The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-10-29

ACT CONDITION OF THE Fight The
late result in Pennsylvania. in con-
nection with the unexpected success Of the
democracy in Indiana, indicate pretty
clearly :ha election of James Buchanan as
our next President, by u handsome ma
jority of the Electoral Colleges against
a popular majority throughout the coun-
try of several hundred thousand. AL
ready has this popular majority been suf-
iciently wasted aud frittered away by the
opposition factions, cliqles and managers,
to justify this conclusion Let us look
for 4 moment ct the present condition, as
poets and prospects of the fight
Pennsylvania has been thrown away
An anti-democratic majority there of 40,-
600, year ago has suddenly vanished,
through the tricks, treacheries and stupid
quarrels and splits ameng the anti-demo-
cratic forces: and from the same causes,
Indiana, which was swept by the opposi-
tion from stem to stern in 1854, is now
recovered in a single desperate charge of
the alarmed democracy. Upon the heels
of this Pennsylvania disaster we find the
Fremont and Fillmore managing commit
tees at Philadel pha wransling and split
ting up in the discussion Of joint stock
electoral ticket for November-the Fill
moreites, with au infatuation amounting
that they can afford to sacrifice Pennsyl-
vania and yet carry the election to the
House. In New Jersey, the Fremont
party are still without an electoral ticket;
in New York. W. H. Seward, Thurlow
Weed and their associate managers Of the
Fremont campaign. have, in the meantime,
left the cause of Fremont at home to take
care Of itself, while they have been off,
here and there, and everywhere, holding
little caucuseS resulting in nothing but
mischief In fact, We half suspect that
the secret treachery of Seward, Weed and
Company, have scarcely done less to pre-
vent concentration Of the opposition
forces of the whole country upon Fremont,
than the open. unscrupulous and malig-
uant hostility Of the Fillmore Know No
thing faction.
The Journal can't get the Election
News.
We sympathise with our friends of the
Journal; they can't get the election news
from Pennsylvania and Indiana. The
opposition papers threagh the country are
in the same unfortunate situation. The
last Journal even fails to give the result
of this county. The following is the sum
total Of its election news.
TIE ELECTION. official returns ha'
as yet been received from this State, but
we have enough, however, to justify the
conclusion that the Republican party ha:
triumphed over the tyrannical and des
petic rule of the slave Democracy ant
Filmoreism combined, by majority rang
ing between thirty and forty thousand.
In Pennsylvania, both parties claim 6
small majority. 1t is likely we shall no
know the result until we get the officia
account.
J. uS utNS HUN NSl utSSA
tain. Reports say that the Democratic
candidate for Governor is elected by abSu
5000 majority. 1t is likely we shal
know more about it soon.
1t says "the Republican party has tri
umphed ever the tyranical aud despotiC
rule of the slave Democracy und Fillmore
ism combined, by majority ranging be
tween thirty and forty thousand" Now
father Shipley we will not complain o
the snappish manner in which you mak'
the above statement, but, really, we diam
think you were so far gone as to tell sucl
a whopper. Thirty or forty thousand owe
the Democrats and Fillmore men combin
ed! Oh Mr.. Shipley! Mr.. Lewis Shipley
we didn't think you would have said i.
when You know your majority over th'
Democrats alone is not any ways nea
thirty or forty thousand, much less whel
You add the Fillmore vote to it. W.
hope you will be in better humor mex
week and correct that mistakeCO 1t il
very naughty to tell stories
He can't hear from Pennsylvania, ant
Indiana is very uncertain. Well, Mr.
Shipley, you shall not be kept in suspens'
any longer. We will tell you the news
And, as your hearing has suddenly be
come defective, we will shout it in you
ear like the Statesman does to the Stat
Journal
MONROE COUNTY GAVE 1851
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY.
Did you hear that?
/ LAWRENCEI EISELECTED BYl2Sl
MAJORITY.
! Did YOU hear that?