Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 2, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1858 — THE ELECTIONS LAST WEEK. [ARTICLE]

THE ELECTIONS LAST WEEK.

We have good news to announce to-day. 'The aggregate result of the elections last week is a gain for the Republicans, while two-thirds of the Democratic Congressmen Sd are Anti-Lecompton. j State of New York has not returned dministration candidate outside of the city of New York. The result this year is: Republicans, 26; Anti-Lecompton Democrats, 3; Administration Democrats, 4. In 1856 the result was: Republicans,2l; Democrats, 12. The Republican State ticket is elected by upward of 17,000, while both branches of the Legislature are largely Republican. All hail the Empire State! Illinois elects 4 Republicans and 5 Anti- : EiKumpton Democrats —no change since ; The Republican State ticket is ; edited by about 5,000 majority, wnile, it : wm be remembered, Buchanan carried the i State in 1856 by 9,000. The Republican papers of Chicago concede that a majority of both branches of the Legislature are political friends of Douglas; but the Herald, the Administration organ, claims that the Administration men hold the balance of I power, and that they will defeat the -election of either Lincoln or Douglas. We do not believe the Herald's assertion, and have jno doubt of Douglas’ success over the Ad- | ministrafeijbn. Illinois is Republican to-day, although has carried the Legislature. and she will undoubtedly give her electoral vote to the Republican candidate for : President in 1860. Well done, Illinois! Massachusetts has gone Republican, as ; usual. Gover Banks is re-elected by 29,I 009 plurality. His plurality last year was 22,000. The whole Republican State ticket is elected by equally large majorities, and fall the Congressmen elect are Republicans, while the Legislature is ceverwhelmingly ; Republican. Massachusetts could not do I better. Michigan has gone Republican by about 1 8,000. Three Republican membersof Con- : gress are elected, and one Anti-Lecompton I Democrat. Win. A. Howard is defeated in the First District, which is a Republican loss; but a Republican United States Senator will be ejected next winter, to take the place of Charles E. Stuart, Democrat, which is something to rejoice for. i Wisconsin has gone Republican also, we i having carried both branches of the Legislature; but Charles Billinghurst is defeated in ; the Third Congressional District being a ; Republican loss. The other two Congressmen are Republicans. A. very small vote |=was polled in this State as well as in Mich- ! igari, owing to a stormy election day. New Jersey has also gone large Repub- ; lican, and the Legislature will elect a Republican United States Senator next win- ! ter, Buchanan carried the State by upward 'of 18,000 majority over Fremont. The ! Congressional delegation stands: Republicans, 3; Anti-Lecompton Democrats, 2. In j 1856 it stood: Republicans, 2; Democrats j 3. New jersey has done well. Delaware has gone Democratic, as usual. She has but one Congressman, and he is by a majority of about 400, while in 1856 it was upward of 1,700. In all of the above States but four Administration Democrats have been elected, and they are all in New York City, (unless | Wm. G. Whiteley, of Delaware, is one, of which we have no account.) It looks as if though the Administration party will be third-best the coming winter, and be able to hold the balance of power in Congress—nothing more.