Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-08-05
The August Elections.

Tho August elections will not be SO imnort-
ant IN their effect upon the construction Of the
next Congress us in indicating the present state
and tendencies OF political sentiment. In this
respect they Will attract much attention. They
occur as follows: On the first Monday in Au-
gust. IN Kansas, Alabama, Arkasas, Kentucky,
Missouri and Texas; and on the first Thursday
an Tennessee and North Carolina.
The territorial election of Kansas is nomi-
nally to ascertain whether the citizens are will
ling to accept the land grants conferred by
congress IN the Conference bill, upon which ac-
ceptance the admission of Kansas as State in
TO the Union is made conditional. Really.
however-and so the people of the Territory
understandable question is whether the bride
OF these land grants and the threat of being
compelled to stay out of the Union for several
years in case they are rejected, shall induce the
people to swallow the Lecompton Constitution.
All our advices show that the Congressional
scheme will be a miserable failure, and that
Kansas by most emphatic majority will de-
eide to stay where she is until she can become
State under her own chosen Constitution.
In Alabama and Texas the elections are
wholly of local interest. In Kentucky spirit
ed contest is going on between the Democrats
and Americans over the election of an appellate
Judge, clerk to the Court of Appeals, district
judges and other minor Offices The result will
be largely indicative Of the strength of the
Democratic party at South, and will throw
some light upon the prospects of 1860. We
cannot say what the probabilities are.
In Arkansas the election is for two Congress
men, an internal improvement Commissioner,
and Legislature and county officers. The Dem
ecrats and Americans have regular tickets in
the field, and there are several independent can
didates for the various Offices; bnt the proba-
bility is that the Democrats will prevail as a
general thing. -. .-..- .4->--.4 = ~- = '~
The chief interest OF the August elections
centres upon Missouri, whose congressman and
State Legislators are to be chosen. The eman-
cipatiou issue will be fought in some districts,
but not universally; but the Kansas policy Of
the National Administration will enter more OF
less into the entire canvass. There are nomi-
nally three parties, but really only two, as the
Americans and Free Democrats unite on the an
ti-Lecompton side. In the First Congressional
Tor st. LOUSY District, Mr.. Blair, Republican
is up for reelection, his chief competitor being
Mr.. Barrett, Lec0mptonite. Blair's plurality
at the former election was four hundred eighty
six. In the Second District, Mr.. Anderson, who
was elected as an American, but went over tc
the Administration on the Lecompton issue, il
trying hard for reelection So in the FIFTH
District Mr.. Woodson is trying similar expert
ment The anti-Lecompton forces in these dis
tricts, however, are well combined, and enjoy
respectable chances of success Phelps, Demo
cratic in the Sixth District, will doubtless be
reelected -" The Democratic candidates in the
Third and Fourth" says the Cincinnati Ga
zette, =" have less favorable prospects, and the
Opposition have heretofore frequently carried
the Seventh On the whole, the prospect
looks well in Missouri. Emancipation gains in
the Legislature may be looked for.
The contest in Tennessee is wholly local. In
North Carolina there has been rather a spirited
contest for Governor, in which the champions
were Hon. Duncan X. McRae on the opposition
side, and Judge Ellis on the part of the Admin
istration men. The former favors the old Whie
policy of land distribution, and will receive the
sufrages of all but the " regular Democracy
although he is himself Democrat. The Leg
islature to be chosen at this election will have
to elect United States Senator in place of Gov
Biggs, who recently resigned to accept judi
cial appointment in one Of the federal courts o
his State. Mr. Clingman, now temporarily fill
ing the vacancy, is prominent candidate fol
the place.-Boston Journal