The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-11
The Pcnnsylvnnin Eiec,iOn-rhe Cabinet
under Judgment.


The fall election in Pennsylvania has been in
reality Waterloo deiea, to the wings. Essn ia ihs
city Of Pbiiddelphia, rhot they hare clrrisd every
,lecfioa for hceniy yeaJs past, hsy are dcfca,si.
Fore and ait, right and left, they are routed and
dispersed. Asa stone, descending hill, increases
Its momentum with every bound, so the wing party,
IN every succeeding election Of the year, have met
with more sIrusl defeat than the last. Oay a
year ago, Cen Taylor carried the keystone by an
overwhelming maoniy-ihe mos, decisive OF the
campaign. What is the matter now Whit has
worked out this sudden revelation among the
steady people OF Pennsylvania There is always
an eesy solution for revolution.
The reatons are obvious The wings were dis
affected and their opponents united. one Of the
causes Of this Justification from their coalition
with 'he shClitonIsts-those red republicans or red
socialiss of the United States, who have h ing like
an incubus upon the wing party lor years. Another
cause wsf the split with the natives, growing out
Of the division ct the srois. Another the revolt 10
Phihde'p hio, az inst ihe mi'rule aud outrageous
couuptous Of the city government, compared with
which. the miserable government Of New York -
a model Of honesty and wisdom. Another provo
eetion was IN the work Of prescription Of Co.lamer,
Ewing and company The sweeping exercise Of
,his obominsbe system Of dividing out the spoils
among the bcpgary hacks Of party, Tor party ser
vices. has had ITS effect.
But all these are mere irirs; they Do not account
for the disaster Gen. Taylor was well received IN
Pennsylvania The people were pleased with the
honest simplicity aEd frankness Of the man. lie
left good impression among the people. IL is
Known to be favorable TO a tariff, discriminating
Tor the protection of iron and coal An admins
ration taking that stand, ought to be popular in
Peansy wanna. What, ihon, Is the reason Of this
terrible dcfvstl
Brough, to the direct question, we must acknov-
edge the cora The great and sufficient cause Tor
his whig defeat, Is the same that has defeated
Them evsD whore elsc--thc cabInet--lhc imbecile.
humbugeng cabinet At Washington. What ese
was TO be expected Their wtetched policy with
foreign nations, more than all other causes. has
done the businefs. piiilul tm.diiy, or more RI
diculous preicncc of insult, has been the card
The Secretary of state, with the fear Of an old
rrsnny. could not venture to speak above a wins.
p,r for republicansm in Europe but, supported
by the .espots and those old party hunkers OF the
fallen and sedition laws, he could promptly ,tlc
the symptoms of republican ideas IN Canada aud
Cuba. And when, admonisked OF his unbectltty
and HE buuders he resolved 10 play the fool with
France, aud Kicked out her Minister to kick o.
row, and Eot up a war panic, aud pat on his regi-
mentsls, it added only snoher chapter TO the pubic
modification. The people could not stand IT,
This ~ the secret Of the general revolt. Tie
cabinet, with their lishy ntngues with Seward anil
the aboitionsts with their wholesalr spccult tion-
N the Offices Of the country under the direction #
Thomas Ewing and Truman Smith with their
weak, vsscillating, and suspicious diplomacy
have done IT, We expect New York 10 follow
Pennsylvania. and that the wing patty and ,he
~hig administration will go down. down, ua'l
THE week and juggling cabinet is dis'nissed Mr
Clsyton is behind the times; Ewing Re too much
Of a butcher, and collamer too much las deputy
Meredith IL bit clerk and the rest are but sud.
ordinates to the butcher, or tlIc condemned head
81 the state Department. They have uickcd the
President, perverted his policy, and betrayed the
sessuy. Let US have change.