The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-19

Prom the Portland Argus, september ls.l

From the Portland Argus, september lel
Never have the democracy of Maine made a gal
liant fight than Monday last They have not indeed
achieved all that they hoped for all that expected
yet they have done great and glorious workone that
will be memorable in the political history of the
State @ tmt4
Neither Bradbury johnson Drew may DO
elected and yet how little they all fall short of that
suit Our opponents may talk aud until they
are hoarse and blind their pretended victory, but
they cannot turn the eyes Of the people from the stern
facts of the In the three congressional districts
above named they, only two years ago, had maories
amounting in the aggregate 10 5,206 which We have
now whitfield down 10 the mere nominal aggregate OF
460l Yes fellowdemocrats, marvellous as 1t may seem,
less than five hundred votes would have given
three members in the next Congress- and thus secured to
the democracy half the representation OF the State in that
body The number of votes would probably also
have given ns majority OF representatives to the lesa-
ture defeated the election OF blackrepubcan senator
and year hence made sure of democratic What
sort OF party must that be which, in two short years.
has been hewn down from twenty -four thousand major
ity to such ptable figure What sort OF victory is
that which soon leaves the ascendency of the party
achieved by unparalleled majority lettering upon the
shoulders of only tive hundred voters and directly in the
path of resolute energetic, and indomitabe democm-
cyl If it be victory ii certainly is that strongly
invites rs it, portends speedy defeat
The fugers of the party may profess to exut over
such result, but men of ordinary dscernment in that
party cannot fail to perceive that il affords them greater
cause for modification and chagrn What sort of flu
tre docs it betoken to the party With its power lim
ted to few States and its acendency in these constantly
becoming weaker and weaker, what figure will better
represent its condition and prospects than the sinking
ship Nothing better illustrate them. The measure
applied last year and she found TO DO good
way down this year the test shows her just able to float
and to be submerged by the first rough weather
Her inevitable doom is clearly written that he who
may read it, and though fool cannot be deceived
in regard to it.
In reference TO the election Of Johnson tho paper
adds
'Mr johnson passed through the city last evening
his way to Boston, and quite surprised to learn that
dubious about his election. He has accurate
from nearly every town. and claims that he is
elected by about two hundred and fifty majority. He
says that he is certainly elected and will have his cert-
cate unless fraud is practsed
Ihe confusion in the returns has resulted from taking
the votes for governor to DO tho same in many towns
for member of Congress Whereas Johnson is ahead of
Smith, and French is behind Morrill, in many of them
thus counted This is glorious news,
Later returns are rather favorable The Port
land Argus of the 18th had received despatch from the
sixth district expressing the opinion that If Mr. Brad
bury is defeated it Is by less than hundred votes
Several remained to be heard from. The question
is still in doubt in that district. The Augusta Age
claims the election of Mr. johnson, the democratic
ddate over Mr.. French, back-republican by small
majortyfalling short of one hundred notwithstand
ing the assertion Of Mr. Frenchs friends that he is elect
cd by eighteen votes. s.s#tasa 7sa a-. .l..H|