New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-06


These aggregates tell their own story. They
show that the Republican vote of last year was
over 80 per cent of the whole-a much larger
proportion than was polled for our ticket at any
previous election, though the farmers were so
busy on election day in the rural dstrict'-where
The Republican strength mainly hes-that they
could not be induced to rally to the polls at an
election which they regarded as of little conse-
quence-ihere being neither President, Governor,
n.r even Members of Congress, to be chosen. YET,
even under auspices so unfayorable, the Republi-
can aggregate was barely less than that of both
the adverse parties combined, and on one candi-
date prison Ipsptctor) actually exceeded that
combination.
IT, then, the clements of the contest had re-
mained substantially unchanged, there would have
been Inst one chance of making head against the
Repubiicans--by combining all the Democratic and
American vote on some common candidate or
ticket. And if Gov Seward had been the Repub
can ard Judge Douglas the sole opposing candidate,
til. would not have been hopeless undertaking.
The intense hatred Of Seward and Weed cherished
by most Americans, and which has been the vital
changing our Naturalization Laws was virtually
given up, coupled with very general admiration
of Judge Douglas course on The Lecompt0n OUT
rage snd subsequently, and the as general conden-
nation of the Legislative doings at Aibany last
Winter. would have insured the nearly total
concentration of the American vote on the Dong
las ticket We do not think even this would have
snHiced-we believe Gov Seward could have ear
red the State over this formidable combination
but shrewd observers thuk differently; and there
can be no doubt that desperate effort would have
been midc for Douglas, animated by confident
hopes of success.
Now, however, the case is brayely altered. 1t
is not possible to bring the hatred of Lobby inu-
ences and yenal legislation at Albany to bear
against Lincoln as il would have been brought
to bear against Seward. Neither can the great
mass OF the Americans be induced to vote the
| Democratic ticket to defeat Lincoln they would
| have done in the hope of defeating Seward. On
the contrary, a clear majority 1--WE are confidently
but certainly large proportion, of the voters for
Fillmore in So, will now actively support Lincoln
Any one can sa isi himself that this is the case by
simply iDGuiring of his friends and neiglbors who
were Fillmore men in sc. OF the journals which
then sustained Fillmore we know that nearly half,
and we believe that more than half, are now for
Lincoln. OF the prominent and leading Fillmore
men in the State, we know that full hail. and in
Dir. Fillm0res own county az least three-fourths,
are now openly for Lincoln. In this City, unless
We are greatly deceived half the Fillmore men of
| SO are already jealous for Lincoln, while fourth
| 9 H.. II
| leaving not mere than Six Thousand Voters this
day standing of; and quite as many of these are
| for Som Houston o. for Bell and Everett BY no
possibiht, can Bell AMI Everett poll more than
| 5000 in The entire State or LEES than one TWEEN
tieih Of the aggregate vote.
Ard here we may properly quote the mani
festo of 1Lr Bngoio Commercial ddreriser, well
known as one of the Oldest, abest, and most intu-
entail American Journals III our State Its Editor
says:
TnE AMERICAN PARTY OF YEw-YoRK-ITs PAST
PosITION-ITs PRESENT DUTY.
In 1886 the American par presented Electoral ticket in
every STATE in the uiou all sections, North and South
had organization and husasm In 1885, Of all the North
en- sates only New could claim 10 poess distinctive
American party New England the Republican party
mtregnscd with America u as to draw 10 itself naturally the
greater portion the Ia Pennsylvania snd NowJeroy,
reoples Party absorbe both Americans and Republicans
and the acted togete in entire harmony. Elsewhere ct
the North with the beoetied exception OF Newi ork there
American party 1t merged lost abeioued IN the
two greater and powerful organizations.
AT Souh, Amercanism but the name under which
the old Wing. rallied The Wig party had gone down inc
vocaby its elements It'll. lived and the Southern OppJ
ton under the name, but with few Of the peca tencts OF
Anercsni acted together such in the maintenance OF
separate organization the leading object of whche only
tnst Of paaushp- hatred Of corrupt National Admins
tTstiou
Recurring aran the that the Americans Of
stood alone the North turn to the reasons which
,h pristence In organization which he'd affirm
sy- power aud which with each successive election lessened
s numbers and decreased f. influence Did the NevYork
Americans differ il their Of rational policy those
New England Penusyy ena NewJerseyl No, al ell Why
then the party in those localities itself aud ret her
u!onousy with the Republicans while here compelled TO
-of dd-stand loot and ell alliance Was there let
tnrdown and abandonmen, Of principle the pat Of
mi, nd other sS;esl hsnever been charged and We
OF could eons ttly make such alton
for IN 1858 sought eerett and with great unaimiy for
similar aiance with Republicans. The Sie Council a Albany
IN Angus. 1854 fully discussed the subject II then pro-
claimed and the formal action of the Council also affirmed IT,
that there sufficient difference Of opinion between
Americans and Republican, in this ate TO wsraD; the coutnu
parties. On the 9Th OF September In the
-eer the Republican pud the American state Conventions
both H. session appointed Committees Of Con-r-nce
TO devise plan Of union. Those Committee. met consulted
SlIeed upon Jao..u. f." bdef ,outions found
sufficient shody il creed the doctrines O. The ,xo osu
izatons al # nr;innn poy On State Affairs their
views Identical The Committee nom the American Con
vrtion oed their seion and the Convention nos md
erpToysi IT, In 'hr Republican Convention ,nrkry fraud
obtain, the mastery BY bold md npudcni chat
referred without rudnz and another
With anesndIs the Of the majority
ra, that they embodied the Conference ato or cour-r
~ nguinst-1 and he