Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-17
pennsylvania Election.

Pennsylvania Election.
The returns telegraphed during the after
noon Of yesterday and down to this morning
have somewhat changed the figures presented
in our last issue, and added the results of other
counties not before heard from, rendering it
uncertain whether the Unionists or the "Squat-
ter Sovereigns" have carried Pennsylvania.
The official returns must be received before
anything definite and decided can be known
The Baltimore Sun of this morning foots up
a "squatter sovereign" majority, in some
sixty-tive counties, of 5000, but it must be
observed that the precise majority is not given
in dozen counties, the residue being reported
by even thousands and hundreds, which must
be, necessarily, unreliable. The chances are
about even, and the result entirely uncertain.
We shall not concede the State to the "Squat-
ter Soveregns" at the late election, without
more precise and detailed returns than have
yet come to hand. The Buchananites claim
it by from three to five thousand majority,
and our friends claim it by an equal number.
The official count must settle the discrepan-
cies.
But suppose the squatter sovereigns" have
carried Pennsylvania by four or five thousand
votes This would be virtually.a defeat of
Buchanan on the 4th day Of November 1t is
well known, and not even denied by their
shameless presses, that five hundred thousand
dollars were collected from the cities Of Boston,
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washing
ton, and other places, and used as corruption
fundin that State, but mostly in Philadelphia,
in buying up and importing votes. The Balti-
more Sun of this date admits that twelve thou
sand more votes were polled in the city Of
Philadelphia than were ever polled before -
Thousands were brought in from the adjoining
States at the expense of the Buchananites.-
Men in different sections of the State were
bri5ed, and every species Of fraud was resort
ed to, which could be invented This thing
cannot be repeated an November, and there
will be falling off next month of thousands of
Buchanan Votes in the city Of Philadelphia
alone
A most remarkable development as to the
desperate efforts " made in Pennsylvania to
carry that State, was made to u.s. and alluded
to in our columns on yesterday, under the
to it, we have personally seen and conversed
with gentleman Of this city, Of responsibility
and truth, who informs us substantially as
follows, viz That he went into the Union Of
fee on Wednesday, after some news had been
received unfavorable to the Buchananites,
where he saw gentleman, engaged in that
establishment, whom he addressed enquiring
AoU ID lOas that things looked so badly in
Pennsylvania? and that the gentleman sup
posing him (our informant) to be Of the Buch-
anan party, told him that they had canvassed
the State twice since the nomination, and had
ascertained that unless desperate efforts
were made, or some accident should happen,
they would lose Pennsylvania
He further told our informant that the Union
ticket was then some nine or ten thousand
votes ahead that the first returns had been
telegraphed and sent South, and into the int
rior, TO make an Impression that the State
had gone for buchanan, and that sohen these
reports should afterwards Be contradicted,
the friends Of buchanan could insist that the
first reports mere the true reports, and pre-
cent the South from leaUing Buchanan. The
above is the substance of the information given
US by the gentleman himself
The desperate efforts" were made, by the |
means to which we have referred, and we re-
peat, that these desperate efforts" cannot be |
rePeated-for the Buchananites have been bed |
as much as they can stand without fainting. |
Nor can the men be again imported, the
funds are wanting, and besides, the men win |
be wanted at home, on the 4th Of November.
The "Jaithtess phantom" in his issue Of
yesterday, thus refers to the Herculean efforts
of the " laborers in the field, )" and awards to
one John w. Forney, the credit Of having car
ried the State Hear him
"Tm LapoaRRs IN THE FIRLD.-Too much praise |
for the result OF the recent contest In Pennsylvania
cannot be awarded 70 the Democratic Central Com
miee Of that State, and its interchangeable and able