Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-04-17
Causes OF our Defeat.

Causes Of our Defeat
The American Party is defeated in the
canvass for city officers in St. Louis. The
majority, it will be seen, is large.
We admonished our country friends, in our
last weekly, that we should be defeated
We hope they were prepared for the result.
We confess ourselves 10 be somewhat sur
prised At the large majority obtained against
us. This is the only surprise we feel
But this large majority is easily understood,
when we look fairly at the facts OF the case.
/. II should be remembered that though
the American Party carried the city last
April, it was by q minority Uofe. Mayor
King beat John II, Lightuer, the Benton
candidate, of last spring, by 1000 votcs.--
But John Hogan drew off 1000 votes at that
election as an Independent candidate; and
these independent voters were mostly Ger
mans Of the QuziegeT school, Catholics, and
old line Wings. 1t is fair to assume that
this entire vote (here and there an excep-
ton among former Wings voted, this spring
for John How, and against the American,
ticket. This change, alone. makes differ
cnce Of 1000 votes against the American
Party, as compared with last election. II
adds 1900 TO the ranks OF the enemy to be
beaten. Such odds, 10 begin with, was tru-
ly discouraging.
g. In addition to this consolidation Of the
Hogan vote against us, there was, this spring,
perfect fusion Of the Benton and Anti Ben
ton fsctions in behalf Of John How, and
against the Americans. This fact made
several hundred votes against us; but we
are greatly mistaken il il does not in the
end, open the eyes of the National Democ-
racy Of tho State, and add thousands TO the
American ticket in August and November.
3. The extension Of the city limits by the
late Legislature, has added several thou
sands TO the voting population Of the city,
The population Of the suburbs of every city,
is Of class that goes only one way in cleo
toms. They are largely foreign and their
addition 10 tho city increased the otherwise
heavy odds against us.
4. The Courts Of the. ely have been kept
busy, during the past year. masking citizens,
while the American population can only grow
them by the slow process Of 81 years 10 the
voter. The aliens manufactured into citi-
zens in the year past, IN ST. Louis, amount
TO about fro thousand.
Thus we had grand aggregate Of new
material TO overcome, us follows:
Hogan's vote, 20O0
Newly NatursliZed, 1000
Extended limits, 500
Total, $500
Thus there will be found q full addition
OF $500 votes 10 the Foreign Rule side,
over and above what we had to fight against
last year: 1t is evident that John How has
not carried majority this year, commensu-
rate with the real gain 10 that side for the
year past. It is evident that the American
Party has silently eaten away many of the
obstacles that have been raised against it,
With a noble army OF true men, we will
fght-fght ever.
We might add other items TO the heavy
odds that were against us, in the canvass
Just past. .flny hvndred americans d1a
not rote. II is useless 10 assign reasons
The fact is so. Several hundred, forsetfu
Of their past professions of principles, with
drew for the time, in order 10 vote for JOIN
How. They liked the man, (and he is per.
sonally good man, and an enterprisng
excellent citizen,) and they could not re-
fuse 10 vote for him.
In addition TO this, the Republican news
paper which had stigmatised the Foreigi
Rule ticket as Black Republican 10 the core
and had prophesied the greatest evil AM
disgrace to the city from its success, sud
denly withdrew lis opposition TO the tickle
il had charged with black aboliiionism, an,
becane"indilierent" TO the result Nay, j
actually lent all its aid, at the last, to Johl
How, and his foreign Catholic ticket
Thus we had 1.-THE most cxtraordinar,
ard INSCRIPTIONS combination ever lorme,
in any country TO oppose and defeat th
American Party. Germans and Irish
Bentons and Anti Bentons, Black Repub
licans and National Democrats, Catholic
and old line Weigs, led on by the Catholic
LsaGer, the Jesuit Republican, the Redpatl
Democrat the multiplying" Pilot, the Chro,l
IL and VoikSblah- could the America
Party sustain contest with such overwhel
ming odds against them?- Inteligencer.
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