The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-10-17

NV Yoak, Oct. l6, 1886.

~" 'pnht oA's Tvs iorv
Our friends in Pennsylvania had everything
against them at the recent election. The State had
been flooded with whig eleetioneering publications;
the speech Of Andrew Stewart having been cir
culated, understand, by thousands these, with
the exaggerated statements used freely before the
passage Of the new tariff, by certain democratic
journals in the ardor Of their opposition TO the bill
had created in the iron and coal districts sort Of
panic. The storm which ragged all day thinned the
vote much less in the densely peopled manufacturing
districts, where whigery is ever strong, than
among the scattered population Of the agricultural
counties, where democracy most fiourishes; hence
the vote in the democratic sections was the light
est ever cast. | fear, too, that some efforts had
been employed to make our candidate for canal
commissioner, obnoxious to a large number Of
democrats in the various parts of the State, espe-
cially in the northeast, the democratic stronghold
Nor was it to be expected that our friends would
be able TO maintain the great vote Of 1874, when
Polk and Dallas swept the eastern and northern
counties like whirlwind-stil less with vote re-
duced nearly one-hall Besides-a thing which
bore heavily against us-the new tariff was to the
Pennsy yanians a new thing, from which they
feared nought but mischief They had Loaf the tar
i'll Of lS42-for this was one cause Of discomfort
and there was no opportunity for them TO feel the
good effects Of the tariff introduced in its stead. II
is not TO be supposed that radical changes ofgoyern-
mental policy can be made without shocking some
interests. But whatever be the causes Of the re-
verse, am satisfied il will do the party good. The
democrats will not again be caught mapping,
Much interest is felt here for the election of Mr.
WImot, Of the Susquehannah district. BY way Of
the Erie railroad there is wing report Of but 100 to
$50 majority for him in susquehannah. ~
The Tribunes money column, of this morning,
says
Manufacturing corporation stocks are firmly
held, and better prices offered for many Of them"
This is another instance Of the "ruin" which was
to befal manufacturers, and by which the manufae-
turing counties OF Pennsylvania were frightened
from their proPriety. The intelligence Of the people
will yet detect and punish the impudent fraud
Of the psnic-makers.
The "Union's" vindieation Of the Postmastel
General from the charges Of irregularty, &C., and
placing the blame on the shoulders OF the New
Jersey Railroad Company, where it ought to be, ID
admitted, on all hands, to be complete. Even the
"Tribune's" habItunl fault-fnding is silenced Tha
paper admits:
"We think the Postmaster General entirely rgh
in refusing additional compensation, in this case OF
TO have the choice of his agent dictated by railroad
company; but mistaken in requiring the New Jersey
Rproad to carry the afternoon mails hence TO Phil.
adelphia in season TO connect with the Baltimore
train at 10, p.m That it can generally be done il
true, but unfailing punctualty cannot be expected
where time is calculated closely that (Consid-
er those by night, for example.D
Much anxiety begins to be felt here at the non-ar.
rival of the Great Britain. BY those best qualified to
Judge it is believed that she delayed the other
side beyond the latest day named for her departure
We shall soon know-by the Caledonia-whicb
will be due in day or two.
News Of disasters by the late storm, north, east,
south and west, continue to pour in upon US. Whole
districts of country in the west of this State have
been flooded Y.