The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-07-21
The Rr0snect.


their front so that tolerably accurate esti-
mates can begin to be formed Of their re- |
lative strength
We would not unduly elate our friends
or inspire them with an overweening con-
fidence. We would have them believe
that nothing but ceaseless hard work up
to the last hour Of the battle can inspire
any just hope Of victory. Yet it is well
occasionally to pause and survey the work
before us, TO note its progress see what re-
mains to be done and weigh the probab-
lities OF ultimate success. If these look
| favorable, they serve as a pleasant stimu-
| lus to tighten the burden and heat OF the
| dav.
We are happy to say that every day
adds to our assurance of victory, and that
particularly within the last week or two,
such movements have taken place within
a number Of States, rs to enable us to an
nounce almost with certainty that we are
out of the woods" We proceed to give
our grounds for this confidence by taking
| glimpse 4. few leading States.
| NEW YORK.
The highest Republican vote ever cast in
New York was 216,G04, while the oppo-
nents Of Republicanism at the same cleo
ton USj6) cast 320, fS2-leavng the Re
publcans 5000 in the minority. Of these
anti-Republican votes, 100000 We're cast
for Fillmore Since 1876, the Republicans
have never got within 10000 Of their vote
of that year, and by union of their OPP
ponents have been twice defeated. Last
year they were defeated although they
then had tie AID of such men as John b.
IIaslliu and the forty or fifty thousand
anti-Lecompton votes that went with him
against the regular organization. This
year the campaign assumes an entirely
different shape. The Republicans 90 into
the fight with majority of $4,000 against
I them They are out Of heart or eEthusi-
asm on account Of the slaughter OF their
great tavorite-SewaId, which alone viii
take 20, 90 from their vote They have
lost the anti-Lecompton help Of year and
TWO years ago: and obey lose an immense
wing of tie old Van Buren, Buffalo Demo
cracy Of ISIS that went for Fremont, but
who now prefer Douglas as an old line De
mocrat and in all things nearer then 10
tons tlan Lincoln, an old whig On the
other hand, the Democracy start III the
race with not only the advantage Of being
a unit themselves, (for the Breckenridge
bolt VIII count nothing in the fg!.t-there
may not even be ticket. but with all
these acccssious from the former Republi.
can strength. In addition nearly the
whole Fillmore vote Of lcj6 viii go for
Douglas The American party had Their
State convention ct Utica last week, and
after resolving not 70 put Bel! and Eve
rett ticket in the fed. decided in unmjs-
taxable terms to support Douglas. The
importance of this movement cannot be
oyerrated As the Albany titus remarks
d.. No wonder that in view Of <, there runs
through the rank. of the Lincoln aboli
,ionists a shudder Of distrust and premo
nitory chill of despair 1t IS the accession
Of from 10000 to 100000 men to the army
of Democracy, on the eve Of the battle
1t is Butcher marching up with the Prus
slams, and deciding the field of Waterloo
PESEsyLvAEIA
in this State the Fremont vote III lS5C
was but $4,000, against $4,000 cast fol
Buchanan and Fillmore. No one pretends
that Lincoln can get the whole Fremont
vote The ant-taritf Interpretation put
upon the resolution OF the Chicago Con
vcntion by the y. y. Ersqioy Pest and
other leading Republican authorities, has
p completely dishcartened the Lincolnitcs
50 that even Cameron Is indifferent, and
talks obviously Of not voting at all The
best authorities say Lincoln will not ge
oyer 10000 votes. That Will leave 10000,
10 be divided between Douglas, BreCken
. ridge, and Bell and Everett. The Dou :-la
: men claim that they are sure OF Gett;n.
100000 Of these votes, leaving about 100
, 600 for Bell and i, 900 for Brcckenridg e
! if the latter is not hauled off entirely, a
! seems now probable.
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