The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-10-09
penn.vIvania ana ono State Elections.


Tomorrow, the State elections will take place IN
the two great States of Pennsylvania and Ohio,
and the result in each is looked for with much
anxiety bv the politicians on both Sides being In
some degree indicative of the result of the final
contest in November. The democrats seem to be
perfectly confident of success in Pennsylvania,
while the wings are equally certain Of Ohio. which
in the State election at least their opponents pretty
generally concede to them. The wings also claim
Pennsylvania, principally on the ground that 'iie
free-so party in that State, having no caIluiua'e
for Governor are expected to vote for Johnso' VIC
wing nominee. OF the justice OF these eApecla-
tons we can, before the election, form no estnate
because we have seen no indication Whlch coulu
make us decide for whom the free-soh vote Will
be cast In Ohio the case IS different. There, we
believe. the free-soil men very generally support
Ford. the wing candidate, and as they undoubt-
edlv are very numerous, they may secure his cleo
ton by large majority. Within the last few days,
however, we have seen a Geographic dispatch
stating that the Van Buren, men of Columbus, the
capital Of Ohio, had nominated S. P. Chase for
Governor If this movement should have extended
throughout the State, it may exercise great nfu-
ence upon the election; which, however, is so
close at hand that no manmuvre of party tactics,
executed at this late date, can be reasonably ex-
peced TO affect the result to any great extent But,
although the democrats Of Ohio may be defeated
at the State election, still they profess to be able
to carry the State for Cass in November, account
of the great detection which they say exists among
the wings Of the Reserve counties, where the wing
strength usually lies. This they say will be suff-
GENTLY great to defeat the Taylor electoral ticket
On the other hand, the wings claim Pennsylvania
in November, for precisely the same reasons.
They assert that the accessions to the free-soil
party in that State are almost entirely drawn
from the democratic ranks, and that the defec-
ton is greatest in Wilmot's district, which is
one of the strongest democratic. Thus, the
States which have heretofore been considered as
morally certain, the one for one party, the other
for IFS antagonists, are now claimed confidently,
each by the party which has almost uniformly been
defeated in it, Should these expectations be real
lied, neither will be much the gamer. Pennsyl-
vania giving 90 electoral votes, and Ohio %, the
wings would gain three votes by the operation. 1t
will be seen by this, what great influence the
free-soil party would be able to exercise, its
strength concentrated. As it is, being diflused
more or less throughout all the Northern States it
may not be able to achieve much-perhaps not give
Mr. Van Buren, even one vote. Some democratic
States the free-soiers may give TO the wings
while some whig States may from the operation Of
the same cause, go for Cass. New York, with its
Sc votes, the wings think may now, since the
failure of the Clay movement, be considered sure
for Taylor OF Pennsylvania and Ohio, we may
be able to form better judgment when we hear
from their State elections.