The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-08-26
YRoM MISSOURI.
The Aspects Of Blsir's Dsfss


The vote of the county Il not all Z yet
the result of the election ia.no longe: in
That result has astonished; every o. s-v
rs we'll as vanquished. Bltir is deft-sed.
rett is elected Whence this RESULT
1t certainly is not owing to Mr.. .Bf ,ir's
sonal unpopularity, for he 3s the mos po
of the three candidates-l.or to HE Cor
sional course, for the Lscompton ~ ndle
been repudiated by the peoals-nor txthe
of emancipation, presented by the I.es ubli
for that policy, also, has rnquesti ID ably
endorsed here.
lie is owing to the great number Il ssaud
votes cast-to the desertion of the I,ssh h
National Democracy-to' the div Nc Of
Free State party by the running of A5. B
enridge, an Anti Lecompt1a Amer can-t
expenditure of 100000 al least b the q
of the Federal Administrasion-trt hs re
the shareholders who oppose emar ipstiol
the treachery of the lesdii,s Pro SS,,sry ]
Nothing politicians, and TO the idT ess OF
day of the election of the minor ca s;idate
office-holders of the Free Democrf 4.
1t is necessary, in order to /. ,rtain
Anti-Lecompton vote, to add up Il !, sesul
both Breckenridge and Blair for, sh o,
and repeatedly denounced the Eng i swi
The distinctive Free State or 81 .ucip,
vote may be sccura, ely arrived at sddil
the total result for Mr.. Blair two. J ds Of
Breckenridge or American vote.
At least 1000, bat more pr, bly, 8
illegal votes have been cast in ~ city
county. Inc legal vote cannot = any r
bility be over l6,0l 0, while the asurns
far indicate something over zoo o An
mense "river vote " was cast-a II d phs
against Blair. The city has be- colon
There has been a large Gypsy vote men
wandered from one district to anot e, votil
they went, and an immense unn II ya,ize
alien VOTE" cast 1t is stated ii at in
seventh, eighth, and ninth, wards ! & q, at
2,000 fraudulent votes were cast. ] 10 res
for these assertions are, first, ! h,uledg
individual cases of false votes 4, seco
the fact that although there ere 4, thou
voters less in the county now thai s the .
election, the result shows AN incrv ed vot
The Irish vote, hitherto, has liz ned to
Free Democracy. 1t went for . 4 II for
gress In 1855. Yesterday, it de- ed in
body. This stampede was not es cted.
cause of it is supposed by some + 10 owl
priestly influence, while others at atte it
ly to the bribery OF their leaders; d part
the falsehoods, so persistently g. sred t
the Republicans, that Blsir's ere recogl
the social equality of the negro, ID that
inevitable result of emancipation would
bring laborers' wages down to fit o,,nts a
Whom whiskycould buy, were ope sourch
Leading candidates on the Natio, Il % emo
&c tickets were seen serving e,i whist
voters from their buggiess in de- ace bo
decency and the laws. Barrett's :rsonal
ularity with the Irish had brobab good
to do with the STAN pede. Blair, a. his {
be it spoken, had never ipadied fl,er tc
Irish or the German popl iation, ,e,ile Be
mas seldom failed In extrs VACANT ez,ogy o
counthrymen of Init"
1t is admitted that two thirds She A,
can vote Is IN favor OF rec Sta !. The
slavery Leaders OF got a that /, Eager
at an early hour, and re: .rved ii late in
afternoon as much of tn, other er az
could influence, which IVES exert 10Th a
ballot box and in the sttaets, fol Dick
rett and the National Oemoc SC tic
Whether the Free State smerict will .
submit to be sold by til, V manc "a pro
now which is not at all loabtfuf II the !
expressions have heard of ind ton {
trick, and of regret at Gr. Bal ]efea
any indications of the pc ,ular f lg.
men yesterday, before voting for. 4. ckenr
declared that their ballots shou / have
cast for Blair, if they 50 posed sss was
possible danger of Mr.. Btrrett'sl ,sdon.
supposed the contest to- se bet, =, Bre
ridge and Blair, and thtt there + CT
for the election of their party car ste.
Never before, in st, Louis, 1l 30
money been expended r. any p. !, or
parties together, as has ,een SD durin
present canvass by the yations ' Jemoc
to insure the defeat of MI Blair. ,ney a
like water. There couli not -, beer
than five hundred Irisbraen, pa ~ the
engaged in peddliDg tl,s;r tick geste
Nothing that money corla do VIZ # unit
For two years, indeed, ne work y bee
cessantly going on-the Flee De, rats, n
while, unconscious of dai:ger, az i,nfide
their faith dreams of PERPETUAL D e.
The Shareholders, toe, who OF q en-
patton, felt this to be death : sggle,
worked with all the ardCS of emit asm
siGed By enmity and i'm. tnent er.
instructive and fanaticat cal wa mue
for the calm politico eco. omicsl sed O.
friends.
For the moral sentime 1t agai Slave
neither appealed to by the FRI lemoc
nor, indeed, would its I'D be :. oted.
the bondman, as politicians, tn ieithe
sympathy, nor express :. It il t for
dom that they work, but, COR FRI labor
for that end, even, in ita fullest y ,se, bu
free ,ohite labor only. fhey-S ID not
chase emancipation at 8. price permi
the negro to remain in Missouri s:Ie mn
deported hence, or remaia in slr NV. 81
that unconquerable spirs ST Ant. svery e
siasm which might, perfsEps, be ; . sed in
favor-a spirit which f.o Is MOI ling di
defeats, and is neithe1 auntei5,c powe
enervated by success IDLE h !. and ur
pathizing, or sympath 10 only. der Or,
and is likely, l fear, fc % long a. to re
80. 1t has no organ, eE eeptiaa orly the
trail Christian Adrocattswhile Z Is we'd 40
it is the entire theological pres al st. [
Some Anti.S,avery voas WEI sst az
J Blair yesterday, on the { 'ound 4 ae wa
tile to the subjugated race. T J. were
to Breckenridge, who ia.sileHt 4 .ntiSl
policy.
r The Post, a daily Ger . an De. :, 4 ipfu
opposed the election of aSessleiS cand
OF the Free-State men Il ; counit ;Ier. o.
ground that he was ii gro tr,-, or At
r that he had bought, sole, or ex5f ,ged i
within a few months pfss. EvSa'lf Blai
been elected, this man en- tIis ~. mud ,
l have undoubtedly beef defean Their,
: be no doubt that Tiers is a al. ,ct;ve
Q Slavery sentiment in 81 Louis-a, that
: of the candidates of the Free. L a. ocracv
: injured their cause by, heir .,s{ / saw
J. cotodrdly illusions to II negr. : 10
/ This cause, when it s1cceed ost an
!, by appealing to the 6antsl & les ar
r bier instincts of the J,ople, their /
often unconsciously bu-. no less civ. ev
!. the long run, rebels ssainst ,urse
f manly, as insulting AID slst { no wi
= cause race of people iho are N. wht
a no one to defend them, or yocate
. rights.
IL was beautiful to observe, :. other
/ how promptly the peoS,e's hes espond
{ the truth, when Mr.. Elair, in king
J, negroes, said that hei,'long e@s sithful
t if involuntary, service. 80 onr s had 81
0 them to homes to be leund ~ :, sm an,