The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-23

PHILADELPHIA, March 81, lsss.
The Elsetion-Psrs at the Railroad Bisse-Deeesse of
Erra Holden, Esq-7ns Weather.
The spring election yesterday, resulted, throughout
the city in triumph of the whig party as was ex-
pected and in the total defeat of the natives do not
speak of defeat of the democrats the city, for they
never expected any thing-they made little or no effort
and yet their popular vote than that Of the
natives. II must be confessed, however, that the two
parties pretty equally balanced when we take
tire large whs vote into consideration the native sinks
into comparative insignhcance. II must also be reco
lected that naveism got out its full vote by the per-
lection of its organization while other two parties
poled but part OF their strength On the WHOLE look
npon this as terrible blow nativism in tho CITY,.
In the Districts of Southwark Spring Garden and Ken
sington. na,ivism swept the board though by dmin
shed itles The fact IT, that 1t is astonishing what
noid TINS thing mas upon the minds OF large portion
ofour people. They hold to the hopeless with
remarkable tenacty, witnessing their numbers gradual
their in spite reason and seemingly confirmed
IN their course by the ledge Of the fact that two
Their forget old political differences and wherever il was
necessary and could be doDo ready Join their
In order to dsfsat them There must be for
this stubborn blindness upon the part OF the natvst
ton OF our population other than sectaran feeling,
though that Of course has tremendous influence fear
there has been some political inprudences strenuously
persisted in by the class Of ctzena against whom
the natives entertain such deadly hostility. and
legislative and other oies calculated to he ep alive the
embers of hate and discomfort It behoves the liberal
minded Of our politicians to pursue wise the
future, and 70 every exsrton, both their pri
vae and political capacity to ay the unreasonable
and wicked evaporation which mas been fomented by
designing demagogues between portions Of our fellow
citizens.
Ia Moyamensing and the Northern Liberties. the de-
mocratic party have carried by decided msjorities,
though as said before, the natives strained every
and the democrats made no particular exeTtion. Il
depends altogether upon the democrats what
effect this contest will have upon the fall election At
that time, interests of the greatest importance at
stake and there will be more decided centerng of the
parties Each party will act independently Of the other
and exhibit its intrinsic strength and If the democracy
now in power in the Legislature will their authorL
ty wisely and act with moderation, they will be able
to muster force in the fall which will put either of the
other Independent bodies hsvs du combat.
fire broke out at the west end of the Columbia rail-
road bridge tho scbuyikill at the north of
city, which came near destroying it. Strenuous
tons savedt with the exception Of about 90 feet Of the
top.
hear that Ezra Holden, Esq of the Saturday Courier
has been brought to this city from Washington to-day
corpse This is most melancholy. Mr. H. beloved
by large circle Of friends and relatives in this city He
was certainly amable and talented gentleman, and
his loss will be severely felt by his family.
We have clustering March day the shines
brightly but the dust is blown about in every d.
recsion, makes out of doors very uncomfortable