Washington sentinel., 1853-11-15
From the New York Herald.

ceived yesterday from the interior continue
favorable to the national democrats, and indi-
cate that the State ticket nominated by them
has received more votes than that nominated
by the freesoilers, notwithstanding the support
given to the latter by the national and State adj
minstrations.
In addition to the gains for the national
democrats, mentioned in the Herald Yesterday,
compared with the vote for Cass and Van Buren,,
in ls48, we have information that Delaware
county shows large gain for the nationals,
equal probably, to 1000; Niagara, l,4s4, in
stead Of 900, as first stated Jefferson 1900;
Ulster, 300; Genesee, 500; Livingston, 1900;
Wayne, 1,000-total gains for the nationals in
these counties, 1924.
"The freesoilers gain in Greene county, about
800, compared with the vote Of ls4s in Chau-
tauque, 800; in Otsego, 1000; in Tioga, 500
total gains in these counties, 1000.
"lt will be seen by these returns, that the
balance of gains is largely in favor Of the ma
tional democrats; and it now appears almost
certain that at least portion of the State ticket
headed by George w. Clinton, must have ma
jority over the feesoers in the State-the
whig state ticket, of course, being elected by
vote nearly equal to that of the two sections of
the democrats combined"
We take from that sterling and sensible
democratic paper, the " Evansville (Indiana)
Democratic Enquirer the following article in
reference to the interference of Secretary
Guthrie with the affairs and feuds of the two
divisions Of the democratic party in New York:
"THE HARDs.-From the evidences which
are pouring in upon us, it is made apparent
that majority of the democratic party con-
denim the intermeddling of the administration
IN the New York difficulties. We would like
to put a case, as follows, to some of our
southern exchanges which do not-those ex
change which reach the Madison Courier
Office. Supposed that a convention in Missis
sippi called. to nominate men for the various
State Offices, the southern rights democrats and
the Union democrats had disagreed. Imagine,
for the sake of an example, that the southern
rights men, armed with bowie knives and re-
! volvers, had located themselves near the plat.
form and threatened to anatomize any Union
man who should dare to ascend it or to open
his mouth. Suppose that a leading fre-eater
had been heard to say to his armed Janizaries:
i" if those Union men attempt to speak, hiss
| them down, and if you can't hiss them down,
damn EN-, knock 'em down."
Conceive that the Union men, indignant at
this open effort to ,overawe them, and certain,
too from the speeches, organs, &c, of the fire
eaters, that they were not sincere in their poht-
ical protestations, should leave the convention
and nominate men in whom they could rely.
Imagine, then, after this State disagreement,
that Mr.. Guthrie wrote letter to the collector
of some port, ordering him to place an equal
numberof southern rights democrats and Union
democrats in Office. Suppose the so-called or
gans of the administration had Immediately at.
tackled the Union democrats. Suppose that lead
ing officials had intermeddled in all manner Of
ways in the State difficulties, that the Union
men had been maligned and abused in numer
GUS papers, and it had been declared that any
man who refused to support the 6re-eating ticket
was hostile TO the administration. Would not
the Union democracy have risen in their wrath,
| and said great many hard things against the
men who thus intermeddled with affairs which
| did not concern them? Would not the univer-
| sal opinion of the south have disapproved of the
course of the administration in taking part in
| local difficulties?
"The name being changed, the fable ap-
| plies to the hards OF New York. The admin.
| istration has pursued exactly the course de-
| tailed above. 1t has superadded, too, to the
error OF taking part at all in State affair, the
greater one Of taking the wrong side. Any
intcrmeddling would have been regretted by
sober and sensible men; but if an evil had to
| be accomplished, it should have leaned i'll its
results towards the right.
But the deed has been done. There is now
no remedy for it. We have raised our humble
voice in warning. Many papers all over the
country have taken the game ground, The
administration will be more cautious for the flu
tnre, we are certain. Our support of its meas
ures will not be impaired by the mistake it has
committed. Mr.. Pierce acted for the best; he
was wrongly advised. Let him stick to the
principles of his inaugural to the resolutions of
Baltimore, and to the time-honored tenets of
the democratic party, and his executive course
will meet with all the appreciation which has
enanticipated for it. The election in New
York comes off to-day. The long agony will
then be over. We would as soon think Of ex-
pressing our opinion on the next row in Five
Points as on the exact results of the election,
But we think, at least we hope very strongly,
that the party Of the compromise and the
Union-the hards-will be triumphant"