The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-11-11
SOUND VIEWS.
From the New York Evening Pos, Nov. 4,h.

SOUND VIEWS.
From the New York Evening Pos, Nov 4th
The majority in this STATE for Mr.. Morgan
the pure Republican majority-will probably
exceed twenty thousand. The vote for Bur
rows, the American candidate for Governor, is
so insignificant that no account is taken of it
in the returns gathered blythe daily press. 1t
is very certain that great plumbers of the old
Wing party-first HunkeE Wings, and then
Hunker Americans-gave their votes for Parker,
in the hope Of defeating Morgan, and by way of
furnishing the Republican, party for not con-
senting to a mongrel platform and division of
the State Offices. 1t wass common saying
among them before the election that it would
be the best thing that I'D happen if both
Morgan and Burrows wete beaten in order
that the friends of each might be made sensible
of the necessity of coalescing into common
party. The vote for Ger.it Smith is almost
ridiculously small but not smaller than we ex-
pected. His speeches were of such an eXtraOr-
binary character, that manr who were disposed
to vote for him reconsiderel their resolution
SO at least we infer-and either refrained from
voting, or gave their support in quarters where
it had chance of being efectual.
The Tribune observes, that the majority for
+ the Republican candidate for Governor, instead
of being twenty thousand, night have been fifty,
taken such a course as would have resulted in
blending the two opposition parties-the Re-
publican and American-iato one. 1t may be
SO, perhaps; we are not sure; but what would
have been gained? Instead of fifty thousand,
it might have been four times fifty, if the Re-
publican Convention had adopted the Demo-
cratic candidates for State officers, and could
have persuaded the Republican party to support
them. What We want Is rot a large nominal
majority, but clear, distinct expression of pop
ular opinion in regard to the great sin OF the
Federal Administration, the policy of propaga
ting Slavery, and the use OF every method, di-
rect and indirect, to assist its introduction into
our Territories, contrary tG the desire of ma
jority of the American people, and against the
will of the settlers themselves. That expression
We have obtained in manner which makes
it emphatic, explicit, unmistakable, and not to
/ be explained away by any ingenuity of con-
/ struction. If We had attempted to bride those
! who claimed to be the leaders of the American
party into a support of Mr. Morgan, by giving
them part OF the State offices, there would
! have been room for cavil about the significance
of the result; but now there is none, The Ad-
ministration and its friends are rebuked in a
/ way which they cannot fail to understand.
/ The Express newspaper, which claims to be
the organ Of the American party, pretends this
morning that Mr.. Morgan has been elected
by fusion" that is to say, by the help of the
American party, in this city, at least. One
thing is certain, that Mr.. Morgan owes no part
of his success to the Express. That some of
those who were formerly 0f the American par.
ty-the most rejecting snd disinterested of
them-joined the Republicans in achieving the
(; triumph that they did this the more cheertully
on account of their respect for the good quail
ties of the man and their confidence in his
character, and that they did it in spite of the
efforts of the Express to restrain them, is doubt
less true enough They base reconsidered their
political creed, and Sed themselves to the
Republican party and thai is the explanation.
But there is no reason for believing that all the
new recruits to the Republican party came
| from the American party--that would leave no
room for the honest Democrats, who have seen
! the mistake of supporting Buchanan, and join
ed in this rebuke of his -olicy The Express
confesses that "a few of the Americans, alarmed
| by Stewards abolition manifesto at Rochester,
| voted for Parker" More than enough, we sus-
| pect, to counterbalance those who voted for
Morgan, took occasion OF this preteSt to do
what they had previously determined on doing,
by way Of preventing the election of Morgan.
Senator Hammond, ofsSouth Carolina, par
took of a public dinner at Barndville, in that
State, few days ago. He made speech on
the occasion, some points of which are thus
sketched by the Augusta Constit,aiondlist:
He said he regarded the Kansas excite
ment, throughout the whole controversy, as the
greatest imposture ever practiced on intelligent
communities; and he never for moment be-
lieved that the Territory could, under any pos
sble contingency, become slave State. He
regarded the whole idea as preposterous and
delusive in the extreme. The reopening Of the
African slave trade, in his opinion, could never
be accomplished, except BY the dissolution OF
this Union. The free States were opposed to
reopening that trade, and their representatives
in Congress would never vote in favor of such
a measure. He believed it was the destiny of
African Slavery to extend over the whole world,
wherever climate and soil would warrant it.
The black race were providentially destined as
'hewers of wood and drawers of water and
there is no mortal power rat could alter the de-
cree established. He did not think that there
was any territory belonging to our Union suita-
Bile for Slavery, unless Ou Pacific slopes would
answer; but there the mo igrel races of Mexico
would ANAL gamate with til slaves, and the insti-
tuition would become worthless and insecure.
Senator Hammond insisted on the importance of
a route across the Isthmps to California which
the United States must tax. into their own hands
and by force, if necessary, for we have right
to take it. We must, he ,aid fight all our bat
ties for constitutional rigl is and equality in the
Union. But whenever Il e South declares that
she can no longer mai tain her position OF
equality in the Union, AM is prepared for indie
pendence out of it, his HI pes, his fortunes, and
his fate, would be with the people of the South.
| The New York city ele :tion, according to the
Courier and Enquirer, was, notwithstanding a
few serious outbreaks, upon the whole, one of the
most orderly popular demonstrations of the kind
that has been witnessed ia New York for many
years. The immense police force-some 2,30l
strong-was unquestional,y the principal cause
that brought about so desirable result The
unusually large number Sf candidates contrib
uted much to excite and keep alive the inter
est felt in the result of the contest The re
!, moval of the ticket booths to distance of Isl
feet from the polls, and the general closing o.