The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-16
The Pennsylvania ElectiOn-SuccesScf thu
Fremont State Ticket.


from five 70 ten thousand majority. CAPTAIN
Rynders' six-pounder, in the Park last eveEing
very appropriately celebrated this triumph CT Col
Fremont TIE gallant Captains magnificent dis
play Of fireworks, in Canal street, although in
tended for different purpose, was well timed
illumination OF the ,glccess of the Pathfinder. A
the returns from the back counties come in they
show that the general result is better for the anti
Buchanan coalition than could have been expect
ed from the frs. reports.
This result Of q republican triumph in Perm
sylyania whesaes of ten thousand, five Thousand,
one thousand, or one, hundred, is glory enough
for any one day. It secures, by good manage
ment the reserved vote and the floating vote fer
Fremont in November, not only in Pen 1sylvania
but in every otherStatc Of hitherto doubtful ten
denotes, and virtually settles the Presidential
election. This pennsylvania vote may still
be very close; but if the Fremont party have
succeeded, even by the skin of their teeth
it is due entirely to the strength Of their cause
and the popularity Of their candidate, and not TO
any good management. or well directed exertons
OF the opposition managing committees. The
victory-if it should really prove to be victory
in counting up the popular vote to the last
townships entirely Cue to the spontaneous
revolutionary uprising Of the people against this
corrupt Pierce administration and the fire eating
nulliicrs and disunion spoilsmen that have risen
to the control Of the democratic party and the
policy and candidate Of the party. Let rs look
for moment at the disadvantages under which
The opposition forces have laLared, and against
which they have had to struggle in this Pepnsyl-
vaRa canvass.
IL the first place, the opposition coalition went
into The battle like an army, or rather two
armies conjoincd, OF raw and nndisciplined
militia, against a compact body of regular
troops There was neither discipline, nor sys
tenn, nor concord, nor unity, nor confidence
among the opposition forces. Their central
committees were central humbugs, managed by
old party cossils, who understand nothing of the
real issues Of the day. NJ Gibbons, OF Pnila-
delphia, at the head Of the corps, il particularly
one OF this OIL foey set, who learn nothing and
forget nothing Mr.. T. d. Morgan, of this city,
the bead Of the Republican Documentary Com
mittec here is another Of the same school They
arc a class Of walters upon Providence, who like
Micawber, are for eger waiting for something
TO tum up Anothe-, and more active mischief
maker among the opposition forces has been
Thurlow Weed, Of Albany, whose whole party
policy il the pocket Of Ihurlow Wced-eyery-
thing for Thurlow Weed. Take, for example,
the nomination Of John A. King for Governor of
New York-a nomination twenty-five years
behind the age; but perhaps the best
calculated Of any nominee that could have been
selected 10 forward the railroad Eionopollzing
projects Of Thurlow Weed, and therefore thrust
by The Weed clique upon tho Frcrnoat party
Of New York.
such old siow coaches and old whig party fos-
sis, therefore, as Thurlow Weed. L. ID. Morgan,
and Mr.. Gibbons and the like, at the head OF the
management OF great campaign Ike that OF
PennsyN ania. are Tie very managers TO let the
battle 90 by default, or TO work out minority
from decisive standing majority of the people
In lSji the opposition coalition vote against the
democracy in Ponay lyania was 5000, upon
popular vote exceeding by 10000 the Prcsidcn-
tal vote Of IS52. In 1866, with the opposition
vote sp up into several factions, they still had
popular majority Of some 1000, with an I'M
politd vote Of nearly 10000 in reserve. On the
democratic side tie vote was only 5000 less than
in 1854 showing clearly thai. notwithstanding the
disorsan'aed condition Of the opposition forces,
they tiill retained substantial popular majority
Of over 1900 IN the State.
This was Tic 1stablishod popular opposition
majority which has been wasted and reduced to
FIRE or ten thousand by parcel Of old fcgy
committees, formed OF boobies, fussy old de
magogucs and lazy droncs and nincompoops
We are assured. on the other side, that every
inch Of ground in Pennsylvania was can
vassd ly the democrats, that every township
or subdivision Of township was thoroughly
dlillod, that democratic documents were supplied
alupdsntly to every house and every cabiu ia
The State; that every county was full Of democra.
lie speakers and that every voter was personally
sounded; and last, though not least, that demo
cratic money flowed like water wherever It was
calculated 10 do any scrvice Doubtless by their
cash auxiliary alone, thousands Of men indfer-
ent about the result, hard working men and mo
neylcss voters, who could not afford to lose q
day 10 80 tosiLe Clcctlon. were brought up and
pu, through the democratic ticket free Of all ex-
pens,s.
What oontras, between this methodical and
thoroughly digested democratic system Of cam
paignlng, and the organized, trust toluck poll
cy Of the opposition. There was no unity, no
method, no hearty spirit Of cooperation among
ihem-thcy had few volunteer speakers here
and there a few scattering lazy committees, bat
they had 10 money Tor the contingent expenses
Of poor voters who could not erord 10 lose dsy
for The mtrc purpose Of voting At q State elec-
ton. Al The spare money or lie opposition
committees bad been wasted in contributions for
Kansas, half Of which perhaps, never reached
Kansas and probably never will We
begin to suspect that the administration Dor.
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