The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-08
PrTrsBuRG, Sept. 30, 1913.

PTrTsBuRG, Sept. 30, 1873
Penusyironia and the Presidential Eiection-Com-
tinuat,on of your Reporters Report
Your reporter. in his last despatch from this en-
terprisIng toa-hole, wound up the evidence adj
duced in his examination Of this State, on the
subject of the Governors election. lie would
now ask the indulgence of your readers TO abrlef
exposition OF the apparent workings, tendencies
and probable results of the Presidential canvass.
From the State capital we had the honor from
the best counsel on all sides of this triangular
contest, to give you, with some particularly the
calculations of the wings, democrats and tree
sellers, respectively. From the evidence collected
it would al pear that the wings working with
the greatest industry canvassIDg the counties
IN visiting the voters, in addressing the people, IN
distributing documents IN English and German.
and in despatchpk cOlportt urs or missionaries
INTO the remotes and least freque nted holes and
corners OF the commonwealth, with all that cleo.
tore eripg clay -uap, coming under the caption OF
| ''plaln truths Tor the people y We have shown,
with the native and abolition vote united with the
| VIII gs, that JOIN ston would have but 1900 ma
| lolly 10 overcome to secure his election. The
| abolition vote will not be given to Taylor; and
| his native vote, so called, will probably not be
| equal to that for Johnston But what he loses of
the abolitionlsts and natives. he may gam on the
tariff question Apart fr M TINS subject, which is
| operating against Cass The iron counties,
| along the northern border, there, are scattered
| over the State, here and there sundry demo-
| Gratis, who, committed TO Taylor In adj
vance ot hls nomination, VIII, TO some exteEt,
stick their cand dale, though he has, since ther
| commltme Mt, changed from the position OF an M
dependent to that OF the wing nominee we are
| also constrained to say, that Gen Cass does not
.personally command that admiration OF ms adhe.
rents IN Pennsy wanna, which is so plainly evident
on the part OF the leading Taylor men In support
| of their nomination. Furthermore, the old party
lres are so nearly obterated as to leave the sup;
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abstracto of democracy the element OF cone
sion. On the yet unsettled question OF protection,
they ale maniestly lighting on the defensive.
| Here, then, is a string OF contingent advantages
calculated TO justify the Impression OF the success
of Gen Tay Or IN Pennsylvania, # we stop at this
stage OF the investigation. But there are other
contingencies to be considered, and another party,
whose claims as a go-between are enuted 10 the
first respect in view OF the verdict OF the State
| These contingencies are mainly involved IN the
slavery question, and this party is known as the
| ''tree sol' organization. 1t is an organization
with an electoral ticket, central State committee,
| and corresponding committees in the several dis
| tricts. 1t has also several papers along the east
and along the north, one or two In the centre Oh
the State, and several scattered through the wes-
tern countes; and, as we are informed, with no
less than five campaign papers IN this city, one OF
which is printed In German. anofher, the Chront-
Gle is a daily with large circulation among
all classes and all parties of men. Such is
the organization OF the Pennsylvania Stree
| soil " party Among its leaders are men who
| have heretofore Dttn active wings, or dctlve ana
| influential democrats The nucleus of this organ
izatIon is the Buffalo Convention and Its managers
| are mainly the dissatisfied Barnburncrs, or Van
| Buren, democrats Its rayIog point is Wilmot's
district--lts greatest strength lies this region
! the prime object OF Its founders Is the defea, OF
| Cass-the ultimate object Is ride itself into pow
er, on the gathering wave OF free territory; =,
Blu; the problem TO be solved, 49, whatwiu
| be the effect of this organization, in the election
| Tor Presidential electors Will 1t subtract rom
either OF the two great parties vote sufhcienito
leave it in minority II so, which party Is to be
| the loser
| These ouestions are difficult of determination.
Wing and democratic presses-Case and Taylor
| orpans-appear TO be equally dIstrustful, If not
| equally alarmed. But there are many whig free
soIers whose opposition to Cass Is stronger than
their affection for Van Buren,, while the democratic
| recusants would prefer the Buffalo nominee TO any
| other man. The free soiers have the abolition
and liberty parties to begin with-these were OIL
| eiDaly deducted from the wing party. The Barn
burners come next in order,-next, the party expect
some considerable accessions from the Quakers
and indignant Clay men, who are not to be ap-
peased.
Individually, General Cass and General Tay-
lor are equally unacceptable to a regular tree
soller. The democratic candidate Is understood
as pledged against the Wimot provlso, and the
wing is well known to be one OF the largest slave
holders of Louisiana But in voting for Van
Buren,, the :" free soilers,' may defeat Cass, and
still be faithful to their platform This we believe
to be the object of their leaders In Pennsylvania,
as well as in New York. They expect to give in
this State from $4,000 to 10000 votes for Van
Bmen Their main strength is expected from tue
DE- mocratic counties along the north but THIS
county will give hem their largest county wore,
which they estimate will not tall short OF thr-e
thousand. From all the advices IN our posse ss'cl,