The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-10-18
THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS.
PENNSYLVANIA ALL RIGHT

THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS.
PENNsYLvANIA ALL RIGHT:
PENNsYLvAN1A.-The returns from Penn
sylvanis, as they come by telegraph, are so
mixed, unintelligible, and contradictory,
that we shall not publish them at length, but
give the following general dispatches, as
showing the general opinion as to the result |
in Philadelphia yesterday. From these, we
think the conclusion is irresistible that the
state has gone democratic by three or four
thousand majority.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 16.
The Pennsylrani.n buchanan organ)
claims Democratic majority in the State of
nearly 1000. which they make out oy large
deductions from Republican majorities re-
ported by special dispatches. They claim
i, 800 Democratic majority in Clarion coun-
ty, which was yesterday reported 800 Oppo-
sition majority. II these assertions are well
founded the vote will be very close and only
be decided by the official returns.
The Opposition prospects are improved by
Susquehanna Co. increasing the Opposition
majority 1000.
Potter Co. gives ATS Opposition majority.
Butler gives majority for the Opposition.
Adams Co. gives 40, Green Co. LOO,
| and jefferson Co. 100 Democratic majorities.
A despatch from Harrisburg, this A. NJ,
says the Opposition party still claim the
State by small majority.
| Huntington Co. is reported 500 Opposition
majority, instead Of $50 as before reported.
The Democratic State Committee an
nounce that the returns received by them,
together with estimates for counties to come
lin, show a Democratic majority Of 1000.
| EArER.-The Democratic Committee have
returns from all the counties IN the ST..
They figure up 33, 2ooo mejori'- ,or Tho he.
mocrats' and ss,s2l :. .sr the Opposition eui ion
Inc io'io ing seems to be few hours
r-.er than the above:
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 16, I2:30 P. NJ.
The returns are so utterly confused and
unreliable that it is impossible to decide how
the election has resulted The city is full Of
forged returns Fl ON different counties, and
are being extensively circulated for gambling
purposes All that can now be said with
confidence is, that the result in the whole
State is very close, and it may require Off
cial returns to decide which party has been
successful.
But the following despatch to the Chicago
Times is the latest Of all, and seems certainly
to be decisive:
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. Is, 1856.
J. W. SHEAHAN democratic state ticket
elected BY decided majority. Fifteen de-
mocrats elected to congress-,en gain.
JONI w. FogsEY
ONO. From Ohio the returns are not gi
ven in detail. The state has undoubte ly
gone fusion by 10000 majority. But The
democrats have gain certainly there, and
probably more congressman.
From INDIANA the returns also continue
very meagre, but the general impression ap.
pears to be from those received, that Willard
(dem) has been elected governor by four OIL
five thousand majority. Good
These returns must end the Presidential
fight. The democrats in Pennsylvania had
no fear for the state in November although
they might be beaten eight or ten thousanc
in October. But having whipped al tn,
sms combined now, the state is safe for Bu
chanan beyond all contingency by 20, O0ol
In Indiana, too, our triumph was agaiHs,
all the isms, although they are divided on the
Presidential tickets. OF course Ind lana vii
go Overwhelmingly democratic in Novenb Der
Sour GRAPEs.-Mr. Vaughn, one Of tn
editors Of the Chicago Tribune, recently
started on an eiectioneering tour through
Bsseil's dis,ric, and other portions of South.
| He fcu-
then returned home with a flea in lis ear.
~herea, he lost his temper, and in late
Tribune vents bis chagrin by heaping upon
the people of Southern Illinois the fouges,
abuse. This, however, will hurt nobody.
while the blank despair with which he gives
up the fight is eminentIy amusing. The fol,
lowing is Mr.. Vsughn's report on the pros
poets Of fusiondom in Southern Illinois -
Southern ILLIsoIs.-The republican
cause has but few friends in Southern Hi
nois but they are making 4 manly battle
for Free Kansas, although the odds are so
discouragingly against them. How much
praise they deserve, orr readers can Judge.
when ue sag that there are precincts IN
Eqypt aqhere Fremont uiU not get rote, and
that there are counties lchere he mil 40 tteli
If tuenty men, on the day Of election, dare
say they are for him! With the voters
there, the want is not reading matter of the
proper sort, for that could be furnished :;
but it is ability to read when the matter is
put into :heir hands THE Gods them
selves" says the proverb, "are powereSs
against human stupidity" To the credit OF
the republicans, let it be said, that. IN all
that land of darkness, there cam be found
a Fremonter. who is not able to read and
understand the platform of his party. The
unterrified who despise the spelling book
and ignore the Bible, except as it is ex.
pounded by such saints as Douglas, Rich
ardson, Col. Carpenter, and Rev. John Ho-
gan, are all for Buck and Breck." As in
other parts of the country, where school
houses and churches are lacking, Fremonts
| friends are few and far between. But there