The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-25


Democratic gain since 1874 ........ Sl4S
Free soil abolition, votein ls45. 2a797
Aoounoh 'o'e IN ioS
Increase. Observation-Disclosures. 1904
This table, as our readers have, already, no doubt
observed, shows that the democratic party have
gained since 1874, on the popular vote, IN the
twelve States referred to, including Northern and
Southern, over eight thousand votes; and that in
the same PERIOD the abolitOpists who polled sixty
thousand votes that election, have In three States
alone, increased their votes more than eighteen
thousand. These returns, however, are not to be
implicitly relied upon as an indication of the way
In which the ensuing Presidential election will be
decided, because local interests, loo Il measures,
and the personal popularity of candidates, have
great weight In these preliminary, or local, State
elections. According to all appearances, there is
every probability that the coming election will be
of the closest and most hotly contested, if not
the most so, of any that has taken place In this
country. The most important of the preliminary
elections that have place, arethose of Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio, the returns of which, next month,
will, no doubt, settle the question of the Presi-
dency. Throwing aside the influence which local
issues, personal popularity, and other matters have
exercised, the contest has been so close, and so
fercely contested in those States, that the sharpest
or most experienced calculator cannot determine
upon the way in which they will vote next month
We are, therefore, the dark as yet and we shall
remain so until the second week in November,
when we shall be able to publish to the world the
great result to which so many people, in both this
country and IN Europe, are so anxiously looking
The free soil movement is counted upon, to great
extent, by the supporters and friends of Gen. fay
lor to his election; and If the election be as
close as promises to be at present, that influence
will carry HIM into the executive chair
1t is quite proper for foreign countries, and es-
pecially England, to take interest In this cleo
ton; for upon its result depends, in great de-
gree, the course OF policy, well foreign as do
mestic, which will be pursued for the four years
succeeding. General Taylor be elected, the
party of which he the representative WILL in all
probability, make an effort to revive the prlnci-
pies which have, In times past, been at issue be-
tween them and the democrats. The most pro-
minent of these are the establishment of nation
al bank, the modification of the tariff so as to
make it more protective to American manufac-
lures, the question of appropriating the public
funds to internal improvements, the distribution
of the proceeds of the public lands among the
which compels the payments of duties to the 60
venment to be made In specie. These measures
will, doubtless be re-opened In the event of Gene
raj Taylor's election. On the other hand, if his
opponent, General Cass, be elected, the policy
which has been pursued for the last four years,
both foreign and domestic, will be adhered to-
The tariff would, probably, remain as it's; there
would be no national bank; the distribution of the
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postponed, and the question of the government
undertaking internal improvements, would be dis
countenanced. These are the measures that would
not receive the sanction of General Glass; should he
be elected but, the other hand, what is called
the spirit of progress, the carrying out ''ma-
nlfest destiny as it IL termed, would re-
ceive in General Cass warm supporter. Under
this head may be included the further extern
sion OF our national territory by the acquIsl-
ton of the Island of Cuba, and policy gene
rally known here as one Of war. General
Cass would be expected, likewise, to favor the re-
evolutionary spirit now at work in Europe, and to
take part with the people of that quarter of the
world in their opposition to, and exertIons to over
throw, the monarchical and arlstocratical systems
OF government at present existing there; to help for
ward and encourage the movement now being
made in France to establish permanent and
powerful republic in the centre of that continent
How far, however, he would take part in these
movements, is not known; or whether he would
use the power and resources of the country in
taking sides with the oppressed, and against the
oppresser, is matter which cannot even be con-
jectured. General Taylor is man of peace-as
such, he has always avowed HIMSELF and although
he might, and probably would, favor the progress
of repubLcanism In Europe, he would not, we
Think involve this country to any great extent, on
that account, with my European power.
This is the policy, we think, that will be pursued
by Cass IN the event of his election; and the other
is that which, in all probability, will be attempted
by the party to which General Taylor belongs, in
case he should be elevated to the Presidential
chair Looking at the above results from twelve
States, it would be thought that General Cass
will be elected: but the friends of General Taylor
think that his personal popularity, together with
the strength which he will acquire from the defec-
ton IN the democratic ranks, will elect hims At
all events, the election will be extremely close
one, and no one can tell, or predict, with any de-
gree of reasonable certainty, which candidate
will be elected
THE SouTHERNER, Capt. Berry, arrived yesterday
morning, from Charleston, with papers from that
city OF Saturday, and the mails from New Or
leans two days in advance of the land route.