Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-22
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
It's No Use-He Can't Be Eleoteo'-our


mon, c.,rot he elected. While he sees In the
recent elections in Pennsylvania ana INDIANA
nositive proof that Fremont is dead cock In
tbs n;t-to borrow a choice phrase of that
nodsI journal, the Richmond Whig-his spec
tacIes no less certainly convince him as he
scans the last returns from the two States
named above, that Fillmore is bound to win
City followers bet few odd thousands on his
judgment in this matter, by way of increasing
their enormous winnings when betting on it
against Wise, and last week in the Pennsyl-
vsnia election?
Gentlemen who won so much on these occa-
sions should by all means venture little moro
upon the capital judgment of our amiable and
farsseing neighbor His opinion with refer
ence to Fremont's prospects is sound. We en-
dorse it as heartily as We also endorse the
opinion of the New York Tr.Suse and Herald
with reference to Fillmore's prospects. In
deed, all the opposition journals are just now
hard at work, proving beyond question that
Buchanan is to be the next President Of the
United States. For while what they (the
Fillmore and Fremont newspapers) are saying
about the prospects of their respective candi-
didates commands the confidence (belief) Of
nobody, it is very clear that what they say
each in exposure of the utter hopelessness Of
the cause of the candidate Of the other, must
readers. We regret a want of space in which
to show our readers from their own columns
how conclusively the Tribune and Herald
prove the utter hopelessness Of Fillmore's
cause, and also how the New York Express
and our interesting and candid neighbor show
the utter hopelessness Of the cause Of Fremont
They are all working right merrily for the De.
mocracy just now.
The Allegation.-Tbe papers that allege
that the Democrats carried the recent Penn
sylvania election by fraud, should, by all
means, make their stories agree better.
Each one of them has a contradictory &C.
count of how the thing was done, while not
few of them contradict and disprove their
allegations ere they finish stating them.
Thus, Philadelphia correspondent in the
New York Herald of the day before yes
terday, gravely says that the election in that
city was carried by the reception in the BAL
lot boxes of some six thousand fraudulent
votes for the Democrats. In almost his next
sentence he raves against some (alleged) 5000
Fillraourners Of the city who treacherousy
deserted the Union ticket and voted with the
Daruoarotc
would be no officially in accounting for the
dilemma in which the opposition in Philadel-
phia found themselves on Tuesday night last,
as either would account for their defeat. Ono
or the other of them must be false. But the
truth is, both are false
Under the Pennsylvania election law the
polling places are so numerous in Philadelphia
as that no More tn an four hundred votes can
be received in any one box This fact renders
an election fraud other than that of prevent
Ing voters from reaching the polling windows,
almost an utter impossibility. AS yet We have
heard of but the receipt of one single ballot by
Democratic election judges in that city that
was protested against by the judge belonging
to the other party-Only one single ballot !!
When the polls closed, and ere the votes we're
counted, all men of all parties in Philadelphia
wero loud in praise of the scrupulous fairness
and remarkable peacefulness with which the
election had been conducted throughout the
entire city.
Make Note On't.-During the late extra
session of Congress the Hon. Mr.. Sapp, of
Ohio, received very long and expensive tele-
graphic dispat ch from his district, saying that
at that moment there was in ouncil at Mount
Vernon Ia town in his district) q meeting Of
10000 indignant freemen, who had passed a
resolution commanding him to stand firm in
opposition to the enactment of the Army bill
without the proviso; pledging bis district to
sustain him with almost entire unanimity I.
denouncing the policy and alleged acts of the
Administration with reference to Kansas, and
cutting up" n multitude of other very ultra
and no less foolish antics. That dispatch was
exhibited around tine House all as proof tn at
the people were with those seeking to revolu.
tioni1e the Government at that time. On Tues
day of last week the real people Of his district
spoke. They backed" the Hon Mr.. Sapp,
not as that meeting pledged that he would be
backed. " The people of the district will
back you" said the remarkable dispatch
Well, they have backed him-down. He
was elected by $500 majority to the present
Congress, and has been turned neck and heels
out of the next Congress.
Great Cry and Little Wool.-The indig-
nant comments Of the opposition press North
and South, upon the recent alleged convoca-
ton Of the Governors Of the Southern States
at Raleigh, N. c., have amused us not q little,
insonach as We have every reason to feel
assured that the story that such of them as
attended tho North Carolina agricultural State
fair met there only i'll attendance On that in
tsresting exhibition. Only four were present.
we believe. The Governors of North and