Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-10-27

The elections which come off in New
York and New Jersey on the 7th Of No
vember are attracting considerable attten-
ton throughout the country, and the re-
suits will be regarded with much inter
est.
In the first named State the Democ-
racy repudiated the dogmas and past
record of their own party, and by profess
sing devotion to the cause of the Union,
thankfulness Tor the restoration of peace
by the crushing out of the rebellion, ta-
king liberal grounds on the suffrage
question, declaring against reputation
and for maintaining inviolate the nation
al credit, and by nominating a distin-
guished General of the Union army as
their candidate for the principal office to
be filed, have attempted to steal the
thunder of the Union party, and by thus
sailing under false colors hope to achieve
victory which they know would be ut
terlB hopeless with platform in aecor-
dance with the tenets of the party as au-
thoritatively announced in Ohioand most
other States The Union party have
nominated strong ticket. and confident
ly ex pect to be able to frustrate them in
this specious effort to gain the as
tendency in the Empire State.
In New Jersey the Union men are ma
king most gallant fight. and they hope
to be able to remove the stigma which
attaches to the State of being the only one
among the free States of the Union that
has refused to pass the constitutional
amendment forever abolishing slavery
IF the result of the recent election for
municipal officers in the city of Newark
may be taken as an Indication of the state
of public sentiment the hope Of being
able to redeem the State is well founded
AT the last Presidential election the DEM
oeratic majority in the State was about
z 900, and the Newark charter election,
showeda Union gain of more than half
that number
The last arrival from. England brings
the published correspondence between our
Government and that of Great Britain in
relation to the .depredations committed
upon our commerce by the rebel piratical
cruisers built and fitted out in British
ports and manned by British subjects
Mr.. Adams addressed Earl Russell on
the subject last April, announcing our
claim for indemnity and proposing to SUBJ
init the matter to arbitration Earl Rus
sci replies, defending the action OF the
British Government during the rehellinnr-
repudiating all liability, and declining the
proposed arbitration; he expresses, how
ever, willingness that commission be-
appointed to which shall be referred all
questions between the two governments
growing out of the late war The reioiad-
er of Mr. Adams is dated 18th uTt.
and is very. serious in It's tone. He says
there is now no dispute as to the fact that
the recognition of the South as belliger-
ents was such an act as was never done by
a nation toward another in state of amity. |
He charges the British Government with |
having acted without knowledge and on |
mere presumption, In assuming that the
evidence of the blockade of Southern
ports was imperfect. The blockade, he
says, was the consequence, not cause CT
the British policy. He thinks the only |
excuse for the British Government is
that its conduct was precipitate. He
then intimates that if the doctrines and
practices of the British Government are
allowed to become the rule, the United
States will not be the greatest losers
thereby Mr.. Adams appears to think
the proposal of Earl Russell to refer the
question in dispute to commission will
be accepted by the United States Gov
ernment.
tt seems nrobablo that To4r Dou;a Ill