The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-02-21
For the Republican.
Democratic Triumphs.

A drowning man will catch at straw. THIS
Is bsppilv illustrated in the death throes OF the
Democratic party. Again and again they iaSh
themselves 10 plank, which floating by them,
seems for the time being, buoy to their SINK
;,, fortunes; but soon, some thunderbolt from
the people dissipates their day dreams and they
are again fioundering in the miry depths OF cor
rpn,ion into which their pilots have led the way.
Even in the air, their fertile imaginations see
Senicted the weapons that are TO destroy the
friends of liberty, but like Macbeth, when they
wonli grasp them, they clutch nought but the
creatures of their own brain and find il was but
the foreshadowins of their own destruction
Let US enumerate few cases. New York,
carried by the Republicans over the united Tor
ces Of the Democratic and Know Nothing par
ties-was a grea, Democratic triumph The
election in Michigan, by the Republicans OF a
Chief Justice, by largely increased majority
The election in the city of Detroi,-Democratic
Detroit, of Republican Mayor by near one
thousand majority, was undoubted evidence that
Detroit was still true 10 the behe>ts OF the Dem
ocratic slave leaders. The nation spoke through
the representatives of the people, aud fennlns-
ton, thorough Republican, was elected Speaker,
notwithstanding the Democracy consented 10
sail under the banners of the "proscriptive
Know Nothing order" and endeavored 10 Ill
the third office in the Nation by a follower Of the
dark lantern" This too, they heraded through
out the country as Democratic victory, and of
course, as a Republican defeat. We sincerely
hope that such defeats may ever be the fate OF
the Republicans.
But their last harp of a thousand strings,
i. The election OF Mayor in the city of Lancaster,
Pa, the home of Buchanan. Flaming leaders
have iterated and reiterated the great Democrat
c success at the home of the "old guard" A.
native of Lancaster, We felt constrained TO ray
word in regard TO this great Democratic gain.
What are the facts in the case? Lancaster has
always, until the apostacy of Buchanan, been
Democratic by from five TO six hundred ma ority.
In February, 1859, however, when the complete
subsection of Buchanan TO the Slave power, be-
came apparent 10 even those who are most viii
lingly blind, the large msjority was reduced IL
fourteen. At this time Geo. Sandersor, editor
of Buchanan'- home organ, and the present
Mayor elect, was elected over I. III. Burrows,
man who would not under any circumstances
make personal effort TO secure al election
Sanderson's majority ct the recent election wa:
but ls9. Glorious victory. unprecedented tri
| umph when the whole influence of the Ma
tional Administration was brought 10 bear upon
a municipal election. The Mavor elect is III,
same man that was elected last wear, and il doe:
not seem very plain to Us how it could be "A Dem.
ocra,ic gain of over 500, when his present ma
jority il but SO.
Tho Democratic party seems TO be very
sick patient. The Detroit Free Press i one Of
the principal physicians, and the Lancaster dose
is the latest prescription. Yours truly,
LANCASTER
Lansing, Feb. l., 1860.