Oxford Democrat

The Minnesota Election.

The Chicago Tribune of the 17th, says:

"We have St. Paul papers to the 11th and 12th inst., and think there is no longer any doubt in regard to the Republican triumph at the recent election. The whole Republican delegation of the St. Anthony district have received their certificates. This is a Republican gain of four members over previous reports. The election of Dr. Foster, Republican, in Dakota County, is confirmed. Smith, Republican, of the same county, was defeated by only three votes. The Republicans carried Rice county by a vote of 403 to 156. Republican majority, 247. This county has been set down as doubtful. The Republicans have also elected the two delegates at large in Scott and Rice counties, which is a gain, as heretofore they had been conceded to the slaveocrats. In Steele county, the Republican vote was six times as large as the pro-slavery vote. In Wabasha county, the vote stood—Republican 200, Slaveocratic 75. In Winona, the Republicans cast more than double the votes of their opponents. But our side has lost Goodhue by 35 votes, which is a loss on previous calculations: and they have lost one delegate in Hennepin by 1 vote, through foolish personal prejudice of a few persons who let their ill feelings outrun their patriotism. Balancing the gains and losses, we feel sanguine that the Republicans have a good working majority in the constitutional convention."