The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-09-15
Will Chicago Win 9.-.NVhat the
New Y0n1n Herald Thtnks.


The New York Herald has generally con.
ceded to it the credit Of sagacity, at least,
and its views of tho Arelstivse PROSPECTS of the
Baltimore and Chicago nominees cannot fail
to be read with interest. Its issue of the
Goth says:
"High hopes are entertained among the
Democracy Off per feet fusion at Chicago,
and of ticket and platform which, consid-
ering the disaffections and demoralizations
of the Republican camp, will achieve great
political revolution, an short, the Demo-
Gratis are beginning to believe that in the
coming November election IN emphatic and
authoritative notice will be given to Abra-
ham Lincoln to prepare to turn over the
White House to q Democratic successor on
the 4th of March next +G
What is the prospect1 What are the
facts upon which these great Democratic ex-
pectations are founded, They rest mainly
upon the idea that the people of the loyal
States, wearied Of the heavy and still in.
creas,ng burdens Of the war, in drafts and
taxes and deprecated paper currency. are
ready to accept almost anything in the way
of . change. But, turning from this Demo-
cratic opinion to the fixed facts of the popu.
lar votes Of the last Presidential election, and
Of the elections in the loyal States of 1851,
1859 and 1858, which We publish in another
part Of this paper. II Is difficult 10 avoid the
conclusion that the Administration still has
the game in its hands. Let US briefly exam
inc the results of these elections.
In the Presidential contest of 1850 the
electoral vote (excsps the division in New
Jersey Of every free State was cast for
Abraham Lincoln. and, With few excep-
tons, BY heavy absolute popular majorities,
while the vote Of every slave State was
against him, and in most cases unanimously.
The great issue made BY the Republicans
WAS the exclusion Of slavery from the terri
tories, and hence the strongly marked sec.
tional character Of that momeotous contest.
As soon - the general result was clearly as-
certained the hot heads oftSouth Carolius,
having bad everything cut and dried for the
occasion. assembled in State Convention,
and in On ordinance of secession declared
the State withdrawn from the United States,
and the Union dissolved. This Was on the
a0th December, 1880; and 10 actively us
her example followed up that, ~hsn' ABtsl.:
ham Lincoln wts fhaugurated a President
Of the United States, he was confronted BY
3 Southern Confsdefacy In full thst, en-.
tracing the States of South CarollnA, Flor
i'd, ..Georsia, alabama, Mississippi, Louisi.
ana and Texas. with provisional rebel gov
e'nmsnt at Montgomery, Ahbams, under
JEFF Davis - provisional President. NEXT
followed, in April the bombardment Of Fort
Sumter, under the mad excitement of which,
without much ceremony, Virginia, North
Carolina, Tennessee and Arkansas were
rushed into the abyss Of open rebellion, and
Formidable conspiracies broke out also in
Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri. But, on
the other hand, the attack upon Sumter
reused the people of the loyal States as one
man on the side Of the Union, theifirst result
Of which was the fusion Of atl parties in sup
port Of the new Administration. There was,
At all events. no active opposition party in
the field in the elections Of the loyal States
Of 1851. -
But in 1859 there was great rs- action.
Such were tho baundsrs and shortcomins
and deplorabls failures and disasters of che
Administration in the conduct Of the war