The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-08


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The Great Results and the Suggestive De-
velopemsnts OF the Presidential Election.
The general results of this Presidential cleo
ton in the North are Of the most tremendous and
imposing character. The democracy have Sc
cured the election of Buchanan by the skin OF
his teeth and only through the silly divisions, de-
fections and bad management Of the opposition
forces in the single State Of Pennsylvania They
only wanted change of some fifteen hundred
votes, out OF an aggregate OF four hundred and
twenty three thousand, to secure Pennsylvania in
October; and this would have given them not only
Pennsylvania in November, (Which would have
been enough with what he has, to elect FrenOnt),
but it would also have rendered the opposition ma
jority in New Jersey and Indiana q unit, thus
making clean sweep of the North, from stem 10
stern, in behalf Of the young eagle Of the Rocky
Mountains.
Had our advice been followed in the outset by
the managers of the Fremont cause in Pennsyl-
vanis, this grand result would have been
ginning Of the campaign to raise funds and spend
them freely among the iuttering newspapers and
floating political materials OF Philadelphia and
Eastern Pennsylvania We admonished them to
take time by the forelock, for that twenty thou
sand dollars judiciously expended in June,
July and August would be worth a
hundred thousand in September and October.
Our advice was disregarded-a parcel of old
fogies in New York and Philadelphia took the mat
ter in hand and by October an opposition majority
of thirty thousand in the State was frttered away
Among the Fillmore organs and loose material
in the market, the administration with its liberal
supplies of cash, stepped in, and thus the demo-
cracy have secured the spoils of hundred mil
lions year for four years, by the judicious ex-
penditure Of perhaps less than million in Phila-
delphia and Eastern Pennsylvania.
Thus much for the general result. Among the
secondary results, the successful Wood movement
OF this city is about all that is left of the demo-
cratic party o; the Empire State. The corpora
ton party Of Mayor Wood, composed Of fresh
and vigorous materials, and aided by an indie
pendent press, has secured great victory over
outside enemies and several little democratic
conspiracies for the spoils The hards and the
softs-the Van Burens, Dickinsons and Dixes-in
the State at large, have been literally consumed
by the Fremont party, like dry stubble under
consuming fire. And in this city the little New
York Hota clique OF which Robert j. Walker is
the head and George Sanders the tail; and the
little oyster house Libby clique, Of which John
McKeon is the chief; and the little ridiculous
Whiting clique, in their game for the spoils have
all been whipped out by the Wood party. What
follows Mr.. Buchanan policy is to recognize the
most powerful branch Of the party, as the party,
and as such, entitled TO al the spoils Under
this rule, We may depend upon it that Mayor
Wood and his party viii hold the balance OF
Custom House and Post Office. Thus much for
New York city, and the little remnant which
has been saved OF the great democratic party Of
the Empire State.
In some other Northern States the results of
these late elections are equally startling. Massa
chusetts, for example, notwithstanding her Cush-
ings. Der old line whig fogies such as Choate and
Winthrop, her Fillmore disorganizers, and her
abolition Isbmaelites, is the banner State Of the
Union, with her majority for Fremont. A popu-
lar vote Of g., j3s over Buchanan, and clear
Fremont majority Of 46,7i4 over both Buchanan
and Fillmore, viii DO IN an aggregate vote Of
about l50,00o. Next, with regard TO Mr.. Pierce's
State Of New Hampshirc-5,000 Fremont ma
iority in thai old democratic stronghold is some.
thing Of a revelation since 1852. AS for Mich.
gan, under the Fremont pressure General Cas-
has proved TO b. a. weak there as the Van Bu
rens. Dickinson. and Dixes in New York and as
for Illinois, the Little Giant or, as General
Sam Houston styles him. !" the little rlpt OF the
democratic party, has found it too hot to hold
him. Pierce, Cass and Douglas, Cboate, Bar
uard and the Van Burcns should all avail them.
selves OF an early occasion for sort of family
dinner at Buffalo, with Millagd Fillmore Commo-
dore Stockton, ErastIs Brooks and General Gus
tavus Adolphus Scroggs.
In spite OF all these unfortunate individuals,
but for the bad management Of the old fogy
Fremont committees In Pennsylvania, the triumphs
OF Fremont would have involved every State 10
which the constitutional rights Of free speech
and free press were not tramplcd under foot.
II Is not wonderful that with the results achieved
by Fremont. the democracy are more alarmed
than delighted with the election Of Buchanan
by the los TO the opposition Of single STATE.
With the demands OF the Southern secessionsts
on the one hand. and the results of the Prcsiden-
tial election in the Northern States on the other
hand, Mr.. Buchanan may well exclaim, "what
am /, and what are the democratic party TO do
to be saved"
What WuJ. PooR PDsgcs Do.--This il an in
tercsting question. What win poor Pierce do
Tie has vet four months grace left him In which