New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-20
NEM. YORR=NEK .LERSEY.


Between New England on the northeast and Penn
sylvana on the southwest lilo tho States Of New FORK
and New-Jersey with population of some Five Mil
lions, and sending thiry-six Representatives TO the
more popular branch of Congress. These are all to
he chosen on Tuesday, Nov. 9th; and u. S. Senator
for six years from New-York, and probably another
for four years from New-Jersey, to he elected by
the Legislatures simultaneously chosen. The election
in these States is necessarily regarded with lively in
terest by the whole American people
In 1864 New-York was carried for Lincoln, Fenton
and the Republican tickets generally by msJorities
averaging 7,5O0-msorites which were quadrupled
in the aggregate returns Of 1856. Whether there are
plausible grounds for believing. fearing. hoping.
that this majority Of Thirty Thousand votes for the Re
publican Union ticket can be oyercome at the next
annual election, each will judge for himself; but
every dispassonste observer must regard such re-
suit as but faint possibility. Observation-Disclosures
isndeyotion repugnance 10 tho Excise ac, OF our
last Legisature-approval condemnation OF one or
more Of Gov Fentons Vetocs-these all the make
weights that may be supposed to influence the result
Who believes that by means Of these or In defiance
of them the Thirty Thousand majority OF last year Is
now to be subVerted aud oyerbornei What is there
in the course Of events the results of recen, elections
or other manifestations ofpublic sentiment, that ind
Gates aud predicts such changer
New.Jersey was the only Free State that gave a
popular majority in 1860 for electors opposed to Mr.
Lincoln. Alone among the Free States Of 1860, she
gave a majority for Gen. Mcclellan in 1894 That
majority was overborne, and a Republican Gov
ernor and Legislature elected in 1865, after q most
spirited and energetic canvass the Republicans carry
ing three of the five Congress districts and losing
fourth By barely 50 votes. This result was mainly
due 70 the return of ew-Jersey's honoraby dis
charged soldiers from serving their country in the War
for the Union. Her Democratic Legislatures Of 1904
denied thom the privilege of voting m the field while
those fit for duty could noi be spared to come home
Hence, the State went against Lincoln by over -Four
Thousand majority, yet was nevertheless carried By
Gov. Ward in 'G5 by some 1900 majority.
New.Jersey is to-day one Of the surest and Grmest
Republican States in the Union, though several are
far ahead Of her in the magnitude OF their majores
She will very surely elect three, probably four pos
sbly all five, Republicans as her Representatives in
the next House. She will In due time III the place
OF Mr.. Wright in the q. 8 Senate with Republican.
She will poll on the 9th PROV, larger Republican
vote and majority than she did last year. In short,
she has taken her place among the thoroughly Free
| States, and will keep it.
These the only two States above the old Slave
| line that Johnsonized Democracy can even hope TO
carry; for the Northwest "a Radical to tho core as
| Iowa has just demonstrated.
New-York in 1884 elected 90 Republican tol Demo
cratic Representatives in Congress; NewJersey TO
81 together % to II. That these States will now
elect than % opponents of my Policy" aud its
author is as certain as any result yet future well
could be. Gov Fentons majority hardly lie less
than thrice that Of 1861 while New jersey then Demo
cratic, will be with Congress in every branch Of her
government.
We say these results are inevitable, because the
set of the popular current is clear and because
public sentiment so decided always vindcates
| itself in the results Of current elections. lWhen
the East and the West shall have thus spoken, why
need the controversy DO protractedl What will be
left practically TO struggle forl Why should not tho
Southern States resume their places in the Union on
the terms prescribed by Congress- and the whole land
once more enjoy the blessings Of security and perfect
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