New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-06
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mean parry nh5 bdO hD existence oI out one year
even in this State and of but t90 Ia six months IN
most Of the Free States. Even in Connecticut, the
distinctive Republican vote was scarcely an eighth
Of the aggregate last Spring in Rhode Island about
the same, while in New Hampshire no such party
rs the Republican was known No Republican
organization had been attempted IN either Pennsyl-
wanna or Neu-JerSry SIX months Ego; while these
States, Ike many others, were keeniy contested AZ
tie last preceding election b; he rival Parties
known Is - Democratic aud American" respect
lively. Our votes were necessarily 10 be drawn in
good part rom the American Of former con-
tests, whose ruling idea is dread Of the Pope and
Romsnsm; ye. our candidate for President was
certified by scores 10 be him>cli Catholic, while
be very properly refused TO ne-t the charge by
public contradiction. The cool observers all re-
earded our defeat at th, election as a matter OF
course; The blinded partisans never doubted that
Buchanan must succeed; and after the State Lice
tions in Pennsy lyanis and Indians almost everybody
else was Of their opinion. Even Fillmore was BY
many supposed to have Ii bet er chance OF success
than Fremont. Nay, not only did The ErPnss cry
"no chan e" against u., but gentleman o.
intelligence and repute Dir Daniel ID. Barnard)
publicly cxLorfed his fellowc citizens no to throw
aw ay their votes on Fremont, when there was no
remaining fbsdow Of chabce that he c0uid DE-
chosen. but cast them for FILLMORE, the only sub
stantiaI antss Ohst # Buchanan. Hundreds oil Ike
appeals were made, bot very sue essiully we Judge
in gaining votes Cor Fillmore, but with considerable
effect IN turning away tie ialthless and trimming
from the support Of Fremont We have heard 81
some, but not many, who thus exposed their LACK
Of principle while Buchsnans vote in this STATE
alone was sweIed not less than 10000 BY the
crushing result Of the October Elections.
Inwas in the face of such horrors that the Re
publicans have carried ten or eleven states 10
Til!nOres one OF two, including New York ny some
1900 wherein il ran lowest Oi The three parties
Counting Hards and soits togr,ner) last year.
Hopeless but uudismayed, sierny battling for Prln-
cple when they could 10 longer dream Of triumph
tie, have carried in despite ci frauds more gigantic
and pervsding than were ever before known out oi
Kansas h decided majority Of the Free States,
most Of them by over. helmng niaJorlies. Our
former compatriots now supporting Fillmore
were iar more inmica to than to their le-
long antagonists: nay, they were Wiling as in
P,nns, vania, NewJersey, Indiana, &c, to destroy
heir Only chance TO carry their man (by Union
tichtts) raber Than allow rs hope ot eecilng
Ou,s. party of yesterday. whch ha p"l'ed One
Million yoes aud chosen more than One-ttlrd OF the
whole nunber Of Presidential Electors, while loch.
ing DEF. at thus calmly III the eye, has grand future
before il; aud It IS no@ qualifying Iii the rHged
school of Adversely for tue exalted destiny that
surely awaits 1t.
From all sides, We are greeted with evidence OF
the buOysncy of spirit resolution aud energy in-
fused INTO Republicans by the result Of this cleo
ton. We hardly inee, one who has been active in
the late CANVASS who does not say, sour Club
meets his wech 10 ro"rganize tot the diffusion OF
truth aud TIE prosecution Of he Struggle for Free
Kansas and Free Territory e'ermore No man
is discouraged; no man who ever meant au! thing
but self thinks OF giving up the contest. We know
our strength; we know The popular msapprehen-
sons which bave temporarily defeated US: and We
know that they Can be disp,iled. OF all those who
have read even 50 much as the Congressional In
vestjgating Committees Report on the wrongs Of
Kansas, We polled for Fremont and Dayton at
least two-tbirds of the votes: had the truths de-
veloped i'll that Report been known to the whole
People, we could not have been beaten. And such
truths uW b. generally known before another
II. sidentia struggle is concluded.
Que Reform is needed now, and must be- imne
diately struggled for till secured We allude t.
Registry OF Voters, or some kindred arrangement
Tor determining cauily and deliberately days be-
fore on election lie held ~hO emitted to vote at
said election N each il district ia The State The
Republican cause was defrauded BY illegal voting
Mt ,es. than Ten Ihousa I'd Votes in this city aud
Brooklyn, aud IN the rect Of The safe probably as
ucb more, By Diegal votes east at the election this
week. il aeIe absurd to pretend that We cannot
have such precautions against ILLEGAL go,ing AS pre-
vail througtout the Eastern States; i were still
more prepest. rs 20 pre'eGd that We do not Iced
dem If The Elective Franchise i. # any value,
then b. who votes illegally pc rpe rates not only
fraud. but d gross wrolg, which should be watched
and punished vain DleAble rigOI. If he mo Oy
frrcc prevents another iron. voting does him great
Injustice then he who yctes legally does equal
wrong not 70 enc only, but 10 thousands.
We must have laws tina: will sharply
dist ueuish between legal ana Illegal 80
tiers, or decent men wil avoid the polls where
their sufrages are to BE- neutralized by those Of
scoundrels hired to vote from poll to poll dozen
tines or more at one election. With Republican
G, vernon and Legislature OF IKE faith in both
brauches. We CAL for IN immediate ant effective
act for the prevention Of illegal voting. and believe
it to be strongly desired by vast majority our
people. Had such an act existed IN evesy State,