Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-22
New York Election.

The success of q part of the Democratic State
ticket in New York at the late election is now rem
dered certain The result is the most hopeful of the
signs of the times.
From the New York Daily Ne,rs we copy the fol-
lowing:
The STATE ELECTIoN-THE REPUBLICANS BEATEN
The Republicans had shrieked too soon. They have
won no victory after all, and New York comes out
of the ordeal much better than we had recently
hoped The sound spirit of true Democracy aided
here and there by the honest portion of Americans
has made fight, even in the midst of its apathy
which was sufficient to cripple the power of the fail
ing Republican faction Even though our party did
not do its best, it has enabled to say that New
FORK state has not gone Republican. We have so
far won in spite of the Cagger Company and in the
teeth OF their predictions that beaten That
the State election has turned out a partial Demo-
cratic victory, after ALL is matter for much gratu-
latiOn. This damage to Republicanism has been far
fatal than the partisan returns of the AssOcia-
ted Press at first enabled us TO realize although if
we had not won a man on ticket, we had done
enough to show the Seward party how vastly its
strength has fallen in the Empire ST Let the re-
turns elsewhere, which mrde up to the hour of
going to press last night and which represent most
Of the counties officially heard from, bear witness
TO our success The vote Is for secretary of State
and contrasts most fayorably with that given last
year to the Republicans.
The return gives TO the bearer of the Democratic
Standard majority of 1859. The Albany papers
think that his msjGrity is l,J20 But if it be even
1000, we shall deem it great triumph. Messrs
Richmond. skinner and Elderkin. the other Demo
Gratis on the Utica ticket are also elected by moder
ate naJoritles Thus. the cry of the Republicans
WHICH began with We have won the State BY TO-
600 majority and then dwindled down to 8 600.
and then to 5000 and then 1900 and then ln0O and
then to SOC and then To 200, is now turned in tie
other direction. said we not truly tlen. on Satur
day last when we wrote of these Republican beasts
that were falling down i is Just possible that the
nearer the truth they go there will hs diminution
in progress until the figures turn aroand at the 9th
er side" And the figures have turned most com
petely. What will the Tribune now say? What W
Weed now think. New York has refused 10 swat
low Oh Brown and stands, at length proved to he |
resoluts 10 fight VIGOROUSLY the Presidential contest
Of 1860 The Republican vote is warningy small. |
Our vote is VIGOROUSLY far within its streagth We
had all the disadvantage of treachery and naotion
within yet the Republicans quit the field fallen in
he t-disheartened, if not dsDyganzed. It may !
rot have been Harpers Ferry, nor the Americans, |
who mainly contributed to this butt is an evidence
If the sentiment of the times and we beg the Black
Republicans to take it as such.
ALBANY Nov. 1.-THE official returns were CON-
,leted at this evening Jones majority is stated
t go; Richmond's 2,l70; SINNERS 24s, all Dem
crats. Forrest, (Rep.l from Prison Inspector, Isl
majority,