The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-31
@. tsrnor !. hnssos,. Vote In Pennsylvsni..


While the fact has come plainly out. on the express
avermsnt Of The Harrisburg American--a wing paper.
edited by Governor Johnslons brotherthat the admin
is,ration al Washington e1ectuay. not openly
opposed Johnston's election, the New York Tribune,
speaking from the record. makes the following explicit
announcement, that the governors known abolition
adinities gave him powerful aid in securing wing
votes, even against The influence OF Mr. Filmores ID.
mnistration. The Tribune. writing in reply to "Na.
tiona Wing" who thinks that Johnstons aboitioni.n
injured him with the wing party Of his State, remarks a.
follows
Truth OF history will ask him 10 digest the following
facts
Il IL fact that Johsston received more voi
than any aig before State General Tayi
o for President only oxceptod and everybody that
eneral Taylor received in Pennsyvana many thousan
OF votes ether than those Of wings Besides, tho natives oil
voted for Taylor while native candidate against and
Dire three thousand from Johnston
- 1t fact that Gov Johnston Is beaten thor.
sanIs oil less than the whig candidate for the suly
State office ied last year, when, on much lighter poll
the opposition majority was 1888.
"3 IL fict that he has done much better the por.
uar vota wings did last year the os Goa.
gress when would suppose that the national wings
would have been hand anyhow. He has carried vsnl
Congress districts which elected opposition congressman
last year.
~ Our National Wing ha, been all over tho STATE ye.
failed to And anybody would for Johnston b,cau,S
of his free attitude Yet he admits Johnston gain id
county this question We think he cannot
have extended his travels into Bradford, Sasquehann',
Potter Erie Clawrd counties, in all OF which he gaiad
votes on this very question. So he did in Allegheny,
Washington, Lawrence, and Butler. We have NJ doubt
his poH is at least ten thousand higher than posd hare
bsen had he signsd the bH makng The Jah Of Pennyuda
prison for fugitive saro"
We invite the attention OF the people in all sections Of
ho "a, tho karts and here
We believe them TO be correctly stated. We believe
and we certainly regret to be constrained to beevetha
il is true that Johnston received from the whs party
thousands OF votes which he would not have received
had he performed bis plain duty patro, and states.
man. and signed the bill repeating the worst Ga section
of the obstruction law OF 1877. We believe that this
fact is the real explanation OF the present orEanlzs.
lion OF the Shig party in Pennsylvania against tie
faithful maintenance and execution OF the Compfo.
mise. We ask the wings OF the South, and all tie
friends Of the Union the South, TO consider these fau
and to consider ALSO what sinister and fearful results
the currents Of party affinity drifting them on, i they
shall continue, elect hereafter, TO cooperate with The
wing party We ask all such if the wings even
pretend to have any hope OF carrying Pennsylvania
the next presidential contest without the cordial coneu
renee and active aid Of Governor Johnston and his wing
aboonist followerst And is not the case just the
same with Wade in Ohio and with Seward in New York
Can either Of these States be carried by the wings over
the heals and against the consent of each OF these three
men Bu, can the wings by any possibility elect
President without carrying a, least two out Of these three
great States II not, then how can the wing party
elec,-how even can il dare to nominate-a sound
national man Such ma, If nominated, must knuckls
10 this Iriunrrah OF wing abotionism-even ~ Gen.
Taylor dd--or they will pitch him overheard. A. they
have pitched overheard Mr. Fillmore, and that too. in
spite OF all the harmonzing abolition "reminiscences OF
The olden time !"
Is this result which the wing party Of the South Is
willing 10 bring about Is il. on the contrary too much
say, view OF the signs OF the times that the day
fast coming when at The South the test OF patriotism
shall be the abluraion Of the wing party led and or
gained The North in all the slrongholds Of its power