Weekly North Carolina Standard

County:	Paine, K. N.	Shaw, Dem.
Windsor,	266	112
C. Nation,	32	46
Whites,	20	57
Colerain,	126	87
Mitchell's,	2	42
S. Bite,	27	91
Hotel,	43	21
Britton's,	18	29

ELECTION RETURNS.

We give below returns from various Counties as far as received, with extracts from letters from our correspondents:

FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

WINDSOR, Aug. 3, 1855.

Gentlemen: Below you will find the official vote of Bertie
534
435
435
Maj. for Paine,
99
Northampton, I learn, gives 201 majority for Shaw—Martin gives for Shaw—Chowan 80 for Shaw; Hertford 145 for Paine—Washington 145 for Paine—Tyrrell 200 for Paine.
If these returns be correct, I fear Paine is elected.
F.
In addition to the above the last Norfolk Argus gives returns from the following Counties: Gates, 99 majority for Shaw; Pasquotank, 275 maj. for Paine—Perquimans 99 maj. for Paine—Camden 415 for Paine. All the Counties heard from but Currituck.

SECOND DISTRICT.

The Hon. Thomas Ruffin, Democrat, has gained largely over Latham, K. N., and is re-elected by a large majority.

Pitt County.

A friend communicates the cheering news from Pitt, as follows:

"It will be no doubt satisfactory to you to know that Sam and his friends have met with a complete and overwhelming defeat at the hands of the gallant Democracy of Pitt.
Since the existence of two parties in the county, such a victory has never been achieved. 338 majority!! when last year we barely elected our candidate by 3 votes; and where, up to the last few years, the Whig majorities have reached from 150 to 250. The result astonishes every one, and ourselves more than any. The most sanguine did not expect more than 150.
The question now arises, what caused this remarkable change in public sentiment? It is attributable to a variety of causes." First of all, Whig gentlemen, trained in the school of Clay and Webster, revolted with scorn and indignation from an organization which ignored all honorable and manly sentiment, and bound its members like conspirators by secret oaths—those who had always been proud to acknowledge themselves and their principles, recoiled in disgust from a faction which acted in secret and lied in public. And however much they might dislike the Democracy, they disliked "Sam" and his motley crew still more. Some of these cast loose all party feeling and voted with the Democracy; but numbers did not vote at all. As a proof of this, Latham did not get but little over 300, while Ruffin received 715 votes; nearly 100 more than Stanly ever got. While speaking of Mr. Stanly, it may be said with propriety, that the very fact of Kenneth Rayner being the recognised leader and mouth-piece of Know Nothingism, caused Mr. Stanly's personal friends in this county to view it with suspicion and distrust. They have not forgotten his, (Rayner's,) treachery to their favorite in times past.
From the beginning of the movement in this county, the Democrats presented a steady front of opposition to it.— They recognized their old federal enemy at once, and treated him as he deserved. It is worthy of remark, that only two Democrats in the whole county voted the dark-lantern ticket! Can any other county in the State say the same?
And the greatest efforts were put forth to coax and inveigle the Democrats into the order; but to their credit be it said, they resisted all the seductions of the enemy.
It is but due to the leaders of the Democratic party to say that their conduct in the canvass was above all praise. Dr. Blow, in particular, was indefatigable; he made several powerful and effective speeches in various parts of the county, which told well on the day of election. Nor was Gen. Singletary idle. He had the honor of demolishing the Know Nothing champion who had been expressly imported from New York on the eve of the election.
On the morning of the election, men looked grave and serious; there was a secret sentiment of fear with regard to the result. Good citizens dreaded the result of a Know Nothing victory in the county; an armed and organized gang of bullies and ruffians who paraded the streets, knocking down and beating peaceable citizens who differed from them in opinion, gave them a foretaste of the evils to come, if that faction prevailed. But towards evening, as news from the different precincts came pouring in, men's countenances began to brighten; nay, the very elements seemed to rejoice, for a glorious rain came pouring down to gladden the thirsty earth, then suffering from protracted drought.
In the morning, all nature looked fresh and smiling; but "Sam" was nowhere to be seen. Alas, poor, mean, pitiful Sam! what a Jerry Sneak you were!
Pitt County has indeed done well. Our friends in that County met "Sam" at the threshold, and fought the monster boldly and fearlessly from the first. The result is an unprecedented majority for Ruffin.

Edgecombe County.

TARHORO, Aug. 3, 1855.

Gentlemen: I send you the vote of Edgecombe, as follows: Ruffin, Dem., 1374—Latham, K. N., 158. The K. N.'s claimed 400 at least.
N.

Greene County.

SNOW HILL, Aug. 3, 1855.

Gentlemen: Ruffin's majority in Greene is 130.
Greene has done well. The K. N.'s are dead here.
T.

Lenoir County.

KINsTON, Aug. 3, 1855.

Editors of the Standard: I send you good news from Lenoir. The Democracy here have done their duty gloriously. Ruffin, Dem. 447—Latham, K. N. 293. Sam is gone. At eight o'clock last night he was seen by the citizens of this place, making his way northward, assisted by his dark-lantern.
M.

Extract from another letter:

"Old Lenoir has covered herself with glory. Notwithstanding the midnight efforts of that spoiled youth, "Sam"—in spite of the "able and eloquent" efforts of the America orators and political preachers, aided by two roasted beeves, thirty pigs and six sheep, the invincible Democracy have triumphed. "Sam" being a bad boy, the Democracy, profiting by the words of the wise man, have not "spared the rod."
Ruffin's majority in Wayne, 558—in Craven, it is supposed, 200.

THIRD DISTRICT.

KENANSVILLE, Aug. 3, 1855.

Dear Sirs: The fight is over, and the victory is ours. Duplin—Keid's home—gives Winslow, Dem, 550 majority.
S.

Sampson County,

We give below the vote of Sampson by precincts:

Winslow's maj.
262

FOURTH DISTRICT.

STANHOPE, Aug. 4, 1855.

Dear Sir: The following is the vote in Nash for Messrs. Branch and Shepard:

Branch's majority,
851.

In consequence of a very heavy rain that fell in our County on the day of election, we have fallen short of the largest Democratic vote ever given in the County, 172 votes. But for the rain, we should have given the largest vote to Branch ever polled. I refer you to Ferrill's and the Old Fields.— Ferrill's divides with the Old Fields the Democratic glory this year. Shepard got no votes at either place.
T.

Warren County.

We give below the vote of Warren by precincts:

Branch's majority,
666

Mr. Shepard, it will be seen, got no votes at Hawtree.
This precinct is near White's Store, where Mr. Shepard spoke, and was replied to by Dr. Pritchard. He also spoke at the Old Fields, and did quite as well there on the day of the election as at Hawtree.
A friend writes us as follows:

Five facts have just been received, and you will perceive from them that the citizens of Warren will not stultify themselves by falling down and worshipping such a monster at the bidding of any man, though that man be "Sam" himself—a lesson he has already learned to his sorrow. Many of the noble, conservative Henry Clay Whigs voted for Mr. Branch, while some refused to vote at all. Glory enough for one day."

Another friend writes as follows:

"You will perceive we have gained 75 over the last Gubernatorial election. The boasted K. N. vote of Warren has dwindled from 400 to 111. One Mr. S. A. Williams has grown 'small by degrees and beautifully less' since the election. Many of the independent Whigs voted an open ticket for Branch. You will perceive, by adding up our vote, that the figures present an unique array. The aggregate vote is expressed by three 0's, Branch's vote by three 7's, Shepard's by three 1's, and the majority for Branch by three 6's. Warren has given Mr. Branch the largest majority ever polled for any man, Mr. Macon not excepted."

Johnston County.

We give below the vote of Johnston by precincts:

Branch's majority,
278.

Shelter precinct gave Bragg 98 votes, and Dockery 83—showing a clear gain of 64 for Mr. Branch! This is the place where Mr. Miller made his "great" speech. Maj. Wilder spoke there a few days afterwards, and behold the result! Maj. Wilder also addressed the people at Law's, B. Jones,' Upchurches, and Rosinburg, in Wake; and in each of these localities the Democratic candidate has made gains. Mr. Miller, it seems, even outstrips Mr. Rayner in the results of his labors. One more speech from him at the Shelter, and Mr. Shepard would not probably have received more than twenty votes.

A friend writes us from Johnston as follows:

"Gentlemen: I wish to give you and your readers some of the good news from Johnston. She is right side up. Whiggery and 'Sam' died the hardest death imaginable. You must put down the Shelter as the Banner District of Johnston. "Formerly Whig, our friends there have given Branch 79 majority. Mr. Miller had better come down again and make another three hour's speech, and he will make them all Democrats.
Yours,
MIDDLE CREEK.
Aug. 4, 1855."

FIFTH DISTRICT.

The vote in this district, as far as received, indicates the election of Reade, K. N. Whig, by a large majority over Kerr, Anti-K. N. Whig.

SIXTH DISTRICT.

Reidsville, Aug. 3, 1855.

Gentlemen: I give you the vote of Rockingham, as follows: Scales, Dem. 1204—Puryear, K. N. Whig, 470—a clear gain for Scales of 69 votes compared with the vote for Boyd and Puryear. Mr. Scales has received the largest vote ever given to any man in the County.
W.

Danbury, Stokes, Aug. 3, 1855.

Editors Standard:—I send you the result in this County: Scales 756—Puryear 471—being a gain of 100 votes. Glory enough for one day. The dark-lanterns made extraordinary efforts, but to no purpose. The impression here is that Scales is elected.
M.

Forsythe County.

We give below the vote of this County by precincts:

Scales' majority,
21

The Democrats of Rockingham, Forsythe and Stokes have done nobly.

SEVENTH DISTRICT.

The returns from the Seventh District indicate the re-election of the Hon. Burton Craige, Dem. by a large majority. He has made heavy gains in all the Counties heard from.

EIGHTH DISTRICT.

We have heard but from two Counties in this District, but the result in these is a strong assurance of Mr. Clingman's triumphant re-election.
A friend writes us from Morganton as follows:

"I take pleasure in saying that Clingman's majority in Burke County, over the Know Nothing candidate, Carmichael, is 124 votes—a result perfectly satisfactory to our republican friends. His majority over Gaither, two years ago, was some 60. Clingman's majority in Caldwell, 200 votes; two years ago, over Gaither, only 30 votes."
We refer our readers to the table of votes in another column.
We shall keep this issue open as long as possible, and will give the latest news under Editorial head.

POSTSCRIPT,
[Telegraphed to the Standard.]

TENNESSEE ELECTION

JOHNSON ELECTED!!

Washington, Aug 7.

"Despatches received at the "Union" office, indicate the certain election of Johnson, in Tennessee.

VOTE OF THE STATE.

Below we give the vote between Messrs. Bragg and Dockery, in August last, dividing the State into Congressional Districts for convenience of reference; also, the votes for Congress at the late election as far as received.

FIRST DISTRICT.
1854.
1855.

SECOND DISTRICT.
6764
4559
0000
0000

THIRD DISTRICT.
6965
4685
0000
0000

FOURTH DISTRICT.
Branch's maj.,
2571

FIFTH DISTRICT,
5003
6771
0000
0000

SIXTH DISTRICT.

SEVENTH DISTRICT

EIGHTH DISTRICT.

Note.—The last Legislature made three new counties, Harnett, Wilson and Polk, but as they vote with the counties from which they were taken, respectively, we have not deemed it necessary to insert them in the above table.

Clinton, Mingo, Westbrooks, Dismal, Little Coharie, Honeycutts, McDaniel's, Lisbon, Taylor's Bridge, Turkey, P. Grove, Hall's,

Winslow, Dem. 223 55 22 1 120 53 25 67 126 42 74 51

Reid, K. 64 118 90 91 26 26 41 26 21 7 64 20

Arrington's,	61	22
Dorche's,	79	14
Griffin's,	89	9
Ricke's,	40	5
Manning's,	106	7
Cooper's,	31	8
Vick's,	74	9
Nashville,	118	18
Ferrill's,	155	00
Old Fields,	190	00
	943	92
	92

Warrenton, Sandy Creek, River, Grove Hill, Hawtree, Nutbush,	Branch, Dem. 292 150 96 70 83 86	Shepard, K. N. 55 3 9 19 00 25
	777 111	111

Gulley's, Johnson's, Avera's, Shelter, Ingram's, Meadow, Steven's, Smithfield, Strickland's, Boon Hill, Coonsborough. Little River, Kirby's, O'Neal's, Wilder's Pine Level,

Branch, Dem. 89 130 00 128 19 28 14 42 34 100 27 42 115 183 46 44 986 718

Shepard, K. N 56 19 18 44 102 79 92 77 5 82 26 81 2 56 7 17

	Scales, Dem.	Puryear, K. N
Winston,	214	356
Whicher's,	67	48
Waughtown,	27	75
Bethania,	63	89
Sedge Garden,	77	57
Stafford's,	48	10
Cross Roads,	146	132
Ketner's,	136	53
Sides,	98	17
Stone's,	1	19
	877	856
	856