Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-10-21
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j TnE Yrs AND DowSs OF PARTIEs.-It is not
more than once in eight years that the country
[ is cOnvulSed even by a Presidential contest. In
! 1882, lS40 1913 and 1906, the canvass was one
( Of Tremendous heat and public passion at eT-
cry other election il las been comparatively
! tame and spiritlcsS. These cxcitemeut- are al
ways favorable to the opposition, and Is only
when they have occurred I at thc Democracy
has been defeated The great majority OF the
people of the whole country, i'll ordinary times,
belong TO the Democratic party; and If nothing
unusual affects the CANVASS, If no great conflict
OF principle or of administration breaks in upon
the regular cause Of party action, the Democrats
are always victorious In 1910 the new iinan-
cial experiments of the Government, the newly
developed corruption in the administration of
publ; affairs, and the commercial and pecuniary
distress which Pervaicd the whole country,
aroused whirlwiad OF pubic feeling which
swept the Democracy ont Of power. IN 1913
the same public excitement was aroused by the
proposal TO carry slavery into the ncw terrific
lies; and in 1856 the struggle between slavery
and freedom in Kansas and at WaShington-ex-
, aspeEated by violence and bloodshcd at both
points-rOnsed the resentment Of the people If
the whole North, and gave us the first expert
cncc Of q sectional contest between the North
and the South 1t was by far the sharpest aud
most formidable struggle which political parties
IN this country have ever waged; and its very
heat and vcIcinencc proofs that it could
not Immediately occur again.
The election Of 1856 is seen in the election Of
1857, and the Republican Party which protited
by the excitement then, loses most by the re-
action now. 1t has lost ground largely every
where. In Pennsylvania it is for the tine al
most cXtingushed In Ohio, where it was Over
whclrningly strong last year, it is virtually de-
featcd low. In the other Western States
where elections have been held, it has suffered
greatly, and in this State next month, it will
also show n greatly diminished vote Inc same
causes which have operated in Pennsylvania and
Ohio, will also operate here, and although il
seems Improbable that the very large Republic
can majority of last Fall should he overcome, it
is certain that it win be very greatly impaired
The Kansas question, and others TO which it
gave rise, were the great issues Of 1856 These
issues were substantially settled by the result Of
that contest. The repeal of the Missouri CoaI-
promise, as .Jitit aecomPii, was acqniescei in
and the principle of popular sovereignty was
adopted for the territories, in place of the SOW
creignty of Congress. At the same time the
public condemnation Of the violence, outragcs
and frauds practced in Kansas, unimistaS
ably expressed. 4 very large portion Of the
Northern Republican vote was due To the fact
that the people Of Kansas had been dufrau1ed
of their rights outraged in their perSOnss aud
property, aud cheated of the Sovereignty over
their own affairs which had been promised
them. The action of Mr. Buchanan's Admins
tration has led a very large portion Of the pub
lie To believe that these outragcs viii be prac
tised no Ionger,-that the laws will lee equally
aud fairly enforced, sand that the institutions Of
Kansas will be such a. the people Of Kansas
may prescribe The Democratic Porty has
thus gained strength at the North by the COURSE
of the Administration in Kansas: and it will
continue TO gain just in proportion as it conlin.
ues to protect the peop!c Of that Territory in
the full exercise of the rights solcmnly guaran
teed to them in the Kansas and Nebraska bill.