New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-20
THE BALTnnORR ELECTION.

at the last Presidential election, and that Tor Con-
gress Just over will develop some curious and in
structvc results that may not be without their use
in enabling the Federal Government to arrive at
correct conclusions respecting the true condition OF
public sentiment in that city.
In the IIId Congressional District, composed IN
part of the first eight wards Of the city, the can
didates were Mr.. Leary, unconditional Union and
Administration, though pledged to vote men
and money without stint to put down the Southern
rebellion by force of arms, aud Mr.. Preston, Seces-
sionist, or, failing in carrying Maryland out OF
the Union, in favor of recognizing the inde-
pendence of JEFF. Dayiss frceboOting Government.
The total vote for Leary and Preston in these
eight Wards is 1882; that at the Presidential
election was j., ,352-showing q falling of of
1880 votes. Leary gained on the total vote for
Bell Just 33S, the exact number OF votes thrown
for Lincoln. Preston fell off from the Breckin.
ridge vote 1873, and lost in oil the Wards cx-
ccpt the Irish Eighth, in which ho gained only
90. The 5,3i2 votes for Preston, who is person
ally the most popular secessonIst in the district,
may. therefore, be safely set down as the extreme
strength OF tho Secession sentiment in these eight
Wards, and, from all that we can learn there
can be little doubt but that the $3.50 votes Tor
Leary, b, far the most popular Unionist in the
eastern part of the city. indicate the entire
extent of the Union sentiment within the same
limits.
The IVth Congressional District is composed
solely of the remaining twelve wards of the city.
The candidates were, Mr. Winter Davis, un-
conditional Union, silent on the question of sup
porting or opposing the Administration, though
armed with the entire Federal patronage of the
city, and pledged, like Mr. Leary, to vote any
amount of money and any number ofmen needed
TO crush out the Pro-Slavery Rebellion by the
military power, and DIR. May, Antl.Admini'tra-
ton and for the reconstruction OF the Union,
provided the demands Of the Sla,eocracy what
ever they may be, shall be accorded in the con
s,ruction of the Constitution and the conduct of
the Federal Government. Mr.. Mays last letter.
Indeed sailed go near the gulf OF Secessionisn,
that the Secessonis.s as body were quite salts
fed.
The total vote in this District at the Presden.
tial election was II ,773, against 1869 thrown
on the 18th inst, showing falling of Of 3,l36.
Mays entire poll is S,i22 to BreckInridge's o,43O
"a remarkable approximation, if nothiog more.
He gains over Breckinridge lightly in half the
Wards, but in the Eleventh, the aristocrahc
quarter of the town, around the base Of the
Washington Monument, and the principal abode
of the Secessionst gentry. his vote exceeds
Breckinrdge's by 237. His greatest losses are
in the more loyal Seventeenth aud Eighteenth
Wards. Winter Days's total vote 10 only 6,2l5,
and falls short of Bells by LIP. His losses are
heavy in all the Wards except the Seventeenth
and Eighteenth in which he mikes small galns
over Bells vote. He falls sboit Of the Bell and
Lincoln vote combined by 2,4O5. II oil the Re-
publIcans had voted for him, he would still have
lacked l5l2 voles Of an election. To have
beaten May, would have required very nearly the
whole Bell and Lincoln vote.
The heavy decrease in the total vote Of the
city, at the recent election, 8, ll6. can hardly
be attributed to voluntary absenteeism. The
circumstances Of the canvass were preeminent.
ly calculated to call all voters out. if they
had been present in the city. We are disposed
to give credit to the statement, which has
recently been put forth on what seems TO be
pretty fair authority that not less than 20-
900 people have been driven out Of Batl-
more in the last three months, by the
troubles incident to and growing out of the
JEFF. Davis rebellion and the attempts to pre-
cpitate Maryland into the same vortex. If So
this exodus will account in large degree for
tha m marLa deer in fka vnta uuf f.1
But to whatever cause it may be attributed,
the results of the election show pretty plainly
that the basis of unconditional submission to the
authority of the Federal Government needs en-.
Iargemeot; and as this is work Of time we
may not look for very rapid improvement in
the loyal sentiment Of the City Of Baltimore
until the rebellion is crushed out. That Mr..
Winter Days's candidacy had something to do in
producing the unfortunate result in his District
there is 10 denying; but we are inclined to think
that it would have been very difficult indeed
though not impossible for an absolutely un-
conditional Union man to be elected in the
present temper of the public mind Of Baltimore
1t has been too deeply poisoned with the heresy
Of conditional Unionism and Secessonism, which
are nothing more than degrees Of the same virus
to get over the disease very speedily.
At all events, the Federal Government has
now IN authentic, voluntary expression Of the
condition of public feeling in Baltimore in rela
ton to the monstrous rebellion which il is ell
gagged in putting down. and that condition may
be represented by the following figures:
For the rebellion.
Majority for rt................."....4 ,5l9