Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-11-13
The Late Elections.

AIN 1tttV GtCCJlOilo'
The recent victories of the opposition in the
States of Massachusetts, New York, New Jer-
scy, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin has had
the effect to coafound and stupcfy the present
national administration, and It's aiders and ahet-
tors. The miserably wicked policy of the Pres
ident in attempting to make Lecomptonism an
orthodox article in the creed of the democratic
party, has resulted in enc of the most ignobly
disastrous defeats on record The control of
the next House of Representatives has passed
into the hands of the opposition, and Douglas
the arch traitor as he has been termed by the
organ Of the President, and the man against
whom all the energy of party power and party
patronage has been directcd-has been return
ed to the Senate the most powerful man in the
democratic party, ready to bid successful de-
Rance to all the minions of place by whom he
has been hunted down as a traitor and Il rebel
In Massachusetts the Republicans have elect
ed their entire state ticket, all the members of
Congress and moro than ivc-sixth of the MEM
bers of the Legislature.
In New York the Republicans have achieved
decided victory in elcciing single handed treir
State ticket by majority of about 10000, and
a large majority Of the members of the Legisla-
ture The combined opposition have also car
ried twenty-eisht out of the thirty-three con-
gressional districts.
In New Jersey the victory is still greater
The opposition have elected every member of
Congress, thus defeating the four admnistra-
ton men, and secured majority in both branch
es of the State Legislature, which will secure
the election of an opposition United States SEN
ator.
In Wisconsin and Michigan the Republicans
will probably lose one member of Congress in
each of said states by very small majorities.-
But they have secured large majority in the
legislatures of both of these States, which, in
Michigan will give them United States Sena-
tor in place of Charles +. Stuart, democrat.
Of the result in Illinois the New York Tri-
tune thus forcibly and truthfully remarks:
Senator Douglas has achieved signal TIL
umph. While every other Free State but Cal
itornia has gone against his party, Mr. Douglas
has beaten the Republicans and the Admins
tration-we had nearly said combined but, since
that is denied we will say alike. Possibly. that
he has bon,en u,v nspubEeans ny al. aid'vr
Administrations weakness and appropriately and
the current suspicion that its head urgent, de
sired his discontinue, even at the cost of seeing
his place filed by BLACK Republican" would
be the truer statement. At all events, the re-
suit is unquestionGLle. A majority Of the new
Legislature of Illinois is for Douglas, and he
will be returned to the Senate for a new term
of six years from the 1th of March next.
That this result has been achieved at an i'm
mense cost of effort and money, we need not
observe. Mr.. Douglas has worked intensely
himself throughout the long and excited canvass,
but he has been aided to the utmost by his
troops of friends. The stake was heavy one
for it was manifest that his triumph would
render inevitable his nomination for next Pres
ident at Charleston in 1860. Illinois now pre-
sents the same attitude toward the North and
the South respectively, that PENNSYLVANIA did in
1906, and MIR. Douglas holds the position then
held by Mr.. Buchanan. He must either be
nominated, or the Democratic party practically
reti.cs from the contest, surrendering the Gov
ernment to the Republicans. OF course, not
only the Northern but the Southern Slave De
mocracy also-at least, that very large proper
ton of it described by Mr.. Calhoun as "held
together by the cohesive power Of public plum
der"-must insist on the nomination of Mr..
Douglas and even those who will affect to op-
pose 1t, will anticipate and accept it as nevita-
BILE. The politicians, therefore, whose god is
Success-who have an eve to Embassies and fat
Consulates and Collectorships in the future
might well contribute their money and Put forth
their best efforts to secure for Mr.. ID. this pal
pable stepping stone to the Presidency Ii was
an investment that bids fair..to pay"