, 1857-12-11
The late state Elections.
THE DEMOCRACY IN THE AsCENDENT!
NIgserIsm and ThuGgery on their last LegsH

We copy from FOr'rys Philadelphia
Press, the following glorious sumng up of
the State elections held in October last
That paper of Oct, goth, says:
"The Pennsylvanans in California will
find glorious news of the election which was
held in this State on the 18th of October
II is the finishing coup de grace Of the Re-
publicans in the free States. General
WILLIAM F. PACKER, the Democratic can
didatc for Governor, will have plurality
of forty thousand over the Republican can
didate, and some seventy thousand over
the American candidate, defeating them
both by from fifteen to twenty thousand
majority. The leader of the Republicans,
WHMoT, retires to private life forever. He
was the author Of the celebrated proviso
that bears his name, and has done more to
keep up agitation on the subject of slavery
than any man in the Union. His defeat
makes Pennsylvania Democratic State
for long series of years. indorsing the Ad-
ministration of Mr.. BUCHANAN, and COM
psls the opposition to assume a new name
and adopt new tactics for the future. Be-
fore the election, WILMoT tried to take ad-
vantage Of the money crisis by throwing of
his free.trade cloak; but the old-line Wings
refused to be caught and voted against
him steadily. What did much to bring
about this result was the successful appl-
cation of the principle, that the majority
should rule in the late election in Kansas,
and which passed off peaceably, giving a
triumph TO the Free-State men. In add-
tion to the election OF General PACKER, the
Democrats have elected o Canal Commis-
siOner, two Supreme judges, and un over
whelming majority in the State Legisla-
ture."
OHIO.
In Ohio, the result, though not so dec-
ded as in Pennsylvania, is quite as signiG-
cant. We have given the returns up to
the last moment, by which it will be seen
that the chances in favor of the Democra-.
cy are good. The Ohio Democrats have
taken ground in favor of the Independent
Treasury for the preservation of their State.
revenues, [how does California preserve
hers?l and this, with the divisions in the
opposition ranks, by the secession of large
number Of Americans into a separate or
ganization, added to the establishment Of
peace in Kansas, seems to have done the
work of Republicanism there. We give
the last returns from Ohio:
The returns show gains for the Democ-
racy. A despatch from Cincinnati puts
them at 1000 in As counties, md says
the Governor is doubtful, and the Legisla-
ture Democratic. The Republicans figure
up majority for Governor Chase Of 1924,
while the Democrats claim 800 majority for
their candidate.
The contest in Ohio has been so close
that the result can only be known from Of
fetal returns. The democrats are sangune
Of victory.
In Iowa, Democratic victory seems to
be certain. Up to the present writing, the
Democrats in this State fought on the prin-
ciple of hostility to negro suffrage, which
the Republicans advocated; and this, with
other causes, including the decay of Repub-
licaniSm, and the breaking up of corrupt
banking system all over the country, has
given them the advantage.
DUBUQUE, October lT.-Twenty-one
counties give Samuels, the Democratic can
didate for Governor, gain Of 5000 votes
over Fremont's majority Seventy counties
are yet to be heard from. The State Leg
isature will probably be Democratic. In
the General Assembly the Democrats gain
fourteen members.
MINNESOTA.
The returns from Minnesota arc just be-
ginning to arrive. In this State the Re
pubicans and the Democrats united upon
the same constitution, with the exception
of separate clause which was presented
to the people on the subject Of negro suf-
frage, the Democrats against it, the Re-
pu6lcans in favor of it. They elect one
delegate to Congress until the State is ad-
mitted into the Union, which will be early
next Congress. They also elect three
members Of Congress, which shows the
rapid increase of Minnesota in population,
which three members take their seats the
moment the constitution, which has been
adopted by an overwhelming majority, is
accepted by Congress. 1t is supposed that
Hon. HENRY M. RICE will be one OF the
Senators to be elected by the Legislature.
KANSAS.
Both parties claim to have triumphed in
the recent election in Kansas. The Chi
cago Times of the l4th inst, however,
claims to have intelligence from Kansas
which warrants the announcement Of the
election of Mr. Parrott, the free State
candidate for delegate to Congress, by a
majority of not less than five thousand
The Legislature, it is also stated, will stand
as follows
Dem. T. S.
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