New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-10

1s53 GorerH0r Waldo. 81, i5i B.ger..3-,si0
1t is probable that at each Safe Election some
Democrats voted for the Wing candidates for
Governor on personal grounds, or with the hope
Of stemming to some extent the measureless
food of corruption which has engulfed the FL
nances of the State 1t would be fair to estimate
the Democratic majority OF the votes actually
cast at each Election at about one-twentieth OF
all the votes cast-that is to say, 2,OOO on an ag-
rrechte poll of 40 600, 1900 on so, 900, 400 on
20. 900. But on the other hand, We are assured
by men who know the State well that large pOr-
ton Of the Wings in California are so immersed
in business so disnclined to political contention
and SO industrious of office, that they rarely or
never attend the POLLS and that, if every vote in
the State were east. the result would pretty GER
tainly show a Wing majority. BE that as it may,
il lie clear that the voters very equally divided
in their party predictions.
Thus matters stood when the Shams saw fit
last winter to quarrel about the election of
L. s. Senator-te quarrel desperately and Bit
terly. David G.. Broderick, formerly OF this
City, and now wealthy Californian, had ma
iority of the Democrats in the Legislature. but
he was obnoxious to the Chivalry or Slave State
politicians who are bent on having the State d.
yided east and west, leaving the Southern half
Territory, to be nodded into Slave State.
Dave, though always a Hunker was neither
loved nor trusted by the Chvalry, who contrived
to stave Off and defeat any election of L. 5. Sen
ator. To this followed feud and a split in the
party, contested seats in the Democrat State
Convention, (about as many as were not con-
tested resulting in two organizations and two
State tickets throughout, with similar split in
many of the counties. And, though the Broder
lex faction committed bunders which have
proved their ruin, in nominating the old Members
of Congress who were not their friends and
whose reelection was not desired by anybody,
and by keeping silence on the great fundamental
question which divided them from the Chivalry,
yet they polled some Eight or Nine Thousand
Votes while the distraction of their own party
and the encouragement afforded to the Wings
was worth at least Two Thousand more. A.
cordingto ali antecedent probabilities. the Wings
should have carried the State-Congress and
Leeislature-at the recent election by Five
Thousand majority. Yet they have certainly
lost tue Legislature and probably lost both
Members Of Coz gress by One Thousand majority.
Why
1t certainly was not through the influence OF
"sectionalism. Their platform was substan-
TALLY that of the last Wing National Convention,
Fugitive Slave Law and all; their candidates
were as National as heart could wish: and
one of their chief engineers was Mr.. Nicholas
Carroll Not whisper Of remembrance against
theNebraska bill was uttered in or BY their State
Convention. In short, they fought their battle
on such grounds as are esteemed sound y and
patriotic by The Ncn.York Express, Buffalo
Commsrciai Rochester Advertiser &c, and were
foggsd as the followers of such guides always
will be. They had previously demonstrated their
inability 10 cope with the entire Democratic
party; they have now proved themselves unequal
to tue task of oyerpowering fraction Of it.
Contrast this result with those of the NEW
HAMPSHIRE, RHODE ISLAND, CONNECTICUT,
VERMONT. MAINE and Iowa elections occurring
since the Nebraska Iniquty was held up to the
gaze Of the people, and judge whether it is
wise or well in the Wings of New-York and the
North to follow wOuld-be leaders whose counsels
always lead them TO defeat and destruction. The
people will not be kept forever wrangling about
names and phrases from which all vitality has
departed. The inveterate politicians may go on
in the stereotyped way, but the masses act upon
impulses and considerations eminently practical.
Had the Wings Of California went into their late
contest as the syowed champions Of Free Soil
and Temperance Reform, We believe they would
have swept their State overwhelmingly.