The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-11-18


The great contest. which for some months has di-
vided the country, is at last decided and without
rendering ourselves liable to the accusation Of in
decent haste, we may now be permitted to an
nounce what has been for some days evident to
every one: General Zachary Taylor IS President
elect Of the United States; elevated to that high
Office by the deliberate and solemn voice Of the
people, expressed through the usual constitutional
forms. Many are Disappointed by This result ana
many ere gratifed, yet all viii be wiling g ac-
knowledge that tlle country will neither be totally
ruined and reduced to the lowest state Of national
degradation, nor experience a kind OF political
millennium, as consequences Of General Iaylor's
election Every thing, we suppose, will 60 on as
usual. and IN aslort time the disconnected will be-
come re,onced. and The successful party recover
from their eestases AS for ourselves we view the
whole affair very phiIosopblcally, and we think il
would puzzle the most acute. discrimination to dis
cover. Whether we are pleased or grieVed, and we
wish that every one would follow our example.
As the,elecfion of General Taylor is now & fixed
fac, The only remaining points Of interest are the
majorties which the respective candidates viii OBJ
tain in the several States, and the number of cleo
toral votes which each will receive. As to the
frst it is still very difficult 70 form any accurate
estimate when the official returns arrive we shall
publish them The facility with which informa-
ton is, by means of the magnetic telegraph, trans
itied from the most distant parts Of the country,
and the reports which in this manner have beenre-
ceved from almost every stale, enable US to judge
with great degree of certainty, how each State
has voted. The following, we think will be
found correct
TAYLOR. oAss.
Massschasets New Hampshire
Rhode island ........... 4vrgina II
Connecticut 6South Carolina, 81. g
New 30 Alabama
Pennsylvania %
Maryland Indiana, Y
Georgia 10 Michigan
Florida 3VVscOnsin.
LOUISIANA Iowa
Tennessee. IS kansas .............
Kentucky. ~ Missouri ......s.....
Tosl. j 81 1H
In Massachusetts there is no election BY the peo-
pe but is almost certain that the legislature win
cast the vote Of the State for Taylor Virginia and
Mississippi are still considered doubtful by some
but we think they have voted as above stated Il
VIII thus be seen that General Taylor will have
majorityo Sc votes in the electoralcollege, Either
Pennsylvania or New York would have changed
the result and elected Mr. thatthe election
may be regarded as very close indeed. Thu States
which have changed lheir votes from 1914 are,
NewYork, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Louisiana and
Ohio The first four, giving 70 votes, voted for Mr..
Polk; the last, having %, went for Mr.. Clay. OF
the four new States admitted since 1914, Texas,
Iowa and Wisconsin, II, vote for Cass, and Flor
ida, g. for Taylor. The aggregate democratic loss
is 49, and wing increase So. 1t is now almost GER
iain that the next House of Representatives will be
wing. The gain of 10 members for that party in
New York is enough to secure the majority, unless
the democrats gam much more in the States yet to
elect than there is any reason to believe. We may
therefore set the House down wing. But the
Senate viii certainly be democratic, and things
being in this condition it will be next to impossible
for any party to pass Congress, so that the
policy Of the country can scarcely undergo any
radical change. Whether this is desirable or not
is not for to decide: we leave that task to the
people and the politicians.