Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-07-27
New York.

New York.
As events roll round, it is becoming more
and more apparent that this State holds the
controlling voice in this Presidential election
She will give the casting vote. Her vote cast
for Lincoln will elect him beyond perad'
venture; cast against him, will throw the
election into the House-or, in other words
elect 10. Lane. New 1rk is the battle field
Of this election, There the real canvass will
proceed. There the money and the WIRE
workers of the Administration will be con-
centrated. And there the best talent Of the
Union will meet in hot conflict upon disputed
ground. We say disputed, but not doubtful.
The latest news is full of encouragement Tor
the cause of Liberty. Whereas we were
before sanguine, we feel now doubly assured
of the success of Lincoln and Hamlin in that
State. This is our reason: The Fillmore
vote, in 1856, was l24, 6o4. In 1858, this
vote had decrea sed to 60,ss0. In 1859, the
American party were no longer strong enough
to run q separate ticket. They made a
selection from both the Republican and
Democratic tickets, taking Republicans and
8 Democrats. The average Republican and
American vote on the Republican and Amerl-
can tickets was 272,275. The average
Republican vote on the Republican candidates
opnosed to the Democratic and American
candidates was PSI, 139, leaving difference
of 2l,1S6 as the whole American vote.
Fremones vote was 276, 004, showing that the
State vote of 1859 fell only some $4,000
behind the Presidential vote, while the
American vote fell 1O3,46s behind their
Presidential vote. The whole vote of New
York in 1856 was 596,4s Assuming the
increase in the last four years to be the same
as it was in the previous four years-about
74,OO0-her whole vote, this year, WILL De
66O,4s6. The whole vote in 1899 was
5Os, 1928, making an increase of 157 900 votes
which, apportioned to the respective part'es
in the same proportion as the vote stood last
year, leaves the probable popular vote OF New
York thus: Republican, s34, $50; Democratic
a93,s9l; American, 27,so9. Of course, the
way that these ISL, 900 votes Of increase Will
be cast is entirely problematieai. But,
assuming, as is contended by Americans and
Democrats, that the bulk of these $1,000
votes viii be controlled by the Americans
that is, that their votes, added to that of either
of the other parties, will be majority Of the
whole = it is material to know how the
American vote will be cast. AS the matter
now stands, if the American vote is cast
entire for Bell and Everett, or if it divides
between the four other candidates., Lincoln
will have the largest number Of votes. The
only way to defeat him would be to do as in
ls5e-rnite the whole American vote on the
Democratic ticket. This was the pet plan Of
Brooks, Hunt and Wood But it has been
ce,isively rebuked by the Americans them
selves. The whole scheme has failed. The
American party in New York is divided into
three parties. One, headed by Ullman,
Andrews, and other prominent Americans,
have pronounced in favor o: Lincoln; one,
headed by Mr.. Lunt and others, f~vor
stra;ehtou Bell and Everett ticket; and the
third faction, led by Brooks and Hunt, are
striving to persuade the Americans to vote
for the Douglas electoral TICKET. with the hope
Of throwing the election into the House. This
scheme Of bargain ard sale is soo d for nothing,
unless the whole party urites in it. This, we
have seen, they have refused to do, Such
refusal on the part Of at least one-hsif OF that
party, headed by its best men, is enough.
That alone tells where New York will so.
add to this the hopeless division of the
l,emocrais, and it is apparent to any one that
Lincoln is certain to carry Sev York by one
hundred thousand of majority, with thirty
thousand more Of margin.
To distract still further the vote of the
opposition to the Republican party, con
yention composed Of Americans and Demo
Gratis, held at Schenectady, July 18th, nomi-
mated Gen. Sam. Houston, OF Texas, and
Commodore Stockton, of New Jersey, for
President and Vice President of the United
States. This will make four divisions of the
American party, and three Of the Democrats.