Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-11-08
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

day, that Gardiner know Nothing) has been
reelected Governor by plurality of between
ten and fifteen thousand votes His entire
vote, however, will hardly reach one-third of
the whole vote polled.
NEW YORK.
Our belief is that the Republicans have car
ried New York, without actually throwing n
third Of all the votes cast. The Know Moth
ings will be next to them, and the Softs third.
The Hards are nowhere.
The real strength Of the Hards is shown by
the vote for Sutherland, for Attorney General
as he was on no other ticket. He runs 5000
votes behind Aaron Ward in the city, w be-
ing on the liquor dealers ticket, as we'll as On
that of the Hards So 5000 votes is about the
power Of rum in the city of Gotham.
MARYLAND.
As far as returns have reached US from Ma
ryland, the Know Nothings have carried
things their own way, beating May, Van
SAINT, and Hamilton. Up to l. p m. the votes
in neither Vansant's nor Mays district had
been fully canvassed, though enough was then
known to satisfy the immediate friends of
those gentlemen that the polls will show some
200 majority against Vansant, and 800 over
May. The Know Nothings in Baltimore think
that Hamilton is beaten nearly 900 votes.
From the district surrounding Washington,
we have but single report, Of seventy ma
jOrity for Bowie (anti-know Nothing) for Con-
gress, at the Colesville precinct in Montgome-
ry county. However, we have ceased to hope
for favorable returns from any part of Ma
ryland
AT the hour at which we close this article
tae telegraph has brought US nothing to-day
from Louisiana, Wisconsin, or Mississippi.
~ SEQ telegraphc column for the latest
election rcJurrs.
massachusetts, and Kew York.-The resul;
In New York, as in Massachusetts,, settles the
question, that upon the live issues Of the day
the very last born organization-the new Re-
publican party-cannOt possibly win in the
It Presidential election. 1t stood wholly
Ga two points opposition to the principle #
the Nebraska bill, and to the admission of any
more slave States. Az far as we are able to
judge at this time, on this platform it has not
been able to poll ut most one third Of the
votes in the two States above named, where it
should have overwhelming strength to have
reasonable hope to win the Presidency. This
il fixed fact-one not to be blinked out Of
sight of the world. The effort is already be
ing made by the New York Timss and other
sympathizing journals, TO claim the Know
Nothing vote in those States as substantially
agreeing with tbs Republicans upon the two
live que sti0ns aforesaid. That idea, however, is
sheer CANNON. In both, the Leaders Of the pres-
ent Know Nothing party are more intensely hos
tile to the Republican party than to any other
Though IN some cases for political effect they
(the h. n. leaders, have enicavored to con-
ceal their favor Cor the Philadelphia platform
no where have they failed to express intense
hostility to the Republican leaders and their
organization. Governor Gardiner, though not
long since pretending to be a stronger aboli-
ZIONIST than Senator Wilson, and though for hi.
own benefit he cOncocted the Infamous personal
liberty bill, has sbolitionism in his heart
having been before he became as intensely am
bilious as he is selfish, Il Webster Silver Gray
Wing. If he and his followers are forced to
choose between Presidential candidates-one
standing against the admission of another slave
holding State, and against the right of tho
people Of the Territories to choose institutions
for themselves, AMI the other for those doc
trines, they will be found voting for the latter
This is we'll understood in Massachusetts,, and
in itsclf caused the nomination Of Rockwell
over him 10y the Republicans, who permitted
Know Nothingism only to ride On its shoulders
into place.
We presume that no sane man will now
doubt ths. the Know Nothing organizs-
ion proper Of New York is intensely against
the principles of the new Republican party one
al Pll; almost as thoroughly against them
as the Democratic party in Virginia. All sf-
forts to argue to the eontrsry-and there will
be many such essayed by way of accounting
for their woeful minority in which the Repub-
licans of New York ind themselves will be
the sheerest attempts 70 deceive the distant
public cOnciey able.
The upshot of the election in those States is
proof positive that abo!itionism cannot wi, in
the next Presidential contest, under whatever
guiss it may seek victory under the lead of
the controlling spirits of the present Republi-
can party.
The struggle is now narrowing down rapidly
to the two issues which We mention first above
The Cincinnati National Democrats Conyen-
ton will nominate Oh the platform upon which
til Democratic party has gained all its veto-
ries Of the pas; year, which in themselves are
We'll Iii sh sufficient 10 decide the Presidential
election ia lis favor. The Phi adephia Lat
form Know Nothings will be compelled to
choose between an Gl.~ace with the ReIub-
lican party, or - vote for the Democratic
nominee; as .neagre pfnyality victories in tw 0
or three States, wita possibly n majority in
louisiana and Kentucky, will not be sufficient
to justify its managers ia going into a national