American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-03-22
tn. RESULT IN NEW YORK.

The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, in
an article on the recent town elections, re-
marks that sit should not be forgotten in
estimating either the triumphs or the occa-
sional defeats Of the youthful and vigorous
party, that it has to fight its way against
the combined opposition Of all the others.
In The Fall elections old party ties preserv-
ed much of their force, and although the
American vote was large enough TO create
surprise, it was but little more than one
forth Of the aggregate vote of the Stato.-
While Ullman's vote approached Clark S
and Seymour's, it was inferior to either.
and when to their combined, we add the
vote given TO Bronson, it will be seen that
in the Fall election Ullman's vote was
less than third, in fact, but little more
than fourth Of all that were polled. In
the recent elections all these parties have,
in many towns, acted in combination a.
gainst the Know No;hings, and the man
ner in which they have swept great por-
ton of the State, in defiance of this united
opposition, affords gratifying evidence Of
their growth. AS an example Of what they
have been doing in many counties, we
copy the following from the Utica Gazette
OTsEGo CoUNTY.-The elections in most
of the towns in this county appear to have
been conducted without regard to old par
ty ties--the contest being generally on
s:Americanism" The result for Supervi-
sors is set down as follows: X. N. Demo-
Gratis, 10; X. N. Wings, 5; anti-K. N.
Wings, a. Two towns, Butternuts and
Plainield, remain to be heard from, but
the former is reported to have elected the
Know Nothing ticket.
Here, it will be seen, that the Know
Nothings are in proportion Of five to one
The apparent diminution of strength which
the new party sustained in a few
towns, is readily accounted for as soon as
we 60 behind the figures and ascertain
all the circumstances which have influence
ed the elections. In Lockport, for exam
pie, over which the fusionists have tried to
make themselves extremely happy, they
owe their temporary success to The intro
duction into the election of the very inhu-
ences to which the new party owes its or
igin and its strengthj and whenever the
polls have not shown the triumph .ofthe
new party, they have at least furnished a
strong argumentin favor of its necessity.
The following from the Lockport Courier
explains the resultin that village;
If any evidence was wanting to show the
necessity of the American movement, it
could have been found at the polls in this
village on Tuesday.
Chenango County.
Old Chenango is all right as it should
be. Our town meetings we're held yester-
day,and resulted in perfect 'Hindoo' tri-
umph. We have heard from fifteen towns,
ten Of which have elected American Su-
peryisors. There are five to hear from,
and Sam says he will have at leasttw Of
them. The majorities range, in the differ
ent towns, from ten up to four and Eve hun
dred. You may count Chenango good for
an American majority next fall. There
was plenty Of Fusion all over the county,
but Sam was around, and showed his a.
bility to have things his way.
Norwich--American ticket elected over
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