The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-05-10
POLITICAL NEWS AND COMMENTS.
C0n'aecticut.-The vote for Governor, as
appears by the official returns, was
For w. II. Minor, X. N. 2S,O7S
s. Ingham, Dem. 27,29O
II. Dutton, Wing 9l6l

s. Ingham, Dem. 27,29O
H. Dutton, Wing 9,l6I
Minor and Ingham being returned to the
Legislature, the former has been chosen Gov
ernor by llS votes, Ingham receiving 20.
The Governor in his message follows in the
wake of his brother dignitary in Massachusetts,.
He evidently considers Governor Gardner a
model. While recommending the extension of
the suffrage to colored people, he is anxious to
deny it to large class Of white people. AS
we 60 for equal rights and the interests of both
white and colored people, we go against his
message.
Iopa-The cause of free principles in this
State takes no step backward. In spite of the
howl of delight with which the Post received
the first news from Dubuque, the rest of the
State repudiates Nebraskaism even more over
whelmingly than last fall. The entire Repub-
lican State ticket has been chosen by ma lori
ties largely increased over those of last year
while Des Mones, Lee, Davis, and several other
counties, which gave Democratic majorities,
have now been revolutonzed. In fourteen
counties the vote is as follows:
Republican State ticket 6,623
Democratic State ticket 3,457
Majority 3,l66
The same counties last year gave an Anti
Nebraska majority of 5l7. The majority for
Grimes in the entire State, in August, was
2,4S6. This year the majority will not be far
from 1000. In the same counties the new
Prohibitory Liquor Law has been adopted by
majority of $685..
We wish somebody who knows, would in
struct us into the real state of things in Iowa.
Is this party, that is called Republican,"
party of Freedom, mongrcl concern, or Know
Nothing? We should like to know, for we
have seen indications of dissatisfaction on the
part of the old Anti-Slavery men.
Ladiana.-A very disgraceful occurrence has
recently taken place at Lafayette. 1t appears
that the citizens had issued call for an Anti
Know Nothing demonstration but that, when
the meeting was organized, the proceedings
were disturbed by the opponents of the meet
ing.
At indianapolis, on the I'd, the Know Moth
ings lost their city ticket, by 800 majority
against them, but elected majority of council
men. The charm Of uninterrupted success,
which at first seemed to attach to them, is be-
cunning W De broken.
Iennsylcania-Some time since, a political
meeting in Philadelphia, called to act independ-
emily of the Know Nothings, was taken pos
session of by them, and its proceedings con-
formed to their views. But the tide seems
turning. At the municipal election held there
on the I'd, the total vote was nine thousand less
than that cast six months ago and instead of
carrying the election by eight or nine thousand
majority for City Treasurer and City Commits
sioner, their majority ranged only from one to
four hundred, while in the Councils they have
scarcely a majority. In Lancaster and Doyles-
town they have been defeated. So it goes
Know Nothingism is working resurrection for
the Old Line Democracy.
Massachusetts. Slack has introduced
resolutions in the House of Representatives,
which, after reciting the late outrages in Kan
sas, proceed as follows:
81. ResoIred, That we respectfully call upon
the law-abiding citizens of the State of Missouri;
and upon the Executive and Legislature of that
State, speedily to disavow this gross outrage.
perpetrated by some of their ill-advised citizens
and to take prompt measures to prevent its rep
etition by them.
| ~. Resotced, That we call upon the President
Of the United States to take instant and effect
nai measures for sustaining in Kansas the sove-
relgnty OF the people against the violence and
invasiens of lnobs from Missouri
"3. Resotced, That this Commonwealth is
ready, if necessary, to aid with her whole pow
! er the Governor of Kansas, and the people Of