The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-11-18

Mr.. GIDDINGs IN ST. LoUIs.-One would
suppose that fat and juicy young Englishman,
caught by tribe of cannibals, would be quite
as safe among them, as Joshua Giddings would
be, lecturing on Abolitionism in the slave State
of Missouri. Yet Mr.. Giddings has ventured to
lecture on Mans Inalienable Right to Freedom
in the very capital of Missouri, and closed his
address not only unframed, but amidst the
cheers and applauses of his audience. He de-
nounced the bred Scott decision amidst storm
of the noisiest demonstrations of appreciation
and delight. Ten years ago, he would have been
torn in pieces.-N. T. Post.
THE REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET IN ILL
NOIs.-The Chicago Press and Tribune saws:
ave have the satisfaction of announcing,
this morning, that returns have been received
from all the counties in the State but three,
footing up as follows: Republican, ll8,905 :;
Democratic, ll0,77l-R Republican majority,
S,l34. The counties vet to hear from are Cal
houn, Jackson, and Williamson, which gave
Richardson 2,7S0 over Rissell in 1856, This
would leave the Republican majority a,344 in
the whole State. The official result will proba-
bly, not vary 500 votes from these figures. Our
majority is as likely to 60 above 5000 as to
fall below it. We shall publish the full official
returns as soon as received"
BUCCANEERS IN THE LEGISLATURE. = The
Buccaneers claim two of the hold over members
of the Senate, If so, they have the balance of
power in that body and can prevent the re-elec
ton of Douglas. We are not disposed to place
much reliance in this claim of the Administra-
ton men. There was also rumor in the city
that two Buccaneers had been elected to the
House in Egypt. We presume the persons
ferred to are Hunsaker, in the district composed
of Alexander, Pulaski, and Union, and Vance,
in the district of Franklin and jackson. We do
not attach much credit to the report Chicago
Press and Tribune,
BY the official vote of Maine, just published,
the Republican members of Congress have the
following majorities LIST, Somes, ass; I'd, Per
~, 1899; Sd, French, 60; 4th, Morse, 1862
5th, Washburn, 2,ll6; 9th, Foster, 493. In
the 9th district, 242 votes for Mr.. Foster and
CSC for Bradbury, Democrat, were rejected for
various reasons but allowing them, Mr.. Foster
would still have had 70 majority.
Ten years ago, we attended an enthusiastic
Convention of Wings at Worcester, where Rufus
Choate was the chief speaker. We shall never
forget the cheering when the orator, referring
to Charles r. Adams, spoke of /" the elder Ad-
ans, the younger Adams, the last Adams
Many of his hearers thought he had annihilated
Charles Francis Adams. But to-day, we find
one Wing out of 24O in the Massachusetts, Leg
islature Charles +. Adams member of Con
gress and Rufus Choate a member of the
Democratic party, without power or influence
Worcester Transcript.
The Chicago Times saws: aThe German
Americans of Illinois have covered themselves
with glory in the contest which has Just drawn
to a close. Throughout the length and breadth
of the State, they have not only stood true as
steel to the principles of human Liberty, to the
grand enunciation of the Declaration of indie
pendence, but in almost every quarter they have
added largely to the vote for the Republican
ticket"
The Tribune speaks specially of the German
Republicans of Quincy, Freeport Galena, PEG
ria, in ST. Clair, in all the Illinois river coun-
ties, and particularly in Chicago, where, the
Tribune says, "they have put to shame their
fellow-citizens of American birth in their zeal
for Republican liberty"
An ingenious but simple way of election
cheating has been discovered in the city of New
York. In canvassing the Congressional vote
for the fourth district of the first ward, it APP
peared that the whole number of votes was l03,
of which Sickles received 20, Williamson "a,
Walbridge 81, and G. Hiram Walbridge l, |
making an apparent total of l26, and an excess
over the recognised total of % votes. On count
ing the Judiciary vote, the return showed that
l03 votes had been polled, but only sc votes
for Judge of the Superior Court were found in
the box, the balance being made up of Sickles |
tickets, who was thus voted for twice BY seyen-
teen persons. The returns were sent back to |
the Inspectors for correction.
The three Washburnes, brothers, in the pres
ent House of Representatives, Israel of the fifth |
district of Maine, Elhu 3. Of the first district
Of illineis, and c: G: Of the second district Of
Wisconsin, are reelected BY heavy maiorities.