Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-11-25
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
New YoRK, Nov. 20, 1854.

New York, Nov. 20, 1854.
( The Hards in this city received 100 votes
more than the Softs on the Congressional
ticket, not 1900 as was enormously printed
In my last communication. e
In the third Congressional district, Pelton,
Wing, received 3,962 votes, and not $500.
The united vote Of the Hards and Softs in that
district exceeds the true Wing vote, but not
the vote you have printed.
In the second paragraph said there was
much surprise expressed at Bronsons vote,
&C., and not suspicion, as you have it. dis
like to correct typographical errors, and sell
dom do, believing that the good sense of the
reader viii understand the true meaning; but
these are SO important, and likely to lead to a
misunderstanding of the subject, ask that
they may be corrected.
The vote of the State on the congressional
ticket is likely to show much greater strength
for the Hards than anticipated in my last, and
will exceed that Of the Softs, it is now conf
IDENTIFY expected, several thousands. This is
test Of principle, not of the strength of rum.
We are ready to knock under on the rum ques-
ton, conceding that the SoAs with Seymour as
their champion, can beat us, but as for test Of
true Democracy, we acknowledge no such thing,
and the Union nor any other force can drive
us from our fixed and unalterable position. We
know our strength and are determined to use
it We desire to use it for the good of the De-
mocratic party of the Union. We will form no
coalitions, however, with the Buffalo Van Blu
rem Freesoilers who are now placed by the
the Administration st the head and made the
leaders Of our party in this State; we will not
sleep in the same bed with the anti Nebraska
Democrats who are constantly yelling repeal
repeal and who are fed from silver spoons
with government par.
We will not follow the abolitionized custom.
house officers, with John Cochran at the head,
or John Van Buren,, who voted an open ticket
for John Wheeler, the anti.Nebraska Know
nothing candidate for Congress, and who forced
his whole Freesoil clan to go and do likewise.
No, no, we shall do meme of these things. We
shall stand firm and undaunted on the true prin-
ciples of the Constitution and the Democratic
platform, and if we continue to be defeated
the responsibility must rest with those who fear
to travel the same road with us. Letters have
been received here-.fr our friends in every
part of the State since tie election, expressing
the strongest faith and confidence in our ulti-
mate success over the Ereesoil Softs, full of
ardent hope, and the highest expectations. We
may be defeated, but never conquered.
The Hards are rallying in every section of
the State, re-organizing their forces, forming
clubs and associations, AID fully preparing the
way for success at future day. The rum in
terest of the State is defeated, therefore the
main prop of the Sofs is Knocked away. The
combination has failed, and the party there
fore is lost Their policy has driven all the
temperance men into Wig ranks, and the
rum party must go to the vail. The only DO
litical party in the State, then, is the Hard
shell Democracy, and with their moderate
views on these local questions, and high dem
ocratic principles, they have before them mo-
thing but success. The Dnisn and its toadies
may continue its abuse, it passes by like the
idle wind and only laughed at. If this, or
any other administration think they can run
smoothly over the course without our assist
ance, why they are mistaken--that is all.
There is another crumb of complaint for the
Softs, in the fact that one or two Of the nomi-
nees on the Hard ticket, for State officers, run
close up to the Softs, Notwithstanding the lat
ter received the benefit of bling on the rum
ticket with Seymour.
Every development will hereafter show that
the Softs are nowhere, and the Hards the
true and leading political parry Of the State.
PHIIO