The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-10-23
ELECTIONS.

| i@ii@D iOANA's
The election in Pennsylvania has resulted il
the success of Mr.. Bgler, the Democratic can
didate for the Office Of Governor by maiorit,
Of four or five thousand Pennsylvania is
Democratic STATE, and if 4 ySted for Harrison
and Taylor, it was because they were military
cheftains Even their majorites were small
( &'a. s'n3c0<~~ I@%aas@t l''ho, ro6e,Gel s,gxxvs-
Of Taylor's popularity, received barely two hun
dred and ninety-seyen majority over his oppo
nent His defeat this time, with the Demo
cratic Party united against him, and the Wei
ster Wings either working against him or r.
fusing to aid him, should surprise nobody Tn
result proves nothing except that in Ordinar
times, the Democrats may calculate upon ma
jority in Pennsylvania, especially when TIN
Wing candidate is obnoxious to n portion in hi
party.
Bigler and the Democratic Convention tina
nominated him, were pledged to the Compro
mise but Wilmot and the PrOviso Democrat.
supported him expressly on the ground that hi,
election was "A State not National affair; and
that rs it regarded matters of State policy he
was preferable to his opponent Johnston nc
quiesced in the Compromise, without approving
either that or the Fugitive Law; but the Wings
refused to take ground against those measures,
and generally manifested opposition to anti
! slavery agitation. while the confirmed Hnkers
among them had no objection to the success of
Bigler They had not forgotten the rebuke adj
ministered by Governor Johnston to the Union
monomania of Mr. Webster
OF course the election is not an accurate test
of the feeling Of the People in reference to the
Fugitive Law and Compromise; nor does it
show anything as to the comparative strength
of Presidential candidates The name of Gene
raj Scott did not enter prominently into the
struggle, nor was it decided by the popularity
of Buchanan. Undoubtedly the followers Of
this gentleman will claim the result as Blu
chanan triumph, and on the strength of it in
sst upon his nomination as the Presidential
candidate but we predict that the most he will
gain by it will be "a mere controlling influence
in the Democratic National Convention, in de-
termining what new standard-bearer shall be
selected
OHIO.-The Democrats have carried the cleo
ton of their candidate for the office of Gov
ernor by a majority of ten or fifteen thousand
The Wing organs here say that this result has
followed from the working together Of Adolf
tlonists and Democrats against the Wings The
Washington Union claims that it is "A victory
Of the Democrats over Abolitionists and Wings
Neither representation is true. The Free Soil
men had their separate organization, and OPP
posed both the old parties as they were OBJ
posed by them. 1t was triangular ight-each
party working for itself and its own principles
The Democrats were no more allied with Free
Sellers than were the Wings
The result settles nothing as to the Compro-
mise and Fugitive Law, for they We're not the
issues between the Wings and the Democrats ;
nor would either of these parties admit that
they were the issues between it and the Free
Soil Party The Conventions of both the old
parties refused to sanction the Compromise and
WV ihElNlN' Law, VI VI any
ker for the Presidency. The Democratic Party
stood pledged to the resolutions of its State Con-
ventlon against the extension of Slavery, and in
favor of the policy of its final extinction by con-
stitutlonal action And the candidate of the
Wing Party had voted in Congress against the
Fugitive Law. and for the Wlm0t Proviso, while
Senator Wade sought votes for him on the
ground that the Wing Party was anti-slavery.
Both parties labored to win anti-slayery sup
port, but MIR. Ninton sustained lsSss from th-o
the fact that he was regarded as n Hunker
Wing sympathizing with Castle Garden move
ments in favor of the Union In view of all
these considerations it is dishonest to construe
the result of the election in Ohiosnto q sanction
to the Compromise measures or the Fugitive
Act or TO represent the Free Soil Party in Ohio
rs cooperating with either of the old parties
BY the way the Union, which, before the
election while ~ yet some accessons 10 the
Democratic party were expected from the po-
sition of Senator Chase, maintained respecting
that gentleman ut least decent reserve, but
now that the contest is decided, it gives indca-
tons of a change of tactics The day follow
ing the election, an editorial on the subject con-
tanned the following allusion to Mr. Chase
Everybody but Senator Chase himself treats
his recently-ayowed purpose to vote the Demo
cratic ticket rs most manifest iergireySdiiOnp
Again:
No man in his senses will pretend that even
Senator Chase is u worse AbOlitiOnist than Sena-
tor Wade And Senator Chase IS Just hpng
10 work has iray into The Democratic ranks, rhere
he Is utterly Withom influence or regular stand
mg while Wade is in full communion with
the Wing party of the State, was elected by its
solid vote, is, indeed its chosen leader
These contemptuous remarks betray u spirit
and policy which will not greatly aid the pros
poets OF Senator Douglas the lavorite candidate
OF the Union, for the Presidency
SouTH CARoLINA-The bubble at last has
burst We always rdculed the threats of
Disunon by the South, and exposed the various
contriyances by which the Demagogues. while
apparently urging extreme measures took care
to leave open door for retreat The Logisla.