Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 November 1859 — THE NEW YORK ELECTION. [ARTICLE]

THE NEW YORK ELECTION.

We stated las, wjeek that the Republicans had carried New York over the combined Democratic and American parties. Unfortunately has turned out not to be ftruei; but, nievertjfieless, the Republicans ;iHM great cajuse fpr rejoicing. It will be irecojlected that the Americans made no nominations d>f tluirown, but adopted live of the Republican candidates, and four of the Democratic, bf that part of the ticket supported by Democrats and Americans, were elected (according io the latest report) by majorities of 1,174.1,004 and 376 respectively, ( aud Republican by 450. Thej ticket supported by Republicans and Americans wtjs elcjctedthy 20;000 to 25,000 majority. Jt will lie seep that the Republicans! came within j a very few hundreds of carrying the State (over all opposition, while last yegr they were in a minority of 48,000,

| and in 1856 Buchanan and Fillmore had k i majority of 44,000 over Fremont. Well i done. New York! • Should another Harper’s Ferry affair occur next year, New York,J if she gains in the same ratio she did the past year, will give 46.000 majority over all opposition for the Republican President.