Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-11-11
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Tue Result IN New YoRK Am TTs r.,
FPcrs.- Last year the Democratic partv IS
his State, through no lack of organization or
address, but on account of the popular odipm
which attached to them as endorsers Of a rro-
slavery administration, went into hopeless.
powerless minority.
This year, their efforts to recover lost adhe.
rents proved futile Small as was their vote
IN 1896, it is smaller in 1857. Thev loss
three thousand in New York. T'bsv l 80
two thousand in Brooklyn. Thew lose several
hundred in Albany. They lose in Erie
They lose, in fact, all over the State.
AND yet this strange spectacle is presented.
Inc minority so weak last year, and so much
weaker this year, has actually closely con-
tested the Republicans, and perhaps absolute
ly carried the State
we do not believe that New York ia one
%hit less devoted to the policy of freedom in
the territories than last year, or one whit more
1uclhe TO endorse the policy of Mr.. Buchanan.
Inueeo the figures prove it. but thousands
"Ho Fo'eu ior Fremont last year, and who
LOW 9nlettain the same political faith as then
Oe1,, content with belief instead of ac-
on thousands have neglected to vote,
some because they thought one vote was not
needed, some because the hard times and
business anxleties engrossed all their attention.
ana some because they believed that fiction
SO lndustrously circulated by the Democratic
party that this was mere State election.
havlhg no bearing on national politics.
now laise this pretence was, is now appar-
eHt Inc same party who before declared
the election had nothing to do with national
politics. are now heralding the result on the
wing OF the telegraph from Maine to Kan
sas, as an endorsement of Mr.. Buchanan's
ADMINISTRATION. Whether it turns out to be
small democratic majority, or a reduced
nepuohcan one, 1t will be exulted over in
the mite House, and on Southern planta-
TONS at Pembina and at Lecompton. as new
immunity given to fraud and slavery.
It's not our province to be the eensors of
those who, by their apathy, have suffered the
election to go by default. But it is our duty
TO point out the conseq We here
venture the prediction that when Minnesota.
Kansas and oregon come to the doors of Con-
gress next winter their admission as Free
states Will be resisted The result of the
election IN New York will be pointed to, as
proving that public opinion has grown indif-
ferent to Territorial freedom, and compromis-
es wan DC insisted upon, giving slavery coun-
tefoalancing advantages. This is the strug-
| gle before us now.
For ourselves we enter again npon that
struggle with unabated faith and hope How
ever long, 1t cannot be doubtful. The Right
IN the end must triumph There is encour-
!agement in the reduced Democratic strength
IN this State. There is still greater encour-
ssgemeEt in the stand so molly maintained by
massachusetts, Iowa and Ohio. And even
the uhtoward results here, will not be with
out lts advantages, for it will impress upon
the friends of freedom in New York, that
lesson, so often learned, so often forgotten,
that 9 eternal vigilance is the price Of lib
erty.-Ai6eay Journal, 3 =