The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-04

BosroS June 30, 1860
Birdseye Tie,e Of The Political Parties in Nse Eng
land-The Vote IN ls56Chan3s in N: Po'itiea' Sn'i-
ment-Ieope Tired of Fanaticisa and c'rruls'on-i@i'
deal Characteristics Of Neg mp,hiTe-Repuiaiodn
Loss ia Vermont Massachusetts, and Connecticut Lin
colns Popularity Compared Nth Ffeao"rs-Ceiar
Rails MOI in as God Demand as Rocky Mountain Kss-
Relative Strength of Douglas and Breekiarit3s-Th Bill
and Everett Ticket dc, dc
Now the factions, party organizations and
dsorganizations have after incalcuibe exe9toas AID
faterna discussions, presented to the people oil hese
United States the individuals whom they each and sing
y desire from purely patriotic motives to see elevated
70 the head of national administrations and while
curious people invariably with dsiaercs.ed purposes
endeavoring TO form estimate OF the probioe
chances for the success Of either of the party canae
birdseye view Of the state of parties in New iAg""
aud the relative popularity Of the diAeren, nominees,
will not be unacceptable TO some of your countess so"
of readers. 1t seems fully sensible 70 uS W make
some careful estimate OF the pres,lt position OF pote
matters as to attempt to predict "hi' ma! Whsp'c !"
the month OF November So slippery are poiheiahs Id
general that endeayors fOreshadow their future posi-
ton sun their past present action, and upon such
forcshadowag predicate the defeat of
ties are usually waste Of thought aud time.
the republicans carried New England by great
majority over the votes of both democrats ana Fillmore
Iicans had more than sixty per cent, beating the
democrats by vote OF nearly To one, and casting
li6 900 than the united strength OF democrats
and Americans From that time to the prcsen, the
pubiirans have been constantly losing ground, either
relatively, compared with the vote OF the democrats,
or nv nm actual falling OF In their vote oe course mich
fuller vote is thrown at Presidential elections THAI during
the intervening campaigns but comparison OF the ON
cal returns OF the last elections In the New Eng
land States with the returns for the fall OF 1856 shows
that the position ia which the democrats stand As com
pared with the republican strength an improvement on
hat, no fltat.a fla haun and
hoty contested campaign ana thc democracy have them
selves to thank if they allow the republicans an oDporu
nifty 10 chronicle such majority from New England Tor
Lincoln rs was lrown for Fremont
This change In the tone Of opinion in New Engand l.
readily accounted for, the causes being partly local and
partly national The republican party OF New England
which voted for Fremont OF course included the very
large number OF crazy fanatics followers OF Garrison who
have found congenal climate for the growth OF their
heresics this section flied IL IL with tho traditions
OF the rurans. and inhabited by people nhertng Ia
large measure the spirit Of those traditions
of mental vision which can look 1T disputed points in
theology politics from only one STANDPOINT; mental
arrogance which incapable Of compromising the posi-
bty Of the posessor forming an error OF Judgment; and
almost inolerant disposition TO 60 all lengths In enforcing
peculiar views upon society But the Fremont party
here included many others, considerable body OF whom
al heart rather conservative and opposed to violent
measures, however much sjcsiy sentmentaty was
grathed by the enunciatIon of doctrines which would
have proved themselves mos violent carried into effect
The formal declaration OF the "rrepressibe conflict"
doctrine by Mr.. Lincoln, and its authoritative
dorsemcDt by Senator Seward who drew up
working plan for the U.s. OF hts party modelled
upon the crude idea of Lincoln, proved a
shock which startled not oHly the conservative
opponents of the republican party but the
element OF tia, oganiztIon The irrcprossibe condct
doctrine Of the extremists, Lincoln and Seward carried
TO its legitimate consequences John h usat
uatcd followers the immediate condemnation OF his raid
by uf all Sections lis semi endorsement by the rcpuo
Ieans and the vndcaio of State rights in the exc
cgtn on the offenders against the peace OF the whole
try Thoroughly aroused all Thoughtful republicans to the
dangerous tendency the line Of policy advocated by
Their leaders The sudden depression or New England
trade with the South the patnral consequence OF the
feeling xcied there by the cognenance given 20 such
I'm mr. ,ibs distress
OF thousands dependent upon that trade for subsistence,
artisans. manufacturers and merchants, brought the
folly Of abolition doctrines close home 10 the voters,
aud a result, have the republican ranks thin
ming year By year. The vote for Gov Banks IN MAssa
chusetts was 10 900 less last year than In 1858
some events local In their nature, have had the
same tendency TO weaken confidence IN the republican
corrupons which have grown up aud been fostered by
various republican State governments. To give but
most Important have been the embczzemcnts by
the State Treasurer Of Maine, elected with
with the concurrence and certainly the pccuniary
benefit Of many Of the NEST brilliant 81 the republican
lights 81 the Pine Tree state the Burnham investigation
a. Massachusetts,, IN which ~ was made eIiden, that
vile system Of aducsaiion had been carried into effect In
the state liquor agcncy-whch monopoly for the sale
of sl liquors sold legally IN The state, and by which
wholesale poisoning the service Of party hacks and
presses had been met bcraly psdand the charges for
services against the states Of Maine snd Massachusetts ON
the part Of influential republcacs for lobbying In
Wa.hugteu. in engineering q ucccssia result cert lin
claims which those States had respectively upon The
United Sta;eschargcs which hsvc been paid in part by
order u the state Legislatures. but which were wholly
trmpcd ur and fabulous Thc>e disclosures AMI others
a. similar nature, displaying a system OF wholesale
corruption in the administration ot patty composed pro
fcscdy OF rciormcTs principle are teaching the vo
tiers Of New England a significant lesson. brief
pula'on and comparison ~ thr votes Tor President IN
fs6 and for Governor in the last state elections, will
prove the truth Of the foregoing
In Maine the whole vote cast so 1885 wa l0a Isl of
this the republicans threw Glib the democrats 30 0so
the Americans 3.3e5 IN September, 1854, the whole
vote tcl on from the v.ie OF ls5o eight per
firriN dfapvealef without the
81 tie republicans who hat Loot SIXTEEN per cent Go sisl,
OF their vote Tor rrcmout while the democratic ex
Secdcd that given Mir bachanan by sIxtcra pr cen,
q cp3) since the election which these calculations
are based the extraordinary ievcopem ,nts aires Is no.
ticvd concerning the administration of the govern
ment by the republicans have produced market changc
in favor q the democrats, which has b,come evident In
municipal elections this year.
In the state of New Hampshire. taking year with
another "a y spirii runs higher and Elections arc moro
cscy contested than In any other state IN the Uni1n
Political Discussion and intrigue are maaa with the
people. and there l. NO state where among the rural opu
hiiUn trckcry and bribery rife during political
camiulgus. The two sides, drnocratc and republican,
nearly balanced, ana each skfuiy engineered.
OF the State changed very slowly last year thc demo
cratic vote was almost identical with that Of 1886 they
accurately canvased before every election aud all the
voters are brought To the polls There has been less
than any other New gland hut the smtllness &C
the change docs not destroy It's siyniac,nce, owing
In the last Presdcntal election there n $50
thrown the state Fremont received - 3i5 Blch,nan
ht1 o-tots hnd were Tor Fillmore. lnl Nnee
vote fcr the State almost denically the In
March. 1850 exceeding that of tSsS by about $50 votes
There were but two candidates tr Governor, aud the
LandfL OF votes given for Fillmore were probably
divided between them. The democratic gain less
than two per oeut (62I), aud tn republican oss about
so
IN Vermont the whole cast in the last Presidential
elcCtinn so GT5 Fremont bad 20 .5ei, Buchanan
10 SEQ aud Fnotc 545 The vote last september fci on
from the m vote OF 1850 nine and half pr ccnt 500
The tcpuecsn loss was twcuty pr cent IS lpt. The
dtmocfats gained thirty Icr cent 10 400. The
yctc thrown lor FILLMORE absorbed by the PAR
tics u thrown az all The great democratic gain
must D. rarity b. the deserved popularity
OF SAKE. IN, IN candidate for Goverbor.
The entire vote OF Msssachus IT'S IN 1876 i6s Isl
los SIS votes thrown for the republican candidate
Mr. Buchanan bad 81 ISL votes and the supporters Of NJ
Finorc gave him n Gp votes IN $50 the vote fell OF
thirty Orr per cent, the republicans nsnE rty SIX pee
cent 40 1851, the democrats losing ten pr ccn % ~
and the Rggs vote cid whig falling about tscaty three
fpr cent below that Coz ftimorc.
rstea xote all in Conncctrnt m