The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-04-12
THE LATE ELEUrIONs.

THE LATE ELECVIONSs
The election returns Of late. figure up
badly for the Democrats. Ia New Hamp-
shire, President PIERcE's own State, the
Democrats have %triuinphed by very small
msjori.ies. Connecticut. which las, year
elected the entire Democratic STATE ticket
by msjorilies ranging from twelve hundred
10 shirty-fve hundred, has just gone Wing
all over. I%ScuAM, (dem. is badly beaten
for Governor, and the Legislature is largely
Wing aud AMI Nebraska. This secures
Wirig United States Senator. In Rhode
Island. HoPPlS. (whig) has beaten DiA.
MoSD, (lem) for Governor, over eight
thousand votes, and the Wings have a ma
joriiy OF sixteen on joint ballot in the Leg.
iaalure. From the Columbus papers, we
learn that The Democrats have been defeat.
ed 1T The late election for Township and
Chy oficers-some of the strongest Demo.
cratic German Wards in the city having
gone over 10 the Wings. Our readers will
also Tecollect, that the Democrats were de.
faSd at the Municipal elections Of Detroit
and Milwaukee.
We feel very much like exclsiming with
our esteemed contemporary of The State
Democrat, "are these internal elections
ever going 10 s!opl" 10 say that these
successive defeats have in'every instance
been brought about by local issues, as
claimed by certain papers, is but sheer non.
sense. The Democracy swept tie Union
like at whirlwind at the last Presidential
eection, and lhey we're equally as success
full at subsequent State elections. The
Democratic Party have not, as yet. been
guilty oil any fragrant breach Of public faith.
Government has been faithfully and eco
Bomirally administered, and The country
was never ia q more prosperous condition
than at present. Why, then, are we thus
defeated on every hand!
There is and can be but one sensible
reason assigned, and that is the reviving
Of the slavery agitation, through the intro
duciion Of the Nebraska-K Kansas bill into
Congress by a pro:essed Democrat. Be-
fore the Connecticut election, the Wash
inglon UniOn expressly declared that the
Nebraska question was 10 be THE ISSUE 10
ina, State ! and the result we have in a
= Whig Governor, a Wing Legislature, and
prospective Wing United States Senator.
Ws cannot say that We are surprised
d these results; Indeed, they were rather 10
have been expected. II the Democratic
Party and The Administration will violate
the solemn pledge made to the people in
The Baltimore Platform, 10 resist all fur.
her agitation Of lhe slavery question, eilhel
in or out Of Congress, and supporia scheme
which DISTINGUISHES foreigners, violates
ComPaets and Compromises long since &C.
guessed 10 by the whole people, and rem
ders it possible, il not probable, 10 entail
nPon a portion Of territory twelve tines as
iurge, as our " State, long since dsdica-
ted 20 freedom, the curse Of human slavery,
how can they expect to go before the PEG.
pie and be sustainsdi If the Adnihistra.
'iOn and Congress have any regard for the
will Of ths people, let them receive lhes'
results asuueSing iOdicatiohs Of The lat,
which will overiake every map or sci o
men who shall atismptio force This iniquiiy
Upon the people.