Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-09-12

IHE ELECTION IN MAINE-FUNNY LOGIC g.
Inc ''A'g OF yesterday states it, deductions from
the defeat OF the Democracy Of Maine, in ,h~ q
words:
The telegraph brings sad news :, tho s,u,ho,,
Democracy from Mnn-. Tn" election In ii., Srtu
OF on Monlav and the rrsul, i. con,l. r aud
Overwhelming Black Republican trIumph Thu.
another decided stronghold "t the Democracy III thu
North has ignoniuiousiy cnpitua;ed 10 the Fre..omc
party.
"ln conclusion We express il as our decided and
emphatic opinion that The result OF the OcioArr
elections in The North will compel every man 'ls
South To acknowledge the utter hcpeessnr,s ot Mr.
Bnchanaus chances of election ard viii c"Ir-traju
the ~hole South to unite upon Mr. Fsiiu"rc =
0"iV means ut def-a,in. hc Black K. puh,.car>, Eub
saving the Constitution ana the Union OF H." Cn;iu-
try"
In another column OF the Hhig the result of the
election in Maine is given in the following ti!ure-:
PORTLAND, Sept. 9.-Reiurns from l67 towns gre
ftain!in (Repuh!ican,l for Governor, IOUOU; Wells,
(Dtmocrat, 2i.UOO; Paten, IWhgJ 400. Wood
and Gilman, Republicans, are certl;n,y elected
Congress; but the Result in the other districts IL u"t
accurately known. SO lar as beard from, not Que
Democratic or Wing Senator is elected. The House
Is Republican by large majority.
The vote for the Democratic candidate in l67 coun
ties reaches "a 00O in round numbers, while the
tue Wing candidate is only 4G0O and yetihe liE
Contends that the result of the election in Maine
| shows that The only way TO defeat the Black R"pro
licans is to unite the South in support o: Fillmore -
From the HhIgS own statement, il appears rha' Tia
Democracy in Maine are S!r ttHcS stronger than 10
Fillmore party. Wherefore, argues the I!htg. Buc
hanan's election is an npossibility; but Fillmore
chance of success are so haiterng ihat the SoU:i
! should rush TO his support
% hn
of Maine have gnomnioa-ly capituIa:ed 10 til" fr".
mont party" But the Democratic vote Is - geo.
while the vote of the Wing candidate is only 1880
| Thus, the proportion Of "ignominy" which a"cH'1
10 the Democratic and Wing parties in Maine in con
sequence Of their "capitua,on 10 the Fremont ioicc-
IS precisely in the ratio OF tosir.
The report Of the election in Maine ID indeed "sei
news TO the Democracy of the South When they
contemplate the awful calamities with ri f..
aontS election ScW 4ga Mc c0un'ry-ach.a n, : 'oF.
s,dr that the rtnmpt Of Rpybican'sm ri. b.
sYuir0cM 10 disuni0R-the Democracy OF he South
may well be "sad" the ~.sult of the elec;ic. L:
Maine. But they will no; abandon the contest ..
despair. Conscious that the hopes Of the Union ds
pend their success they will exhaust every energy
III the attempt to the republic.
The result u Maine is sad indeed, but The d.
mocracy of the South discern gleam Of hop
in that disastrous deicat.-This signal and surprsu
success OF Black -Repubicani-m conveys q warn.gs
to the South which 10 patriot can disregard. g..
veas the fact that Black Repub!icansm is Iriurr ID.
ant in the North, and that its III. mate de:ca; b.
accomplished only by the united efforts % the cnira
South. The Democratic party is the only orSauiza
ton that opposes its march. In Maine, The F!lmog"
forces are reduced to q pitiabc handful. IN Iowa.
they are even less. In Vermont, the Wig party
has disappeared utterly; the Democracy alone up
hold the Constitution and the Union in that aban
doned State. These are the "ssd' results Of tn" 10
cent election in the North and do hcV NAT .Hrr,f >
uecesSuy erpry patriot !S0n'h",H"r 10 S"h2)'; he
candtfatcs IF the Democracy The elections il he
North demonstrate that the Democratic party is the
only political power in opposition t" Black R"p1bl'
cauisn. The elections in the South have shown hst
the Democracy .! the vot. of every slnNe
holding State. In this cisis friend Of the South
can refuse to support Buchanan.