Nevada national., 1859-02-19
fFrom lie Boston Post.l
The Ola and axe ,seders Opposition
the saule

Our opponents cftcn boast that New Eng.
land and New York are against the Demo.
cratic party, and opposed 70 the National
Administration, but there is nothing new in
this. Il is the normal condition OF the old
Federal PARTY revived in the sectonslism of
modern Abolitionirm The sevsrsst strug-
gle for American nationality that ever the
Democracy bad to encounter was in the
Presidential election of 1912. Mr.. Madison
bad succeeded Jefferson in 1908. having re-
ceived l22 sotes against ChHricsC Piekney,
OF South Carolina, the Federal candidate.
who had ~ votes. all from New England,
except s, which were portion OF The votes
Of Delaware Maryland and North Carolina.
South Carolina. North Carolina (all but 81
Virginia, Maryland (all but 2.) Georgia, and
Tennessee, voted for Mr.. Madison, o. did also
the free States, Vermont, Nes York (thea
only Is votes,) New Jersey Pennsylvania
and Ohio. Mr.. Madison was thus elected
by The united Democracy of the North and
South, the North giving him so votes, and
the South ~. while the MOI ih gave Pickney
80 votes and the South g.
The crisis followed 10 the declaration Of
war against Great Britain June Is. 1872.
That war VAS eminently Democratic
measure. and wac carried by the united De-
mocracy Of the North and South. In the
Senate le yeas to 10 nays; in the House 70
yeas TO 40 nays--I7 States
The yeas In the House were from New
Hampshire 3. Massachusetts,, Including Maine
8, Vermont 8, New York ,, New Jersey 2,
Pennsylvania l6, Ohio /, Maryland I, yir-
ginia. IA, North Carolina G, South Carolina
8, Georgia 3. Kentucky 2, Tennessee 3.
Nays-New Hampshire 2, Massachusetts, 8
Rhode Island 2, Vermont |. Connecticut I,
New York IL. New Jersey 4, Pennsylvania
2, Delaware !, Maryland 3, Virginia 8. N
Carolina 3-giving Ia the result 81 yeas to
81 nays from the free States, and As yeas to
IL nays from the Southern States
At the close of Mr.. Madison's first term
the great struggle between the Democrats
and Federaiists was made whether the war
should be maintained and the National hon
or upheld, or submission to Great Britain by
q dishonorahle peace. New England and
New York stood as they do now against ns
tionali,y. They combined to defca, the Dem
ocratic South by nominating Dewitt Clinton
as the Federal candidate agsingl Madison
The result was glorious for the future Of th,
country Clinton got the votes Of New York
all the New England States except Vernon
and New Jersey, making 80 votes from fre,
States and only from the South. viz: Del
aware and Maryland of her IL votes
Madison received the votes Of Vermont 8
Pennsylvania %. and Ohio !, making -
from the North, and from the South. Mary
land, Virginia, North and South Carolina
Georgia. Louisiana. Tennessee and Kentucky
SO votes. For Madison 1928. Clinton So
From this action of the united Democracy o
the North ard South in 1872. the nobinsi re
suits in our history have followed. in th
progress aud expansion Of the nationality o
the Union. And whenever the honor Of ih
country abroad or the safety Of It's Uniot
and the rights of the States 1 home hari
been in danger, the Democracy, North an'
South, when united, have always sustained
and as long as they wisely continue to b
united always will sustain Il, 10 every crisis