The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-07
Election Day-Election Returns.

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Between the rising and setting of the sun this
day, the people of the United States will decide by
ballot whether General Taylor or General Cass
will be President of the United States for four
years succeeding the fourth OF March next
Nearly 100000 Of persons, Fl years of age and
upward, will vote. II is great and important day,
involving interests of vast importance to this
country and to the whole world. The merits of
the subject itself have been exhausted during the
last few months, and we only now await with
patience for its decision by universal suffrage.
For the convenience of reference, and as guide
to accuracy of opinion, we republish vast body
of important political statistics of the previous
Presidential election, the late State returns from
Ohio and Pennsylvania, together with the names
of the candidates, and other matters connected
with the Presidency In consequence OF the new
system introduced by Congress, by which the
whole people vote simultaneously in the space OF
one day, and by the medium of the electric tele-
graph, extending many hundreds of miles around
from this great centre, we expect to be able, if
the telegraph works properly, to announce to-
morrow morning, most probably, who will be the
successful candidate for the Presidency in this
contest
Let us explain. If the returns from the first ten
or fifteen counties in Pennsylvania which we shall
certainly receive tonight if no accident prevent it,
should indicate an increase in the Taylor electoral
ticket over that which was polled at the recent
Governors election, and given to Mr.. Johnston, the
wing candidate, then there is no reasonable doubt
but that the vote of Pennsylvania will have been
gwen to General Taylor; and with that vote, and
the like probable feeling which caused 1t, opera
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no reasonable doubt of his election to the Presi-
dency, although we may not receive the authentic
or official returns for some days to come. This
singular rapldlty of sscertanng the result Of an
important election, will have been accomplished
by the simplicity of the plan of voting, combined
with that great agent electricity, in diuslng intel
lgence lnstantaneously from point to point.
In this days journal we give such of the recent
returns from Pennsylvania as will enable any
intelligent person, with the telegraphIc returns
received tonight, to come to almost certain
conclusion on the result of the election.
The CONGRESSIONAL ELEcTIoN.-On this sub
ect we have little further to say. great effort
has been made by the different party ci,ques in ia
vor of party candidates but we trust that the indie
pendent people rof this city will cast aside with
contempt, all attempts to impose party shackles on
their convictions. Let our voters give their sup
port to the several candidates for Congress-, &C.
cordipg TO their own convictions, without refe
renee to wing, democrat or free soer Personal
merit, decided talent, integrity of characterize
matter whether wing or dem0crat-shoud prevail
against fanatcism, sel6shness, trickery, deceit
ana illiberallty Of all kinds.
In the lower warIs, or third district, Messrs.
Hart, Phoenix and Smith are the several candi-
dates. Mr.. Phoenix is mer chant, belonging to
the Wall street coteres, and Is frequently under
the sinister and illberal influence of that corrupt
thorpughare. Mr.. Hart is also Wall street ha-
bitue, but is liberal, enlightened and intelligent
man, and as general thing, will command more
popular sympathy than his antagonist. Mr.. Smith,
the tree soil candidate, belongs to the numerous
what he thinks, where he came from, or where he
will go to.
The Fourth district requires no particular no.
lice. All the candidates, as far as we know, and
that is not very far, seem to be pretty we'll known
The Fifth district requires as little notice. Mike
Walsh runs for Congress somewhere; but we don't
know where. He may run in-for he generally
runs into bad places
The great contest, however, for members OF
Congress in this city, will come of in the Sixth
district Books and Greeley, sort of political
Siamese twins, have formed league to AID and
assist each other to reach the House OF Represen-