New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-28

cans carrying eveiy thing. This was Mr.. Douglass
own strugele-made by him and for him. with all
the aid that Democracy and Popular Sovereignty"
could give him. Can he so soon have forgotten it,
Iowa was in like manner contested last year ex-
pressly on Douglas ground. He was the candidate
of her Democracy for President; Gen. Dodge
strong and popular champion of his principle, was
Iun for Governor; a very determined effort was
madei yet the Republicans carried the state by
over Three Thousand majority.
WISCONSIN was in like manner contested ex'
pressy in the interest Of Mr. Douglas. The Dem
ocratc candidate for Governor, Harrison e. Ho-
bart professed to be opposed to Slavery Extension
but confident that popular Sovereignty" a la
Douglas. was the most efficient agency for render
ipe that opposition effective. He fought good
bal lie. and was well backed by the entire united
Democracy; yet Gov. Randall beat him nearly
Four Thousand votes, and the Republicans car
ried every thing.
In MICHIGAN, the result was Of course, stil
more conclusive. There the last election for Gov
ernor was held late in 1853, when Senator Stuart,
so long Mr.. Douglass able and popular supporter
in the Senate, was beaten by about Ten Thousand
majority. Last year, an election was held for
Chief Justice only, when Judge Martin (Republi-
can), beat Gov. Felch Democrat) over Twelve
Thousand votes, carrying each of the four Congress
sioual Districts
MINNESOTA is q new State, organized since
1856. 1t was carried by the Democrats in 1857,
electing State Officers and Members of Congress
of that faith. Last Fall, after vehement can
yass, it chose Republican State Officers, Members
of Congress and Legislature, by considerably more
than Three Thousand majority, on an aggregate Of
less than Forty Thousand votes. Her Democracy
was then united and led by active, prominent
DOugIastes, standing on the platform of popular
Sovereignty"
We need hardly allude to our own State, which
was carried Republican in 1858 BY over Seventeen
Thousand majority, and sgain last year by an ay-
eroge on the State Ticket of something over Twen-
ty Thousand. Nor shall we stop to speak of
NAME NEW. HAMPSHIRE, and CONNECTICUT,
each Of them strongly assaed at each annual cleo
ton since sc by the united Democracy, but teher
Of them carried at any one Of her three Elections.
All men do know that the Republicans d better in
a Presidential contest than in any other, if only
because the vote is more thoroughly pOlled In
RHODE ISLAND O5ly, of all the States that voted
for Fremont, has Democracy of the Douglas stripe
won seeming advantage in the last State Elec-
ton; and here by the votes of thousands who de-
clsred, when they voted for Sprague, that they
would support the Chicago nominees, and who are
now working heartily for Lincoln. And yet Dir.
Douglas sees fit to assert publicly that had there
been no other Democratic candidate, he would
have carried all the Free States but Massachusetts
ard Vermont
Such recklessness of truth and probability de.
grades the lofty station to which Dir. Douglas as
pires. He will probably never reach it; but it is
position only to be sought with dignity. mOdesty,
and the most sensitive honor. Mr. Douglas seems
to comprehend but imperfectly the requirements Of
his position.