Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-11-17
The New York Election.

The result of the New York election Is even
the more gratifying, resulting 50 completely in
favor Of II united North against the Slave Pow
CT in 1860, Gratifying, because happening at
time when every possible effort had been
brought to hear against the Republicans, it has
demonstrated the fact that the organization of
the party is complete, and too stable to be eff
fected by the bugabooS of Slavery and disunon.
The result is notifying to the Administra-
ton, when they were conscious all depended
upon their success. How completely they had
staked their all upon this throw, is too truly
demonstrated in the following careGully-studied
article from the leading organ of the party, the
Washington Constellation:
Z" LAST WORD TO NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY.
Never in the history Of our country has any
State election elected such deep interest as the
approaching contest ON the 9Th of this month
In New York and New Jersey. These are now
the battle fields of the Constitution and the
Union, and the fate OF the country may soon be
decided there. Their responsibility is momen-
tous. They may hold the fate of the Union in
their hands. If they should prove to be the
great breakwnters, arrest the flood of Anti
Slavery anatlclsm and rebuke the irrepressible
conflict with which the Union is threatened by
Mr. Seward, all will be WE'LL But If, ON the
other hand, the surges Of sectional passion and
prejudice should roll over them also they may
have cngulfed the liberties Of our country. If
these two States should decide in favor of the
Seward agitators by clecting them to place and
power, deep loom will spread like II pail over
the country. The heart of the patriot will
tr1mble with apprehension. Confidence in the
durability OF our institutions will be deeply
shaken. The pillars Of the Union will rock
upon their base and many will prepare for the
aapprehended catastrophe But it, on the other
hand, victory should perch upon the Democrat
&c banner, thousands will feel as if we had es
capped great disaster. Business will revive :;
confidence will be restored all our Industrial en-
ergles will be invigorated; the pulse of com
merce will beat with renewed vigor; the hand
Of labor will receive new empoyments and aug
mentcd wages; and all will feel as if Now York
and New Jersey had re signed and re-sealed the
guarantees of the Constitution.
We max this our last appeal to the people If
New York and New Jersey, and especially to
tbs thousands there who are so deeply interest.
ed in the business and prosperity of those
States, to devote all their energies to insure our
success.
1t must be evident to every observer that the
success of the Seward party in these States will
be universally regarded as Il full and complete
endorsement of those doctrines involving the
rrepressible conflict between the free and slave
States, the prelude to which has been already
performed at llarper's Ferry. The issue which
is presented to the electors of those States is IL
great and momentous one. Their responsibility
is proportionally great. They have to decide
by their votes whether they are in favor of
maintaining the Constitution and the Union as
they were framed and formed by the patriot
heroes of the Revolution and handed down to
us as priceless inheritance of freedom pros
perity, glory, and power; or whether they are
in favor of severing the bonds, annulling the
compacts, and abrogatng the agreements which
have bound the several States together as one
happy and united people, and dividing our
country into two hostile and antagonistic sec
tons, contendng for the mastery in lrrepressible
conflict until one or the other is compelled to
yield to the superior force of the other"
We haven't heard of any depreciation in
stocks except in Southern property,