The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-10-31
: ON the Philadelphia Press
The Eieetion-Oplnions OF the Press.

In this city, the friends Of Mr.. Foster do not
appear TO take their overw helming defeat with
the caImuess inspired by philosophy. The Penn
splrGniGn is a little rabii. and snaps AID s,aI.s
at the gross frauds and unparalleled trekery re.
sorted 10, and ST the - :reachery of pretended
friends, "a well as tie " bold treason Of open
Toes We suppose the charge of treachery is
Intended for the Douglas men, but We hardly
think IL can be sustained, for Mr.. Foster seems
to have got every Democratic vote, together
with about five thousand Bell votes. As to the
bold treason Of open foes" that is rather a
bold figure, an open Zoe not being generally sup
posed to be capable OF the particular offence De.
nominated treason. In another article the Penn
sgfcanian returns thanks 10 the Bell men for their
support, and gives them the rather cold comfort
that he mems console recta their proud reward
The JoIrrGt folds its flag about It's mangled
body and falls blt never surrenders. II mod
estiy recommends the withdrawal of the Doug
las and Breckinridge tickets, and the union Of
all parties upon Nr Bell. IL ia also very severe
upon the ebulitions of joy indulged in by the
1,tbune, which do not please It's perhaps too
severe taste.
The Press ascribes the dcfea. 10 Mr.. Fosters
silence on the Presidential issues, and utterly re.
pudiates the idea of fusion with the Breckenridge
l.
Breckinridge will have large majority of the
Southern vote, and intimstes that the friends OF
Mr. Douglas will leave the responsibility of the
coming result TO those who threaten dissou.
ton OF the Union, in case OF Nr. Lincons elec-
ton, and yet refuse to support the only one of
the candidates who could have prevented the
election of Mr.. Lincoln.
The North Americaa and Eu!ietia both seem
inclined 10 temper victory with clemency, and
deprecate the application OF the Boman maxim
rG giesis-woe 10 the conquered.
IN New York, the Republican papers agree
that the election 0i Mr. Lincoln is virtually de-
cided by the result in this State. The Eerenino
Post styles the victory "the Aurora of Free.
dom, and SAYS it shows that the desire for a
government with Northern exposure" has be-
come universal. 1t is now also prepared to
speak more definitely of New York, where the
majority, it, thinks, will be nearer loo, 600 than
the figure at which it estimated it few weeks
since, before it knew the efficacy OF fusion. The
Sun (Lincoln) puts down PENNSYLVANIA for its
candidate if Curtin is elected The Times
thinks all the October elections favor the Repub-
licars. The Courier claims for Curtin from TO-
600 to $4,000 majority The World not only
claims Pennsylvania by the 25, 200 majority, but
thinks it will secure New York for Lincoln. The
Erpfess thinks, however, that the result in
Pennsylvania gives no just occasion for despair,
" but should prompt every good citizen to use
all his time and influence to save his country
from the calamity and curse of sectional organ
zation; and the Herald, considers that there is
stil! hope of defeating Mr.. Lincoln by hearty
fusion in New York, in which opinion the Penn.
syironian AMI Journal of this city coincide.
And the papers on all sides concur in the opin.
ion that the struggle and the int est of the cam
paisn are now TO be concentrated on New York
i e are not sufficiently familiar with the con
ditca OI parties ia that State to be able 10 form
an opinion rs te TIE result there. The Republl-
can papers are, eg seem to be, unwavering in
their confidence of decisive victory, while on
the other hand the Herald sometimes puzzles US
by contradictory articles in adjoining columns
one exuberant with joy over the certain success
OF the fusion movement, the other denouncirg
the politicians for thwarting the desire OF the
people TO fuse. 1t is, however, announced to.
day IN all the papers, that fusion On the Cooper
Institute ticket has Ut last been effected by the
withdrawal OF the sole remaining obstacle, the
straight Breckenridge ticket. This ticke. is said
to contain Is Douglas, lO Bell, and Breckin-
ridge electors, and If these parties thoroughly
harmonic, the contest will, from present appear
snces, be exciting, and the result doubtful,
though with the chances rather in favor of the
Republicans.