New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-15
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION.

The Philadelphia North Amerioaa has tho
following article on the result of the PennsyE
vania Election, which we believe expresses the
views and convictions generally entertained by
our friends on that State
THE STATE ELECTION
The result of the election in this state, on
Tuesday though very different from what we could have
whed has neither surprised nor alarmed u.s. nor 80 lar
a. our observation extends has II In any degree ds
he, rtened our party TO friends distance who have
sought opinions, we have invariably said that While
thc o. Pennsylvania cer8iniOF Scott there WIS
great danger that we might be defeated in the Octobd
election and that by very considerable majority.
our reason for this belief derived from the expe
rcncc and observation OF many years which taught US
tie extreme difficulty, nay, the almost certain IMPOSE
bity, OF inducing the Wings 20 make full turn Out d
their numbers unless upon some extraordinary ensr
gcLcy The Loco FOcosand they deserve all praise Tor
rlCok upon the exercise Of the right Of suiifHge ~
valuable privilege, .hichthey never willing to ores
In I'll weather and under all circumstances, and tnaS
ter how mnport8nt the officers 70 be chosen, tneJ
thrODg rhe pos election day In sunshine and 70
storm there ttfy are; md they make 70 matter oil con
science never 70 neglect This duty Egcn in localnes
whore they are IN hopeless nnorres, they are swsy'
found az their posts; and Of places where tier mi
jcities ssured they mover pretennt their eSeon,
On thc other hand, TOO many-by Tar 700 nlany--hIs,
r. gard vCIiu- labor which tney arc mVays dlspsei
10 avoid unless some spccie end II - be accompllsh-
l.
N,rsy fh6y cannot be induced % take auy practical n
~ is ~ I'll ueni Where they TOO few % make sue
cTssul stance they surrender without struggle; Az
where the triumph placed beyond conjecture, they
'ro content win Il WITHOUT cenns 10 fur.e excmp'
laIy.
Now, It 50 happened that neither Of tie STATE Offices
voted .Cr Tuesday considered by hs cl1ss a. o.
any great importance. The CsAal Commissioner u 1ss
ut. beng IN = minority in tine Bo4rd, could exercise no
coHtTol as action and IL waF therefore, not he'd
worth while 20 make any special .'Jit . elect IJifmn
and 20 the Judge, % was hardly 10 be supposed n
political principles could influence ms judicial conae
there was 10 urgent necessity % de rfr W0)d@GEd %
aYsuef-acst ID susdly ff c1u-'y u j. true, Dut
II i 20 afouot-ttCsc stay-athOiue WLgs; md me re-
suit VS. tnjt thousands O then never went near un
bailotbO.C. Besidf tn-a, m n3 stiUnl Nng GUMS
tie loccl u ke III pre- Uue - be- % ,lre o. Gee
ton ;hat llrce 4uaber- q yot would hot oubs thea
sgytstOylt hrCsusc "a lUiJ r'c 20 pr ss.1g oecson
l. doirc 10. ln conse9uc1ce a. fna e"ng Of indineI
crcc 90 Wing sotc O. ruesay ~. very mr Oeos Us
E-ul ainoln,, speedily - ne " i strongnoi1'
,,hBc Ga tie Ctt'r hand the LoeOFoc05 brough; oaL
ft,ir whole ftSen.h snd particularly IA those piacS
Whtre 10y are a.rcngesf. 1hnrc 're acelIn'n O..
cuirstoLccs also which 8weued the vote Of Wool"aia
nd Hopkins n certain nechh0rOods, which we my
have occasion - Discus hereafter.
We hove nor he -lig1tost doubt that the twcnyss'
electoral votes Of PennsyIyan!n VIII De Iysh " zen
scot. Tens u thousands vi NElgs wi4o "ouh 10. - -
the Time nor incur the trouble Necessary - reayn VI
pol-. when merely local end as they unwiscly consn
cred teia unirnDOTant lssues were VI siake VIII ma
.lc actively in the Presidential contest aud hR'.ioi
mCu hundreds Of Democrats, who, on Tuesday, w.
with hoir own parry viii cast thcir ballots Tor hs -
srt Old veteran whose nsInc shines 50 ccnPicaor
" in lIs own country history, and wilos; la.hv ""
hereafter bc among IL priceless hcf.ances lHcfI
scarcely who cannot ind within ne sphc.t o. u
Cwn observation or more Democrats WAC -
ayOwed their determination 10 20 ior ScOt m a.
are much larger numbers that nlend 70 go Tor hin WI"
do not choose openly to declare then purpose
The turn cut " this State in November WIZ De