Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-11-12


to be chosen to be like the present, the next
House will stand as follows
Already chosen, i6S A.
To Doe elected III 70
But in the table of those already chosen we
have put the anti-Locompton Democrats un-
der the Administration head but if we trans
fer to the opposition such of them as lri-
umphod over regularly nominated Admins
tration candidates the account will present a
difference Of 49, as follows:
Already chosen, iiS "a
To Dee elected n %
Thus giving an opposition majority of pa
The opposition gains in Connecticut and Min
nesota will probably be balanced by those for
the Admnistl alton in the South. We have
presented separate tables, in order to show
that the anti-Lccompton Democrats will hold
the balance of power in the next House.
Boston journal.
POLITICAL REJOICINGS.
HARrroRp, Nov. 5-There is great re-
joicing here among the Douglas Democracy
81 guns were fired on the Park this afternoon
in honor of the victory in Illinois
CoNcoRD, n H.-Thc anti Buchanan Dem
ocrats here are in great gleo over the defeat
of the administration in Illinois, and fred a
salute of 100 guns this evening. The repub-
icnns are also enthusiastic over the recent
victories, and are preparing 20 honor them
with a grand jubilee and torch-light process
sion
BUCHANAN AND THE BALLOT BoN-Indi-
viduals often have their antipathios one man,
for instance, cannot endure the sight or odor
of cheese another cannot abide a cat. and
still another has fits if a rose is brought near
him. James buchanan, President Of the
United States, has peculiar antpathy TO the
b1llot-box. lie seems to dread it worse and
hate it more than any other object lie never
loses the opportunity of mauicstng his spite
at 1t. When Isaac Iouccy was condemned az
the balIot-boX in Connecticut, Buchanan made
BIN Cabinet minister-ditto for General
Cass whom the halot-btx slaughtered in
Michigan buchanan fought the Leavcnworth
Constitution, because IL submitted to the or
deal of the ballot-box, and went in for the
Lecompton enc because there was to be no
ballot-boX about 1t. More recently he has
sent John Clancy Jones, q victim of the bal
lot-box I'M Pennsylvania. as his minister 10
filled the places in the Custom Houses and
Post Offices with those whom the balot-box
has proved too much for But another thing
is shown by the recent clcctions-that much
as buchanan is opposed 90 tho ballot-box. he
Is not moro hostile TO it than the ballot-box
is to him. lie viii De remembered as tho
President who had the ballot box phobia.-
Boston Bce
~ Senator Douglas has achieved signal
triumph
That this result has been achieved at an
immense cost Of effort and money. we need
not observe. Nh Douglas has worked in
tcnsely himself throughout the long and OK
cited canvass, but he has been aided to the
utmost by his troops Of friends The stake
was heavy one--ior it Mas manifest that his
triumph would render inevitable his nomina-
ton for next President at Charleston in 1850
Illinois now presents the same attitude to-
ward the North and the South respectively
that Pennsy lyania did in 1856, and Mr.. Doug-
las holds the position then held by Mr. Blu
chanan lie must either be nominated. or
the Democratic party practically retires from
the contest, surrendering the Government to
the Republicans. OF course, not only the
Northern but the Southern Slave Democracy
also-at least, that very large proportion of
1t described by Mr.. Calhoun as ''heid togeth-
or by the cohesive power of public plundor'
must insist on the nomination Of Mr.. Doug
las and even those who will affect to oppose
1t will anticipate and accept it as inevitable.
The politicians, therefore, whose god is Sue
cess-who have an eye to Embassies and fat
Consulates and Collectorships in the future
might well contribute their money and put
forth their best efforts to secure for Mr.. ID
TINS palpablo stepping-stone to the Presiden-
cy- 1t was an investment that bids fair to
pay.
And now that Mr. Douglas is in the mll
flush of hard-won, brilliant, conclusive tri-
umph, with messages of congratnation pour
ing IN upon him from every side like snow
flakes, and the "All hail hereafter" SOUNDING
unsteady in his cars, we tell him that his
late canvass, though a successful. has not been
a truly brave and noble one-thut. though il
may carry him into the White House, il has
not exalted him in the estimate of thoughtful.
discerning, conscientious, truly patriotic men.
whose good opinion is worth having. thoupb /
1t may watt its object to the Presidential
chair
When it had been settled that the Ropub- |
leans OF Illinois would doterminedly oppose
Mr.. Douglass reelection at all hazards. If |
was obvious that he would feel constrained TO
take position so near the South Pole as
should be necessary to prevent the formation
OF any considerable Buchanan Democratic
party so as to inclogo him between two fires
let we must confess that we were not quite
prepared to see him take the position in the
canvass which The South pretty accurately
sums up as follows:
|. Jud1e Dnu.g,. ge..-.. Al.