The Nevada journal., 1856-10-31
The p1 obahle Result.

till the lastmement. Defeat frequently
comes to blast the expectations they are
exciting. We do not hope to raise the
cup of anticipation to have it dashed
from the lips. 1t is not our object to
offer flower with bee within to sting
the recipient, but to speculate on prob
abilities, that the veil of the future may
bepartially drawn aside and disclose the
book of fate.
1t is not denied that the success or
defeat of the candidates for the Presi-
dency, hangs largely upon the State
election in Pennsylvania which took
place on the 14th instant. If the De-
mocracy carried the State, they have
still another northern state to carry, al
lowing the entire south to go for Bu-
chanan, to win an election by the peo-
pie. Now what are the chances If
the most reliable papers, and hundreds
of letters from all parts of Pennsylvania
are to be trusted, there can be barely
doubt that the State has gone Republi-
can by very heavy majority. Dem
oerats well qualified to Judge are willing
to admit it. We doubt whether the
Fillmore and Buchanan vote together
would equal that of Fremont. The
stolid old Dutchmen of that State have
learned of late that General Jackson is
dead and Democracy has lost its power
among them. Besides Buchanan fooled
them in 1914, with the story that Polk
was good tariff man, and they will not
trust him again. Western Pennsylvania
is for Fremont almost to unit if
reports are to be believed. Philadel-
phia is set down for Fillmore by COM
petent judges. The Fremont mania is
said to be alarming in other portions of
East Pennsylvania. Taking the most
reliable data to be obtained, on which to
base calculations, and the State must be
conceded to the Republicans. The
Americans have never claimed it, and
the Locofocos would be equally modest
We're not Buchanan Pennsylvanian.-
1t might tell badly against him to ac-
knowledge his own State would repudi-
ate him.
The probabilities, nay, almost GER
tainties are, that the keystone State
has gone Republican. Few will dissent
from such conclusion who have exam
ined the evidences The fate of Bu-
chanan is decided in the South by the
result in Pennsylvania. If his case is
hopeless in his own State, he cannot
carry single northern State. This will
be obvious to every man of ordinary
capacity in the South, and where South
ern interests are at stake it needs but
twenty-four hours to complete politi-
cal revolution. Happily in this case
the change is but slight The national
men in the South are devoted to Fill
more, and the most rabid fre-eater pre-
fers him to Fremont and would not hes
itate to pronounce for him, when Bu-
chanan is proven to be ga dead cock in
the pit" by the result of the State cleo
ton in Pennsylvania.
We may confidently state, considering
all the circumstances before us, that
Fillmore stock is being rapidly taken
everywhere in the Union, and Buchanan
going at ruinous discount Itrequires
but little change to bring the American
party, which is but slightly in the mi
nority in any of the Southern states, to
a majority, and the almost absolute ne
cessity of the case, will make the vote
nearly unanimous.
The aggression ceasing with the over
throw of the Cincinnati Platform, resist
ance will in like manner to some extent
cease, and national men North, will re-
turn to the candidate of their choice.
There are thousands upon thousands
of honest, Union-loving men, who have
been deceived by specious appearances,
and are now ranked with one or the
other of the two sectional parties. They
would hail with delight an opportunity
to range themselves again under the
glorious Union coIors of Fillmore and
Donelson, and we are egregiously mis-
taken if at this moment they are not
hocking to the American standard in
astonishing numbers.
Withdraw either of the sectional can
didates, or let it be fully understood that
one of them cannot by any possibility
be elected, and FILLMORE has race