The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-31
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vored by royalty in the summer of 1860.

vored by royalty in the summer of 1860.
The New ENGLAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
AND RHODE IsIAsD.-These elections which will
take place in the beginning of next week-that
Island on Wednesday are increasing in interest
as the day of trial approaches. The victory in
both battles il claimed beforehand by the re-
publicans, on the ground of the means used by
their opponents to defeat them. They say that
money has been contributed by certain NOR
cause, and the proof of this is to be found in
the secret circular which has appeared in the
newspapers But it is we'll known that the re-
publican merchants Of this city-those who "seA
their goods and not their principles also
contributed money to their own party in Con
necticut and Rhode Island to assist them in the
irrepressible conflict. The difference is that
the republicans know better how to keep their
own secret, and are not SO leaky a. the demo-
Gratis, particularly the New England democratic
editors, one of whom sent the circular back to
New York to be published These journalists arc
to betray their friends. The republicans are
more true to each other--their circular has not
yet seen the light, though it is not the less a
fact that it has been sent, aud that ample funds
have been contributed. The money has been
used on both sides to pay the expenses of the
stump orators, who are generally not very
flush of dollars. Tom Corwin, for instance.
could not afford to pay his expenses in stump
ing the States. Nor could Mr.. Stanton be ex-
pected to pay his campaigning bills out of his
own pocket. Some of the democratic orators
are in the same predicament. As general
rule those who follow the profession of the
stump enlist in the services of those who pay
them best. The republicans of New England
come better up to their price than the demo
Gratis. They give finer living, superior drink,
better hotels and better pay, and the value
they receive in speeches is in proportion.
Bat independent of these personal aad
pecuniary relations there is a great question at
the bottom of the contest. Therei is no local
issue. The fight will therefore be on the sla-
very question; and perhaps since the founda-
ton of the government there never was State
election in which so vast stake was involved,
and in which so fearful a responsibility rested
upon the people. BY a concateDation of ire
sstible logic, great events for veal or wo hang
upon the result. The contest in New England
is the preliminary skirmish to the general bat
tie in November. II the republicans succeed
now, the chances are that they will succeed in
the Presidential election, and if they triumph
in that, it will be the beginning of q contention
between the North and the South which can
not end otherwise than in disaster; for the re-
publican candidate will have been elected on
principles incompatible with the constitution,
--d the party are pledged to measures and to
course of policy which cannot be carried out
and the Union continue to exist. The success
of the republicans in November will be the
signal for the disruption of every tie which
holds the federal republic together-the in
auguration of reign of anarchy-the launch.
ing Of the ship of State upon dark, unknown
and stormy ocean, without rudder, or com
pass, or chart.