The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-10-19
The Elections in the North Western
States. Another Lesson.

Within the last few days important elections
hare been held in Ohio, Iowa and Minnesota.
State officers were chosen, with members of
the Legislature. By the Legislature just cleo
ted a Senator, in place of Pugh, Dem, is to
be chosen in Ohio In lows Senator is to be
chosen in place of Harlan Rep In Minnesota
State officers and members of Congress were
elected, and the Legislative will choose a Sem
ator in place of General Shields, Democrat 1t
so happens that these Western States are
claimed by the partizans of Douglas, as his
stronghold. There, they have, in their own
hands the control Of the Democratic party, and
they managed in the recent elections to suit
themselves. In view of the exigencies of the
party, the well meaning men in the ranks per-
form and to mount upon it such candidates as
they preferred. Squatterism was therefore all
the rage, and our readers will remember that
in commenting upon the territorial positions
assumed by Mr.. Payne, the Democratic can
didate for Governor of Ohio, we frankly de-
clared that we thought them as objectionable
as the views of his Black Republican compe
titor. Practically they would lead to the same
results.
Mr.. Pugh, whose seat was at stake, fell
from his high estate on the 23d of February
last, and gave to the heresies of Douglas his
support in the celebrated Senatorial debate
with which the public is familiar. He even
took the Illinois Senator for his model and
burthened the southern mails with the speeches
Of his newly found patron to teach the deluded
people Of this section that the doctrines so
fearlessly and ably championed by Davis and
Brown and Hunter and Clay were all wrong;
and that the abominable dogmas of the disci-
Piles of the New School were all right.
Gen Shields was faithful follower of Doug
las from the beginning, and hence received the
full measure of profits WHICH persistent apos-.
tacy from the true faith, were calculated to
confer. @t
To leave no means untried for the success
of the experiment in those States, and to prove
uAat IL Was Oli1y ucCSSSaiy " pAEtCO boueAso az
the lead to secure victory to the Democracy, he
made many stump speeches during the pro-
gress of the canvass, amid the applause of his
followers. f.-.s
Now, what is the result The Black Re-
publicans have carried every one of them by
largely increased majorities. Pugh will be
compelled to surrender his seat in the Senate
and give up the business of franking doeu-
ments for the enlightenment of the benighted
Southern Democracy, and to lament the loss
both ofhis place and his standing with his par
ty. And as for Gen. Shields, he viii have to
retire upon the laurels which he won in
Mexico
So much for Douglas boasted strength in the
West, and the pretext, that unless the South
ern Democracy abandon their cherished prin-
ciples-yiolate their honest convictions of du-
ty-and accept him as their candidate for the
Presidency, at Charleston, a Black Republi-
can will be elected. The truth is, while he is
odious to the whole South, he is weak even in
his yaunted strongholds in the North-weak
because treason never prospers. No party
can ever succeed which dishonesty sacrifices
principle to expediency.
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