Year: 1859

The elections to come off very soon in several of the southern States, excite not little attention at the north. This is, d.ubtless, mainly owing to the fact of their bearing upon the next Presiden- tial election, and particularly the composition of the next Congress. Both of these are matters just now of the utmost moment to our citizens, for no one can tell the consequences involved or what the result may be. There are elected at thenorth one hundred and eleven republicans and know nothings,' which, for want of better name are called opposition. Besides these, there are eight anti Lecomptonites and six Douglas democrats The southern opposition in the last Congress was fourteen, but the American papers south, talk very strongly of their ability to increase this to twenty four. They have already gained one mem Der in Virginia by the defeat of the Hon. C. J. Faulkner, and they expect to certainly gain two in North Carolina, two in Maryland, three in Ken lucky and two in Tennessee. We have not seen the district pointed out which they intend to carry, and think it will be rather more difficult matter than they are aware off, If they should, however, effect this it would give them twenty four members from the south, and if we may judge by the re- joicing among the black republicans over the defeat of MT. Faulkner, such a result would produce al most an abolition jubilee.

 Our readers will bear out in the assertion that as question of the mere triumph of party We do not care fig for the result either way. The only question is how can, the most efiectualy, ght the anti democratic and anti-repubcan doctrines of abolitionsm. When the democratic party be- comes unaithfu to this great issue, or rather when it thus ceases to represent a democratic issue, and becomes a bogus concern, we shall drop it in dis gust. It is for this reason that we often expose the short comings of its leaders in the north be- cause we know that the northern mdsses are sound, and not abolionists if the true issue is presented to them. But one should infer from this that we do not consider the democratic party the true one to fight this issue. We observed that a very excellent paper, the Independence Balance, of Ar kansas has fallen into this mistake, or rather has used extracts from our articles in order to show that the democratic party is unfahful to this great issue. The editor, we are sure does not intend to misrepresent us, but he fails to do justice to our meaning. The leaders of the democratic party at the north and the people not the same. Like all mere politicians, the leaders are afraid, above all things, of getting in advance of public senti- ment for reasons so well known that it is unnecessary to mention them. But it is neverthe ess very cer- tain that the democratic party represents all thet is to be hoped for ill northern sentiment. The op- position is intensely, uncompromisngy abolition. In most of the New England States Americanism' and republicansm are almost SYNONYMOUS terms, in the middle States there is a shade of difference but still the tendency is the same We do not see how any southern mf.n, who is sincerely attached to southern institutions, can for moment hesitate at the present iuncture, which party to support If there were any national issue except the sla- very question: if it were possible for there to be any other until this be settled, we could conceive of some reason for supporting that intangible party which is unable to present any better issue than the

 oppositon, but until then hope to see the south united phalanx against it's enemies. Instead therefore, of the fourteen opposition members of Congress becoming twenty -four most respectful

 y but earnestly wish that the character necessary to describe tine number, may be the figure six with the top off,