The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-11-27

Constituents esp cally on tho lake, where free-tr
tendencies are strongest Upon his nomination for
reelection those Same men struck of his name in
sufficient numbers TO defeat him. The average
democratic msority the Of the ticket is about
800; while he is beaten Al votes
The Argus, il is true, charges this defeat on the
barnbarners; wrongly, am pursuadsd, for Mr.. H.
is wel-known to be man Of very moderate views
and a fast friend Of sas Wright. The true cause
is undoubtedly his vote against the new tariff, The
ederaliss themselves taely admit this for they have
yet claimed any triumph for the tariff Of l642 In
tho 18th district
Xxx In this district (oneds) the usual result is
reversed and the democratic candidate for Congress
10 elected by 345 votes while there is a majority
against Mr. Wright Of 1857, and against Mr.. Gar
diner OF 256 This success Of Mr.. Jenkins, who
voted against the new tariff, would probably be
claimed by the federasts as tariff victory but that
the peculiar Influences which produced il are TOO
well known He owes not the least particle Of his
election to his vote against the new bill pro-
XXI and XXI have elected democrats.
XIII The average democratic majority 10 this
district Madison and oswego) 10 not over 200. The
defeat Of Mr.. Skinner, democrat, by GAS votes, is
owing somewhat to MIR. Duer's popularity, and
somewhat TO the "hunker" ard "barnburuet" diff
Guilty. Mr.. D. carries his own county, oswego, by
| l42 majority. Madison might have overcome this,
but she was in the sulks this time, and let every
thing 20 by the board.
XIV. Here (onondagal our congressman but
shares the fate ofhe whole tcket-a defeat entirely
attributable 10 local dIssensions, nowhere much
fercer than in this eouRty.
XIV. The average majority against our ticket
is about 435 in this district. Shanklsnd, (dem,)
for Congress, runs considerably better than this
being beaten only 2l7.
XVI. In this district, with an average demo.
cratic majority OF $50, lose Of our very best
candidates (Wisner) by IA votesi result which it
is now conceded on all hands is not owing to "the
tariff, &c, but simply to local dissatisfaction on
account Of his alleged "barnburning" tendencies.
XVII. This is at best "a tight place." (Seneca
and Wayne;) average democratic majority about $50
Jno. M. Holly (fed.) elected by $50 majority.
xxx. This is one Of the districts over the re-
suit in which the federaists have crowed the loud.
est and shouted most Justify "tarif of 1897 Ii i,
true the district Allegheny and Steuben) is on any
thing like fair vote, strongly democratic. Even
now our average majority is about $50, while our
candidate for Congress (Magee) is beaten nearly
900. To what is this singular result owingi The
following figures will show:
sTEUBEN
| Governor.
| Wright, 1857 Young, 3795
Senator.
Hswley, Hall, maj 700
Congress.
Magee, ." Rumsey, maj. 100
Mr.. Magee was swept away with others OF his
colleagues the ticket by an organized "bolt' in
his own county. The tariff had nothing to do with
it 1t was just tho old story. Not content with
scratching him, many of the macontents, deter
mined to make sure work Off, voted for the federal
candidate. w."
The other districts, 25th, 29ih, 3lst, 32j, 33d,
34th, strongly federal and therefore have gone
this time just as they have always gone. a1
This analysis has already grown too long The
sum of the whole is briefly this: e...
Sir dis,rcts--the 5th, 7th, 9th, 9th, 26th, Goth
we lose for Congress, clearly and manfestly by To-
cal objections to the candidates rum and by no
other causes though having an average majority in
them for the rest of the ticket 7sho'a
Three districts-the 10Th, 1lth, l3th-we lose by
anti-rent solely. ..........-.,.-.
One district, the 18th, we lose by discomfort with
the (supposed) high tariff tendencies of our candi-
date. ,'
One district the Oath, we lose for our ticket gen.
orally, by strictly local causes the main one being
the "barnburner" and "hunksr" feud.
Too districts, the 23d and 9th, we lose also by
0 he, T,rd ,,I 81. -
the federal candidates, Such at least is my opinion.
Others may judge then that in these, also, our defeat
has been wrought solely by our intestine divisions.
Either way it comes to the same for my present
purpose
Total, thirteen districts, which we lose by ipfu-
ences wholly foreign from national politics. Ger
ainly, in many ten Of these thirteen the--5h.
7,h, 8h 9th, 10th, 11h 18th, 10Th, 26ih and Goth
it can b. traced out as map, so "a to be seen of
all men not wilfuy blind, that we have been beaten
by purely State dificulties-by anything but '.the
tariff" Once remove these local embarrassments
and on the great issues between the two parties
they are eleven times out Of twelve, surest of the
sure. Now, we have got out Of the wreck nine
staunch anti-nonopolists, (setting down Mr.. Jen-
kins where he stands on the tariff, and Gen Petrie
as doubtful, though will not believe it until the
proof appears0 give these other ten, to whom we
are entitled on fair vote, and the majority Of the
Empire States delegation in Congress will be where
it ought to be, on the side Of justice to sllpriv-
lcges to none. , 81. ..rfla aag 1# .#aEm ..as
Every possible adverse influence short of giving
the election by default, at work; heart-burnings
about nominations; excessive confidence in some
quarters, total indifference in Others; general want
Of organization; the explosion Of tho longsmouder-
ing fsuds Of "barnburner and "hunker," which
kept thousands Of democrats from the polls, an
made "bolters'' of thousands more; the anti-ren
earthquake, AL these, and some minor causes,
contributed to produce aresut that has been claimed
n tariff triumph, and which to careless eyes may
look like one, but with which the tariff had in fact,
very little more to do than it has with the rise and
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