Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-10-17
PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC.

PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC.
The smoke Of the battle has blown away, ana
the great Wing victory, The sP'ena'a 'i'ee so''
triumph" over which Southern Wings, TO their
shame be il said, exnlted with imno1era'e Joy
this unequalled Hh,g victory has resulted IN inc
election Of Painter, Inc Democratic Cahal oohi-
missioner, BY the handsome majority oil 1'ee
tto.sand and the choice OF Johnston, the Tree soil
Wing Governor, by few huudreds, If ne DC elect
ed at aA Sundays Union has the following des-
patches, dated Philadelphia on Saturday:
Two o'clock, P. M.-Painter is elected, and
Governor 50 close as 10 be doubtful.
Hal-past three O'Clock, P. M.-Johns'on Is
about |, 900 ahead, with six counties 10 De heata
from that gave 997 Democratic majority 10 1874
Our majority NAV be reduced, but so will theirs
Eight o'clock, P. M.-McLanahan Is elected,
in Place of Bfady, Wing, present memoer.-
-Four counlie. 10 hear rom. Johnslon's majority
so Tar 92l Painter Democrat, elected canal
commissioner BY 5000
While, therefore, The Wings have rea"y no
thing 10 crow over in Pennsylvania, and wnile
the election of Painter is better political test OF
the State, We deem it proper to open me eyes Oh
Southern Wings 10 the genuine character oil Inc
contest in PenGs lvania, and 10 satisfy them INA
their Southern Wing leaders have been unb'ush
insly exulling over an unauthorized abolition,
free soil triumph as Johnston's election, If ne be
elected, undoubtedly will be
Johnston, in his letter Of Goth September, loaS,
took the bold and insulting ground, Chat the re
fusal 10 sanction the Ordinance Of l7S7, as en-
L-.oea 10 ~. ,va---. r..,,so, an unworthy
subseIviency on Inc part OF Northern iriemen 10
the d,etotion Of the Stare poaoer." In publishing
this Letter. the New York Globe, rabd Barn
burning organ, says that Johnston, in the cleo
tion, twas aided considerably by the friends OF
Free Soil IN he Democratic party"
The nhila lelphia North American, the lead
ing Taylor paper in Pennsylvania, pronounces
the success Of Johnston as IA declaration agains'
the extension OF slavery" The Philadelphia
Republic, nex Barnburning organ, admits that
The Baraburners generally vo!ed for Johnston
See lis facts aud conclusions:
"Gov Juhnslon has ,Iaversed the Stale with un-
firing Industry since the opening OF the campaign
ill he last day, upon which he is reported TO
have addressed tour meetings 10 this city. W here
ever he went he took htsh ground IN faror Of the
non-c1teaSoa doctrine making H. IN faet, Tic staple
OF has speecaes, and show ing it was MS main
reliance Tor success His rival, Mr. Lonssueh,
maintained The most determined silence upon
the great qucs;,ru OF Tie i'iopi.o, from the time
Ci his noinin. ton 10 the end 4 The Struggle. Anc
the Free SoilVls had no Candidate IN he field 10
represent them as party, or 10 receive their dis
linctiye support Tina, they generally cas-, tde,
votes IN tapo, NJ GU. Johnston for his open avop-
al and cannes, .4dUoeacy al their distinguishing
pr,nc,pie We nief, from The reason Of the thing
That the nuntb.r nj uotes thus rsnred to him great
" ercceds Ills majo'uy, he Is elected there cen b.
40 reasonable e0n6: Ills vote, whether eccied OF
no does noi Indicate taal Ct General Taylor in
Noven.ber next The strong an,i-exiension sen
timenl OF Peansy lyania had no choice but John
sion on the second Tuesday, bul i! will look Tor
urucr tx pcnenl and we,thief representative thar
Inc non-cummia al SouheIEer, or Inc sub:ervieut
Nouhernef, offered by the Wings aud Demo
Gratis, respectively, Tor the office Of President
Let The ; ate cast lis plurality month hence AS
il may, The old Hunkors Of both parties will learn
such lesson as they will never again ipfset."
While Johnston, the Wing candidate unfold
ed the auli-slavety banner, Lonss:teih. the De-
mocra,ic candidate, fought under the pure Demo
cratic flag, as will be seen from the following let
Ter Of ]. H. Dehl, bitter free soil candidate for
the Assembly:
i'It is ms conviction on the subject in question,
(tree.sol) thai leads me The more anxiously 10
desire that M,rris Lousslrelh may mol be elected
Governor oil this Commonwealth, for standing as
he does upon the platform OF Cass and Butler he
cannon be regarded in any other light than the ad.
voca,e OF The extension OF Slavery, which in my
opinion is clearly and distinctly at variance with
I,et
The New York True Sun thus sums up The
speckled elements OF opposition 10 Lopgsreh
which can by no means be brought 10 the sup
port oil Taylor:
"No man who will hearken for moment 10 a
short analysis OF the opposition in that STATE can
doubt, however, that Pennsy lvaDia is as certain
TO vote Tor Cass and Butler on the 9TH proYimo,
as the sun to shine on that day. The Adolf
tiouists proper, who are now foil 1000 strong in
Pennsylvania, voted, every man of them, Tor
Johnston. The fshy Democrats, numbering per.
haps 5000, did likewise. The Quakers, who vote
full 5000 strong, turned ont for the Federal can
didale 10 man. The $500 MeHnonist voters and
the same number OF Dunkards Jailed not each 10
deposit a ballot against Loneslrelh; and other
fshy Wings, Clay men and "nitra Wings" were
OF course On hand 10 help Johnston. They may be
safely calculated as having voied 5000 against
Lonsstrelh. Now General Taylor will not &c,
the votes OF five hundred out of these sixteen
thousand nondescriptS who threw ballots for the |
federal candidate Tor Governor On the other
hand, every vote given 10 Lonsstreth is sure for
Cas- and Builer. The New York Globe of YES. |
erday morning declared that Johnsjon's identity !
with aboliouism "permil,ed" every nomiually |
democratic Van Burenie in The State 10 vote Tor |
him. They did vote Tor him with an unani-
nifty which puts 10 blush every American who |
believes that the preservation OF our Liberties
dependent on the adherence OF the people 10 prin- I
ip.e. They are not worth another thought, hav-
ng done all the mischief they are capable or |
they may Vote Ell masse lor TAYLOR, aud thei,
avor will not begin TO save him from inelorious
leteat in PENNSYLVANIA, merely reducing the GER
ain plurality OF Cdss 10 10000 votes, which is
margin enough in all conscience TO make it Ut
ely impossible for him 10 lose the electoral
,ote OF the State"
When We take into consideration the fact sta
ed by The Times and Keystone, that thirty thou
and Democrats stayed away from The polls,