The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-16

Buchansn's majority over AL ........ 7o6
The voses reported for Gerr, smith laoouonst) were
Susquthspns-totai, is.
The vo'e the union ticket reported q Harris
FILLMORE on the union ticket a. Given show, ID ooly
.03 33s, 2ls cee This owing 10 scrachng
the union ticket The actual majority OF Buchanan
The unon ticket proper Is 2e,e4<, and over al s7.
MISSOURI
~. Louls, Nov. 10, 1880.
fay sovoa counties In this sn,o hsvo been heard
tom. Bucbanan's majority, 1880 There jet ioy.
seven counties 10 hear from
TEXAS.
Bltrsorr Nov. rs, 1856.
The election pascd oil quietly nj Galveston, and largo
vote was poIied Returns from but ew points In the state
had beon received.
oircAso, Nov. 10, 1866
The fipois Legislature stands as folioss;-sens,e--
democrats, 10; republicans, IL. Houso-Dcmocrats, o.
opposition ~ consisting OF % republicans and Amerl
cans Presiding officer, Lieut. Gov Wood, republican
Address 60 the Republicans OF Ohio.
From the orio aAic Journal Nov. Ill
Two years ago the people OF the United States
were surprised and astounded by the announce ment
that Congress had passed Law repeating the
timchonored Missouri prohibition, by which slavery
So deg. 30 min. by the Kansas and Nebraska btu.
the most obnoxious OF the prosavery views Of John
c. Calhoun were virtually recognized and incorpo
rated into Law Of the land. The oftrepested OPT
1851, and acted upon by him at various periods Of
his administration, on the power OF Congress over
the subject Of slavery in the Territories were ig-
norcd, and the doctrine was boldly announced that
the oonstitstlon denied 10 Congress tho power 10
prohibit this Institution in tue Territories The dc
clared opinions OF al our eminent public men, toe
uniform action Of Congress In the exercise Of this
right, and the repeated decisions Of the Supreme
~@rgf, f,o ptfaA <af sof al an1
the entire line OF policy for slavery extension,
advocated by the Calhoun school, was adopted and
proclaimed as the future policy Of the country.
This change on ~ vitality important question AZ
toDished and alarmed the frCcmcn OF the norslaye-
bo,ling States. Without regard 10 old party asso-
Citations, the people assembled to consult upon the
Of seton 10 be pursued to check and rcbuke
this arrogant and startling policy Hitherto slavery
had been REGARDED sectionalaa institution de-
pendent upon state legislation for existence and
continuance within State limits, and clearly subject
TO exclusion by Congress from national territories
Freedom lad heretofore been regarded ~ national,
TO and perretuatc which the constitution had
been formed and adopted by the American people
These fundamental principles upon which our gov
eminent had been formed and administered, could
not be rlinquishcd without protest aud strug
joA long series Of slaycholding asgrcssions upon
the rights and interests of frcemen and free States
had already well nigh exhausted popular forbcsr
ance, when tins browning wrong called the republl
can party lDto existsnce. Paulnur, npci'y iusip1
men, from all the existing political organisza-
tons, moved by y common impulse, united Tor the
defence OF liberty and the overthrow Of the slave
power. Their delegates met in national convention,
at Philadelphia on the nth June, 1856, and adopted
the following great national principles a. the plat
form ef their political iaith:--
Resolved That the nsnter aDCe 81 the principles pro
gsie " the declaration uf Indcrtsdcnce a1d emo0cied
IN the feotra constitution, essential 70 tbe preeervto
Of our republican rstttous AMI tha tbe T. iern corg
tuion. the reho q tho etaes sad lbe 1 s'oa q tne
ahc Sta'e. shall 10 preserved
ssovsa, Ea~i ssa gar segunscsA sstnsrs We soa y