Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-08-09
The Missouri Election.

The Missouri Election.
The report from Missouri is that Frank P.
Blair, Jr., has been elected to congress Tor the
''long term that is, to the 37th congress,
which commences its first regular session in
December, 1861. The vote stood, when the
report was made up: Blair, 1881; Barrett,
(dem.) 1906; Todd, BELL. Everett,) 1892.
In 1858, the vote stood Blair, 668l; Bar
rett, 1857 and Buck, (American) 566S. The
vote for MIR. Blair has nearly doubled, and
the republicans appear to have elected all
their candidates in St. Louis county, for the
state legislature, and also majority of the
county officers. The Bell-Everett men had
no candidate for the "short term" or bal
ance of the present congress, and some
three thousand or four thousand of them
voted for Barrett. II they had not in
terfered between Blair and Barrett, Blair
would have been elected for both terms, by
plurality of more than 5000. By their inter-
ference the vote for the short term was made
TO stand as follows BLAIR II, 426, Barrett l2,-
500. These figures are not official, but they
doubtless indicate correctly the character of
the result. We infer. from the tone of the st.
Louis papers that many bunker know moth
ings voted to return Barrett to the present
congress, simply because they had committed
themselves to his side of the contest which
had resulted in his removal from congress On
Friday previous to the election, the st. Louis
Democrat indicated its perception of what was
on foot by this reference to the matter
''Ii the members of the union party desire to
be neutral in the contest between Blair and
Barrett Tor the short term, the friends of the
former will willingly assent to it; but if the
members of that party will disregard the
principle OF non-intervention in that contest,
We call on them by their platform and pro-
LESSONS OF conservatism, to sustain the iudg-
ment of the house of representatives "a
judgment which was based on protracted
and complete investigation of facts and testi-
mony. We make no appeals for aid but we
demand fair play. Had not certain union men
declared openly for Barrett in advance, no
question of this kind would be raised by the
republicans. But Frank Blairs supporters
protest against being compelled, in a trial of
strength between him and Dick Barrett, to
fight with two instead of one, whereas they
had but to contend with the democratic party
alone two years ago The question is which
of the two men received the largest number
element interposes in behalf of one, the result
this time cannot serve to elucidate the previous
result, unless such interposition shall be neu-
trazed or cOunterbaanced by accessons TO
the opposite side. We hope the union men
will take this judicial view Of the contest for
the short term"
1t appears that most of the republicans voted
for Mr.. Orr the "union" candidate for gov
arnar Thar raaSons for doino en- 1Uara thair
agreement with Mr.. Orr on most questions of
state policy, and their great dislike ofhis chief
competitor, Claiborne +. jackson, who was
one Of the meanest and most malignant perse-
cutors of Col. Benton. Gen. Gardenhre, the |
republican candidate for governor, published
letter to his political friends, urging them to
vote for Mr.. Orr, who, in consequence, gets
1000 majority in the St. Louis congressional
district, where so many of his party friends ap-
pear to have behaved unhandsomely to Mr.
Blair. The returns of the vote for governor
are not complete Missouri is large state,
not very well supplied with railroads and tele-
graphs, and some Gays must elapse before we
can know how the vote stands for governor.
AS nearly alfthe democrats voted for jackson,
we suppose he is elected. John S. Green's re-
election to the United States senate will be in
the hands of the legislature now chosen and
this circumstance has given him a glow of en-.
thusiasm for harmony" and made him as
gentle as June weather toward Senator
Douglas.
The republicans in Missouri are constantly
gaining numbers and influence. They are al
ready controlling power in st. Louis county,
and they are felt throughout the state as men
earnestly devoted to great principles always
are felt. No management or contrivance Of
mere politicians ever created, or even contem
plated, such party as republican principles
are building up in that commonwealth. 1t is
a party which will redeem Missouri from the
heaviest curse that ever visited that state, and
make it the glory of the Mississippi valley;
and, hereafter, when the political history of
the present time is written, the gallant repub-
hcans now at WORK will have the most honora-
BILE mention.