New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-17
THE LATE ELECTIONS.
Pyo~ The Ciactnsa.i Gazette.


We live In land where eectisns are frequent and
popular. The ballot box reflects public opinion, and
bic opinon in Government like ours is all pow
erful. The people always mean TO vote right and
place the beet men in Office. They are often mistaken,
but they are none the less honest. The popular viii
is worth considering and il we find it to be wrong,
endeavor to set it right. The elections held in New
York. Massachusetts,, Maryland, Louisiana, New
Jersey, Wisconsin and Mississippi have demonstrated
one great fact and that s intensely Amercanized
sentiment The Slavery question has operated to IN
auepce the result in each of these States. Ia the
southern States the Democratic party have trea to
impress upon the people in their especye localities the
belief hat the American party was an Abolition
party: and with many the word Abolition y has
very extensive Specification. The Republican party
has been represeI ted dsunion party, the leaders
of which were in favor of northero republic, and oil
stealing the negroes of the South and setting tnen
free. Messs. Chase, Seward wilson, sumner anu
Others were held up monsters, stepped III treasoha
Bile conspiracy; and t.eee men were receiving the
couptensnce and support Of the American party IN
the North because they entertained sucn Opinions
In the North the people nave been told hat me AMER
lean party in league with the South and were IN
favor of extending Slavery into Ksrsas aud that tney
were ready to do whatever the South demanded OF
them.
A few months ago these conflicting elements were
Virginia e. ion took place NJ. Wise, the opponent
of the "Dak Lantern conspirators was elected
Governor. This fact, with the almost daily outbreaks
deep feeling in the North. The Americans OF the
Nor h turred their thoughts more strongly TO-
ward Kansas than toward the ends sought 70 %
gsneo originally by their organization lney
were determined lat leas; sucl was the feehog
in Ohio to express, in the most emphatic man
er Their love OF Free SOIL their opposition to Slavery
ex ension, and their deter mDsdon to uphold t1sir
rights in the territories OF the Union With tnls feel
ing and in tsis sph they entered the late canvass ana
the result is known. Tney spoke, and requires no
ineryre er 10 enuncise their wOr0s of rebuze TO the
men who re, called the Missouri Compromise and the
AomiDistr alton which upholds the wro9g. By wlse
and considerable course IN Ono We combined ule oppo
siiion sentiment and made II tell.
In New York and Massachusetts,, where the people
are as much opposed to the Kansas outrage, and as
strongly in favor of free Institutions as are me people
of Ohio there were divisions. They divied on meu,
and lost such a victory q cloee and compact union
would have given them. great many very ntelli-
gent att Nebraska men could not possibly vote Tor
Governor Gardner because he was know Notnlng'
True they ssd, he had made very good governor
he az very strongly opposed to the Kansas inlquty
b, had Withdrawn from The Philadelphia oonyelto',
when the Southern delegates carried their platform
that was all very well but we cannot they said, vote
for him. because he beloDs TO the American party he
thinks there other matters to be consI1ere1 IN poll
tics beside this of Slavery Urged by these mar
row motives, Gov. Gardner was thrown overheard,
ard. Nj Rockwell nominated by the Repuohcaos. Inc
people outside of the convention TOOK him 10, elected
him their governor, and at the same tine chose q
legi.la ture which will ain his admins ration.
The same course has been pnrsued II New OK,
and he stne result has been achieved. The Republ
can oarty have been pla ed in woiul minority and
by tie pervereness OF is reputed friends; without
pyI that calm consideration to the principles OF the
Amercsn party, ana treating them with he respect
ara attention which their importance merited, they
oyery hemed them with abuse they stgmitlLed thsm
with opprobIious epithets they were called " Hin
"coos !" ard the Vocabulary OF the |nginls pro-
Slavery Hotspur Wise was cal ed alto requston, aud
the dark laI tern" kept illumned with un0lmn-
,beo envy even as the fires upon Toe altar OF Ness.
IL mig hsve been made paying political nyestm5n,
If IL rad succeeded in bringing n the foreign vote, as
was doubtless anticipated, bat the foreign vote was
rot with them. The foreign voters liked TO have the
Americans called Hindoos, midnight assasslns, snd
dark lantern cousprators but The fact that the Re-
put lcans favored free SOIL and opposed free whisky,
deprived them Of this much.coveted vote. The for
eisn vote went with the Democrats, where II has al
ws,s been and always will be, and the Republicans
veIe beaten. The American party wPhstooi This
tempest of abuse, ard came on, OF the contest VIC
torous, by the inpsie strength or the- American prn
ciplss. Let tbose laugh who win
Ii Wisconsin, TIE telegraph says the Republicans
hsy, oeen beaten. We expect the fact IL so, AMI we
cen easily account for it, AT the convection which
nominated the opp )siiion ticket resolution was
passed denourciDg the American party, lts men and
It's principles. Il was doubtless expected that thls
would ring in the foreign vote Tor the ticket but It
wouldn't come in. The Democrats got Il, and the
Americans of course would not support candidates
whe spurnsd their fellowship So much for Wisconsin.
When the opposition shall learn that IN order 10 ear
~ AN election msority of votes must be obtained,
and that the American voters can be reasoned WIN,
but will not be driven, them and rot MI then, we may
exuect 10 inaugurate administration which VIII be
national IN reality, and not bogus counterfeit