New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-11
Stats Administration Opposition. Doubtful
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Those journals which class john =. Sleeper
Of Boston and the Missouri Unoni-ts with The
Democrats in opposition are simply absurd.
MIR. Sleeper il q moderate Republican, hostile
to Senator Snuiner's reelection, and run on
the Peoples ticket in opposition to the lon.
A. II. Rice, the late Republican Member. The
difference between flese two gentlemen was
one of position rather than Of principle. Mr..
Sleeper Will doubtless be found sustaining the
Administration Oh nearly every division. To
Wood is to set all reason at defiance. So
Col. Rollins Of Missouri and three other unqua.
fled Unonists arc placed by several of our
cosemporaries in the Opposition column, or
Wanted Conservatives when they have not
even name in common with our Democratic
wireworkers. They are simply for the Union
uncon li,iOnally, and will be for a free Union
80 coon as the truth that we shall have free
Union or none Is made PLAIN TO them.
AS TO tie Members yet to DO chosen, we
feel sure that New-I Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode
Island and onuecticut-electiOg in all twelve
Members--will send more friends than Oppo.
nents of tho Administration. Maryland will
probably do Likewise. There remain, then,
West Virsina, choosing three Members, Ken.
lucky and what ODDS ard ends nay meantime
be picked up around the borders of the Rebel
States.
and here The indication. already afforded by
the votes Of Slave States become important.
Delaware--thouch she cast heI Electoral Vote
for Brcckirridge and gave Lincoln but fourth
OF her popular su.lrhges-bas jus. chosen On
Administration Governor by III, ard missed
electng an Administration Meubcr Of Congrrss
BY barely % vCics. We miss the Legislature,
simply and only because hall VI the Free Pop.
ulltion of The State reside IN the Comfy If
Newcastle, while the two SlaVeholdipg coun-
ties Of Kent ani Sussex, wlth but half the
aggregate Of voters, elect t~o-.hirds Of tue
LEGISLATURE. a change OF two dozen votes in
Sussex would haze given us On Ant-SIsgery
Legislature and an Administrator L. S. Sen
ator for six years ensuisg instead OF JEFF.
Dayis's personal friend and fympathizer, Jame,
A. Bayard. Tie late election iD Delaware
was d; the worst drawn battle, though
the sympatbizors, WIKI their ususl luck tins
year, managed 10 secure much the larger share
of "the spos." IL viii not always be 90.
Missouri, there seems 10 be no doubt, has
II. "A -, 60.
with gu Anti-Slavery Legislature. Nothing
Ike this ever before occurred in tho State;
aod We are doubtless indebted for the rapid
advance in public fent'melt to the guerrilla
raids and rsyagcs Of Porter, Quantrel. S c..
Kentucky needs about one more hoy stealing
raid Of Bragg, John Morgan & Co. across
her soil 10 render her as loyal and freedom.
loving ~ Massachusetts by next August, she
too VIII probably be ready to declare for
Emancipation and elect TO Congress accord.
ingly. Aud 20, we trust, viii Tennessee and
Louisiana, aud We do not despair even Of
Eastern Virginia. II Stcne~oll Jackson will
only invade AID harry Southern Maryland le
viii do the Union cause 4 signal service.
We borrow 10 trouble as 10 tie politica,
complexion Of the next Congress. ii the
Rebels shall meantime b. snnshed, tue Id
ministra.ion viii be well sustained in either
House. II we shall bave TO country leit next
Autumn, what do wc want Of Congress
In that Gaze, let us sell Ben. Wood tho Capi.
tOl for a grand central lottery office, and rent
ont The White House 10 the Richmond niger
traders who forced Virginia cut Of the Union
for general auction and commission business
in their line. Is JeG. Davis 10 triumph,
whether in tho field or through compromise,
Ne ahail know IL before another Winter, hnd
a Democratic preponderancc in Congress will
then accord with the fitness OF things in
general. " Suficien. unto the day "a tho evil
thereof"