The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-08


ma, continued General Report, including an
Optm,on upon the State of Maryland, and the
Pennsylvania G~bernatorial Election
Your reporter, detailed upon the missionary en-
terpnse of political reconnaissance of the COM
monwealth OF Pennsylvania, having to some ex-
tent discharged the duty assigned him, begs leave
respectfully to submit -
That, including late special tripto the Pennsyl-
vania free soil State Convention, he has spent sew
eral days at Read ing several days at Philadelphia,
parts OF two days at Lancaster parts of two days
Harrisburg; one night at Chambersburg parts of
three days at Hsgerstown, In Maryland; several
hours at Brownsville; and that, by thelght draught
steamer Baltic, the slackwater navigation of
the MonOngahea, arrived at this city at O'Clock
this morning. and took up his quarters, for day
or two, at the Monongahela House, with view
to further information upon the general aspects
and the prospects of the coming gubernatorial and
Preside initial elections.
Within the line of travel thus detailed, and at
the various towns and cities indicated, as well as
among the passengers on the way, your reporter
has eDdeavored, Impartialy, to arrive at some
conclusion IN advance of the elections so near at
hand, which, as far as possible, may approximate
to the results w hen they shall have transpired
With this view, he has sought out and freely eli
cited the opinions OF some of the most intelligent
men OF all parties, In Pennsylvania and in Mary
land, and will now proceed to a recaptuaton of
the peculaitles OF this campaign and to a udg-
ment upon them
Arriving at Hagerstown on the occasion of a
wing barbecue, which concentrated at that
place many OF the most distinguished politl-
clans clans o. o. the party as also number of the
porter had a fair opportunity for forming a gene
ral conclusion regarding the Presidential cleo
ton In Mary land From all that he could learn
M dISaf fanfn tia
that State, extending to any dangerous hostilItyto
the Philadelphia nominee; that the wing party ap-
pears to be well drilled and united, not enthusl-
astlc that the tree soil question will not affect
them; that on the other hand there is correspon-
ding lack OF zeal among the democracy ; but that
no signs OF any disturbing desert are manifest;
so that your reporter believes, that with all allow
ances Tor the sur nor popularity of Clay over any
and all other wings that could be proposed in that
State, he is warranted in the conclusion that Mary
land is good tor Taylor, by from 500 to 1000 majo-
nty. IL may be more; bu- scarcely be less
than the minimum we have assumed, unless we
have mistaken the evidences adduced.
In pennsylvania, the questions dividing and dis
turblng the two great parties, are more complex
and difficult of ana yss; and the further your le-
porter has pursue his researches, the more mex
plicable have appeared the difficulties In the way
setting out with an impression tantamount toa
convection that the Stree soi party had within
their hands the power of determining the Pres
Dental result, In this sovereignty ; his inquiries
have been more particularly extended to the
their purposes, and their expectations.
Here, as elsewhere in the Northern States, the
singular anomaly is presented of an unprecedented
deficiency of enthusiasm between the two great
parties In the contest; while third party. IN
hopeless minority regards its own success
wherever they can muster an org3nlZatIon exhibit
spirit OF zeal and confidence most strangely in
conslste nj with all practical OF the
case. As far, however, as we can comprehend
this ''free soll' movement In Pennsylvania, and
IN the North, they desne-
l. To defeat General Cass.
To throw the election into the House. and to
depend upon the strength Of the question in
the North for the defeat of Cass and Taylor.
g. To build up new and predominant party,
which In 1852 will the ADM nistration the
government, and divide it's offices among themselves
In this State they have resolved, in convention,
to withhold any separate exhibition of their
strength in the election for Governor so that that
election Will be positive test, as between the
parties in the Presdentiaba oting. The late move.
ment, however, of the Cass democrats In Wilmot's
district, In the nomination of democrat in opposi-
tonic Mr. Wllmot may operate to increase the vote
tor Johnston, and TO give him prospec of success
We hear that the wings and barnburnng free soil
crs OF that disafiected democratic region have
agreed TO traternize IN the electon-the wings 10
support Wilmot, In consideration of the barn.
burners supporting Johnston. If this be so, Long.
stieth Will lose from TO 800 votes in Wllmot'.
district, on the average democratic vote. And
there IS ground tor the suspicion that this attempt
by the Cass democrats TO supersede Mr.. Wllmot
VIII be resisted by the bsrnburners In other dis
democratic nominee for Governor
The wing candidate for governor has put him.
sell boldly forward advocate of free soil
He will secure the abolition vote ; he will secure
(f the Information OF the compromising in Will
mots district be corTecD portion OF the de-
mocratic barnburners he will secure the mass of
The natives: The Governors election In lS47,
shows the following result
Plurality Of Governor skunk. .......1 II o7s
Nstve vote TOT kegart .20T
Abolition vote for Lemoyne. ........ 1,677-12ss4
Shunks majority. ...............5 5000
DeductIng the abolltonlsts and the natives from
the democratic plurality OF ~, and adding them
to the wings OF AS, and allowing, in other respects
the parties to stand the same, the wings have to
overcome, to elect their governor a majority of
5000 against them. But Skunk was, perhaps
more popular man than Longstreth then there is
as set forth, the detection of the barnburners and
mere are some desc rtons IN the iron counties on
he taflf question. And II is these ncidentas
wmch so alarm the Pennsyiranion, and lead to
such strenuous working exertlons among the
wings. WY
There Is, on the other side, a counteracting
sleaoiness oil action among the democrats in the
mass, warrantng the presumptl on that neither any
nor all OF these combined elements of sub,raction
and detection will further than the immediate loss
affect the unity OF the party II is evident thai the
hight is on the side OF the democrats to hold Their
own, while the object Of the wings and Their ex
pectatons are 10 increase their vote to a majority
Giving to Johnston the native and abolition vote
we have shown that ne has but 5000 majority to
overcome; and II the assertions from the demo
Gratis on the tariff question. and upon the Wilmot
rupture, shall but subtract 3 600 votes in all the
state, from LonRstreth, then the wing candidate
VIII be elected. But our opinion is, that he will
not get these 1900 votes We NAV be deceived
Causee, unantlclpated and not provided for-causes
silently operating upon the minds of the people
an increase to one party from the thousands of
young men who will cast their first votes this fall
and relative loss TO the other-a rainy day-all
oil these causes, or any of them, NAV affect the
result by thousands Of votes, either up0n one side
nth Rat r..,N a.. r
the testimony of preceding elections. and from
the apparent temper OF the people, TO the extent of
our observation, we suspect that Lonpstreth will
be elected Governor; though estimates and
MT LIZ.