Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1866-11-22
Tho Elections.

vi the twelve Otates IN which elections
were held on the 9th inst, the Radicals
have succeeded in carrying ten and the
Democracy two. This simple announce
ment is not very flattering to the Democ-
racy, yet if one examines the returns in
the various States he will see much to
rejoice over in the result Although
defeated we have made very large gains in
nearly all the States carried by the Rad
icals, and succeeded in wrestling the State
of Maryland completely from their hands.
New York has given Fenton, the Rad
ical candidate for Governor, about 10, 900
majority. Two years since she gave the
same man q 900. In the city the Dem
ocracy elected their whole Congressional
Delegation by largely increased votes,
/ making gain of three members, but in
the interior the Radicals succeeded in
making two or three gains by very meagre
majorities, as in this State, and through
the same means-money and colonization.
In New York City, where every devise was
used in the registration of votes by the
Radical Registers to prevent the Demo-
cratic voters from casting their ballots, the
majority for Hoffman was largely increased,
being almost $4,000.
New Jersey has gone for the Radicals
by an increased majority over last fall
This is not to be wondered at when we
take into view the colonization carried on
for weeks before the election from Phila-
delphia. All the head-hitters, pick-pock-
cts and blackguards of that city were
shipped to New Jersey by the sLoyal
League" to defeat the will of the people,
and we can only regret that they have
been too successful. They claim to have
gained one Congressman
Massachusetts, black beyond conception,
disappoints nobody. She deserves credit
for her consistency. Butler has been
elected to Congress and two negroes to the
Legislature.
Delaware has done nobly. The Dem
ocracy elected their Governor, Members
of Congress and the Legislature, all by
largely increased majorities. The official
Democratic majority is ,214-the largest
given for many years. Mcclellan had but
612.
Maryland has given the Radicals the
herself and spoken out boldly for the right.
The radicals fattered themselves that thev
had so arranged matters that it would be
impossible to defeat them, but they were
destined to come to grief. The Democra-
cy have elected four of the five Members
of Congress, gain of two. The Senate
will stand II Democrats to Republicans,
the House 81 Democrats to 16 Radicals,
giving us majority of SO on joint ballot.
This insures the election of Democrat
for United States Senator in place of
Creswell.
Michigan, Minnesota and Kansas have
been carried by the Radicals. All their
candidates for Congress and large ma
jjority of their members Of the Legislature,
have been elected.
The Congressional Delegation in Illinois
is the same as before, but the State has
gone largely Radical. The Democracy
have three Members of Congress and the
Radicals eleven.
In Wisconsin where only representatives
in Congress were chosen, the Democracy
have held their own, re-electing Mr. Ed
ridge in the Fourth District
A very hard battle was fought in Mis-
souri,, and on the part of the Democrats
against fearful odds They have, however,
elected three of the nine representatives in
Congress, which is doing exceedingly well.
The wonder is that they succeeded in vo-
ting at all, in view of the provisions made
by the Radicals to exclude all votes bu.
such as would suit them.
By this brief review Of the elections
lately held. it will be seen that we have
not only held our own in all the States but
have gained largely in many, which should
be gratifying to the Democracy. All we
have to do is to ego forward" persevere
in the right, as we have in the past, and
we will ere long be victorious