Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1860 — The Election--Feeling in Washington. [ARTICLE]

The Election--Feeling in Washington.

(Erom the New YoryTimes

'Pho following is an extract of a privateletter from a gentleman in Washington: —». v 'The results of the elections in Connecticut and Rhode Island have called out no tejoicing from either party in Washington*. Plie pervading feeling there appears to be one of deep solemnity, in view of the mighty interest involved in the great contest to. come off'next fall. I have never witnessed! so little desire to trifle or make merry about; anything. “The Republicans are for the most part resolved and reckless. But the most intelligent portion of the party in Washington concur in the opinion that they must rallyon more conservative ground, as much for the good of the country as to insure then* jiny chance for success. Mr. Seward is tho most worried man I notice. His manner, air, and conversation have entirely changed since tho recent elections.” The result of the late elections in Connecticut and Rhode Island was certainly calculated to infuse more serious and grave reflection into the political contests of the day, than usually attends the struggles o* ; parties. The desperation which marked the. uanvass in both States was indicative of thjestormiest and fiercest Presidential contest this country has ever seen; wl\ile the strength shown by each pnrty was sufficient to stimulate its hopes, without inducing a perilous over-confidence of sqctese. In

Connecticut the Democratic vote was very heavy, and a correspondent in New Haven sßtates that, but for the unequal distribution of Representatives, the vote for the new Legislature Would have been quite as favorable for the Democrats as was that for Governor. The result, however, indicates that “the people of Connecticut are Republican in ■oßritiment, and that they will vote for the Republican candidate, unless something should occur to withdraw a portion of the party strength from his support. In Rhode Island "fhe'e'iection shows that the Democrats and Conservatives -united can carry the State; the obvious inference is, that the Republicans must prevent that union as they hope tc secure the electoral vote.