The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-11-18
From the Bos,on Pos.
The Election.

The Election.
The main points in the late struggle The q1es.
tons 10 the adoption OF the constitution and o.
the continuance OF the coalition, The success OF whion
would have given life free. solsin Inc eonss
futon has been lost by five thousand majority anu ss
coalition has been defeated The wing parry aso na
measured It's strength in one OF the most eAeihg anu
bitter contests that have taken place IN 'his oAe -.
years Let the figures attest how mueh cause mas 'o'
exuilstion. -, .,. ,;,a |
by vote OF seven thousand MAJORITY can iof con
venon and the people elected oouy ~ ,ua ,,
reform having in over hundred majority OF deiegaes
frisndiv 10 be objects for which II had been convened
Ths WORK they maiured has been now rejected, What
nodured this RESULT That the new constitution on most
;as me, The expectations OF the people cannot be de-
Med Indeed, so desirable were thought TO be many OF
the new provisions that opposition 10 them ceased How,
then has happened thai The good there was IN these
did not procure the acceptance OF the whole We should
ascrbe this result Of rejection manly 10 circumstances
connected both with the convention that maluied me
constitution and the that sought to be made OF H.
With the proposal OF sound and truly democratic re-
FORM there action relative TO the basis OF representa-
ton and the adoption of The plurality rule that could not
be successfully defended The basis agreed like
the existing basis opposed 10 The great ana
fundamental principle OF equal representation inns pIn
cipe not OF vital importance, then IN the words OF Jeer
son. no principle is Of vial importance. And the only
swer that could be given The obeetor on this account
was, that The new constitution contained provision
whereby more equal system could be passed In 1856
This answer not regarded as satisfactory, and was
not a complete answer; and hence the adoption Of this
basis the great OF the convention. The next
mistake the action relative TO the plurality rule
Almost every State IN the Union has IT, and State has
given il up where il has been adopted. In the party
d0cnmeHs urging The call for convention, democrats
put the necessity OF such rule for this State OF the
main reasons Tor convention; and YET, when i assem-
bed. many OF lite democratic delegates ahunk from APP
plying this rule Ffee-solIsm demanded that II should
moi be applied, and the demand was substantially sub
milted To. The struggle on this point was long and
severe and at length the matter was eit IN most un-
statesman like manner. This rule needed most in
the OF The choice Of representatives. and here II was
set aside. 1t lett so that the high offices could be
traded wh-lefl with neither The majority rule the
plurality rule entire Thus the action OF the convention.
however merorious on many points, could not be sue
cessuy defended on these two points II was this ac
ton that caused important detection IN the ranks OF the
friends OF the call for a convention. 1t opposition
from this quarter that dealt the heaviest, because the
most effective. blows upon the constitution 1t was
argument against such action. unanswered and unan-
swerabe, that did the most damage before the people.
But if this action OF the convention was bad, and
proved of serious damage TO the ratification OF the
sti,uton. the party TO which this work was put i'm.
medlately lis completion, was worse still Daring
the last month OF the sitting OF the convention the talk
circulated freely that The launching OF the ship OF State
under the constitution would require the election of
Henry Wilson tor it's pilot Accordingly, when the fall
tickets completed the freeso press declared that
the fortunes OF the free-soil candidate inertwRed
with the fortunes OF the constitution; the coalition
press insisted that vote Tor the constitution vote
for the coalition up within few days OF the election,
leading democrats and soilers together were seen
addressing the same assembages, and even democratic
orators addressed regular ree-sol meetings Add 10
this that journals sailing under democratic coors were
filled with editorial praises of the trssol candidate and
his letters and speeches the constitution What course
could have been more suicidal What elechoneerng
tactics could have been fatal How could profess
ing democrats completely play into the hands OF the
tree. soil faction All Ibis open attempt by the
coalition party TO lay hands the constitution, and
obtain political power and steadily this
corr persisted In that all argument 10 show that vote
tor The constitution hing and vote for the
aiiion another, was neurallzed and Tefued by new
soil assertion, fresh report oil hybrid meeting. or
appearance Of fresh production OF Henry Wilson in
tie columns OF so called democratic ne spapers
hIa xiotup nj 1h1 nf fha nF thai
constitutional nventon and OF sound reorms-refoms
which wing leaders have resisted with conceit,
gancc, and obsnacy paralleed-ccnsder the hercu-
lean efforts made BY the latter in the late election. Never
did The Massachusetts wing party, IN ITS palmest days.
spend reer OF zeal, tme and money It's whole strength
has been laid out It's oalorca talent and pecuniary
have been freely lavished. All the objection that
sharp conservatism could suggest, all the alarm feeling
thai persistent prediction OF ruin could excite, all that po
lica Misrepresentation could do, have been freely
piled And with what success as party2 All this effort
got out wing party vote OF but $1,000! While there
was vote Tor the new constitution oil $4,000! As a
party the wings alone had not the power 10 defeat the
constitution
We have not space TO comment al length on the ndi-
cations OF The gaberna,oral vote Party candidate
had better party support, mole fayoring circum-
stances, than did the representative OF Seward whiggery
Judge Washbun The wing effort for the consii-
tuition went on his side and yet The wing this
year will not come up to the Clifford wing OF
last year Wilson had the strength Of enthusiastic
party support, and he had The benefit Of continued open
euogy OF coalition journalsoi thousands OF copies oil
his letters and speeches spread broadcast through these
so-caled democratic journals and the prestige OF the be-
lief and OF his friends ha, he was 50 popu-
lar that. unlike Horace Mann he would sweep Thing
before him Now the free soil vote falls THousAsD
below what j, was in 1852 Bishop stood before the
people the representative OF the national adminsa
ton He had obstacles 10 encounter which did exist
a. 10 the o,ber candidates. An organized democratic
opposition was against him. The wings necessarily
charged that vote Tor Bishop was in reality vote for
Wilson And yet be received Miriyi.rse thousand
This vote is far larger than could have been anticipated
Under such circumstances il is an excellent result and
democrats have 10 be dissatisfied with il.