Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-16
From the National Tateiiic,neer.
POLITICAL RESULTS INTERpprTrr

From the excited language held by many Dem oer,,;e
Journals on the eve Of the elections just closed in the
state oil New ork and New Jersey the simple reader
might have inferred that something hardly less than
edsHs ffdsrs suspended upon the issue of m. NJ
hca contest then depending in these States which were
represented As the batesds of the Constitution and
OF the Union Upon the success OF any other than
democratic ticket, "A deep gloom we were told .woud
spread like pail over the country. Confidence in the
1uraomty OF our institutions would be deeply shaken
But II victory should perch the Democratic hammer
thousands would feel if had escaped a Great dis
as'er Business would revive confidence would be res.
ored all our industrial energies would be reiuyirorst
ed; the pulse of commerce would beat with r.newsd
vigor; the hand OF labor would receive new emnlov
nents and augmented wages and all would feel as il
New York ana New Jersey had resigned and rese.Ied
the guarantees of the Constitution
The people of these States if nav Judge from the
complexion oil the Intelligence thus far received seem u,
have had very inadequate of the moments oues
tons placed ISSUE according to these rnrasnt.,
on the result OF the late elections which have been cb
remarkable for the extraordinary apathy displayed by
the adherenis of all the various Organizations which as
sumo 20 represent public sentiment In the CITY nj NJ,
York, commonly styled 1.-THE Gibraltar of pemocTa,y
1 Is announced that the aggregate was So les
than the registered number and glance at the vote east
in other parts of the State dscIoses in ike names r.
Little popular interest that appears have been taken In
the result As this apathy IS strikingly e1em-
phed IN the diminished vote of the Republican p,ry
follows that the Democracy either failed TO be suitably
impressed with the grandeur the questions at stake m
betrayed most cupable indifference TO the behests OF
patriotism.
In New Jersey appears that the sJpited Onno,;o-
have succeeded in the election of their worthy candidate
Tor the Office OF Governor the Hon. Charles $ Oid.n
Who Notwithstanding the sectional hostility arraved
against him by the Democracy the alleged ground that
while citizen of Louisiana he had been n slaveholdsr
does not seem TO have been judged unworthy of popular
confidence on the strength of that charge which whet
er true or false figured largely in the canvass If his de-
feat, however, had been comprised by such an .ccn.,
ton, would have been hailed suppose bv the DeU
ocratic journals as most gratifying result Those who
can interpret political in the light of prineins
rather than OF partisan denominations in the sc
cess OF Mr. Oden only proof of the conservatism
which has always marked the State Of New jersey as
placed between the OF sectional agitation AZ t
North and at the South.
Ii viii be remembered that Mr.. o.. both before and
after his nomination by the United Opposition dc.
respectable and enlightened citizens have stood
OF late n very high repute among our Democratic
inencs we do not doubt they will unite with us ia fec
tAons on his success. And that they nav the better
understand the political significance OF the result in New
jersey we cite from leading organ Of the United o.
position in that State 1.-THE Newark Daily Advertiser the
suDoined appeal addressed the public on the eve of
toe late election for the purpose of Indicating the spr
aud principles with which that Opposition entered upon
tie contest:
I'm order 10 facilitate just decision tomorrow and
realize II possible the hopes of friends every where
0oth branches OF the Opposition have magnauimousIy
agreed 20 sink minor doctrines Of their own and unite
upon The broad principles which both deem 10 be mpor
TAFT for the common good, and il earnestly hoped that
both Will come forward IN the work good faith and
with tue zeal which will success The trumpb of
the Opposition ticket will be endorsement OF any
OF the extreme views of either party but victory and
establishment Of principles which all feel ;he great inn.
portance Of maintaining"
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