The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-12
The Late Elections.


and Vermont--in nine Northern States, contain
ing nearly half the population of the whole
Union, and indicating most unquestionaby the
sentiments of the entire North. ID. 5a4s..--
The recent measures of Congress, for the
final settlement of the controversy between the
North and South, were known to the people OF
all these States-and the elections may be re-
garded as their verdict on the Compromise.
The main argument of the friends of the On
nibus was, that its passage would terminate the
controversy, would put down agitation, would
arrest or appease aggression.
5 In Pennsylvania, the most violent, vindictive,
and insulting member of Congress was THAD-
DEUS STEVENS, He opposed the measures of
Compromise Us too much for the North to grant,
and towards the close of Congress gave notice
that he would introduce bills to repeal the Flu
gitive Slave law--to prohibit the extension of
slavery into the territories-to abolish slavery in
the District of Columbia.
He has been reelected. DAVID WILMoT, who
has gained a name as the originator Of the terri
toral spoliation, and given it enc, retired, to be
replaced by GALusHA A. Grow, who is endorsed
by W1LMor himself as disciple, and who
therefore holds his seat as pledge from Penn
sylgania that the Proviso, instead of being dead,
is alive and groaoing. ....-
In New York. n junction was effected be-
tween the two fragments of the Democratic
party, on the basis of waving their difference
of opinion and nominating majority of the
State ticket from the Barnburner or Free-soil
faction. The result is, the allies have elected
thirteen members of Congress, and we learn
from the New York Evening Posi- that ten OF
them are avowedy in favor of repeating or
modifying the Fugitive Slave law. The Wing
Convention nominated ticket and passed reso-
lutons which were deemed by one-third OF that
BODY itself so aggressive towards the South,
that they seeded and called another Conven-
ton. But such was the demonstration Of opin-
ion in favor of the course Of the majority, that
the seceders did not dare to change the ticket.
And vet the ticket was considered so Indicative
of aggression that powerful demonstration of
the commerce and property of New York city,
was made against it. But without success. The
whole ticket or nearly all, is elected. And we
are to presume that the Wing delegation in Con-
gress from that State, is of the same complexion.
And we are to conclude that in New York at
least one half of the Democratic party and about
seyen-eighths of the Wings repudiate the Com
promise and pronounce for further agitation and
aggression PRESTON KING, the leading Free
soler of that State, is reelected. And it is now
a,
senator from New York, and the only man in
Congress from that State disposed to do justice
between the two sections of the Confederacy,
will have no chance of reelection. Such is the
attitude of the Empire State of the North--the
State which alone will have under the new census
nearly half as many members in the House of
Representatives as all the States of the South
FIVE turn to the Empire State Of the North
west, the State of Ohio, we find that Mr.. MILLER,
the only liberal member in the present Congress
is left out, and JOSHUA r. GIDDNGs is reelected.
In place of Mr. Roor, another leading Free-soiler
from that State, Dr. TOWNSEND is returned,
equally better and infexible in the faith OF his
predecessor, and the man to whom, when in the
legislature of Ohio the country is indebted for the
election of Mr.. CHASE, the Free-soiler to the
Senate of the United States. OF all the Wing
delegation in Congress from Ohio, who voted
for the Compromise measures, two only were
candidates for reelection, Messrs HoAGLAND
/ and TAYLOR, and The former is defeated in dis
trict that gave him a large majority before.
Mr. TAYLOR comes from district inhabited by
people largely of Virginia origin. Judge WooD
an avowed provisost, is elected Governor Of
Ohio and the Free-soiers have the balance of
power in the Legislature which elects senator
next winter
In Illinois JOHN WENTWORTH retires to make
way for Mr.. MALoNEY, who is described as of
the same faith And two or three others have
been elected from that State still more ultra in
opposition to the South than their predecessors.
Col. RICHARDSON, who threatened the South
with sundry Illinois regiments, but who was
nevertheless not so ultra as great majority of
the Northern members, is defeated for his mod
Grafton.
Governor DoTY, a Northern ultra from Wis
consin, who attempted to anticipate the Com
promise by n bill to admit California, is elected
by majorty of two Thousand. DURkEE is re-
elected. He proclaimed in this very canvass on
the stump that he ~ou'd not obey The Fugitive
Stare lalo eren if pronounced Constitutional by
The Supreme Court.
In Michigan Mr.. BUELL. candidate for Con-
gress, of General CAss's own town and district,
who with him supported the Compromise, is on
that account defeated by about two thousand
majority, although General CAss took the stump
in his support. And every paper in Michigan
Jm one, repudiates the Compromise as too liberal
~ The South! And the Democratic party of that
State, in consequence of being somewhat identi-
fed with that measure, has lost largely in the
late election.