The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-27

from this office to that State, for the purpose OF
securing the best possible information in reference
10 the prospects Of the Presidential election.
From two of these HERALD Commissioners we
have received the telegraphic adviccs from Har-
risbarg and Lancaster, which We publish else
where in this paper; and our numerous readers, Of
all parties, will find these dispatches exceedingly
interesting, instructive, suggestive and signif-
cant.
Our report from Harrisburg presents Us a
rather gloomy picture of the prospects Of the
union tcket-our report from Lancaster is Of a
more cheerful character; but they both put in the
foreground a separate Fillmore movement under
the management of Forney and Horace II. Day,
the India rubber man, which is Of the blacklist
description. In all probability this outside Penn
sylvania Fillmore ticket, supported by Forney,
Day, (the India rubber man.) and the Washington
lobby, will settle the question in the election OF
Buchanan. Whether it is done by one hundred
votes or thousand or two, or several hundred
thousand the result will lie the same; for il this
outside Fillmore ticket can carry OF sufficient
number of opposition votes in Pennsylvania
and New jersey to give those States to
Buchanan, he win be elected, certain and
sure In 1914 and III 1913 the Pres-
Dental election turned upon the vote of New
York. In the first instance few additional
votes over FIVE thousand would have made
Henry Clay President; and yct, in consequence
of fifteen thousand opposition votes being thrown
away upon Birney-an outside candidatc-Col
Polk and his party won the prize. In 1913 the
popular vote east agains. Gen Taylor in New
York, would, il united have been sufficient to
defeat him by handsome majority; but the out
side ticket of Martin Van Buren and his free
soil platform carried off one half the democracy
Of the State, and thus was Gen. Cas- defeated.
With Pennsylvania and New Jersey the de-
csion rests in this great battle; and from present
appearances, the outside ticket of Willard Fill
more will be as effective in these States in 1856
in favor Of Buchanan as was Birncy in behalf OF
Polk or Van Buren, in behalf Of Taylor, with re-
gard to the vote Of New York. And what has
produced this discorJant state of things among
the opposition ranks, exactly where the necessity
OF unonis the strongest, in order 10 defeat thee
NUN 'bl Nv1itspouuIhSS,
in the premises, in a vcry graphic manner detail
the difficulties Of the opposition as they now
exist in that State: but these troubles began with
the Philadelphia Fremont Convention, and with
the Seward and Johnston factions OF that body.
Tie nomination Of Dayton, instead of Johnston,
a. the Fremont candidate for yice-President, was
a mistake, Tor while Dayton has not
been able to accomplish any thing against Stock
ton in New Jersey, Johnston was in q position to
caect at once q solid cooperation Of the opposi-
ton forces in Pennsylvania But Johnston was
superseded, and hcnec the trouble with
American George Law pockctbook conven-
ton. The intrigpes and lobby operations OF
Thurlow Weed, George Law, Horace IL. Day,
(thc India rubber man, Ssnderson Of Philadelphia,
Fornoy and others, Sewarlites, George Law mer-
ceparics, Fillmore Know Nothing traders, lobby
men and democratic brokers in bankrupt politi-
clans, have all followed as the consequences Of
the nomination Of Day ton instead OF Johnston.
Thurlow Weed, after declaring that the con
vcntion which nominated Colonel Fremont was IN
" ungcycrnabIe mob was, in the way Of tricke-
~. ready for anything. Master Weed wanted
Seward, Chase or Mclean, o. any choice but the
popular anti-Seward nomination Of Fremont.
But these Pennsylvania troubles arc more par
ticularly due to the cold shoulder given by the
FrCmontcrs to Johnston. The Immediate consc-
qucnee was that the opposition forces remained
in Pennsylvania disorganized and divided. while
Johnston and his friends were beating about the
bush FOR a proatailc capitulatcn: and thus, on
, election day, with majority Of forty thousand
10 start upon, the opposition State ticket failed
Of success by two or tree thousand votes.
A. The battle now stands with the third party
ticket If Fillmore and ponclson-purc and sim
plc--in the icld in Pennsylvania and New Jcr-
Soy oil the probabilities Of the election justify
tire conclusion that 10th those states will 70
for Buchanan; aud Il j. not necessary TO 60
further. for they win DC quite enough 10 elect
him. Two thousand. one thousand. or five hun
drod votes FOR tic Fillmore ticket-pure and
sinrlc-in Pennsylvania. may do the work, aud
We presume ilai al least a thousand votes have
thus been drawn OF from the union ticket
~ the recent India rubber aud lobby operations
Of bay and Forncy, to say nothing Of san
dCr~on.
We must not. however, omit passing allusion
h the Fillmore cliquc of the city Of New York.
II i a mot remarkable clique Of interruptions
rcddlors u dominates candidates for Congress
who have no visible means Of support; and still t
has thousands IL dollars TO spare for India rubber
operations in Pennsylvania. IT turns pale with
horror ~ the bare mention Of the Pope Of Rome.
ard yet il gcts Into a conspiracy with the organ
grinder q .ArchbishoplIughes todamn Fremont as
do. rtcr from The Catholic church. This Fillmore
clique of New lork city docs not stop even here.
Willie It i. raising funds for India rubber con
tracts in Pennsylvania II i selling ont lie stock
81 trnde fillmorc and poDclson and their phila-
dclli,ia platiorm--to democrats and Irish Catho-
lies, for The benefit of Brooks, the Fillmore can
didatc Ter Governor of New York. But enough