New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-21
THE RESULT IN PENNSYLVANIA.
corespoudenoe Of The n Y. Tribune

The vote polled at the election IN this city last
spr;pe. for Mayor, was IS, $50. The vote at the
election which has just taken place, foots up, by
the official return s., 642-but as a number of pre-
cinets were thrown out BY the judges, the entire
vote will foot up not less than 75,OO0-makng an
increase of g little less than 1900 votes in FIVE
months Now, after making due allowance for
every possible cause Sbich may have contributed to
swell the vote no lin his senses will believe
that the increase just quoted is fair and legitimate
ON the contrary, the opinion is universally ex-
nre.sed here that at least 0000 votes out of the
above number were spurious conclusion which
sffer a careful survey of the facts il il impossb
70 escape. Several individual instances of whole
sale fraud have already come TO light and the Union
candidate for District-AttOrney, VIM. B. Mann
has taken preliminary steps to contest the election
Tn ia a late hour on Thursday evening. however,
Il was evident that the system OF fraud stupendOus
a. il was which had been so successfully carried
ont was vet insufficient to overcome the vast ma
;or;t;es which the friends Of freedom had rolled up
in the ve.tern counties, and something more must
he done. Up to that time no Democrat had claim
cd a majority in this city OF over 1900, and the
most careful estimates, based on the returns given
bv the election officers to the agents Of the press
made il about $500. But when the Democratic
BOARD Of Return Judges meet, We find that we have
made mistake of thousand, and that their aver
.ce majority il 3, 500-enough TO defeat Mann who
ran ahead Of his ticket: and, by the help of similar
suddenly increased majorities in several strong
Democratic counties, insure the success of the
Rorder Ruffans in the State. 1t is remarkable, to
say the least. that such wide discrepancy should
exist between all previous reports, and the returns
of the Judges and more remarkable that the same
nbenomenon should appear simultaneously in 80
many places. So far this city is concerned
the facilities for arriving at a correct result
are such as TO render impossible mistake in
the estimate of six hundred or a thousand.
The facilities for frauds under our present cleo
ton arrangements are ample, The Ledger to the
contrary Notwithstanding. The ballot boxes, IN
stead of being locked and having small hole in the
lid, are made with sliding covers, which are left
partly open to deposit the ballots, so that if Judge
or inspector desires to stuff in handful of votes
for his fayOre candidate he has only to watch his
opportunity. Take in connection with this, the
fact that in many precincts the polls were entirely
in the hands of Democrats, and the l4,OOO extra
assessments made n few days previous to the cleo
ton, and you have data enough to account for an
increase of Il, 900 votes in FIVE months. The vote
of Tuesday was larger than any vote ever before
cast in any city Of tie Union, New-York not ex
cepted and if honest, would show our population
to be not less than 600 900. w.R. II.
Correspondents of The n Y. Tribune
"GOp AND LIBERrY-THE STATE Is OURS"
are said TO be the words of dispatch received by
the Sage of Wheatland on Tuesday night from John
w. Forney, at Philadelphia. 1t was enough for
the Democracy that it came from the premier
of Mr. Buchanans kitchen cabinet. Trumpet,
drum and fife, to herald the news, were employed,
and the BUCCANEERS made night hideOus with their
noise; they sounded the hew-gsg and beat the ton
Jon, shook the fuzzy guzzy and emptied the demi-
ion. There certainly twas a sound OF revelry by
night" at Lancaster, near Wheatland; yet when
day dawned, you saw another sight Buchanan
stock had gone down; it had become - small by
degrees and beautifully less" They had counted
without their host.
Col. Reah Frazer at one time was a 80 tower OF
strength among the Democrats. Forney dubbed
him "the War Horse of Pennsylvania Democracy
and Buchanan has often fattered him by utterlng
and repeating the cognomen. The Colonel has been
stuuping the State for the Cincinnati Platform IN
stead of for Mr. Buchanan because they are now
personally on very bitter terms with each other.
But Mr. Buchanan gets ahead OF the Colonel by
resolving himself into the Platform. IL was
shrewd dodge. At = O'Clock on Wednesday morn
ing the Fuzzy Guzzy Band serenaded the Colonel
81 his own house, and he came to the door to make
a sneecb. When he had reached the steps the
band struck up Yankee Doodle and he commenced
10 dance a doubles shuttle. He laughed and the
crowd laughed, and they cheered and he cheered.
They had good time while the music lasted When
II ceased he commenced his speech, full OF glory,
blood and thunder, as follows:
"Gop AND LIBERTY-THE STATE Is OURs.-Yes,
we have them fellow Democrats; and not only that
we have got Kansas, too, to put our slaves In
The Colonel agrees with Gov. johnson Of
Georgia, that capital should own its labor His
shouting, laughing and dancing reminded me of
Broupham, at Walack's, in the play OF " Grand
father Whitehead" If the confession Of Col.
Frazer be true and the Democrats are Growing
before they get out of the woods 1t will be well for
the friends of Freedom to bestir themselves before
the Buccaneers fasten their graphing irons upon
bleeding Kansas. The od-Gne Wings who sup
ported the Democratic ticket really feel much
meaner than they look. Hester, worse than ALL
has not only lost his election to Congress out MS
popularity, his money, all is Lost. DOUBT Ms CIV
ing more money toward carrying on the campaign
for Buchanan, now his own nose Is cut on ne
makes no investment which does not pay from 10
to 90 per cent This last shave has taken on MS
head, and it has fallen upon the Cincinnati plat
form. This has occurred at the home OF Buchanan
II is amusing to read the windy speeches OF orators
in different parts Of the country boastlng Oh 'he
popularity of James b. Platform, esq, Id Lshcas'
ter COunty-in State which never mas had
President, and hopes she never Will nave I'LL one vi
her sons can be offered to the American people
who will honor the position by the purity and oitl
OF his patriotism, instead OF presenting an oiu
politician who has boxed the political compass Oh
every important topic that has agitated the country
for the last thirty years. Mr.: Buchanan ,rd I.
ling tlm1ty embarrasses bis friends day AFTER ui
His oyer-seenng anxiety to be President has really
furrowed his cheeks with wrinkles aud gwen
saddened expression to his countenanee. lie re,
minds one of Clarences dream. Was ever mortar
man so tortured
This election was one of the most warmly CON
tested political battles ever fought III the ota!e.
The Black Shamocracy had all the advantages VI
complete and compact organization. were backed