The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-24
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. %, l345
The Campaign Of 4S-Seeond Exploration of PENN

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 22, l548
The Campaign of '4S-Second Exploration of Pcun-
sylvan,a, SC.
Your reporter, detailed upon a second tour OF
examination into the political COMPLEXITIES per.
pexities, and prospects of the canvass of 'f3, in
the States of Pennsylvania and Ohio, and such
other States as he may be able to visit, within the
e","'oht intervening to the election, has the
That he has conversed WIN, -:.-rAd him. to-
delphia politicians, wing and de- OF the Phil,
that, en- both sides, they appear ssngulne OIL SUI
cess that he has not, yet, any of the tree
soil leaders, and u.s. therefore, un.nformed of their
purposes and expectations that between the wings
and the democrats the fight Is to be as Greek
meets Greek, knife TO knife all the speakers and.
documents that can be mustered on boul sides are
to be called into active service, and sow being
put into operation
One word with respect to the late election
Schuylllill is mining county. In 1874, it gave a
majority OF So for Skunk, democrat in 1873 it
gives a majority Of TBS for Johnston, wing, dif-
ference of BOZ votes in four years, in a single
county. There Is nothing to compare with thiA
change IN the history of elections by ballot, that
we know OF. In this late election 1t stands most
suspiciously conspicuous by. itself. The demo-
Gratis, as we are given to understand, charge that
the employers IN the mines and factories of said
county coerced their workmen to vote for John
ston, under thre ats of discharge If they failed to
comply and, in respect to the result, the demo-
cratic State central committee say, IN their last
In despite Of all these unfavorable circumsta
the majority for the federal nddate for Governor
merely nominal. In vote of probably more than 3O0-
600, his returned majority cannot much exceed II 1t
reaches 200 This is more than counterbaanced by
the alleged pspabe frauds the elective hse In
Schuylkl and other counties, which defy all eXpiana-
ton on fair and honest principles In seven OF the
mining districts Of Sohuylki the increase Of the fede
raj vote, compared with last year is seven hundred
and seventy one, whilst the democratic increase is
barely seventeen. When it Is remembered that our
opponents alege that the ruinous tariff of lS46 has
compelled them to discharge hundreds Of operatives
this increase extraordinary 1t is improbable and
unnatural. We do not say that we will treat the
election as II it had neve, taken places We 40 no,
with buckshot and ball !" but we do affirm, that the
peaceful provisions Of the law will be resorted to- for
thorough searching examination of these inexpl
cable results. IL Is deliberate conviction that
Morris Lopgstreth has been chosen by the lawful
SURFACES Of the people of Pennsylvania their next
Governor; and IL such result shall appear the legal
investigation to be instituted, neither the civil
military power OF the State can prevent him from sx
ercsing for the next three years the executive fune
lions.
An investigation is to be made before the Legsia-
ure INTO the alleged frauds in Schuylkill county
and "a means OF enforcing such an overhauling
OF the polls, the democrats of the House will per.
/ haps refuse to go into election of United
! States Senator until the wings agree to said inyes-
| tIgatlon. We expect, however, that there VIII be
no difficulty in obtaining the assent OF the wings.
and Just as little difficulty in proving that fraud
ulent votes were cast both sides OF the question;
but upon the face of things il looks II the alleg
ed frauds in Schuylkill county go far ahead OF
! those charged upon the democrats in Penn town.
| ship
At all events, we consider the vote for Pam
er and MIddeswai IN as the democratic and
wing test in the State IN the late election ana
: this places the wings some 1000 yet behind hand
Coming then, to the examination OF the relative
strength OF parties IN the Presidential canvass, the
! wings are In deficit OF 1000 votes to begin with
then there are at least three thousand wing abo-
/ ltonists IN the State who will vote tor Van ftn
rem These aboitlonists, though assllnilated with
the free sollers. are not the offspring OF the Buaio
! Convention. Had there been no Buitaio nominee
| they would have supported Hale. we OBSERVE
from interior paper, that the barnourherS are
beginning to fall into line; 1t IS but tar to suppose
that the free soil wings are dropping OIL into the
support of Taylor in a corresponding degree, and
that in the absence of any facts IN the case, the
free soil vote for Van Buren, VIII be nearly equally
deducted from the other two pa rites exclusive OF TIA,
abohtionists The wings, then, to give the STATE
10 Tay Tor, will have to overcome apparently ex
jsung deficiency OF 5000 votes-to wit, the ZOO
majority tor Painter, and the 3 900 abolition wing
who voted tor Johnston, and who, in any event
will not vote for the Philadelphia nominee.
Now there is no telling what the personal popo
arty OF General Taylor may not accomplish; therr
IS no ascertaining now the eilec OF THIS free sos
| question in this State and in other states. Inc
! popularity OF General Taylor and sthe Tree sol
! Que stion has vet 10 he tried In the former, W.
know there Is strength-irom the latter we ar
equally we convinced there is great deal OF apple
heusion. And though this thing OF tree territorl
may lie largely invested with the elements OF AZ
empty humbug, we have heretofore regarded Y
and we now regard It, As the very thing wnicn y
10 determine the Presidential eiectiea. Take ca
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