Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-11-19
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It has not sunfrequently happened
that the national victories of the Demo
cratic party if not Immediately followed
by positivesreverses,h have been immedi-
ately followed by alarge falling of of
majorities ia such States in which they
have supremacy. The causes of these
seeming reactions need not be pointed
out, for the reason that they are appa-
rent to every man; and we, at this time,
only refer to what appears to be like a
settled rule of political action, to bring
before the country the glorious excep-
ton which the elections of the present
year afford. The principles upon which
Mr.. Buchanan was borne into Office
have been triumphantly endorsed and
sustained at the ~ballot-box, by the great
mascot the~American people
Since James Buchanan was ipaugu-
rated President of this people, elections
have been held in twenty States. The
significant results of those, elections de
mand u more lengthy notice than our
limite space will admit. To commence
with New Hampshire, which led off in
March last, almost simultaneous with
the incoming of the present administra-
ton. Here, in the space of three
months, a Democratic gain of three
thousand was exhibited. In Rhode Is
lind the gain was equally as large. In
Connecticut. the Democracy succeeded
in electing two of their candidates for
Congress and in reducing an opposition
majority of ten thousand to four hun,
bred.
Then followed the elcei ion in the
Southern States. Need we recite the
Democratic gains and Democratic tri
umphs in the States of Virginia, North
Carolina, Kentucky, Alabama, .Tennes-
see, Texas, Mississippi, Georgia and
Missouri, or again tell of the utter an
Inhalation of Know Nothingism and Re
publicanism in California .
In Pennsylvania the Democracy have
not only succeeded in securing a ma
jority in, both branches of the State
Legislature, for the first time in many
years, but they have elected their Gov
ernor by fifty thousand majority.
When we consider the disadvantages
under which our party in this State Ia
bored during the recent canvass we
cannot but conclude that a more glori1
Gus victory could not have been expect
ed .~f- . .-.
Our opponents have carried Iowa by
a very trifing majority, which is but
another indication of the overwhelming
victory that awaits VI.
The importance of the great victory
which was made by our party in Mime
sofa is great, because thereby We gain
two United State Senators and three
members of the House.
Are not the victories full of en-
enlargement to every staunch Demo
craft? Do they not, as they present
themselves one by one, send Il thrill OF
delight through the soul of every living
acting, Democrat? We have had a hare
fought battle. The platform upon which
we lave stood, and upon which We now
stand, has been severely tried.-its very
foundation has been stormed by u ad
versaries, but they could not shake it,
it was THERE, built upon a huge, we'll
tried, constitutional rock. Every planl
in that platform was brought to til,
test of all sorts of sharp tools, pious
white clothed, savage meat axes; law
yer broad-axesj Kansas s~creechcrs, &c.
and yet they found them sound and un
blemishcd.-Dayton Emp r.. ,.