The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-01
The Southern August Eaections-The Oppo-
alton and the Democracy.

The Southern August Eaecnons-The Oppo-
alton and the Democracy.
During the present week elections of more or
less Importance will come Off IN six Southern
States, to wit In Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri
and Texas to-day; and in Tennessee and North
Carolina on Thursday. In Missouri the election
is limited to members Of the Legislature and
county officers, but the calendar in the other
FIVE States comprehends a Governor, State
ticket, and members Of Congress Thelist Of the
Gubernatorial and Congressional candidates in
volved was published 10 yesterdays HERALD.
Our present object, in this connection is brief
review of the Southern political field in refe-
renee to the next Presidency,
All things considered, the general results of
the Virginia election in May were suct as to IN
spire the opposition in these old wing States Of
Kentucky and Tennessee with high degree Of
confidence, and accordingly, they have con-
Quoted this canvass in both these States with
great animation. In Tennessee particularly,
the opposition Lave exhibited degree of activity
grand universa,t carnival Of 1910, and they are
confident of victory OF. Thursday which will
astonish the Sc uthern democracy and the black
republicans. The general result in Tennessee,
however, may lie materially affected one wey or
the other by tn results Of this days election in
Kentucky. Brt here we find the contesting
parties 30 he.3plicably mixed up, confused and
COMPOUNDED, on squatter sovereignty, Congress
sional protectian of slavery, &C., that it would
be folly to attempt any definite prediction of the
consequences.
We are hardly prepared for an opposition vic
tory in Keasuc ky, but including said State and
Tennessee, Mort Carolina and Texas, we do an
ticipate such general results as will encourage
the Southern opposition elements to prepare to
take the aeld for 1860 as an independent organi-
cation. In this connection our attention is
especially drawn to this days election in Texas,
and to the sharply defined battle there made
against the Southern ultras or fre-eaters by
that old war-horse General Sam Houston, and
ths COZ lservatve elements all parties support
jig BIN. n
+ Tine Know Nothing party having died out,
there is no regular opposition party in Texas;
Lut there Is split in the democratic party, and
thus the matter stands The regular democratic
organization having refused to express an opinion
on the question of the revival of the African
slave trade, General Sam Houston, and mum
Der of other heretofore prominent democratic
leaders, believing that this slave trade issue
would be struggled into the canvass, called
another convention, and emphatically repudiated
the project Of reopening this infamous African
traffic, and made the corner stone of that plat
form opposition to this thing. Bearing in mine
the existence in Texas Of large German popu
lation, and Of strong conservative sentimen
among her other settlers on the subject of sla
very, we may hope that Old San Jacinto has th
enemy upon the hip again, and is in fair wa,
to another victory and greater than that o
San Jacinto.
TO strengthen this view Of the case, we refe
the reader to an editorial on "Texas and San
Houston" from the New Orleans Picau.,e, whicl
will be found in another part of this paper. W
thus find the General, who in bis day was on
of the most devoted and steadfast supporter
Of General jackson, all right again. Abar
doning the heresies Of Know Nothingisn
and repudiating the humbug Of squatte
sovereignty, General Houston is equally boil
in denouncing the Southern African slav
traders, freeaters and secesslonists, and equal
frank and explicit in supporting, as ppion mar
'ne sate and reliable administration of Mr.. Blu
Cnanan' We shall look, therefore, with NOR
IMAM ordinary interest," for the results of thi
oss election In Texas and ehould Houston b,