The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-10-24
pnlitioa1 pmties..Prospeots, & 9.

Political PARTIES Prospects, &c.
We are now close upon the presidential cleo
ton. In two weeks from this day, the people OF the
United States will be engaged in the very interest
ing and not less exciting business of choosing
President and Vice President of the Republic, and
within seven days of thai time, shall almost GER
tainIv know who are elected TO fill those high sta
tions The last state elections, prior to the final
contest, are concluded but Judging from the san
guine calculations of each party, they do not seem
to afford very sure indication Of the result. In
truth. the two great states of Pennsylvania and
Ohio present perfect evidence of the ialibiity OF
human Judgment, for each has gone precisely The
way every one thought and predicted 1t would not
20. At Pennsylvania the Democrats stand aghast,
while the Wings become nervous whenever they
look AT a table of Ohio election returns. Not the
most confident Wing would two weeks ago have
insinuated doubt of Longstreth's election, though
many claimed Pennsylvania for Taylor in Novem-
her nor could Democrat be found so daring as
to deny that Ford would be chosen governor Of
Ohio by from five thousand to ten thousand maio-
rity. But we all liable to err, and never more
so than when engaged in the pleasant task of elect
ing president, or governor, or congressman in ad-
vance of the time specified by the law. The peo-
and make US false prophets at least.
The precise result in both Pennsylvania and
Ohio is yet involved in a fog, which we think we
will be unable see through clearly, till we receive
the returns from each by mail. The last telegra-
phic report is that Johnston is elected governor of
Pennsylvania by $50 majority, and Ford of Ohio
by 200, and that the Democrats have elected ma
iority of the Ohio legislature Thus in these two
Of
difference between the parties is but little
than 400. This is rather close-a little too crowd.
ed for comfort. On the It'll Of next month a much
larger aggregate will be polled and it may be
possible that the result will be changed in each
state. The effect Of these elections has been to i'm
part renewed confidence TO the Wings, who now
claim Pennsylvania as safe for their candidate !;
but the Democrats view the matter in quite differ
ent light. They say that the vote for canal com
missioner is a much surer test than that for COVER
nor, that Johnston was personally POPULAR that he
received the Native and Free Soil VOTE that bank
influence exerted in his favor and that great
many Democrats staid at hOme-nOt knowing there
was an election going on we suppose. These may
be very good excuses; but what party ever failed
to find excuses when Unexpectedly beaten! The
Wings deny all these things, and say their triumph
is destined TO be permanent one. Now, who shall
decide between all these conflicting opinions We
shall not attempt it until after the election, when
we can do so without fear of contradiction. As
to Ohio we are quite as much COMPOUNDED as in re-
gard to Pennsylvania Ford's election was con-
ceded by very large majority, although the De-
mocrats claimed The state for Cass, on account of
the Free Soil movement which they thought would
give more Wing votes to Van Buren, than the Clay
majority in "A But it happens that if Ford is
elected at all, it is by so small a majority as
to be merely a nominal one, while the Demo
Gratis have carried majority of the Congressional
delegation, and probably of the Legislature. The
Wings say that Ford was defeated because he
would not avow himself openly for Gen Taylor,
while the Democrats assert that if he had done so
he would have been very badly beaten. Here
again we shall not attempt a solution of the per-
| pexities which surround the question, but shall
leave the seventh of November to decide As far
| as the Congressional elections have been held,
| parties remain about as in the last Congress. The
democrats have elected 5 in Maine in Pennsyl-
vania in Georgia 7 in South Carolina; ii in
Ohio; in Illinois; 2 in Iowa ) in Missouri, and
| l in Arkansas-tota 49, The wings have in
Maine; l in Vermont; II in Pennsylvania in
Georgia; in Florida 9 in Ohio, and in Illinois
total 81 1t must be recollected that in PennsYlva-
mia, Mr.. Wilmot, elected as a Democrat is opposed
TO Cass, while Mr.. Howe, wing, is against Taylor.
In South Carolina, Mr. Holmes is democrat on
national politics, but in favor of Gen. Taylor In
Ohio, four of the wings chosen are Van Buren, men,
namely: Messrs. Giddings, Root, Crowel, and
Campbell. We think, however, that in Congress
they will be divided as we have stated above.
Three districts in Vermont failed to elect in Sep
TENDER; the next trial, plurality elects, two
wings and one democrat will probably be chosen.
The WING gain in Pennsylvania is about an offset
to the democratic gain in Ohio that if the demo-
Gratis expect majority in the House of Repre-
sentatives, they will have to work little harder
than they have yet So far they have done nothing
| towards overcoming the wing majority.