New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-13
The Peuu.yiysnia settler.

There is no longer r shadow Of doubt that the
Wings have carried Peunsyv ania-Goyernor,
Congress Lesislature-evorythins. The latest
returns are not quite as good in the average as the
.arer but insure majority for Gov. Johnston
OF 10 5000. Ii all the Counties yet TO come IN
were to double for Lones,reth their nsiorities for
Polk. Johnston would still be chosen. But It's
not probable that they have given Longsireth
even so much Folks majority.
This is an astounding Revolution The party
which lives It's empty professions OF Democra
oy ha. never been beaten IN the State contest pre-
ceding Presidential Election. Even when Gen.
HARRISON carried the State, IN the tornado OF leiO
his friends were beaten nearly 5000 IN the pre-
eeding State Election. William Hester, who was
not Supported by the larger portion OF the Democ-
raoy was chosen Governor over Findlay IN $50
BY close vote and Joseph Ritner was elected 10
iseS-in each case through a serious schsm In the
ranks Of the 50 called Democracy but Governor
chosen in cven.handed opposition to what yaun's
itself the Democratic party has not before been
chosen during the last forty years
This is not a surprise, though it battles nearly al
calculations. Rarely or never has there been
more determined contest or a fuller vote. The
poll for Clay and Polk may have exceeded 1t, but
We think no other The official patronage. State
and National, was ali on one side, and exerted 10
the utmost II was rendered potent by the un-
doubling confidence OF ability TO retain H. without
which patronage is otittle avail Down 70 the close
II the POLL there was not Cas- man IN or out OF the
State who manifested doubt OF the result Even
at midnight after Election. the Wings OF this Ciy
Who could be found In public places ere bsntercc
20 bet against 900 majority for Longstre,h. Up
20 noon OF "Wednesday, ono h0ndred ON Longstrett
to lightly was crowded upon every Wing who
would bet in Philadelphia; and the is,uity went $,
Far that W % o'clock the following evening bet'
aad even odds We're pressed upon the Wings o
this City in utter defiance OF the returns We
rejoice to add that the Wings took very little
many because principed against betting, but more
because 1t had come to be 50 settlel that Peansyl
vsnia never could 70 Whis. whatever the first re
turns might promise. that the iaiataation on ont
side was matched by the lis,rus, or the other
Bot there Is no longer noon Tor doubt or mis
giving Gov. Johnston is elected and the Who'll,
aspect Of affairs chsnged. Pennsylvania has tskei
Der place al the head OF the Whs srsy--she isg
ship Of the Whig armada IN the great contest a
hand. She is as morally certain 70 vote Cor Gen
Taylor IS any State IL the Union alter Kentucky
and we think the majority is more likely 10 excee
q 900 than to fall below 5000. Mex, to New
York, sAs will probably give Old Zach bis lsrse'
State majority For the patronage SO powerful
welded asaias, US 10 the late coatest now vir;as
Iy chances hands; the cersinty oi Whg asceI
dancy next Winter IN the STATE the almost CERTAIN
nv oil hke change IN the Nation transforms every
thing Hope viii prove more powerful II II
pending contest than Despair %
The discounted State Office ho.GeTsh have broash
down this avalanche upon their party Pennsy
vsnia would pretty surely have ve:ed Tor Tsyio
bu, they have made her Instrumental IN iuraio
other States TO his support, AID thus conver'in
their party's defeat into ro1t They c9owde
iodecently sbou, the bedside O. the dying Gov
shank and constrained him % resign just beior
the breath left hs body in ocier that Mr.. JON
ston's providentisl secession TO power should M
keep few of them out OF place beyond the Isl c
January next. They would not let their chief an
bsnefsctor die a Governor lest Mr. Johnston shoni
fos wear longer live one. Had they minded thsi
basinsss, Gov. Skunk would have died In othcs, a