51

The election in this State was for Congress and Leg. islature, and the contest did not partake of a partisan character to any considerable exient. The white peo636 ple of South Carolina (two fifths of the population) 62 are excessively Democratic; and the first and impor776 taut article of their creed proclaims the right of mer1433 chandising, unrestrained and unquestioned, in the 1186 flesh and blood of the other three fifths.

..1264

1101.. 848

1532

..1579

.7026

3640 1308 1217.... 965 1141 1711.... 939 1582 8458....5254, 8261

4558

In the Ist District there was a personal contest which resulted as follows:

Maj. for Wells, 1,432; plurality for Pierce, 3,007.

Washburn, Hoyt. Scott. Pierce. Hale.

92.... 111

86

44.... No returns.

Dista. McQueen. Wilson. Chesterfield. 738
Marion.. 916

346

294 Horry.......

428

121

Lancaster... 828

160 W'msburgh, 692

225

Bailalo.

17

41:...

New County.

0 Georgetown. 326
Darlington. 576
Marlboro'

36 All Saints... 73

15

578

909
382 Total...

....5155

2488

46

44

Clack.

107

29....

Crawford

... 197

Dane

Douglass..

Not returned.

In the IId District William Aiken was re-elected without opposition.

In the Iild District Hon. Lawrence M. Keitt was re-elected without opposition.

In the IVth District the contest was as follows:

Grant..

Dists.

Green..

911

484.... 659

Abbeville..

800.. 895

49... New County.

Edgefield.

Laurens..

La Crosse..

168

102.... 260

325

10

La Fayette.

Lexington..

La Pointe.

6

Newberry.

Maraihon..

Monroe.. Pierce. Polk.

169

195....

No returns..

New County.

Total..

69

55..

46

Portage

363

209...

No returns.

Richland.

166

Rock

St. Croix.

106

92...

62

Sauk.

Trempeleau... No returns.

New County.

0

Maj. for Preston S. Brooks, 3067.

In the Vth District Hon. James L. Orr; and in the VIth Hon. Wm. W. Boyce were re-elected without opposition.

The Legislature of this State is strictly Democratic according to the South Carolina idea of that word.

David Taylor rec'd 148 votes. Maj. for Washburn, 4,036; do. for Pierce, 588.

Billinghurst.Macy. Scott. Pierce. Hale.

326 615

276 221...
289 202.... 149

687....1133

1506....1205 226-4

No returns. New County.

Dista.
First...

Second.
Third.
0 Fourth..
0 Fifth.

46

235

188
20

245

63

1233

31 Sixth.

105

429 Seventh

597

Eighth..

16

Fond du Lac..

1560 1175....1065

1635

408 Ninth..

9

Jefferson...

.1875

Kervaunee.

Manitowoc.

702 125..

1413....1203 No returns. 5 .... 209

Marquette.

.1196

687.... 0

800

0 Thirteenth..

69

Oconto..

80

125.... 71 101

No returns. New County.

Sheboygan.. .1204 610..... 662 1345

252... New County. 361 375.... 145 429

Fifteenth

267

44 Sixteenth

222

376

712....1156

2350

Waupacca..

No returns.

Waushara...

449

Winnebago

.1511

Total... .13359

2530

8596....8183 14130

Harvey G. Turner received 1,925 votes for Congress.

Maj. for Billinghurst, 4,763; do. for Pierce, 3,417.

305

16

Total. Maj. for J. W. Whitfield over all others, 1,669. 116 Whitfield is a pro-síavery man, and was elected by 575 non-resident Missourians.

NEBRASKA.

DELEGATE TO CONGRESS.

Giddings.Johnson. Chapman.Dysan. Hollister.

248

Reproduced by the AMERICAN, PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHIC Co NY (-Osborne sProcess

Term Exp Salry Leg're Meets Gen. Election.
Dec. 1857 $2,500 2 M. Nov I M. Aug.
Nov. 1856 1,800 1 M. Nov...1 M. Ang.
Dec. 1857 10,000 1 M. Jan....1 Th. Sept.
May, 1856 1,100 1 W. May...L.M. April.
Jan. 1859 1,338 1 Tu. June.. 2 Tu. Nov.
Nov. 1857 1,500 1 M. Nov.... Oct.
Nov. 1857 3,000 1 M. Nov...1 M. Oct.
Jan. 1857 1,500 2 M. Jan.... Tu. Nov.
Jan. 1857 1,300 January....2 Tu, Oct.
Dec. 1856 1,000 1 M. Dec ...1 M. Aug.
Aug. 1855
1 M. Dec ...1 M. Aug.
Jan. 1860
3 M. Jan....1 M. Nov.
Jan. 1857 1,500 t W. Jan...2 M. Sept.
Jan. 1857 3,6001 W. Jan...I W. Nov.
Jan. 185 2,500 1 W. Jan 2 M. Nov.
Jan. 1857 1,500 1 W. Jan...1 Tu. Nov
Jan. 1858 3,000 LM. Jan... IM. & Tu. N.
Dec. 1856 2,000 Last M. Dec. [1 M. Aug.
1,000 1 W. June..2 Tu. March,
1,800 2 Tu. Jan... Tu. Nov.
4,0001-Tu. Jan...1 Tu. Nov.

2,500

June 1856

Rodman M. Price.

Jai 1857

Jan. 185,

Jan. 1857

2,000 13 M. Nov ... 2 Th. Aug.

Myron H. Clark
Thomas Bragg

Salmon P. Chase
James Pollock.

William W. Hoppin*.
James H. Adains
Andrew Johnson.....

Jan. 1858
Jan. 1858

1,8001 M. Jan.... 2 Tu. Oct. 3,500 1 Tu. Jan... 2 Tu, Oct. May, 1856 400 May & Oct..1 W. April. Dec. 1856 3,500 4 M. Nov... [2 M. Oct. Oct. 1857 2,000 1 M. Oct... Th. Aug. Dec. 1857 3,000 In Decem'r.1 M. Aug. Oct. 1856 750 2 Th. Oct... Tu. Sept. Jan. 1860 5,000 2 M. Jan 4 Th. April. William A. Barstowt... Dec. 1857 1,250 |1 M. Jan 1 Th. Nov.

Edward M. Pease

Stephen Royce.
Henry A. Wise.

GOVERNORS OF TERRITORIES.-Oregon, Geo. L. Curry; Minnesota, Willis A. Gorman; New-Mexico, David Merriweth-
er; Utah, Edwin J. Steptoe; Washington, Isaac J. Steveus; Nebraska, Mark W. Izard; Kansas, Wilson Shannon.
The following States hold Legislative Sessions biennially, viz:-Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
Alabama, Michigan, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois.
Republicans in Italics. Know-Nothings. Seat contested by Coles Bashford, Republican.

Total.......

1,593,089 1,596,395₤158,123||1,362,232′1,223,795′291,378||1,291,643/1,329,013/66,304 || 23,191,558

Pierce over Scott, 203,306 Taylor over Cass, 138,447; Polk over Clay, 37,370.

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.

THE EXECUTIVE.

FRANKLIN PIERCE, of New-Hampshire, President of the United States....Salary $25,000 JESSE D; BRIGHT, of Indiana, Vice President pro tem...........

THE CABINET.

WILLIAM L. MARCY, of New-York, Secretary of State
JAMES GUTHRIE, of Kentucky, Secretary of the Treasury
ROBERT MCLELLAND, of Michigan, Secretary of the Interior...
JAMES C. DOBBIN, of North Carolina, Secretary of the Navy..
JEFFERSON DAVIS, of Mississippi Secretary of War...
JAMES CAMPBELL, of Pennsylvania, Postmaster-General
CALEB CUSHING, of Massachusetts, Attorney-General

66 5,000

..Salary $6,500

SAMUEL NELSON, of New-York, Associate Justice.
ROBERT C. GRIER, of Pa.,
BENJAMIN R. CURTIS, of Mass.,
JOHN A. CAMPBELL, of Ala.,

66

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Salary of Associate Justices, $6,000. Meets first Monday in December at Washington.

XXXIVth CONGRESS.

FIRST SESSION OPENED MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1855.

SENATE-62 Members.

JESSE D. BRIGHT, President pro tem.

[Opposition of all shades (in Italice), 25; Administration Democrats (in Roman), 84; Vacan cies, 8; Total, 62. The figures before each Senator's name denote the year when his term expires.]