The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-10-17
Tbs obio and pennsylvania elections,

The Ohio and Pennsylvania elections, which
have baen some time looked for the great events
Of the campaign previous to the grand contest, have
come and passed, and still the question, which Is
novv aqitang the country, seems to be involved N
as much obscurty as before. 1t had been generally
supposed that these elections would be indicative
of the final resultant we might, perhaps, cen
slider them so, if we only knew how they had gone
but at present we are in most blissful ignorance,
which, we much fear, viii have to remain some
DAYS unenIightened. Who shall decide when the
telegraph contradicts itself? Who can say that
Johnson is elected in Pennsylvania, or Weller in
Ohio. when every minute may bring dispatch
precisely the contrary Of what has been before
received? For some days the wings have claim
ed Pennsylvania for Johnson; and certainly, if
the telegraph was 10 be believed, he was known 10
be chosen the day after the election by at least
fifteen thousand majority. The next day, however,
the democrats were enlivened by Geographic as
surance that the wing majority could not in any
case exceed one hundred, which, it must be adj
mitted, was very nice calculation on a populous
State. Day before yesterday, however, the ma
jorty went up to six thousand, and the democrats
proportionably depressed in spirits, while to-
day it is reduced TO one thousand, and the demo-
cratic Canal Commissioner elected. This Is the
latest reports as will be seen by reference to our
Geographic dispatch in another column. In our
opinion it comes no nearer settling the question
than did any of the preceding ones. As all the re-
ports announce Johnson's election, either as GER
tain or probable, it is safe to conclude that he has
the best chance.
As to Ohio, the accounts are equally variable
1t was at first stated with certainty that the wings
were sweeping everything before them-former ma
orties were TO be entirely eclipsed-and in fact
the game was decided. Twenty-four hours elapsed,
ana il was ascertained that the democrats had
made large gains-another day, and Weller
was elected by three thousand majority. This
astonished our wing friends considerably, while
our democratic acquaintance were just on the
point of going into exstacies at the unexpected
result, seeming to forget all about Pennsylvania,
when along came lightning flash with the intel
ligence that Ford was undoubtedly elected. This
is the latest and of course must be considered true
until we hear something more. In this condition of
affairs. what are we to do If in the presence of
wing we insinuate doubt of JOhnston's election,
we are considered worse than confirmed infideIs ;
if we express belief to a democrat that such an
event has really occurred, he is ready to eat up
for giving credence to wing reports, and goes of
grumbIing something about telegraph unreliable,
les &c. 1t istherefore fair to presume, until the
mail arrives, that no one at all has been elected,
and in fact that the election never took place at
all When the news comes by mail we shall know
! all about it, and in our opinion not before. Until
then we advise all our friends to keep cool, and
wait patiently