The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-11-02
THE IMPORTANT
NEWS from PENNSYLVANIA
FIRST ExEOT1oN RETURNS.
PROBABLE DEFEAT
MIR. Clay in Pennsylvania!

Our accounts of the election held on Friday, in
ter. We have the returns from the City and
County OF Philadelphia, and also from three other
Counties in the State-hardly enough, however,
on which to predicate an accurate opinion of what
the probable result is likely to be, but yet ndica-
ting, with sufficient distnctness, in whose favor
the chances will be in the State of PENNSYLVANIA
According to the returns, therefore, the chances
Of carrying Pennsylvania are decidedly in favor Of
Mr.. Polk and against Mr.. Clay. The first fact
evolved in these returns relates to that important
point touching the popularity Of Mr.. Clay as con-
rasted with that of the whig party--a point which
has heretofore been contested with a good deal OF
perlinacity. From what we have before us it APP
pears that Mr.. Clay runs behind the wing ticket,
so far as we have heard, in all the counties
but one, that is Delaware, and as Delaware
county IS said to be the seat Of some manu-
factarers they probably made greater effort there
to increase his majority, which runs about one
hundred beyond that of the Wing candidate Tor
Governor. In the agricultural counties, SO far as
heard from, Mr. Clay falls behind his ticket, and in
this respect contrasts very unfavorably with Gen.
Harrison, whose transcendant popularity was so
eminenty displayedin the election Of 1910, obtain
ngfor him majority far beyond that Of the ticket
OF the party which supported him.
The result in the city and county OF Philadelphia
is also very remarkable. The wing majority in IA
vor of Mr.. Clay has decreased from nearly 6,OO0 to
4,5O0. This may have arisen from the peculiar
character of the " native" vote, portion of which
undoubtedly gave their votes to Mr. Clay, thereby
showing distinctly that after the first triumphant
effort Of the /" native' party, when new discus
sion and new question comes up, the natives re-
solve themselves into their original elements Of de.
mocrats and republicans.
On the whole, the returns thus far from Pennsyl-
vania, indicate that Mr. Clay's cause is declining
there, and that therefore, Mr. Polk will carry the
State. And if the same general feeling prevails
throughout Ohio, New York, and other States, it is
very easy to see that Mr.. Clay's chances OF cleo
ton to the Presidency are worse than those OF
Mr.. Polk. Before we come to final opinion on
this subject, however, we must hear more from
Pennsylvania. All that we hear tonight will be
contained in the Sunday Herald tomorrow morn
ing. The returns received tonight will probably
reach as far as the foot Of the mountains, about
Harrisburgl-sufficient to enable us to come to
some conclusion to the result OF this great cleo
ton.
1t appears, however, that the abolitonsts in the
city of Philadelphia have polled double the vote
which they took last Presidential election. This
shows that the wing attacks on Mr. Brney, instead
of diminishing, have increased the strength OF his
supporters Should the same feeling be manifest
ed in all the free States, Mr.. Clays chances are Of
course proportionably and additionally increased