The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-15
THE LATE AND APPROACHING .ST4TE ELEC-
TONS TIE OPPOSITION STRUGGLE IN NEW
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IRON tho Now York Herald, Oct. l4th.l

We presume that very few Of intelligent readers
win be surprised at the results Of the late elections in
Pcnnsy lvana, Ohio Indiana, and Iowa. The seeds of
decentralization and discord which literally
by the dsaected leaders aud presidential aspias among
tho democratic members of Congress- at the late session.
have produced their natural fruits in the dsintegaton
and defeat of the party in the keystone State and in the
opposition victories elsewhere, of Tuesday last The
restless and INSCRIPTIONS demagogues who too
BILE to stand against the administration have still proved
strong enough to cripple the party in many of its strong
est holds and to the extent of these disasters the sche-
ing and reckless traitors OF tho democratic camp have
damaged themselves, and all concerned, in the great
game of tho party for the succession.
But while in these atc elections have the evidences
of mischicvous dsintcgraion Of the democracy, we
have of the elements of practical fusion on tho
part Of tho opposition forces In Pennsylvania Ohio
and Indiana they have coacsced upon temporary expcd-
ens for tho temporary purposes in view, and far
from the basis of general coalition they at
the close of the last presidential election Tho results
therefore, the October elections will hardly admit of an
application beyond the contingencies of the day
They cannot be taken proofs of the positive weakness
of the democracy nor as examples of the strength and
union of the opposition for 1860, because even with
twclvemonth all the paltry eeconeeng devices OF oc-
to3cr 1853, may be among the obsolete IDEAS Of the
past.
In tho State of New York. however, where the two
principal factions Of tho opposition have arraycd them
selves in direct antaonsm to each other upon State
officers to be elected in November we have definite pre-
minary opposition contest for the presidency 1t is
contest between the Seward republicans and the anti
Seward Americans for thensde opposition track In 1860,
and should the American ticket poll the vote which that
faction anticipates, anything il, there will be q
defeat of Morgan overwhelming that it will also carry
Seward and his party to the bottom and the American
element will into the foreground the great
trolling balance Of power in the Empire State In word,
let Morgan be handsomely defeated by the American di
version upon Burrows, and the American party may
pcrsede the republican, not only here but throughout
the Union, in the organization and ticket OF the com
bined opposition forces in 1860
That Morgan will be defeated there Is very little room
to doubt We believe that both factions of the democ-
racy will do their best for Parker whatever may be their
divisions upon local candidates here and there On the
other SIDE the republicans have not only cast away the
heavy American vote of the State rather than give up the
supremacy of Seward but in abandoning their late rad
cal notions upon temperance and freedom, they have
forfeited the support of perhaps, fifty thousand believers
in the platform Of Gerrit Smith We have, therefore,
the prospect before very important double poit
cal victory the Seward republicans in November
first victory of the democracy and the federal admin
istraon and, second, victory of tho Americans in
reference to 1860