True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-10-20
Elaction in PENNSYLVANIA.

EAHdVts ilOui IOihOJ 1851 siN -
Tribune, and the Philadelphia North
American.
Yesterday, two years ago, says Forney,
about the same hour in which we are
now writing, the editor Of the Press,
then the Chairman Of the Democratic
State Committee, sat down to address The
Democratic Party OF the whole country
upon the election Of James Buchanan to
the Presidency, and to congratulate the
people upon the triumph of the great
principal of Popular Sovreignty, without
which Mr.. Buchanan could not have been
elevated to hathigh position. This was
in October SO, be it remembered, and
that result was regarded as deciding the
Presidential contest in November succee.
ding. Since that period, the same prin.
cipIe has been kept consistently inView,
by the editor Of this journal, but interme-
diately, between then and now, the Pres
ident of the United States has preferred
to discard the great principle which made
him President, and we have been thrown
by series of events familiar to the peo'
pie, into a hostile attitude to his policy in
this respect. Every effort which has been
made towards Cancellation and tolera'iOn
has been haughtily refused. An appeal
was therefore taken to the people Of Penn
sylvania. And now we sit down, as we
did in 1856, after the October election, to
chronicle the triumph Of the principle
which elected James Buchanan to the
Presidency. But we deeply regret TO say
that this time we are called upon to re.
joice over the triumph of the principle,
and the defeat of the man who was elect
ed npon it. AT this writing it looks as if
aim ost every Congressional Lecomptonite
in Pennsylvania had been defeated So
mucl for those who have preferred the
patronage and favor of the President to
the confidence of the people. Thus much
for the Executive, who has chosen to
turn his back upon the immortal doctrine
that the American people shall control
thCir own affairs in their own way, and
who had dared TO erect, in every district
in Pennsylvania, an official influence at
war with The fundamental principles of the
Constitution. Thus much for the new
and startling idea that not the Federal
Union, but that the President must and
shall be sustained" But this result is
not only attributable to the uprising OF
the people against the betrayal of their
Representatives and the gross desertton
of the popular principle by the Chiel
Magistrate of the Republic; But it is al
the same time a tribute to Pennsylvania
feeling, and to that idea which is cherish
ed by all our people-That of protection
to American industry,
The New York Tribune says
Let US not misstate nor overstate this
triumph. The Republicans have con-
trbuted nobly to it, but they have moi
alone achieved it. The great body Of the
Americans have heartily co'operated with
them and the elaborate attempts to draw
off votes on "Straight American tick
els in Philadelphia have had little effect
The Union for Free Territory, Pure
Elections and Protection to Home Indus
try, was too hearty and solid to be shaker
by the tricks of demagogues bought and
owned by the common adversary.
But the Republicans and Americans
united could not have won so sweeping 6
victory without the powerful aid of th
Douglass Democracy. These faithful dev
otees OF the doctrine Of Popular Sover
eighty, organized and led by John w
Forney, had resolved to punish the rec
reants who devised and urged on ,h
Lecompton fraud. and they have done
effectually. Buchanan is routed in hi
own State, and Federal subserviency
Slavery Propagandism has received
blow from which it will not soon recover
All Hail, Free Pennsylvania !"
The Philadelphia North American
after indulging in warm congralula,ion
over the general result has the followin
very proper paragraph, which we CON
mend 10 the attention Of our friends here
Whatever mpy DO the result of thi
days work, it cannot change our duty
A victory, if won, can at ibis stage onl,
be partial, and all the advantages OF 1t wi
be lost by after negligence. A defeat eve
would be better now than any ap2a!er
success which should lead to future care
lessness. The people must take tn
work in their own hands, and keek it
not at periods of excitement only, but al
ways. It's not to talk politics, common
4 ly so called, that we should urge Ameri
cans, but to study the subject relating L
government and political economy t
give more breadth and scope to their in
qui-ies to cause our young men 10 b
educated in the principles of Republica
Government and the rationale Of repub
lican usages. Mere vote counters an
calculators of chances, are politicians on
ly in the lowest sense of the word. J.
become an adept in this sort Of thing ma
suit Office seekers, but should never cor
lent the ambition of men who profess I
have any stake in the prosperity of th
country beyond their own selfish ends
If the theory of Republicanism is main
tanned, the United States should be th
best government in the world. Perhap
it is i; but we shonld be very sorry I
think that the word best, in our case, for
bids further progress and improvement.
, EI- THE following is return of tn
number of persons in Victoria, Australia