Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-13
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Charter Elections IN Neag York For the
last two or three years the Democrats have
carried the charter elections in the cities
of Troy Utica Oswego, and Rochester, and
have also elected the Mayor in the city Of An
burn. In each Of these cities an election he's
been held during the present week and the
result substantially is, that in each the Wings
have succeeded, not only in electing their can
didates for Mayor, but large maioritics Of the
Common Council, except in the city OF Utica,
where Wing Council was elected, with
Democratic Mayor, who is q strong opponent
Of the Nebraska bill How far the proposition
to disturb the Missouri Compromise has oper-
ated to produce this change, must be left to
the friends of that measure to determine.
National Inteihgeneer.
In Detroit and Milwaukee, as we have seen,
tho Administration party has just been defeat
ed, and candidates have been elected, commit
ted against the repeal Of the Missouri Compro-
mise Some doubt whether the Nebraska
movement has had anything to do with these
results; but they are in accordance with pre-
vious manifestations of public sentiment in
both places.
The passage of the bill on the morning Of
the 4th, was Immediately announced all over
the country; the naturalzed citizens of De-
troit and Milwaukee were fully apprized of the
alien disfranchising clause; and everywhere
was the fact known that the Administration
was using its patronage to secure the final
passage Of the bill, 1t is sheer folly to sup
pose that these facts had no influence over the
elections in those places. They are signs OF
an approaching revolution in the political
world
Let us reour to the past. The princ-
Piles Of the People Of the free States have IN
dergone no radical change since lS4S. They
are no more tolerant towards Slavery than
they were then; they are no more favorable to
its extension than they were then. 1t is non
sense to argue from their acquiescence in the
legislation of 1850, that their views in respect
to either have been modified Nothing has
kept them quiet but the hopelessness Of repeal
ing the acts Of that period, the force Of party
machinery and the general impression that
after all, Slavery has not been able under that
legislation to plant itself in new territory.
We assume that 30 far from being relaxed
in their hostility to this evil their feelings have
been growing more and more unfavorable to
il, and this assumption is confirmed by the re-
markable unanimity and strength OF pur-
pose with which they are now resisting the
attempt to repeal the Missouri Compromise,
and throw open Nebraska to Slavery.
But, have we forgotten what these same Pso-
pie did in 1S4S, when under the influence of
an Anti Slavery excitement similar to that
which now prevails The bonds Of Party were
broken by the Democracy, and Wings, passing
by their old leaders, went into the Presidential
contest under the banner Of q chieitain pledged
not to meddle with tho legislation of Congress-
The Democratic Party, which, under the lead
Of General Cass, ventured to array itself
against the doctrine Of the Wilmot Proviso, was
shorn of its strength. II was left in meager
minority in all the. free States but Iowa and
New Hampshire, and 10 these States it carried
the election only by q small vote. In all the
free States, its candidate received only 7l2 ,SO2
votes while the People gave to General Taylor
925 736, and TO Martin Van Buren, 2ss, 67s or
1,2144i4 votes--a majority over the Ant-Wil-
mot Proyiso candidate of sol, 6l2 votes 1t is
notorious, too, that hundreds Of thousands of
his supporters voted for him, without concur
ring in his opposition to that measure
To comprehend the full meaning Of these re-
suits, we must recollect that the Frustrated
Party 10 this case, had been the triumphant
Party in 1914, when the issue did not turn upon
the question of Slavery, and when the People
Of the free States gave Mr.. Clay 1913 800 votes,
and Mr. Polk 926 ,63i. The revolution that took
place in is48 was clearly the result of the
.Anti.Slavery agitation among the People Of
the free States and could the test be made
thu day, at the ballotbox, on an election for
the Presidency, the so-called Democratic Party
would find itself in leaner minority than in
1s4s The People who rebuked il then, would
administer to it a still moro terrible rebuke
now; for the offence Of its leaders and the Ad-
ministration IL supports, Is, this time, far more
fragrant and odions than it was in ls4s Then,
the question was as to what policy should be
adopted in regard to Territories recently ac-
quired, whose local law prohibiting Slavery
was not proposed to be disturbed but now, the
question concerns an old Territory Of the
Union, and the proposition is to repeal a law
universally acquiesced in for thirty -three years,
which has consecrated IL oil that time to Free
dom.
The managers Of this bold movement dread
the result politically, should it fail in the
present Congress and be made o Question in
the next Presidential election. They know
that the People would not leave them an inch
Of ground to stand upon Hence their anxiety
to force through the measure without delay At
the present session, thus forestalling the verdict
Of the People. II they succeed in this, they
hatter themselves that the Question will be
considered, closed, and be taken ont Of politics,
and that fhn peonle M the free States then aa