Lane's majority 26. Jones Stanly 210; Lane 182: majority 28. Vayne Lane 1078; Stanly 291. Lane's ma- ority 787. Lane gained some 200 over his former vote in Wayne. STANLY IS ELECTED. Tyrrell coun ty remains to be heard from, which gavp Donnell 231 over Lane; Taylor 204 over Cass; Manly 230 over Reid, and Clay 191 over Polk. Either figure will elect Stanly. On a Recapitulation, tho ma jorities above, added up, give 093 for Lane, and 798 for Sunly. Add 250 to Stanly for the vote of Tyrrell, as he has gained 20 at one precinct, and he will be elected by 65 votes. We were of the impression that the majority would be small ; but this has been quite a close race. The Democracy will hate it worse than we possibly can. POSTSCRIPT. . STANLY'S ELECTION SECURED. Binca writiug the above, we received a letter from the Editor of tho North State Whig, (who will please accept our thanka,) dated, Washisgtoh, Aug. 6. I send the returns of the Congressional Election in this District as we have received them here ; every Coonty except Tyrrell : Stanly's mitjortiie:' 1 Lane's majorltws. Beaufort, 270 official Wayne, 787 official. Pitt, S6 " Lenoir, 167 Jones, 28 " Craven, 13 Washington, 148 " Greene, 19rejortod. Carteret, 83 reported. Hyde, 161 " 788 OSS -7S3 l'J3 Lane, therefore, goes into Tyrrel, if the above be 1 eorrwM 98 votes ahead. The only precinct we have heard from in Tyrrel gives a gain for Stanly of 20, over Donnell's majority, in 1847, when he carried the County by a majority of 226. Should the other 3 precincts in Tyrrel coins in as they Ai4 in 1847, Stanly's majority in tho District will' be 49. provided the alove returns prove correct. - Stanly's vote in the District is very large lar ger I think, than ever before given to any man. Truly yours, &.e. On the above, we remark, that it agree with our lletuni9,exceptas to the reported vote inllyue, abeait which there is some confusion and the re ported majority in Greene, winch is 2b. Add 7. to Ka, as above, will give 205. iso that Lane goes into Tyrrell 205 votes ahead of Stanly, where the latter has already mined 20 votes, at Columbia, over Donnell in 1847. Tyrrell, where he has thus ga'ned theee 20,'will give "Stanly at least 230, and pMbaoly 2A0 majority. She is nre to give linn more than 2U5 ,which cuts off all chance for Lane's election. From the lights before ., Vv E PRONOUNCE MM BEAT! NINTH DISTRICT. Allhetrd from but Currituck. Person, detnoc't, gets majorities as follows: Martin 219; North ampton 62. Outlaw, whig, gets majorities in the following : Cam&n 430; Chowan 50; Bertie 169; Gates 25; Hertford 56; Pasquotank 301; Perquimans 138, Allow Currituck 350 majority for Person, and Outlaw is elected by 638 votes. THE GENERAL RESULT. Delegation of Xurth Carolina in tlv ZUt Congress. 1st. Dist. Thomas L. Clingman, Whig. 2d. - " Joseph P. Caldwell, do. . Joseph P. Caldwell, Edmund Debeny, do. ; 4th. . 5th.' 6th. 7th. 8th. 9th. Augustine H. Sheppcrd, do. Abraham W. Venable, Dem't. John R. J. Daniel, do. William S. Ashe, f do. Edward Stanly, Whig. David Outlaw, do. ELECTION OF CLERKS. Cumberland. County Court Clerk Mr. Mc Laurin 101 1. McKay 452. Mr. McRae re-elected Superior Court Clerk without opposition. Neu Hanorer. Gen. L. II. Marsteller re-elected County Court Clerk, and S. R Bunting for the Superior Court. Lincohu Robert Williamson County Court Clerk, and V, McBee Superior Court. Wayne. John A. Green re-elected for the Coun ty Court, and W.C.Bryan for Superior Court. Poll : Green 700, Benj. Aycock 671. Bryan712, Cuuis II. Brogden 6G5. Franklin. Young Patterson re-elected for the County Court, and Mr. Lawrence fur the Superior Court. Poll ; Patterson 518, Davis Young 412. Lawrence 816, Jones 126. - .Wake..' James T, Marriott re-elected County Court Clerk, and Richard P. Finch re-elected for Superior Court. : Moure. A. C. Curry County Court, and Col. John Morrison Superior Court. Alamance. Maj. Foust County Court, and Mr, Gragson Superior Court. Stokes. Hon. John Hill re-elected County Court Clerk, and Samuel Taylor Superior Court. Forsytlie. A. J. Stafford County, and John Black burn Superior Court. Guilford. Logan County Court, and Caldwell Superior Court. Orange. Gen. Joseph Allison, it appears from returns, has been re-elected County Court Clerk in Orange. His majority over his Whig competi tor, Morris, is 161, Grancille. James M. Wiggins, Esq., has been defeated for Clerk in Granville.' Poll: Augus tine Landis, 928 ; James M. Wiggins :u0. Su perior Court Benjaman C. Cooke 1074 j William Lynam 728. CasveV. A. Slade re-elected County Court Clerk, arid Thoa. J.Brown Superior Court Edgecombe. John Norflect re-elected County Court Clerk without opposition, and Robert H, Pen der elected for Superior Court. Johnston. Thos, Bagley County Court Clerk by 190 votes over II. II. Hobbs. II. S. Bell Su perior Court Clerk by 81 votes over J. Q. Ad ams. ll'arren. The old clerks re-elected. Cumberland. Duncan G. M'Rie re-slcctcd Su perior court clerk ; John M'Laurin re-elected coun ty court clerk. Robeson. Tho old Clerks re-elected. Sampson. Beaman elected county court clerk by 369 votes over Faison. Bladen. Wooten Superior court clerk by 3Q9 votes over Gillespie. M'Kee county court clerk by 171 votes over Monroe. Richmond. Wm. B. Colo elected Superior court clerk without opposition. Capt. M. L. Doug lass county court clerk by 163 votes pver W. W. Graham. .Anson. Old Clerks re-elected. New-Hanover. S. R. Bunting Superior court clerk; L. II. Marsteller re-elected county court clerk. . THE WHIG VOTE. We have not heard yet sufficient to enable us with accuracy to state, whether the Whig vote of the State has equalled iu common strength. How ever, there can be no reliable data on which to base any apprehension of loss of strength Irani the results of this election. In Stanly's District, the Democratic and Whig strength bavobolh increas edthe former in the greatest projiortion, as com pared with the Congressional election, in 18 17, as we shall be prepared to show, we are confident, when the full returns are in. We shall then see, too, how it is in Venable's, . As to the upper Whig Districts, nothing reliable is to be gathered from the votes. There, was uo close contest expected iu any of them and though we think tho whig ought, at all times, to poll their full strength, and never U) abandon their or ganization, nccossity or no necessity, yet we know they are difficult to be got out, when there U no exciting animation in Uie casvass. Ail easy victory anywhere is a misfortune, iu soine respects, to a political party. It is apt to lull them into a falso security, from which they are bard to arouse. But we have'nt time to speculate now. We shall look at this matter more closely hereafter. . XT In this District a great srmny votes were thrown away by the Whigs. In Wake 288 ot these were scattered among Mesa:. Mi Her, Gales and Lijon, the latter of whom received about 80. Frankhn, Miller 38, Smith 8. ' Juhr'ston, Mill ld9, &c. ' . - - ' - - ":'-', ' - '-' ' . . " ;,- .. '' v 1 ' POLITICS OF NORTH CAROLINA. We have now passed through another warm Congressional Campaign and North Carolina stands where she did, The State is Whig.and na such anstains her character for firmnesa of princi ples, and elects her men by majorities sufficiently decisive. There can be uo mistake, we appre hend, as to her position; and she has done her whole duty in contributing to the support of Geiu eral Taylor's Administration. If the other States, where elections liavo been he'd this August main-, lain their ground s well, the next House of Rep resentatives will be Whig, and a fair chance will be afforded to tho Administration to project audi carry out its measures to redeem the country fron the sad evils it has suffered during the) misgovern-! mcnt of successive Locofoeo rulers, and to restore it to its original purity as a govern in r and pnu perity as a nation. In successive struggles to tlii end, North Carolina has long been not only relia ble, but triumphant. While others faltered elio has stood firm ; and that firmnevs she now main tains, sending her full quota of- Whigs again to Congress. As to the distinctive features ol the canvass in each Djftrict, we do not know that is necessary now tSfpeak, as they are well understood by eve ry person here. The general battle was between Whigs and Locofocos ; and the Whigs, as usual, have gained the victory. There was no bitterness, perhaps, anywhere but in Stanly's district, where his is but another name for death to Locofocoism, and "the parly" hatea him accordingly, worse than poison. Some local causes have conspired to les sen Ids majority, and we confoss it is very small, but there is no diminution of Whig strength in the gallant District he will gallantly and ably repre sent. A bitter pill as he is to Locofycoism at home, we commend him to those he will meet at Wash ington City and he has our free leave to prick them with thorns, and gall and vex them to their ' heart's content may he spread slip-nooses for their feet, or trap them in their own gins, until he shall utterly trip them ap and bring them down ; exposing their corruptions, and defeating their a bominable and mischievous plans. Especially do we commit to his guardian caro and supervision, the heavy and obtuse Daniel, (single-minded only in tho matters of pay and rations,) the volatile aud sulphuric Abraham, and the tricky Ashe, of fraud ulent ticket memory. These three ornaments of North Carolina Locofocrary, (each eccentric in his own wayO will ro.uirea deal of watching, that, however they may each play the fool for himself, they shall not be allowed to make a fcol of the State, nor tarnish her fair and honest name. But our mind is pretty well at rest on this sub ject, as Stanly will be there ; and in his hands we are very well content to leave them.. The Farmer of Wayne can now join Fanner Brogden, whom he no doubt defeated, in a glori ous state of retiracy, until next August ; when we recommend to thein both to be elected to the Leg- -islature, and come up to Raleigh together, pre- : pared to oppose Railroads, Common Schools, and every other enlightened measure which may of- . far. . NINTH DISTRICT. Wo have the pleasure of announcing to our Whig friends the election of the Hon. David Out-, law to Congress from this District. We have tho majorities from all the Counties except Currituck, but we prefer to publish full returns when thev are received. Outlaw's majority, will be between 5 and 600. The issues in this District were main ly the Slavery question and the Nag's Head in terestthe vote looks like a strict party one, to us. Outlaw's majority over Biggs, at the last election was somewhat larger, viz: 724 but we have never felt any fears of Outlaw's success. Almost any Locofoeo could poll the full strength in the District and we see absolutely nothing in the contest to aid in setting up or pulling down a the ory. The best of it is, and what all true patriots should rejoice over that we have prevented Mr. Locofoeo Parsons from going to Congress to aid, by his vote, the Free Soilera and Abolitionists in opposing the Administration of our Southern Pres ident. We henceforth drop him. FIFTH DISTRICT. We could moralize profitably, no doubt, upon the result of the election, in this District where, after all, nobody is surprised that Venable is re elected. When tho District was laid off, thero was a conceded Democratic majority qfjrtout 600, as the usual strength. Kerr, it is true, reduced Vcnable'e majority to some 150 ; and many san guine Whigs indulged the hope that Nash would beat him. Whatever we may have hoped, we have never thought, nor expressed the opinion, that Venable would be beat. We have looked upon his election as the result of a strength of numbers which the Whig vote could not overcome ; ss the Democrats are not in the habit of voting for Whigs. On the contrary, they usually stick to their man, however abominable may be bis partic ular heretics, if he goes for the general advance-, mcnt of his party. We have reason to believe. and do believe, that the freebooter doctrines of A braui Venable were very distasteful to many strong ' Democrats in that District, who yet felt bound to vote for hiin as a Democrat; and ws have for some time thought that, had there been no Whig nominated, opposition would have been found in the person of a Union Democrat, who could have well nigh run Abraham out of tho District, with the assistance of the strong Whijj vote which slionlJ, on patriotic grounds, havo1 been cast for hiin. It is passed aud Abraham goes to Wash ington, to resume his scat along with Calhoun and, the rest of that school : to stir up tho bile of the free boilers and Abtliiio.'iisUby fanatical denun ciations which only recoil to the disadvantage of the South ; and lo vote, at last, with those, "Nat ur.il Allies," for whom he professes to have such holy horror as to prefer a difcsolutii it of ihe Union to their success in the matter of the Wilniot Pro io. Go it, Abraham, for two. years, w shall have many a lick at you in that time, "j ; ID" Our thanks are due to our friends for'the Election Returns with which they have favored us. 'They should be attentive to tholr Editors in this respectf for our perplexities ar sometimes great' in consequence oi the difficulty of obtaining thein. We will cheerfully tender .them,, any ser vice in our power, wlu neyer they mpej-d itj (
Raleigh Times [1847-1852] (Raleigh, N.C.)
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