The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-11
MISCELLANEOUS Poll TcAl MEL Gssce.

Tho following despatch was received in Washington
the 9Th inst from Mr.. Ketchum, republican candi
date for Congress in the Twelfth Pennsylvania district
running against Woodward, democratic
WMKEsBARRs Oct. 9, 1851.
Close work. am defeated
W. W. KETCHUM
Secretary Seward. his way to Orange county, was
asked he thought OF the election He replied that
experience had taught him that IL not always the
part OF wisdom TO think too much at tho time he
believed that the signs OF the times indicating that
Tho people right and that II public were no.
fools they would believe 10 the people"
Il may not DO generally known that, according to the
Boston Traveller. General Sheridan membor Of the
Grand Army OF the Republic, all OF whom are styled
Comrades" hence will DO how appropriately
he addressed the torchlight gathering in Boston a.
/" Comrades" Il Is because he is a comraae that the
Grand Army every wtere turned out TO welcome him
Hon. Georye A. Brastow, OF Somcrvils, Mass, has
been nominated for reelection BY the republicans from
the Second Mddiessx State senatorial District There
vas quite contest the Convention regard 10 Col
onei Brastows status the excise question: but
declared him TO DO "ramrod."
The Philadelphia Telegraph tradcall. the afternoon
after the election in Pennsylvania, says:-"wS have
met the enemy and arc theirs" Further. st a
foolish TO disguise the fact that We have been badly
beaten. We prepared for q heavy loss; We
thought that the errors Of our political managers cou Id
no. fail . large decrease in vote; but we
freely confess that did anticipate the astonishing
figures revealed to "a by tho count this morning"
Satisfied with the "subs,antai results Of the victory
achieved by the election Of Perde Pedde. or Por.
gc, as Mayor OF Newark by twsnty-six majority the
Newark Dsy Advertiser (radIcal itself into
discussion OF theology thus
No sound minded will doubt that great social re-
forms necessary or that system OF legislation
kter null ho nraaf 2rrr
grea, good for the community Bat tho question arises
TO BE- the representative, GARTH OF the theo-
cracyf Bv whose consciencs shalt be governed
Senator Frelinghuysen, in his remarkably able speech
last week, togched tho marrow Of this matter when he
said that seems a. " God with uni
Of Objects Is the gratitude of free
tsllgenccs that He Graves
Ben Wade s,umpsd Ohio in favor OF negro surrar e.
He told hearers that Congress had forced negro snf
ags upon peope of the District OF Columbia against
their WILL and advised the people or Ohio to in
favor OF IL sScaning with his usual OF buster
"Youve GOT TO havsil" IL IA, perhaps fortunate that
the people Of Ohio have not go. 10 have h,m."
Democratic Acceptauces In Massachusetts.
The youngest OF the great Adams OF Massachusetts,,
accepts the democratic nomination for Governor In
his letter OF acceptance which frank aud pointed no
says
Upon questions OF finance and taxation Il y DIM
cult TO reconcile tho Incompetence which pervades
our system OF imposis with presumption Of
honest iutent IN the legislators who framed IL.
No man who . capacity 10 make laws NJ
this day should iars plead OF his burder
an abect ignorance or the first principles Of political
economy and utter indifference the recorded 70.
suits Of experience But the ntoi-rsbs burden Of an
exploded and unscentinc psn OF internal taxation.
combined with tarin which y nothing but leealized
robbery must have been saidled upon the people nv
gross ignorance or fraud, and not speedily removed IL
will furnish tho exhausted taxpayer with ssmbisocs OF
reason for reputation.
He also expresses opposition to republican views on
the liquor question.
Hoo. George NJ stearns. OF chicopss accepts the
sonIna,on for Lsatsnaus Governor