Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-09-25

the ITlOUne) the Radical vote 49,. 1o,OoL
Radical majority 10, 1856
These statements produce the following re-
suits:
The Democratic vote of '64 is more than
that of go by. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 9,204
The Democratic vote of 6S is more than
that of '64 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 1853
And the Democratic vote of SO is more
than that of go by.................... 2O,S59
Now for Radical results:
Radical vote of '64 is less than that of
go by. ,0O8
Radical vote of SO over '64............. 1920
Radical vote of '68 over '60............. Il, al
In other words, the Democratic vote in
Maine has increased from 1860 to 1868 over
four-sevenths of what it was at the former
date: and the Radical vote of Maine has in
creased less than one-fifth in the same length
of time. #.a
Now, to shew that the late State election
of Maine is fair test as to the aggregate and
natural increase of the vote, let US draw the
following comparison:
L
the Presidential election of 1864
was...........".......... 572, 707
At the Presidential election of 1861. 476, 442
Increased vote of '64 over '6O...... 90, 265
or ratio of increase of about one-6fth or
twenty per ceatun in four years, from 1860
to 1864.
The aggregate vote of Maine at the last
election was. 49, 9lo
At the Presidential election of 1884,. LOG, Ola
Increased vote of GO over '64...... 24,9O4
or ratio of increase of over twenty per cen
tums, or one-ffth in four years-from 1854 to
1868. From all of which we must conclude
that the late election was fair test vote of
the relative strength of the two parties, and
that full vote was as certainly then polled
and 1864.
Now, if the late election is true test, how
long will it take the Democratic minority to
overtake. the Radical majority, when the mi
nority increases over 81 per cent. every eight
years, against less than twenty per centuns of
increase 10 the majority? Or how will it be-
as shown above, if the Democratic Increase is
twenty per cent. every four years, and the
Radical majority increases only eight per cent.
in the same time?
/ Take the result in another way:
Comparing the Democratic vote of 1864
with the recent result, we find that it has in
creased about 24a per cent. while tho Radical
vote has increased only about 213 per cent
the general or average increase being little
over % per cent. This shows difference of
about 81 per cent in favor of the Democratic
vote. That is, by returns received so far, the
Democratic vote gains in the whole vote of
1868 about 3,445.
Now, apply this ratio to the vote of Penn
sylvania before given, and there would be
Democratic gain this year, over the vote of
1864, of nearly 10000 votes, or, in more exact
figures, about 1854.
Now, increase the whole vote of Pennsyl-
vania 20 per cent, and this increase becomes
%, 336-a Democratic gain, Apply this to
the result in 1864, and it will carry the State
by over 10000 Democratic majority or, in.
figures more exact, 1854.
We leave the application of these figures
to the returns of the last elections in the
States of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, to any
curious person who wishes to look into the
matter, for which purpose we refer him to
the Tribune Almanac. Meanwhile we should
be happy to know what peculiar consolation
the Radicals can derive from the result 10
Maine, in looking towards the October cleo
tion in Pennsylvania. 1t would not be at all
singular if, after that event, Maine cast her
electoral vote for Seymour and Blair.-The
Leader.
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The following is the concluding para
graph of the letter of John @. Adams, accept
ing the nomination for Governor of Massa-
chusetts, made by the State Democratic Con-
veption:
''The attempt to subordinate the trained
and able class of white landholders at the
South to the poor, Ignorant debased and
landless freedman, is one of those futile strug-
giles to repeal Gods law by statute, with
which history abounds. 1t must fail, but it
is of great moment that it should be stopped
at once. Every day it lasts it is encouraging
false hopes in the negro and rendering re-
sumption of a true relation between the blacks
and the whites more difficult. I think that
neither the instincts nor the destiny of this
people will allow any permanent domination
to the African race in any State of the Union.
But the Republican party is irrevocably
pledged to this idea. They have staked their
existence as party on its triumph. To this
idol they have sacrificed their constitutional
obligations in the past, and for it they must
find fresh offerings in the future. The blacks
must have lands and arms and a standing ar
my to maintain them in their false position
They are clamoring for them now and the
United States must furnish them. The path |
upon which Congress has entered permits no
halt, and retreat is ruin. In my opinion we
must start anew, taking the Constitution for
our guide and natural laws for our limita-
tions. 1t is true that the Democratic party
in success may violate the pledges of adver-