, 1860-07-13
TAs Election.

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TIE Election.
The returns Of the eleclion held on Mon
day last come in very slowly, but slow as
they DO come. they can be anything but
gratifying to the true democracy Of the
Territory. The disaGection which was
sOun last winter by psrudO democrats. in
the abortive attempt to remove the capital,
L nov bringing forth its fruits While pro
Tossing to advocate the same principles still,
We are split upon measures. Too strong
almost to believe It honorable to give bat
lie % our opponents, we have permitted
our lighting propensities to gain the better
Of our judgment. and fought and quarreled
upon idle issues amongst ourselves Con-
seions Of our strength. we have despised
The weakness Of our enemies. Whilst they
have been fnll Of life and activity, we, and
more especially our candidates, have laiu
snplnsly onsthsir backs, too plainly evinc
ing their indifference to everything thai
was going on around them. Indifferent to
every story Or tale that was being circu.
lated 70 their prejudice. Too long have
nomia1hops By our party been regarded as
equivalent to an election. In the defeat oi
three of our candidates this year. our part.
Il
should learn lesson. Past sRatby m6s
BE- laid aside, for wo have now learned, 4
the sorrow. We doubt not, Of every tru,
democrat, that We have an enemy opposed
% rs IN every way worthy Of our STEEL
Bot our present defeat will otherwise serve
o 4 salntaEy lesson TO our party in the fn-
tire. twill teach the ambitions to be
more ehary in their desires for pFelerment;
4 win serve as q caution to our future CON
rrntions 70 more fully consider their ac,
tIona TtwiIl tspch voters that they eau
not cast e0uiplimshtary votes for our oppo-
nenis, resting IN full confidence that their
several and individual votes win not, eannOt,
defeat our cahdidasss. s.-a-........a.4----------
whilst We attribute, In the main, the de-
feat Of portion Or our ticket to party
torpIdiiy, it Is undeniable that political
spleen had mneh to do herewith. 1t was
with regret as well as disgust we witness
Cd ihe political treachery Of number Of
men Of our party. men who had pledged
themselves to support our candidates. We
ara now induced 10 believe that the pledge
Of these msn--Who should never again be
permitted to bold political fellowship with
ns. whose words and pledges are no longer
70 be respected BY any member Of our par
ty-vere only made 70 serve as cover by
which they intended 70 betray US to our
opponents. They have shhmefully iruckled
to the success Of our enemies. May they
reap an The reward that the enemy can
give for their perhdy. The pledges these
men made in the eaneps held in this place
some four weeks since, were poluntary-pol-
uaiaFilg have they violated them. In that
caucos they sought 10 commit % democrats
into support Of ticket IN the selection Of
which they could express no choice. To
render them powerIess. every two-legged
aninaf vas brought in to vote them down
1--WE admit there we're many gentlemen and
good democrats opposed to them.) How
did these two divisions stand IN their atti-
tude 70 the democratic ticket on Monday
lnsil Erssg one Of the 90 above mention
ed Who voted at the polls, is found support
ing he slfirs ticket, and not only voting it,
but working zealously and constantly for its
success. Yea, more than this. They spent
nong in procuring the attendance of voters.
An this can be established to the satisfac-
tlon Of any man. And now, what was the
course Of some others9 Why, we fud men
who have been rewarded with Official posi-
lion more than once. BY our party. covertly
working and seheming its defeat, whilst
others possessed Of more brazen bolduess
hni len shame, openly doing all in their
power to secure the election Of Judge HAYS
and Mr.. BuLlEes. whilst others again be-
cone the champions of Mr.. HALE. The
education Of some men is such that they
End very little difficulty in reconciling con-
dnct such as the above with their notions of
honor Bat We are happy to know it is
no, generally 30 accepted. But we will dis
mlss the subject, leaving the defeat of one
q our candidates 10 rest upon their shoul-
dsrA hthere be any joy for them in the
knowledge. then be joy with it.
Another cause Of our defeat lies in the
great number Of the scratched tickets this
year, and the solidity Of the republican
vote. Whilst We have l52 Of such. they