Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-10-20
From The Louisville journal.
The PennsylVania, Ohio, and Indiana
ElecIions-Wnat they Teach.


ElecIi0ns-Wnat they Teach.
1t will be seen from the returns we publish
this morning that the Democrats carried Penn.
sylvania on Tuesday last, and the Republicans
carried Ohio, while the result in Indiana is
still doubtful. Our readers will remember that
we apprehended these results especially in
Pennsylvania. We were well advised of the
gigantic efforts that would be made by the
Democratic party to carry that important
State; they well knew, that, if Pennsylvania
were lost to them at the State election, all
was lost. We knew, that, to secure that for
lorn hope, every appliance, every engine chat
desperate party in possession of the trust,
patronage, and power of the General Govern
ment, could bring to bear upon that State,
would be brought into play. We knew that
immense sums of money hac been raised, and
that it would be used unscrupulously. We
knew and published to the world that swarms
and that by their means the Sag NIGHT vote
would be swelled beyond all expectation and
beyond all precedent.
Knowing all these things, we dreaded the
result, while we yet hoped that the gallant
and glorious band of National Conservative
Fillmore men in the State might possibly elect
their ticket Our hopes are disappointed and
our apPrehensions are realized. But we are
not discouraged. We remember, and our
hearts warm at the thought, that we have in
the Keystone State, near or quite tWO hundred
thousand gallant and devoted friends of Fill
more and the Union who yet stand firm, and
dsutlessly continue the fight, and say to Us in
Kentucky, be not alarmed, the American par
ty still lives in Pennsylvania, and victory yet
awaits Us. Letit be remembered that the con
test in Pennsylvania was 10 fact between Fill
more and Buchanan. Fremont was hardly
thought of in the canvass; and the only thing
in fact determined by these elections is that
He cannot possibly be elected. He is in fact
nowhere in the race. He may, unless the
Fillmore and Buchanan men combine against
him, carry Ohio and also a few of the New
England States; but his chances of election are
destroyed forever. From the dread calamity
Of Fremont's election and all the terrible con.
sequences likely to fow from il, the South is
now relieved; and the contest ia, by recent
events, demonstrated TO be solely between Bu-
aud the only issue before the country. Con-
sentative men North who have been deuded
iuto the Fremont movement to defeat Buchan-
an will at once abandon that party; and con-
sentative men South, who, preferring Fillmore,
have contemplated supporting Buchanan TO
beat Fremont, will now support the American
conservative and Union candidate. And il is
by no means certain that the result in Penn
sylvania may not greatly increase Mr.. Fill
more's chances of success. That he win carry
New York is now certain. Before the election
in Pennsylvania our friends in New York
placed the Fillmore vote at 2l5, 900, Fremout's
20O, 900, and BOchsnan's 1916, 900. The result
in Pennsylvania destroying as it does, all the
hopes of the Fremont party, will diminish
their strength in New York one halG and be-
yond all doubt give the State to Fillmore.
We say then to the Fillmore men every
where, stand By your eolors. Kensncky and
Tennessee are the very citadel, the very heart
of the Conservative and Union party. Let every
member of the party, let every true friend of
the Union in these States resolve from this
day forth till the great result is decided in
November, that his talents and bis time shall
be devoted 20 the glorious work Of saving this
country from the domination Of the radical
aud disunion party. In this resolution we
have bound ourselves, and we shall with fresh
courage battle with the enemy daily and hour
ly I'LL victory rests upon our banners.