The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-04-12
DEMOCRATIC GAINS AND DEMOCRATIC TRI-
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The elections thus far of 1856 have terminated most aus
piciousy for the democratic party Every State county
or municipal election which has been held has shown
either large democratic gain a full, complete, and
overwhelming democratic triumph According despatch
from New Haven received yesterday the vote for
in Connecticut is as follows:
ngham democrat 620
Minor (know-nothng 2b934
Welles black republican 68l5
rockwell lwhig)..... 225
The democratic candidate it will thus be seen lacks
few hundred votes Of majority all his conpetors
the combined vote of Minor Wees, and Rockwell only
amounting to s3,972 The democratic gains in Connecti-
cut New Hampshire and Rhode Island will exceed twenty
thousand votesl .....
But it is not alone in New England that gains and
triumpbs have been confined The result of the
county elections in Tennessee it will be recolleced far
ceeded the most aangune expectations of our friends The
recent elections in Kentucky indicate great reaction in
that State in favor of the democratic party. The local
elections in Indiana Illinois, Michigan Wisconsin, and
Missouri have proved to be equally encouraging In Ohio
where heavy fusion majority still remains to be over
come the democracy do not appear to be at all dscour
aged; and evidence Of the spirit which actuates
the democratic journalists Of that State make for
the following article from the Cleveland Plain Dealer
nouncng the result of the municipal election held in that
city the preceding day:
"Now, in the of the American eagle and Ned
Buntline where those Americans that rule
America in the city of Cleveland year ago2 In the
of George Hsmpden and Horace Greeley where
those shrek for liberty that have been ringing in
calling the worshppers of ebony and put down
the border ruans nhabng these loving precincts!
Where Jim Medi and his Leaysnworth babyp Nebraska
Blu has devoured them ALL The returns yesterdays cleo
tion show this
"The Nebraska democracy this city put in nomination
straghtout Nebraska ticket, avowed and known SUCH
The opposition rallied under the anti banner
last year. and attempted to gull the people and achieve
victory under the guse Of peoples ticket All the oppo
sition papers down the democratic nominees We
called upon the democracy by their guns That this
the opening broadsde for the presidential campaign
They did and the result is that have elected the
democratic city ticket by averaged majority -four hundred
| voest s.# .# a.... @st
"This is indeed glory enough for one day. Fusonism
and know nothngsm have their in Cleveland
Councmen and consabe must seek other hobby for
the future. The blackrepublcan rusns who hung Doug
las in egy the public square ago themselves
now dangling in the air. ....-.. .-.......a....
"s There Is a tide in the affairs of men,
"DrsooRArs, De fcml Relax not your organization /
Keep the enemy always in your sight This is presidential
year, and this its glorious beginning Thss is not ward
the city carry the NEXT election by the proper
enertion. The city is rou.nsy democratic and viii be
the whole country in November nextp'
The result of the recent local elections in the Empire
State encourages the hope han the pending contest New
York will be lost to the democracy through of
union and harmony among political friends
Speaking of the victory achieved by the democracy Of Al
bany Wednesday last, the Argus of that city says:
owe confess that we are proud OF the result dem
onraon Of the spirit the unity and the nvncbe strength
Of the democracy Of Albany, and manifestation Of their
power everywhere"