Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-09-15
The Northern Elections.

Il in vain for the Enquirer to try befog its readers
concerning the result Of the late elections the North
The fact stands out in bold relief and sophisry can
conceal it, that the Democracy ia Maine and Iowa have
deserted their party by thousands and Of thousands
and gone over soul and body into the Black Republican
camp We say this ugly and dsgscefal fact patent up
the lace Of the And it is idle atemp, to
evade it or smother it up.
Abiding to ''sneering charge" it calls it. that
the Democracy of the North in the late elections 'go-
minousy capitusted the Fremont party" the Enquirer
SAYS:
Theirustice of the Wings accusation apparent from
this simple statement Elections have been held in only
three Northern States since the rise of the Fremont party
In lows the result follows Black Republican vote
40 7O9 Democratic vote So 92O In Vermont the result
was Black Republican vote 2s,64S Democratic vote O.
s0s These figures taken from the y. Y. Herald and
they give the entire of those States. The from
Maine not yet complete The latest despatch in the
Baltimore Sun gives the following result Hamn Black
Republican, 5S,2l9; Wells, Dem, 80 e7s Patton Wing
1898"
Now according to the Engrers showing the Demo.
cracy these Northern States have either gnomiuously
capitusted" 'ignomiuiousy" deserted. Take Iowa,
and what the facts OF the in regard that State
According to the EH9uirers statement the Democracy
beaten in that State by majority of shout eight
thousand What has heretofore the usual Democra-
tic majority here' Why, from eight fifteen thousand
thousand, the Democracy egh thousand in the
minority How has this happened except by desertons
to the Black Republicans It is possible to account
for upon the hypothesis that there a coalition
against the Democracy between the Whigs Know Moth
ings and Black Republicans for all these combined
could never have become majority party, without large
accessiOns from the Democracy Could they
Look, also to Maine According to the Enquirer f.
CURES the Black Republicans have beaten the Democracy
by upwards OF tOeaty thousand majority How was thi.
Wasn't Maine Democratic State Has it not usually
given decided Democratic majority? How then did
the Democracy to be minority party theres The
Democracy in that State have Lost nearly half Of their fol-
in the course Of twelve monhs Where have these
lost sheep sayed to- They certainly not in the fold
now What has become of them Why they have leaped
over the fence and compose the main body of the
Black Republican army Is it soS Compare the f.
CURES last year and this, and tell US.
But notwithstanding their complete and dsgraceful
overthrow, the Enquirer is still pleased to compliment
the fidelity and valo- of its Northern allies It saw. OF
them: "Their attitude more noble their cou-
rage never more conspicuous. They did not triumph
simply beedus, victory impossible tder the eTearr.
stances They encountered popular passion phieh IL
'ca' idle 70 attempt 10 oppose They would bow be-
fore the Storm but chose rather bravey breast with
the vao Of heroes They defeated but not disgraced
They have their honor defended their princi
pies, aud maintained the organization Of their party
They do not give up the struggle already hare ev re-
aesoed Tie battle aud oih bright promise of SUCCESS
Such is the attitude Of the Democracy of the NORTH
few words of comment upon this high faIutn tribute
| to our faithful aud Uieonquerdble allies" We have
shown by the figures how much Of truth there is in this
compliment to their "valor and courage" But see the
inconsistency Of the Enquirer II ssys they did not tr
umph because victory impossible that they encoun
tered popular passion, which it idle to attempt to
oppose" Very well. Will victory" be any more no.
sibe in November than it was in September? Will the
popular passion" they encountered at the last election
be any less formidable by the time the Presidential cleo
ton comes onr And t idle to attempt TO oopose'
that popular passion" week before last will IL not b.
equally as idle, and much so in November Ane
yet the Enquirer tells ia, though idle to attempt to on
pose the popular passion which prevails at the North
nevertheless the Northern Democracy have renewed TN
battle, and 'rih bright promise of reessl VAST
| ever such Standardization?
But we leave the subject satisfied that the recent cleo
hons ct the North have put old Bucks cbunck com
pletey and forever. His chance Of election il utterI
hopeless He will not get the electoral vote Of .nol
Northern State. That is already Fixed fact and IN
State elections in Pennsylvania Illinois aud Indiana n
the second Tuesday in October will demonstrate concr
svey that Buchanan is even in the contes, In Oh
| Northern States