Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-11-11

The ELECTIONS IN Twenty SfATEs-A YEAN OF
DE4eCRA rlc VIcroRIEs.--It hassnot anfrequehtay
:happened that the national victories of the democ-
ratio party If not immediaty followed BY positive
reverses, have been Immediately followed by large
falling off Of majortivs in such States in which they
have supremacy. The causes Of these seeming re-
actions need not be pointed they apparent
to all; and we now only ailude to what appears to
be very much like settled rule of political action
to bring, possible, conspicuousy before the
country the glorious exception which the elections
of the present year afford. The principles upon
which President Buchanan Was borne into Office
bsen put the severe test of practice and since
the 18th of March last both have been triumphantly
endorsed and sustained the ballot box by the great
mass OF the American people. ..-.. 10y -
Since the Inauguration Of President Buchanan
elections have been held il twenty States The
significant results Of those elections demand q more
| a more extended notice than limited space will
permit To commence with New Hampshire, which
led off in March last, almost simultaneous with the
inc Oming of the present administration Here, in
the short space of four months, democratic gain
of three thousand was exhibited. In Rhode Island
the democratic gain was equally as decided In Con.
meet cut the democracy succeeded in eectng two of
their candidates for Congress and in reducing an op.
position majority of ten thousand 10 four hundred.
Then followed the election in the southern States.
Need we recite and repeat the democratic gains and
democratic triumphs in Virginia, North Carolina,
| Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Texas, Mississippi,
Georgia, and MISSOURI or again tell oil the utter an
Inhalation Of know.nothingism and blackrepublican-
| ism in the golden State Of the Pacific?
More recently elections have been held in Penn
slvania, Ohio, Iowa, and Minnesota and the results
will avorably compare with the most brilliant of the
preceding democratic victories.
In Pennsylvania the democrats have not only Sc
cured a majority in both branches of their State
legislature, Qor the first time in many years. they
have elected their candidate for Cover nor by a ma.
jority of about .forty-tsco thousand!
If We consider all the obstacles and disadvantages
under which the democracy of Ohio labored during
the late canvass it will be readily conceded that they
have achieved one of the most memorable victories
of this year of victories Although partial, SEEM
ingy, their triumph last month was essentially and
for all practical purposes full and complete.
In Iowa, our opponents have carried the State by
small majority. But the democratic gain, since
last November, is very large, that one can readily
point out, without the aid of prophetic gifts where
tbs gallant State will be found at the next presiden-
tial election
The importance, in national point Of view, OF
the great victory recently achieved by the democracy
! Of Minnesota may be estimated from the fact that
by it We have secured two United States senators
and three members of the federal House of Repre-
| sentatites. Washington Union.