New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-31

10 the ficts that the Democratic Members Of Con-
grrss from this CITY With most Of those from the
nearer Free States, vote for tue Free Homestead
lin and similar Republican measures when they
cannot safely dodge, and il Minnesoia, Kansas, aud
other far Western states. tie Democratic managers
brazealy claim the Free Land policy as their own
Eyen 10 Old Connecticut, the Republican party.
gained votes In the desperate contest Of last sPun@
by lhs nmuence given by their canvassers 10 thee
question OF Land Reform. Ia Ohio, last Autumn,
Mr. Denrison while canvassing for Governor on
the Republican side, was obliged repeatedly 70 read
the Yeas and Nays IN Congress On the several
divisions on Land Reform measures, IN order TO
beat of Democratic claims Of The Land Reform
policy as thar polcy-at all events, one as iuliy
and heartily supported By Democrats a' by kePuo-
|. rsags. There i not state n the Um0n wherein
the Republican vote would net De sweued by
making every voter SEE and realize the relative po-
sitous of the two great parties on this momentou'
ope.tio1. 4 careful friend in NewJersey estimates
rI,r fraet hundred votes might have been added
last Fall to the Republican poll IN that state by
the simple distribution b. every family OF tue little
tract i.sued last season by the Republican Central
Committee. rectLg tie several efforts last session
for Land Reform, with the Yeas aud Nays taken
thereon. distinguishing Republicans from Demo-
Graf. We are confident that an equal addition
would be made 70 the Republican poll ID this city
bv Ike distribution, especially if part OF It were
made r German. Il IS morally impossible that
majority of the German vote should be thrown
against tie party which proposes to give from the
Public Domain, Homes 10 the row Homeless, If
they onlv kneyy with certainty which party that IS.
Yer, up TO this hour, nothing has anywhere beea
done toward q systematic and universal dssemira-
ton ofthc facts.
In our State of NewYork there were Fifty
thousand Voters who would feel ilsultad if tod
tha. they we've not good Republicans, who could
not be induced 10 vote last November Tney were
behind with their later haryest--the day was very
fne-they didn't uhe some one who was on the
Republican ticke- or who was already in Office
or they didn't consider this election of much i'm
portoace-anything for an excuse. In many cases,
where carriages were sent for them, they refused to
give the hour or two requisite for ride to aud
ffom The poll Now, these voters will mainly come
cut and 7ote next Fall; but this is all tina, can be
hoped from them The brunt Of the battle must be
borne bv the Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand
that went TO the polls. And bow many have any
adequate idea Of the struggle it will be
Our adyersa-ies have the fewer voters but they
have by far the more money, and can spend
ten dollars to our one. If HOratiO Seymour
.hould be their Presidential candidate, and
One Million Dollars viii PROBABLY give him the vote
of New-Y the cash will be- forthcoming They
can poll Thirty Thousand Majority on Manhattan
and the other Islands with 10 than their usual
amount Of cheating; if Quarter of Million
Dollars will raise the figure to Forty thousand,
their oHeeh hoIder-, government contractor, banh-
ers. merchants. and tmorous capitalists VIII be
made to shell il out. Il was b. money thus
raised in tbs city ia October, l-56, that Penn'yl-
yanla was barely carried at the State Election and
BucLaBau's election secured. II wa by money
promised out Of the Federal Treasury, and Ulu-
mately paid tha. Irdara was given to Buchanan in
that contest And where one dollar was thus
spent 10 l-56, ten doubtless viii be in 1860.
The Republican cannot begin 20 match this
expenditure, and viii not attempt It. The weight
Of purse is ou the other sidei the weight OF pre-
suued pecunary interest ia the result Of tbe contest
also. We can only win by creating, u he ,arlisr
sfgges # ths contest, pubic sentiment which viii
render tie expenditure Of money the later stages
Ineffective That is our only hope. Usyery voter
u the United States who could be- induced 10 read
Item were supplied thi1 month with Republican
documents. and induced 10 axe some good Bepub-
H,an Journal the battle would BE- already won.
Bu 1T tngs go at loose ends I'll, next June, and no
A. T..
IT,
We deeply derlore the reinforcement Of the Re
publican National Convention % So late i day as
-a, I'D III June. It. Inevitable effect must be to
divide ~. into pa-tsans Of Seward Chase, FrCnout,
Bank, Dayton, Bates, Cameron, Read or some
ore else, through precoas weeks i'm which Ne
should b. uni.edy and Lauonousy 1t work in the
! canvas. Gen. Harrisons nominal On early in De-
.rrb,r, l-a9. vas one oi The causes 90 his over
vhe,nme triumph Dr. November, $40. There
were uo contested seats 10 that Harrisburg Conven-
ton; now shall have them, lad bad feeling con
.cqu-utlv ranking IN many hearts long after the
| Convention shan have dispersed. Energy and
means needed % the canvass will BE- expended on
/ the nomination The National Committee mi5took,
| IN our judgment, in not expressly requiring the
, Disrrr. Deesates 20 tle Convention TO be chosen
iu and By their respective Districts. Now there /.
danger that .oue WI be chosen b. State Con7en-
tian., ,ld that others VIII be- chosen IN the several
districts to contest their ..ets. If 50, disaf-c-
| ton ard bear burning VIII continue far into the
canvas. Il 4 nomination should be- effected by