, 1860-07-20
The Election and Result.

RutI tlN uaulttOuoi fetufuS nave Tenc0eu
Is since onr last issue. Sufficient however
d known 70 warrant US 10 saying that the
democracy will have handsome working
majority in both branches Of the legislature
next session. In the north, We have fairly
swept things before us. The democracy
were never before so united, and COM
plste and perfect political revolution is the
result Jefferson county, especially, has
acquitted herself nobly. Last year, the
most sanguine democrat would have set
This county down as irrecoTerably lost to
our cause, having rolled up the enormous
sum Of ia minority for Col WALLACE, re-
publican nominee for delegate to Congress.
This year, she has nObly retrieved herself,
completely Obliieraiing the. stigma Of de-
feat which the etrue democracy then suffered
By The shameful conduct Of pretended demo
erats In the election Just passed, Col
PAN K HUnBs. the regular nominee Of
our party for the Council, receives the very
hattering majority Of sixty-one over his no
parry opponent. Mr.. =. s. DYER / whilst L.
B. HAsrnes Is elected to the House by
nineiy.dre majority over bis opponent, ].
W. PErFrcnovEil When We look for a
nomrnl to the issues upon which the cam
palgn here was sought TO be conducted,
The disanection which existed in certain
quarters. and the objects and motives which
inciledto activity our opponents, we may
wnIl Be permitted to say, that the north is
redeemed to the democratic cause, never
again % be lost"
The Rsgisisr, in speaking Of the manner
in which The canvass was conducted, and
The result thereof. uses the following Ian
gunge
We congratulate the Democrats Of
Jefferson county, that despite the cry Of
Federal patronage, bribery and cofrup.
iIon.' raised By prominent Federal Oaee
Seekers, they have thus nobly come for.
ward 70 ihe work and proved that JefIer-
son county i Democratic, and sound 10 the
core lrtAdf
The issue raised at this election has not
been 30 mnrh atrial Of strength between
Democrats and Republicans, as a desperate
effort on the part Of aspirants TO Federal
oIlceS who being disappointed ia not OBJ
tanning nominations from the Democracy,
for Territorial honors have thought 10
show their reientment BY their activity in
sowing discord in Democratic ranks. The
rebuke they have received By the result Of
lhls election, should DO an assurance to all
Others. who, claiming 10 Be Democrats. aoiH
fempsr sgiih and eowrf The faror Of the oppO-
eifioa. liat kenoefortk NO man rsav erpect
ceunilnanos o. support from tie Democratic
party arho does aol proee By his aeiiOns that
ls . one Of their nunbsr.3
The closing sentence especially strikes us
IS particularly pertinent to the course pur-
sued by certain democrats in this vicinity.
Uuless the nominations made, no matter
however fairly. honorably or unanimously,
in every way suits then, this class arrogate
% themselves bot only the right to bolt, but
assume The right to defeat our party's nOmi-
nees. BY Withholding votes which they tno,O
would secure their election; and then, as II
70 add insult to injury" attempt to jutify
sneh political malieasance by no better ar-
gument than that they have the right
That they have legal right to vote just as
they please. We are not in the least disposed
70 deny. But that they possess such right
as democrats, we do deny most emphatically.
Those Who assume such privileges should
be At once stricken Of the muster rolls Of
our party, that thus they may forever be
debarred from occupying positions of honor
or profit from q success Of the party 10
which they win not, by their votes or in
hnencs, contribute Spot your men, Mr..
Register, that they may be known hereafter.
They could have had as little reason for op
posing that democratic war-hOrsa Of yours
u the northern district, as had col Sm-
HONS and others for opposing the nominees
q their party in Sawamish. Col. HUBB's
majority inths district is reported at Ss.
nclaIm county. J. KLINE, democrat, is
elected " 2 handsome majority.
THos. w. CoUPE, republican. is elected
frOm Island county.
g J.'G! HrATT, democrat, is elected over
2. A. TEsNAsr. democrat, (nember of the
last LegisIature,l from Whatcom county
The race. we are told, was gOOd-natured
one; the convention having failed to make
: nominatioDi the above gentlemen con-
eluded to submit the question of personal
POPULARITY 10 the voters Of the county. The
tnce was q very close one. On suaR Juan
Island The vote stOOd-Hyatt 80, Tenuan,