The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-10-20
The Effee. OF the Rscen, Enecmen..
Oct. 10. 1850.

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North and South alike the tone of the pub
lie press indicates that the recent elections
in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana indicate
with much certainty the result in November.
The already conceded victory of Lincoln will
have the effect of adding thousands to bis
majorities in all the Northern States while
the demonstration which these elections have
given OF Douglass lack of strength and
availability in the North will diminish bis
already feeble forces in the South and con.
centrate the Democratic vote in that section
on Breckinridge.
Indeed it seems 10 be conceded, on all
hands, that the contest is now between Lin
colin and Breckenridge, and that the only
chance OF defeating the former is in the al.
most hopeless fusion effort in New York.
The indianapolis Sentinel. the leading
Douglas organ Of Indiana, saws:
The preliminary struggle has been decided.
State elections were held in Ohio, Pennsvl
vania and Indiana on the 9th inst, in which
the general issues of the canvass were in
volved, and the verdict OF the people ia in
favor OF the Lincoln partv--in favor of the
doctrines promu gated by Seward, the high
priest OF kepublieanism. This decision 10
an indication that oil the Northern States,
with perhaps the exception of California and
Oregon, will cast their electoral votes for
Abraham Lincoln, eleoting for the first time
In the history Of the Government a sectional
President by a geographical party.
These who SOW the wind must reap the
whirlwind. The effect Of the recent North
ern elections in the South, we presume, will
be to unite them in common party for the
protection OF their peculiar interests.
The Washington correspondent OF the
Pennsylvania Gays:
The result Of the election in your State,
yesterday, has taken by surprise many OF
our usually well-informed politicians
Though they bad great reason to fear that
the entire influence Of Forney and bis semi.
Black Republican crew would DO thrown
against the Democratic candidates. vet tn,
tone Of advice from your State was general,
so cheerful, that strong hopes were enter
tanned that the detection would not prove
strong enough TO overthrow the DsmocrA
The result has been disastrous, but the De
mocracy have nothing TO do but pick their
fints and try il again. Forney and hi,
"straight. outo followers now stand exposed
AZ the deadly enemies of the Pennsy lvanis
Democracy, and they cannot again disguise
their sreachery under the mask OF friend
ship.
Ii liz considered here that one result OF The
Pennsylvania election will be 10 more closely
unite the South under the Democratic ban.
ner. Douglasism will feel the shock to itl
centre, as all true Southern men are con.
vinced that. 10 proportion as they are desert.
ed by the North, there is the more cause for
them 70 present united front against Black
Republican aggression.
The Memphis Avalanche thus espresso:
their effects in Tennessee:
The telegraphic news which we publish
this morning will sicken the hsart OF every
true lover OF the Constitution. A black
cloud has cast dark shadow upon the beau.
tifnl landscape Oh COR country. Fanaticism
IL rolling over the Ner.h Ike la. :. e..
and the slave States are heaving with shs
throes OF q terrible and tempestuous excite.
ment.
The elections which took place on Tuesda,
we're looked to with profound interest. :
Thther the eyes OF the nation were turned
with eager expectation, as the destiny of th,
o01hss h~hk hkeu AAc IGrulAs buI We III Quri
20 say that their determination has given M
hope TO the patriots heart. On the contrary
the result may be regarded as precursor o
what 10 TO follow in November. penusyIya
MIA, the proud old commonwealth, afte
standing ~ . breakwater for thirty years
has ~ last yielded to the pressure oil BLACK
Repubiicanism. J'he true men OF all partie,
combined 10 give tho State to the friends OIL
ths Constitution and the Union, but il seem.
they we're inadequate to the task and Penn
sylsAnia. the proud old Keystone, upon whom
she South, in the hour oil need and gloom
has looked to With confidence, BIAS joined III,
Abolitionists.
The Atlanta Ga. )intslIigsncer of the l3tt
says: