Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-10-19
The Late Elections.

state that two out OF the five candidates for
reelection TO congress in Pennsylvania, who
voted for the Nebraska bill, are defeated, but
forget to add that two out of the seven candi-
dates who voted against the bill, are likewise
defeated not to mention third in the per-
son Of Mr.. Chandler, Of Philadelphia. who,
having been superseded by the nominating
convention In his district, ran as an independ-
ent candidate, but was unsuccessful. OF the
eleven members who voted for the bill, five
were nominated for reelection, viz Flor
ence, Jones, Packer, Bridges and Wright !;
and of these the first three are reelected. OF
the IA members who voted against the bill,
seven were re-hominated, viz, Dick, Richie,
Curtis, Grow, Hester, Drum and Trout. Of
these the first five are reelected. The pro-
portion of each class re-nominated, is as near
ly equal as possible.
In Indiana and Ohio the influence of the
Anti-Nebraska excitement " upon the cleo
tons may prove to have been greater, or it
may not We can tell better when we see
the figures. We rather guess it will turn out
that the defeat of many of the democratic can
didates was rather attributable to a grand COM
bination of all the isnaS, upon this their only
common ground, viz, hatred to the democra-
cy, and upon this their only chance Of success,
viz, pull altogether. If by any possibility
they should get the upper hand for time, it
needs no seer to foretell that they would very
soon quarrel among themselves, being like a
conglomeration of pebbles, without natural
cohesion, and only kept together by an out
ward pressure.
While it is admitted that the number of op-
ponents to the Nebraska bill in the delega-
tions to the next congress from the three states
just mentioned, will be greater than in the
delegations to the present congress from the
states, it is to be noted that not every one who
would have voted against the bill as an orig
inal measure, will vote for repeal. 1t may
also be presumed that the southern delegations
to the next congress will be unanimous against
| repeal. The seven states which, prior to
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana, elected repre-
sentatives, added nothing to the anti-Nebraska
strength in that body, compared with the del
egations from the same states in the present
congress. On the whole, we see no reason
for believing that majority Of the next house
of representatives will be in favor Of restoring
the Missouri compromise; and if by chance
such majority should be found, it will be
entirely unavailing, as both the senate and the
executive will continue to be in favor of the
law as it stands.
HO SI1tC ClCCblOHo, InuS Id, Will duu IlltlO
or nothing to the anti-Nebraska strength in
the senate. In Ohio a Nebraska senator
(Pugh) has been elected in place Of Chase,
(soil, )-another in Georgia, Arkansas, Mis-
souri,, Florida, California, and North Caro-
lima, have chosen legislatures which will elect
Nebraska senators,-the vacancy in Vermont
will be balanced by the vacancy in North
Carolina-several of the states which will
elect anti-Nebraska senators, are represented
in the same way at present,-and in short,
| the chance Of electing an anti-Nebraska sena-
tor in New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Indi-
ana, Illinois. and Iowa, is about the whole
chance which remains, of increasing the anti
| Nebraska strength in the next U. S. senate.
On the whole, the anti-Nebraskaites can
hardly do better than & acquiesce = in the
existing law, seeing it is beyond their power
TO repeal it. After the November elections,
there will be no great motive for agitation.
Kansas will soon be knocking for admission
into the Union with a free constitution, and
who is he that would exclude herl Nebraska
will be along in due time. Freedom of popu-
lar action is the safest road to freedom in
general.-N. Y. Jour. Of Com.