Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-16
/" Glorious Tidings from Pennsylvania.

"GlOriOus Tidings from Pennsylvania. >,
Under this appropriate head, the South
CUTLER who conducts the Washington Union
presented to his readers an editorial on yes
terday, containing partial returns from dozen
or more counties in Pennsylvania, and wound
up with the following Characteristic predic-
ton, to wit
The Democracy of Pennsylvania have unaues-
tionably triumphed over all their enemies in their
last desperate combined effort and secured the State
for their favorite by majority that will be
numbered by tens of thousands"
Well, if "thei'' o0n taOorits son" is content
with "the mqjority that soiEI be numbered 6y
tens Of thousands" reversed by the figures
which actually present the GLORIOUS tidings
from Pennsylvania" we incline to the opinion
that he is more philosophic than some Of his
advocates, whom we saw about the National"
and Browns" last night, and whose wan
Visages, mournful countenances, and empty
pockets, brought tears Of compassion into our
eyes, and caused US to calculate, as we passed
them, "Poor fellows your JOY is turned into
sorrowl"
On Tuesday night and during the whole of
yesterday, the :" train bands !" Of this doomed
administration were seen and heard in the
streets, hotels, and grogshops, laughing at and
abusing the Americans "-hurrahing, and
even yelling like rejoicing demons IN holy
day, at "returns which seemed to them the
sure presages Of the triumph of the nominated
successors of this sham Democratic dynasty;
whilst our friends were unwilling to credit our
assurances that all was safe, and that Pennsy-
vania would WI ather the storm and reach the
haven Of the "Union" Well, the storm has
passed, and Pennsylvania is safely moored in
the harbor to which she was destined. Such
a chop-fallen set of fellows were never seen be-
fore, as now occupy the departments of this
government The die is cast" squatter SOW
ereignty" has received its quietus- sham De-
mocracy stands dismayed - Conservatism is
triumphant, and the Union will be perpetuated.
It's not our purpose to boast Of any politi-
cal sagacity, but we may say, without arroga-
ting to ourself what does not of right belong
to us, that the result in Pennsylvania is pre-
cisely that which we have all along
that we are only sure now Of what we did not
and could not doubt from the first and we
repeat the prediction, again and again, that
Mr. Buchanan cannot and will not carry sin
gle free State in November We are also
much inclined to doubt whether any Of the
Southern States will now cast their electoral
votes for the Cincinnati nominees. Why
should they? New York, it is conceded on
all hands, will go for Fillmore by thirty or
forty thousand majority-C California will as
suredly cast her vote for Fillmore-New Jer-
sey will do the same-some others Of the free
States win follow the example Of those above
named, and as we have said from the first, so
say we nOso, that the power to settle the con-
test, is an the hands Of the South.
Whatever differences OF opinion may exist
at the South, as to the relative merits of Fill
more and Buchanan-whatever preferences the
Democrats of that section, or any portion of
them, may have for the latter over the former
It will be denied by no truthful man, Of any
section, that Mr.. Fillmore is an honest, saga
cious, conservative, Notwithstanding, and
Union-loving statesman, in whose charge the
rights and interests Of each and every portion
Of the country will be protected and maintain
ed. he is no untTied man. He is no expert
menter in politics. He has furnished ample
proofs in his former administration, and has
given unqualified assurances In his recent
speeches and letters, that if called to the Pres
idency, he viii not be the President Of the
North or Of the South, but Of the whole coun-
try. II then the South itself desires to com
pose the present sectional strife, it cannot hes
itate to sustain Nr. Fillmore now that the truth
is made apparent that Mr.. Buchanan cannot
even carry his own State.
Does not sound policy require the South to
come up to his support zen masse'' al the
present crisisP Is it not perfectly apparent
that II Mr.. Fillmore chose now TO conciIate
the Republican influences in the North, by
concessions to them, he could easily reach the
Presidency through those inhuencesa lii