New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-06


triumph 1t was felt BY al parties that the ors.ni-
zstion Of the next House vir ualy hinged on the
issue of this Election. Hence, not only were the
Sbsms spared to extraordinary exertioos, but the
poll ,ical fossils also were stirred up to do the ae.
publcans ali possible harm in the hope OF thereby
throwing the control Of the new House into the
hands Of the ten or twelve National Americans"
or Old.L ne Wings" who may be elected from
the South. Hence the "Whig State Ticket" and
the running of Austin Baldwin asainst John Wood
rolf; hence the mistaken c,urse Of Ezra Clark,
r.. who was reported as acting under the advice
and encouragement Of Humphrey Marshall As
there was On obvious prospect that the Republi.
cans would be lhtly to organize the House if they
carried all the Members from Connecticut, it was
the common interest of all other parties to thwart
and defeat such q contamination. They were
sid.d in their efforts by certain disappointed suit
ors for Republican nominations who did their
Little worst to defeat the party which had net
responded to their aspirations; but all together
proved inpoient. The Republican triumph az
sHeepipQ as could have been desired.
And it has been won by fair argument and we'll
directed Effort. Of money, the Sham Democracy
had and spent several dollars for every one p.id By
the Republicans We do not suppose votes, to
any extent, were bought on either side; bat the
searching industry with which immigrants were
hunted up, run down, and put through the Natural
ization mill in order to secure their votes for tae
Slave Democracy, has had no precedent. We
believe the Republican majority in the State ia
l.. xlan 80 b.ra hezn had
no voters been naturalized expressly for this
election.
Senator Douglas vas fairly drsgoonsd into the
service of the defeated pMty. Every effort 10
induce him to stump Le State in favor of the Shams
having proved fIutless, be was at last induced to
write letter to aid them in the canva,s, of which
extracts only we're published and used-a, follows:
I'VE have locked for the published extracts from
Mr. Douglass letter without success but their pur'
port was rssf rmstOn Of his doctrne OF non'intsr-
venton by Congress with the subject OF slavery IN the
Territories and declaraton that, understandng tie
Democrocy Of Connecticut to be no,o 'tsnd'ng on this
platform, he heartily wished their success.
Just consider the facts: Senator Douglas has
recently passed through a most em'ittered Con
cressional contest in behalf Of what he considers
Popular Sovereignty. In that contest, he met no
more determined antagonists than Secretary lou
cey, who heads the Sham Democracy Of Connect
cut and William D. Bishop and Samuel Arnold, its
Representatives in Congress. The Lecompton
Fraud had no more untiriDg, unsbrnkiog, unscru-
puleus supporters than just these. Mr.. Douglas
had no more uprslenting antagonist through all his
sst struggle for popular Sovereignty" Yet ne
now gives the weight Of his name to defeat those
who fought that battle By bis aide and reeect those
who fought it sgainst bin, and who have given no
sign of repentance. This 10 mistake as well as
fault, and we think Mr. Douglas will live to per-
ceive if not to acknowledge it.
SO far a. We are aware no personal acrimony
mipslsd in the late contest on the R'publicsn side.
Messrs. Bishop and Arnold were fought dc
teiminedy, but wholly on polltic,l grounds. Their
votes and avowas of political sentiment were chAl-
legged, but not their private chracter-their per.
soral worth. They were tried and condemned a.
misguided politicians, not a. unworthy men. And
we do not remember to have observed non.po-
htical imputation upon any Of the Democratic
candidates for Congress or State Officers.
One Of the most gratifying features Of the late
canvass was the hearty adhesion of the Republicans
to the FREEDOM OF THE PUBLIC LANDS, or the
policy of 20 holding and disposing of those lands as
TO increase tho number Of American freehoders
and cultivators rather than to poar the largest
possible stream of revenue into the Treasury.
Connecticut is one Of the Old Thirteen, and made
large cession to the Confede,cy of her chartered
right to Public Lands beyond her present limits
for the benefit of all the S.ate,. Mole-eJed
selfshness would naturally urge that it was her
interest to vote and lesi.late so as TO pour the
largest possible stream of income therefrom into
the Federal Treasury. Yet the Republican can
vassers very generally svowed and justified
their adhesion to the Free Homestead policy,
arguing that this policy subserved the
true interest not only Of the country but of
their own S.ate-that ii was better for Connecti.
cut a. manufacturing State, that frscholds, Gus.
TONERS, consumers, should be multiplied and ex-
tended than that Two or Three Millions moro or
less Der annum should flow into the Federal Treas.
ury. A. . practical barrier to the Extension Of
Slavery, as proferpg hope aud career to The
victims of indulgence and misfortune as means of
genuine National growth and expansion, the Free
Honest. I'D policy was proved euinsntly wise and
bens6cens, ard the popular heart warmed to it BY
an uperripg instinct. We believe that the Re-
publicsns Of Connecticut stand better in the vote
than they would have done had not the Republicans
in Congress last Winter rallied almost to MAD,
in support Of the Homestead bill