New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-13

dem. Who will longer pretend that the Repuon'
cans are "mskipg war on the South :"
-Ofthe general resuI. 10 st. Louis. The Demo
erat-which has fought the battle with unsurpassed
energy, gallantry, and abty-forciby says:
TIE ELRoTos-A 0LoRrous REpuBLIcAs TRiuNrH-The
OFT severely contested of elections has resulted In the most
decisive Of victories for the Free Democracy Of 81 Lou Tho
csmpaign hiss parallel In the history OF our politics. Tue
returns poed the county and tbe
result the election Of Frank Bsr and our whole ticket BY
about 4OOmsjorty Two the vote tine county w~
1885, this time IA between 900 aud 5000 moro Eaon party
was bringing out i whole strength notwish'and
ing the falling Union vote from the American vote two
years ago That falling of Is accounted FOR BY corresponding
increase in the Democratic vote Barrett who was Deien oy
Breckpdge IN the Eastern Precinct Of the Fifth Wad-the
roprbod of the votes beats Todd In that Pre-
cn hundred ard In the Eastern Precinct ofhe Sixth
Wad which Breckenridge beat Barrett 257 votes Todd only
beats him co. This tells the whole tale We have also he'd 10
with the Douglas and Brckndge factions combined
each of which supported Barrett
true We have the short term for Congress but how
could be otherwise when the great body OF the Union party In
teryend In favor Of Barrett The Union Convention refused
make nomination for that term In order 10 maintanso was
ssid-the neutrality the patty The figures show what na oil
neutrality IT which Union friends maintained While
the Republicans voted for Orr and the Union state ticket
that twice msny votes In this county as GOV %
Union M themselves the latter proved by the "s
ures to have elected Bsuet for the short term we
selves with stating the fact After such victory Us WV
won mssnanmy is becoming Besides we hno" ene
won vbo for Barrett are thoroughly ashamed OF them'e'
and II the election TO be held over sgan 'a M
get three thousaI majority for the short term INC w
:, ,bo na,,v tells some wholesome truths ana adnibnem
inst rebuke to The members Of that party VINO
We quote the following from that psper a. conclusive " now
we ere beaten for the shs erin' ana q" " '
friends abroad: g.. T.. A. ..o.u.r
in Ccpgre which the Union men bad no @ @ sD0
lsiy We confess that tits interference In behalf oil bare,b
shan eO ard will out any sort O. sRoosy Snq R. for
Judge Orr"
We repeat we are too well pleased with the general result to
ndn An any reproabe but would call the attention OF the
Union mel, who voted for Bare to the extent Of the cheat
which hes been praced upon item They got not solitary
vote in return for 400 which they the Douglas cand
date for Congress We leave them to their own efec-
TORS.
Our victory has been won without trade coalition Of any
krd II is s,rs, out Republican triumph True, we gave
our votes as general thing the Union State ticket but this
we did from high motives of public duty and without asking or
receiving any return St Louis Is therefore Republican CITY,
We had Withstand the unpleasant sentiment occasoned by
the pending Crisis" work which now that election Ii
over we will tht do not dorse The contest has been
fought by the Republican party on the Chicago platform ana on
the cpeon principle The one was our National snd the
other our State throughout the campaign no
backward step We lowered flag On the contrary was
higher further forward than before we
refused to discm any position however extreme on the
Slavery ous stiop which the enemy attributed to u.s. We acted
uniformly on the oensye the defensive The apo
ogc tone could be discovered in anything said or written
part of the Republican party We dared 70 invite 'no
most radical exponens Of doctrines from abroad and to pub
h their speeches the very storm and whrwnd Of the can
ys.s If we erred ALL erred on the side Of bodnes'
Iii therefore with feelings of just pride, that we send TINS
message greeting Republican brethren throughout the
country We fought and won the Montebeo Of the fes
camaipn We even give tia. ST. Louis County
will 20 for Lincoln and Hsmin in November by two thousand
majority and candidates viii receive at least thirty
FIVE thousand votes in Missouri We have satisfied both our
selves and The Posvey party that the Free Labor cause can
never be crushed out this State The struggle for mere foot
ing is closed snd the redemption Of the State now but qs
ton of time St. Louis indeed the Gbrar-he impregna6e
fortress of Freedom-in the Slave States.
In Justice to Mayor Fey and the police 1t is but proper to
state that the election pesceabe and orderly Oneperhaps
the mos peacesbe and orderly we have ever had
This was issued the day before the discovery
that Blair had been delrauded of hundred votes
as above. ia. IHO.