The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-24
The Presidential NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
Close and Desperate Struggle

Close and Desperate Struggle.
From certain Developments resulting from the
late elections in Pennsylvania and Indiana we
have reason to suspect that the impending Presi-
Dental election will be close and desperate
struggle and that the victory will rest with that
party which best employs the ten days interven-
ing to the day of battle.
The issue before the people, in the first place,
| still hinges upon Pennsylvania. The union Ere
mont and Fillmore ticket may carry the State
II is the last chance Of defeating the election of Bu
chanan by the people. There is but little hope
naming since the October elections, for Mr.. Fill
| more in the South The game which he has played
In the North to weaken Fremont as the most popu
lar candidate is played out. Mr.. Fillmore cannot
| fail to perceive now that his darling object of
carrying the election to the House, can only be
achieved by a reaction against the Northern
democracy. Since these October elections, we
dare say that whatever prospect he may have
previously bad to carry Florida Louisiana and
Tennessee, his chances now, in any one Of those
States. scarcely worth more than ten cents on
the dollar He may still carry Maryland. The
late Baltimore election clearly indicates much.
Southern State, and California to boot,
will 60 for Buchanan, because in Cali
fornia there are two opposition tickets
against the democracy. With less than
half the popular vote of the State, therefore, the
democrats may carry California by handsome
plurality, the Know Nothing organization there
being comparatively new and intact as a third
party.
To prevent the election Of Buchanan, then by
the people, the vote of Pennsylvania to the OPP
position is indispensable because should the
democrats lose Maryland, they still claim an
equivalent for il in New Jersey-a State which,
from the present division of the opposition
forces, may be set down as most likely to vote
for Buchanan. Not only il Pennsylvania neces-
sary, then, to the opposition to defeat Buchanan
before the people, but they can no longer afford
to hazard doubledealing game in Indiana, Illi
nos and New Hampshire. We say nothing OF
New York, because it seems to be generally con-
ceded that the popular sentiment for the Ere
mont cause in this State is so strong as to be
able TO Withstand all plots and combinations TO
defeat il. Yet 1t is quite possible that some OF
the misguided partizans Of Mr.. Fillmore, in a
desperate effort for Mr.. Brooks, viii do what
they can to turn this State over to Buchanan.
The third party policy Of The Fillmore faction
in TIE North has defeated ITSELF They have
been laboring 10 keep up nice adjustment OF
power between Fremont and Buchanan, but they
have overdone the thing. They have only to
play the same game 10 November which some OF
,l.s,. l. Ia, IL In
October elections to secure the success Of Blu.
chanan by large electoral majority.
Reduced however, to the simple issue Of elect
ing or defeating Buchanan, the policy Of the Fill
more party assumes new phase. They must
either be for him or against him. They are for
him in playing of Mr. Fillmore any longer as an
independent go-between But what have they to
gain or to hope for with the election Of Mr.. Blu
chananan? Nothing. There win be neither an
Office 10 give to q Know Nothing, nor place in
the democratic party, for Offices and places are
all occupied or engaged. But what have the
Fillmore party to lose with the defeat Of Blu
chanan 7 Nothing Know Nothingism il dead
and after tbs election there viii be more per
feet organization Of the opposition forces against
questionably sweep The country in the next
general battle should they in this be defeated.
In 1896. had the opposition united upon single
ticket. they might have defeated Van Buren,.
They did unite in 1910, and be was swep; away
a. nv a tornado.
These considerations we have reason to believe
have already taken hold Of that Northern bala.r.
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that the politicians Of The South are merely using
Mr.. Fillmore in the North a. a foil. while they
intend that the South shall 20 in sold body
for Buchanan. They see this. and are discover
ing at length that the game Of carrying
the election 20 the House by assisting directly
~ indirectly the democracy in the North &C.
cures The election Of Buchanan by the peoples
and that the only alternative now to prevent this
result i to unite in defeating him in every State
where cooperation with the Fremont party
may effect that object. Mr.. Buchanan. 10
der 10 he elected, has only to hold what be has
gained from the divisionsof the opposition forces
To recover what they have lost, IL Is indispensa-
bic Chat the opposition should unite; aud where
the mountain viii not 20 to Mahomet as IL has
gone IN IennrNiVanlas WY Manohlet must 70 70
the mountain a. we understand he will do 10
Indiana
Under the pressure Of such matter of-fact phi
osopby a. this. VIC arc assured that the union
ticket in Pennsylvania is bonn .Gds and entbusi-
astic union: aud that in Indiana, Illinois and all
the West the Fillmore Know Nothings have dis
covered their late mistakes, and are anxious to
repair their disasters They have been used by
the common enemy, but in November they will
unite against him. Information to this end leads
Us to believe that the great battle will b. close
and desperate one, and that il may yet be deter
mined by small balance, here and there OF a
| few hundred votes. Coz, Recder has said that
ten thousand men and a million Of dollats will
be necessary to save Kansas to free white labor
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