The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-10

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Till yesterday we had conceded the l20 eleeto-
raj votes Of the Southern States to Buchanan, but
the Baltimore municipal election on Wednesday
last, as we believe, throws Maryland overheard,
and her eight electoral votes against Buchanan;
and the returns from Florida, received last night,
indicate revolution in that extreme Southern
State against the Pierce, Forney and Buchanan de-
mocracy. In 1852, Mr. Pierce carried Maryland by
some 1900 majority, of which $500 were his ma
orty in the city of Baltimore, leaving him for all
the rest of the State lean majority Of 400. Since
then, the State has gone back to its old opposi-
ton majority of over 5000; and the late Balti-
more election, with an opposition majority of
1000, shows that the recovered opposition majo-
rity of the State is more likely to be increased
than diminished in November. Maryland, there
fore, may as well be counted out in making up all
further estimates for Mr. Buchanan. In 1852
Florida gave Pierce a majority Of LAB, and
now two counties out Of the twenty mine in that
State show change Of 26l votes. If the revo-
luton runs through the peninsula at this rate,
that State will give two thousand majority
against Buchanan on the 4th Of next month. SO
much for the folly of the late twaddling letters of
such old wing fogies as Senator Pearce in behalf
Of the Cincinnati plat form.
The democracy are apprcpriating some crumbs
of comfort from their success in Delaware the
other day. They conveniently forget that the
opposition forces were there divided but that
they may come together before November, as we
shall presently show. But what is the moral OF
these Maryland and Florida elections? Simply this.
The blind and reckless folly and fury, the rabid
disunion crusade of the fire-eating democratic
leaders Of the South and North, the debauched and
utterly corrupted condition OF the democratic
party resulting from this weak and wicked
Pierce administration and its bad advisers, have
produced popular reaction even in the
South against the democratic candidate. This
Baltimore election proves it; and this Florida
election proves it; for if there were any re-
deeming strength in the name of Buchanan these
elections would have developed it. We have no
doubt that a large number of good and true
men in Baltimore whose first choice is Fremont
united with the Fillmore opposition in this cleo
ton. We believe, too, that Kansas, Atchison,
JEFF. Davis. Brooks, Pierce, Keitt, Toombs and
the fire-eating notification organs Of the same
school have done much to disgust the masses Of
sensible conservative Southern people, sla E.
holders and non-slaveholders, with this spurious
and traitorous democracy, whose policy is rule
or ruin.
On the other side, the late manly and indepen-
dent speeches of John Minor Botts in Virginia,
have clearly indicated heavy under-current in
the Southern popular mind in favor Of Fremont,
and for the Union and the constitution, which
Mr. Brooks and his democratic nulli6ers would
tear to pieces and trample under foot. Very
likely, to make their opposition effective, the
Fremont men that have been converted to his
cause in the South from this insane fury of the
spoils democracy, win add their weight to the
vote for Fillmore; and thus it is quite posi-
BILE that Fillmore may yet carry, in addition to
Maryland and Florida, the States of Della
ware and Tennessee. The only difficulty in
Delaware is Mr. Cullen, the Fillmore Congress
man from that State. Should the election go
to the House, be will have the vote of Delaware
TO cast for President and as, in the election
there each State casts only one vote, the
single vote of Mr.. Cullen will be equal to the
vote of the WHOLE thirty-three members of New
York. We thus see the Importance of the posi-
ton of Mr. Cullen, and we see another thing
He has declared for Fillmore first and last
and the extraordinary democratic majorites in
the late Delaware election therefore, result from
a division of the opposition forces upon this issue.
The division also shows the strength of the
Fremont party in Delaware. They wish to pro-
vide for contingency in the House in which the
vote of Delaware lin the hands of Mr.. Cullen
may be given to Fremont, and we may expect
fusion before November upon that understanding,
in which event the State of Delaware Is lost to
Buchanan.
Had we only three months longer to run we
should unquestionably have Fremont adopted as
the universal opposition candidate throughout
the South, and he would create the same .flrore
against the spoils and notification democracy as
Harrison in $40. But taking things as We r7l
them, we hold that this late Baltimore elec..,a
decides the important point that there is no
chance Of Buchanan's election by the people.
The only candidate who has living and first
rate prospect OF peoples election is Fremont. If
he Is defeated before the people, the election will
be blocked. and fall through in the House. and
Breckenridge, by default win become the Pres-
dent. II is the duty, therefore, OF the people to
defeat the huckstering notification politicians
who are working for this result, by rallying
everywhere upon Fremont, 80 that the sovereignty
Of the popular will may still be maintained. 1t
is Fremont and the people against the huckscr-
ing disunion politicians.
The CRISIS At NAPfEs-Matters are at length
reaching crisis at Naples, and II the rumored
misunderstanding between the English and
French governments does not interpose obstacles.
King Bomba will soon be brought to his senses