Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-10-17
Pennsylvania Election Buchanan Dead Cock in the
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Although the result of the election in Pennsylva-
mia IL not yet certainly known, yet the contest is
extremely close that, no matter how it may
turn out, may reasonably claim that the
Bnccaneer Democracy are beaten in Buchan-.
aus own State His own State-the great
State of Pennsylvania has pronounced in thunder
tones against the 6icorite san :" After one Of tie
longest and hardest fought battles that or any oil er
State has known-after the severest, the most
exciting the most unexampled contest in the history
Of party warare-afer the expenditure Of thousands
OF money aud after the delivery Of Thousands Of
speeches by the most distinguished Democratic ora
tors Imported from almost every State in the Union
what is the result in old Pennsylvania : What is
the verdict Of tile people Of his own yicnage against
James Buchanan DO they say he is their choice
for the Presidency? Not bit Of it, On the con-
trary, they declare, in q voice not to be msunder-
stood, that he is not the for tbcn and that they
will not have him to rule over them for the next
four years. Aud il this be the declaration Of the
people Of his own State-an overwhelmingly Demo.
cratic State-what will be the response Of the peo
pie Of all the other Statesg What will be the reply
Of the South
The importance OF this great triumph Of Willard
FILLMORE in Buchanan's own State cannot be over
estimated Its influence upon the Presidential con-
test will be overwhelmingly decisive against Buchan.
an. The States Of the North and the States Of the
South will follow the example set by Pcnnsylvania
In word they will repudiate Buchanan, and sup.
port with zeal, enthusiasm aud unanimity the elyc
ton Of FILLMORE. Having been abandoned by his
own State IL follows, as the night follows day. that
he viii be abandoned and given up by all the other
States. Il cannot and will not be denied that men
Of all parties have uniformly and anxiously looked
upon Pennsylvania as the Malakof Of the Presiden
tial contest An agreed that II the October elections
in that State resulted in the defeat Of the Dcmocra
&c party, il would be equivalent to the defeat Of Bu
chanan IN November All we're willing. Of botl
Sides to stake the Presidential issue upon the YER
dict of the people Of Pennsylvania on Tuesday last
Al conceded that that great State held the balances
In it, own hands; and that according TO which way
they leaned In October would be the result in No
vember
Well, the October elections there are over An,
the Democracy are routed horse, foot and dragons
Buchanan saked All his hopes Of the Presidency %
the result in that State, and Buchanan's hope
are all blighted and dead. Ills last lone chance 4
gone, aud we pity the sorrows Of the poor old man
What now will be donef What will he doY wbs
win his party friends do in The melancholy strat q
which they are reducedi II they have eyes 10 Sc
OF ear 10 hear. they are bound 10 know that tn
election ~ Bachanan Is now an utter and everastn,
impcsdbility. II v demonstrated beyond even IN,
sembian = u doubt that il i nov wholly withou
the reach NJ the ability Of the Democratic party &
make James Buchanan President OF these Unite,