New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-16


pered draw out it, full vote at local IS well -
o, q Presidential Election, and can only be beaten
by determined purpose, judicious calculation, and
| Systematic effort Thus we see that where, In
less, with no concerted and sustained effort on our
part, both the Democratic ard the American vote
| Of our State exceeded that of the Republicans BY
thoussuds, and they each elected part OF their
State ticket (the Democrats losns the greater part
| through the " Hard" and "Soft' division), while
| the Republicans did not carry man, the nsIt
year, with precisely the same issues and the same
parties in the field, but with President Governor
AID Congress to elect, aud foil vote consequently
poled, the Republicans doubled their vote Of $3.50
aud swept all before them BY immense maJorltles'
This year was one in which tie apparent stake was
light, aud the effort on our part proPOrtionsse %
there is but light vote and we fall behind again.
The American party has nearly vanished, and much
Of il gone over TO the Democrats; yet the latter
will hardly poll 5000 votes more now than they did
last year. while ours falls Of BY scores Of thou
| sands, though by no means so low Is was that OF
ls55.
In very few localities the Republicans organ
lied and canvsssed this year as they should have
done, and in those Instances their vote il equal TO
that of last year. Generally, however, they let the
! whole CANVAS 20 as it would, and the result was
what might have been expected. The Republican
vote, in such cases. is Only about thirds that of
last year. and in some cases less than one-hslf
Queens County has done worst Of any, We believe,
and there the Republicans aimed at nothing, aud hit
it. They csme very near the mark in several
others.
We state there facts because it is essential thst
they be acted on promptly The signs Of the times
demand immediate action. The party in power il
about to make an attack on the Banks, in the hope
of distrscting attention from the great issue Of
Slavery Extension. The Republicans must not
allow themselves TO be thus distracted and divided
Some Of US are Bank men, others for Hard Money;
but neither Banks nor Hard Money have any place
in our platform, and any Republican is at perfect
liberty TO cherish and maintain his own theory with
regard to the Currency live were to attempt to
coerce uniformity on that point and become Bank
party or a Hard Money party, it would amount to
nothing, for the Federal Executive, Judiciary and
Congress-, who have control over the action of the
Government with respect to the Currency, are al
ready in power and cannot be Ousted. Mr.. Blu.
chanan is President by virtue Of the money cOntri-
butsd by bankers, capitalists aud importers in New
York and the votes obtained thereby 10 Pernsyvania
at the State Election of 1856. If the contributors
made q bad investment, it is too late to recall it
and beyond our power to help them. Whatever tho
President sees fit to recommend with regard to
Currency and Finance, he has Congress ready to
enact and Supreme Court to enforce, and any
attempt by the Republican party as such to resist
ito copsunmaton would probably tend to promote
it. Of course, those Of W who are Bank or Paper
Currency men will speak and act in accordance
with our convictions, will the Hard Money men;
but as party the Republicans cannot and will not
take issue with the Administration on this ground.
But, while we have no power over the action Of
the Federal Government on the Currency, we hars
power to resist and battle its policy Of Slavery E1-
tension. In defiance of the most interruptions aud
perverse exercise of Federal authority, we have res
cued Kansas from the Slave Power, and shall soon
bring her into the Union as Free State. In spite
Of the Federal Executive, Of the Federal Judiciary
ruling most outrageOusly against u, and Of ma
jority in Congress, the party of Slavery Restriction
has wrested Kansas from the grasp Of the Border
Rufiisns and restored her to Free Labor her right
full possessor The struggle has yet TO pass through
come critical phases-there is work to be DONE there
are sacrifices to make-but the end is clear. And
it is not merely fa,e, is preposterous to say that
climate position, or any "isOthermar' influence
whatever, has fixed the destiny Of Kansas; for
Missouri lies in exactly the same latitude, and has
the same general characteristics; as is the case
al.o with Maryland and the greater portion Of Viz
ainia. Had our fathers made their battle for Mis-
souri as we have done ours for Kansas-by Us
tematic emigration and by political effort 10 the
embryo State ITSELF as well as in Congress-they
would have secured that State on its admission, and
saved us the necessity Of struggling for Kansas.
The Indian Territory aud New. Mexico are next ~
be disputed, and the Slave Power has the ad-
vantage with regard TO the former, but not greater
than il hsd with regard TO Kansas three years ago.
New MEXICO is to day in the hands OF the Slavery
Exten.isnsts, and, in spite of Mr. Webster's
dictum that "the laws Of God" excluded Slavery
from that region they must have been suspended
while the Spaniards held possession Of it they can
only be ousted by determined effort But the
history of Kansas proves that this effort resolutey
persisteholy made is morally sure to prevail.
We urge, therefore, the prompt commencement
of reorganization of the Republican party for the
contest of 1860, and the nomination Of its State
Ticlet not toward the end of September but a.
early as the middle of July. Let candidates for
Congress be also selected at that time, and let them
be men not only able to set forth and commend the