The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-11-12
The Elections.

The Elections.
Twenty States held elections on Monday
and Tuesday last; Arkansas and Louisiana
on Monday, and on Tuesday, Alabama,
Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Ken
lucky, Maryland, Massachusetts,, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, New York, New Jer-
sey, Nevada, Rhode Island, Tennessee,
Virginia and Wisconsin. Altogether these
elections embraced one hundred and thirty
three members of Congress, of whom the
Republicans elect 81 and the Democrats -.
With the States which voted in September
and October, enough is known to indicate
the present complexion of the next Con-
sress. The Republicans have upwards of
two-thirds Of the present House of Repre-
sentatives, which the slight gains made by
the Democrats in the elections that have
been held will not materially affect in the
next House.
In the elections held on Tuesday, the
Republicans gain seven members and lose
five. In the elections held in September
and October, the Democrats gained twelve
members. These results demonstrate the
unmistakable predominance of Republican
measures in the country at large, and indi-
cate the Republican principles as the set
tied and established policy of the nation.
In such States as Maryland, Delaware, Ken
lucky and Virginia, it is natural to expect
for some time after the great upheaval
earthquake of the war, slight shocks arts
ing from the old rebel volcanic element,
which will grow less and less violent as the
fires of the rebellion burn out, and exhaust
themselves, without the latent force to
recuperate.
The election on Tuesday in this State
resulted in the choice Of the entire Demo
cratic ticket, by light vote.
While the Democratic vote, as compared
with the last State election, is fully up to
the party strength, without indicating
more than the natural gain resulting from
increase of population, the white Republi-
can vote is very light, showing that the
cry so persistently kept up by the party
whose Jesuitical creed is that the end JUS
titles the means, exerted a terrifying influ-
ence shameful to behold. When it is taken
into consideration the educating process
pursued by the slavery propagandists for
the last thirty-five years, it should not be
a matter of surprise that the numerous
changes rung upon the ''nigger by the
demagogues of that party to-day, has such
4 terrifying influence upon the masses,
who have been taught to act more from
impulse than deliberate reason. In this
part of the State and in Delaware, the
"White Mans party was the watch-word
of the Democracy, while the Fifth Con-
gressional District of Maryland, composed
of the southern counties of the Western
Shore, Judge Merrick was accompanied by
Il colored orator from Baltimore, by name
Jonathan Waters, who was lately released
from the Penitentiary. Waters and the
Judge stumped that District together, and
no word was uttered against the colored
voters in all that region but the rank and
file of the Democrat party did not scare at
that. They were found at the polls on
election day to a man, voting for Merrick,
although he had been riding and sleeping
and dining with Waters for weeks.
In this county in a single District the
registers list will show the names of go
Republicans who staid away from the polls
ON Tuesday last. Do they intend in the
future for all time to thus disfranchise
themselves and leave the elections to be
conducted exclusively by the Democrats
and colored men9 This is practically what
they may rest assured that no Democrat is
fool enough to disfranchise himself because
the colored man votes; and vote he will,
while this nation exists, and it is but in its
infancy. The sober, second thought will
show the folly of such course.
In the mean time, the party which has
plundered this State in every department,
in manner unparalleled before. will be
cmbolicncd to dip still deeper into the
public money; so that those Republicans
who staid at home and gave the State to
Tie Democrats, will have the satisfaction.
when the tax collector calls. of knowing
they have at least Paid for the luxury.
That the Republican party has the majority
i'll this county, and when they choose to
turn out can carry any election, every
one who looks at the registered votes and
the election returns for this and the cleo
tion of 1869, must be convinced.
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gressional, an element entered into the
canvass which an election for State officers
cannot call out. The free trade party
marshaled and led by the large inn orters
and British manufacturers, threw the
weight Of its influence on the Democratic
side. To break down American manufac-
turers and extend the market for foreign
products, is the object of this party. Hav-
ing any amount of money at command,
which they think necessary to spend in
securing members of Congress opposed to
protecting American manufacturers, large
sums We're supplied to the Democratic
party from this source and enabled that
party to make 4 most thorough and rigor-
gus cdh>dns. III this county ALONE, large
sums received from this British source. we
doubt not, were expended: and while the
laboring man whose sole dependence is in
the success of manufactures. was misled by
the cry of negro equality his pretended
Democratic friends were putting free
trade ticket into his hand which was in
tended to rob his wife and children of bread.
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