The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-10-24
Great Claiming and Growing.

The Democrat does not mean that Buchan-
IN shall bs defeated If claiming and crow
ing over victories not won, will prevent. 1t
makes'much ado about the October elections,
making use Of a liberal supply of capitals to
herald forth the pretended victories of the
Buchanan party. Were the accounts true
to the letter, instead Of being made up for
the occasion as many arc, it should dress
its columns in mourning. Let US look at
some of its accounts.
First, PENNSYLVANIA. It says-"all ac-
counts agree that the State has gone demo-
cratic by from 6, to 1000 majority" This
is not 60, or 10000 majority as was claim
cd by the BUCCANEERS, but it is several thous-
ands too large, and the official account may
white it away entirely. At any rate the
majority is not so large rs the fraudulent
vote given by the Buchanicrs in Philadel.
phia, and this is being enquircd into. Some
Of the Judges have already refused to sign
the returns on accoun, Of these frauds.
.. "The Legislature is Democratic giving
us the U. S. Senate, it says The N. Y.
Tribune, on the contrary, issued on Monday,
gives the names of tho Senators elect and
assembly men, and if its accounts arc to be
relied on, the Legislature is not " Demo-
cratic and the U. s. Senator will not be .
Buchanier.
ave have carried, it says, :" Is out Of
the IS Congressman" The reverse Of this
is true, il the n. Y. Tribune is correct
That paper gives the names of the Congress.
men elected, and this just rcverscs tho thing
putting the Border Rufiau ut ten and the
Republicans at fifteen. So much for Penn
sylvania. The Democrats may have elected
IL.
Second, Ono. Tho Democrat comedies q
republican victory in this State "by $1,000
more or less" and to give = false impression
Or through ignorance says-"In 1854 Chase,
'Nfuo'ah, NaS CHOScH oONcTnOT, o'Si
Mcdell by 1850 and last year the figures
loomed up against us over 6O,OOO." TWAS
last yesr that Chase was elected Governor,
and that GO,OOO majority was obtained in
1854. on the congressional elections. In the
last Congress. i! says "the Democrats had
not singlcmember." There was not NOM
inally a single Democrat it was true, in the
last Congress, but three Fillmore men from
that State answered equally us good pur-
pose and sometimes o little better. The
Democrat says its party has gained eight
members of Congress. On the contrary tho
n. Y. Tribune of Monday gives II Republic
cans elected, four Notwithstanding real
ly bu. Democratic gain Of four. Some DIFF
ference between four and eight. We should
think the inclination of Ohio towards Blu
chanan, was very slight. . a..
Lastly, INDIANA. This State the Demo-
crat claims by some 5000 and says the
Democrats have gained six members Of Con.
srcss. At previous election, the Demo-
Gratis claimed the state, for some ten days
as now, though it turned out the Republic
cans had carried the state by 1000 major
iiy. The correct figures may show that
notwithstanding Senator Brisht's despatch
the state has gone the other way. As to
members of Congress, here tho Democrats
figuring does not agree with other accounts,
nearly all Of which give the loss of repub-
lican members to DO three instead Of six.