The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1858-11-11
r,,,e NoYen.her Elecfions.

The results Of the elections in MasSa-
clsasette. New York New jersey, Illinois,
Wisconsin and Michigan-eyon in Della
ware--on the Pad inst, are a source Of
pride and pleasure-a token of confidence
in the intelligence and firmness Of the
American masses-to the heart of every
friend of Freedom, in its most modest
sense, in the World. They build up, in
connection with the October elections, q
fuuereal-pile for official presumption and
dictatiou that will make even distant mo-
narchical ty.ants shudder at the power of
the people when unconfued. They fin
ish pyramid of exultant Freedom blocks
for 1858 which is well calculated to over
shadow the puny opposition its compile
tion has met with from the central gov
ernment and its m.inlOns.
That is grand victory for the anti
Slavery sentiment Of the nation which
leaves no mark (save in an illeglble con-
dition) Of the despot's power-which blots
out every vcstige Of the former popularity
of the man who has baought this storm
upon his own head by his cringiDg serV-
ility to presumptious minority. This
is the victory just achieved within the
last ninety days-commencing with Maine
IN September and ending with the noble
six of Nov. I'd. We annex few of the
latest footings on the State tickets in the
several States:
NEW YoRK-Our table of majorities
is vet too imperfect to determine with
any certainty the majority on the State
ticket 1t will probably fall short of
10000.
Allegany County gives majority of
2,400 to Morgan.
MoRGAN's MAJoRITY.-Al6dny, Nov.
5.-The latest footings here give Morgan
1900 to $4,000 majority. The Assem-
bly, will stand about 20 Republicans elect
ed without any union, 80 union members
and straight Americans, and % demo-
Gratis.
MIcHIGAN.-Cooper's majority in the
First district is about 100 over Howard,
Republican, the present member The
whole Republican state ticket, as we pub
lished it on Thursday, is elected by from
5000 to 10000 majority.
ILLINoIs.-Fify-seven counties give
a Republican majority of 25,S00. The
majority in the state will rise considera-
bly, above 5000. Were the state fairly
districted, Lincoln would have majority
Ill the legislature, on joint ballot.
MAssACHUsETTs.- Returns ofthe Gov
ernor's vote have been received from all
the towns in the state but Dightou-and
show the following result:
Banks, 67,0S6
Beach, 37,944
Lawrence, 22,903
Banks's plurality over Beach, 29,l42
Banks's majority over all, l7,239
The Senate will stand thirty-seven
American Republicans to three Demo,
Gratis.
The House stands one hundred and
nincty-seveu Republicans, twenty-ninc
Democrats, ten Straight Americans, and
, four TO hear from.
We give in another column the re-
sponses of the two leading Republican
papers in New York to the election in that
State. The Tribune and Post took dill
ferent positions as to the policy Of the
! Syracuse Convention, and the policy ad-
vocated by the Post was adopted by that
Convention. Hence the exultant strain
of that paper in reviewing the triumph
and hence the scornful dissatisfaction of
the Tribune at the extent Of the victory.
As to the correctness Of either policy, we
are not prepared to give our opinion at
presest; but we think the Tribune should
be well satisfied with the victory of the
| Republicans over the Slave power and its
allies-for such we deem those parties
who ought naturally to have combined
with its strongest foe, and yet allowed
| immaterial schsms to stand between
them and a grand combination victory.
The victory is a grand one, to give it the
least consideration; but, in view of the
combination against our party there TO
throw it into the hands of the Admins
tration, We deem it greater victory than
any which has transpired in the canl-
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