The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-12-20
PROSPECTS OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND
REPUBLICAN PARTIES

Inc Albany Argus, specializing on the pros
poets of parties in the Presidential election,
finds much hope for the Administration Party
in the results Of the recent State elections.
Twenty-one States, it says, have held their cleo
tons this year, and - fourteen of them have
gone Democratic" viz: Virginia, North Caro-
lima, Tennessee, Alabama, Texas, Georgia,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Illinois, Maine, Indiana,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, aud Wisconsin.
These States cast IA electoral votes, or ONLY
less by five than the number required to elect
a President. The States yet to elect are, Ar
kansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Iowa,
Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, and South Carolina. South Carolina
with its eight electoral votes, and Arkansas
with its four, are put down as certain for the
Administration. The ProSlavery Party, ac-
cording 10 this is already sure Of l5G electoral
votes. In view of all these considerations, the
1rgus exuliantly exclaims:
=" Next year, the L mon loving citizens of the
Republic will rally to the support of those lv-
ing national principles inherent in the Demo
cratic party, and achieve a glorious triumph
for the Union, the Democracy, and the Consti-
tuition
Unfortunately for the calculations of the Ar
gus, there are a few blunders in its figures. No
election has yet taken place in Illinois which
can authorize the statement that the Admins
tration controls ma jOrity OF its voters Maine,
so far from being Administration, gave a ma
jority of votes against it, and the Republicans
had plurality. In the only test election that
has been had in Indiana, the Opposition had a
decided majority; and the late election in that
State, being of little general Importance was
decided against the Opposition, owing to the
want OF a Republican organization, and TO the
Intervention of the Liquor Law question, which,
in the Presidential contest, will have no inAu-
ence. Pennsylvania, so far from being in favor
of the Administration, gave majority of votes
against it, its adherents succeeding only through
the division Of their opponents. Wisconsin, set
down as Democratic, has proved itself really
So by electng the Republican candidate as
Governor. Deduct, then, Illinois, Maine, Indi.
ana, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, with their
sixty-two electoral votes, and where are the
l56 electoral votes, sure for the Unionovine
| Nationals, next year?
In the contest between the Republicans and
the Ohgarchy, next year, the New England
States, New York, Ohio, Michigan, and Wis
consin, with their | 10 electoral votes, will u,
Republican. New Jersey, Pennsylvania, In
diana, Illinois, and Iowa, we will admit, ar,
debatable ground, although many of our friend.
will scarcely concede this, in reference to som,
of them.
| Indeed, the Sham Democracy is TO undergo
many tribnlations. Georgia and other South
ern States have openly agreed upon an ex
IRENE Pro Slavery test, to which they will sub
Ject the National Convention which is to NEE
at Cincinnati The Soft Delegates from New
ork are to be elected. The Convention viii
be required to affirm the inality of the Com
promises of 1850, of the Fugitive Slave Bill
and OF the repeal of the Missouri Compromise
If 1t refuse, the Southern delegates are pedg
ed to withdraw. If it assent, will the Arqu
tell US on what ground it hopes to carry Ne,
York, Pennsylvania, Indiana and. Illinois? |
the illusion Of the name, Democratic" stron
enough to bring the masses Of those States (
sanction and support the Internal outraces con
mitted on the People of Kansas by the Shaver
Propagandists? Can they be brought to su,
tain the action of Convention, which, sacrif
cling every principle of Democracy, shall a
tempt TO hand over the free States and Kansa.
bound hand and foot, to the tender mercies {
Toombs, Atchison, and StringfelIow
But, let us not underrate the strength of TIL
; combination Of Shareholders and their Nortl
ern adherents, which has so long and so ms,
, lently ruled the Union. 1t is powerful in i
unity, in its discipline, in its machinery, in tr:
dtional associations, in the prestige Of past tr
umphs, in the actual possession of place an
: patronage-powerful, above all, in the want
/. concert among its opponents. The perfet
union Of these, would prove its utter overthrow
e In all our speculations on the Future, the on
+ source of doubt and apprehension, is the divi
= ION among the friends of Freedom. With tw
j organizations, each aiming al power, they cal
E not succeed. With one organization, and on
J issue-that presented by this Slavery Combin,
: ton, falsely called DemOcracy-they can SUI
, coed. The work Of the next ten months Is
. convince the People of this, and to induce the,
) to RepaJlicaaize themselves Banks, Tariff
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