Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-10-18
Pennsylvania Election.

IL is now pretty we'll settled that the Democrats have
carried the State of Pennsylvania by small maiority-a
majority small as under all the circumstances to
amount to decisive defeat. Ii is well understood that
the leading consideration prompting the nomination OF
Buchanan, the idea Of his superior avaiIaBtvthe
conviction entertained by the omnatng convention that
hewoud be able to control the OF his State which
is large Que, casting twenty electoral votes aud
that therefore, upon the Of policy it would be most
prudent To select him their Other p
temen more intimately identified with the prominent e1.
stng issues OF the day and worthy of the honos OF
the Democratic party account Of their gaany in
trepidy in fighting its battles thus set aside and Iu
chanan put before the country their nominee for
| the Presidency.
We submit that the result Of the recent election in
Pennsylvania demonstrates clearly enough that the Cinein
natl Convention ~ cgregiousy mistaken in it, cacul
tions as tn Buchinan's availability Since his nomination
every Northern State that has held an election bas de-
clared against him. with the exception now Of Pennsyva
MIA and Indiana and these have given 50 ncousiderube
minority in his favor make il almost certain that he
will lose them both in November. In Pennsylvania es
Peciay, which lis friends expected cary by twenty or
'my thousand which Is his ocH State, and where State
PRIDE it predicted would not be appealed to in vain
in behalf Of the 'rUorite son. what do we witnessY DO
We see Buchanan sustained aud recommended by either AN
overwhelming or decisive majority Of his friends and
lly
and politically Such the verdict Of the people Of
his own State. On the contrary out Of vote number,
ing perhaps four hundred thousand souls his party are
successful only by bare and majority which
makes their boosted victory mockery and shame And
not only but ia Buchanans own county-the county Of
Lancaster-the Democracy beaten by from three 10
nVe thousand votes And STILL at the election pre-
cinct within very short distance Of Wheatand slo.
ngh' under his nose, Old Buck and his purity left in
sad minority. What then, considering the stupeudous
and unparalleled efforts which made to carry the
State, and the vast Sums Of money which we're expended
for that purpose aud all the other circumstances
cd with the contestWba ask does the result there
amount 70 practically Why, in judgment il amount.
to practical defeat Il shows that buchanan has no
special hold upon the confidence aud the affections Of the
people Of hs State I shows him wanting In strength
Of his and proves that the electoral vote Of Peny
yania will DO lost N him beyond doubt for having ex
hsusted themselves in the late contest the Democracy are
pretty we'll used up and 4, IL by no means probable that
they will make good fight IN November a. they did
In October; and besides il will only require the change
Of very lev votes TO rout them utterly At that time
which We believe will be easily done
We therefore sec nothing in the result IN Pennsyl
vana 70 brighten the prospects Of Bucbausu encourage
The hopes Of hi friends And certainly there IL nothing
in the world IL TO shake the confidence Of the friends Of
Fillmore, to dSmpcn their enthusiasm or 20 cause them
70 reaI their eTerons in his behalf We stand eracty
where ~e stood before according TO the aeknowledRe
ment OF Democrats themselves for they contendsee
The bgagfincr Of yestcrday-that the Democracy had
been beaten out Of sight IN Pennsylvania il would not
have been triumph Tor Fillmore but for Fremont What
then has Fillmore lostf Having never had any we'll.
grounded expectation Of carrying Pennsylvana for I'LL
more except by perfect Union Of all the elements OBJ
posed TO Buchanan and tho Democracy which was at least
improbable We feel neither surprso nor regret at Old
Books getting State in State election. and that his
hs friends have awsys relied on a. confidently
as upon any other We stand therefore, We repeat lust