The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-24
STATE ELECTIONS

l4th, are contradictory, bat show that tn,
contest has been close. The democracy
however, claim TO have carried the State Of
iicers by from $500 to 1000 majority, and t.
have gained several members to Congress-
The first despatch announcing that they haG
carried the State by 10000 majority was re-
ceived 10y our democratic friends with great
moderation-in fact good reader of human
ugliness could see in their faces eviden
signs of disappointment and notification
The next news, that the opposition had car
ried it by 5000 or 10000 minority, they al
once pronounced an internal lie, and the tele
graph suffered some for few hours. The
latest news, however, TO which we have al
luded above, was received with feint demon
strations of JOY. All of which was evidence
to our mind that our democratic friends OK
pected to carry the great State of Pennsylva.
mia by an immense majority, on the l4th
and being sorely disappointed, they are dis
posed to make the best of bad thing and
indulge in little attempt at exultation to
cover their chagrin and modification at Il
result that every unbiased mind must re-
ceive as unerring evidence os the weakness
of the democratic nominee in his own Com
monweath. 1t will be remembered that for
three months past, The democratic press and
orators have been urging the South to unite
upon Dir. Buchanan on the ground that he
was certain TO carry Pennsylvania, and with
that State, united South, and one other
they hoped to pick up somewhere, he could
be observation-disclosures Fremont would be in.
evilabIe. That's been the game. To show
there was something in this position, they
aoere Obliged 10 carry The State an October,
otherwise Mr.. Buchanan would be out of the
race according to the argument of his own
friends, and the South would at once abandon
him. To that point, then, have all their eff.
forts been directed. 1t was u victory on the
18th, or virtual withdrawal of their cand-
date, The immense power of the Federal
government was in the field, an avalanche of
orators from other States was thrown into
Pennsylvania, n half million of dollars was
expended, an importation of fifteen thousand
voters from the Jerseys, NewYork, and Della
ware, and every other appliance that could
be brought 10 bear, and the result is proba.
BILE majority Of three thousand votes. They
expended their ammunition, squandcred
their money, and made their hardest and best
fight on the l4tl. Had they succeeded as
they confidently expected TO do, by forty or
fifty thousand majority, there would have
been good grounds to assume that Mr.. Blu.
chanan would carry it in November-as it is
there are none. The Administration party are
today thirty-five thousand votes in the mi.
norty in Pennsylvania, and if the opposition
unite on Mr.. Fillmore, MS we have reasons for
believing they will, he will carry the State
on the 4th We know what we are talking
about. The mcagro majority of the 14th
proves Buck dead cock on his own dung.
hill. So far as he is concerned the election
is over. Trot him off.
A word here. 1t has been said that the
State ticket supported by the opposition in
Pennsylvania was composed of Black Re.
publicans. 1t is not true, no matter who says
so. Cochrane, Phelps, and Laporte, the can
didates on the State ticket,wrre all supporters
Of Mr.. Fillmore. They were nominated by
an American Convention in March last, be.
fore Buchanan or Fremont either was nomi
mated, and when Mr. Fillmore was the only
candidate in the field. They were all for
Mr.. Fillmore then, and Cochrane and Phelps
are for him now-it is said that Laporte is
for Fremont. There's the whole truth of the
matter. The statement that the ticket WIS
composed of Black Republicans, originated
with Jno. w. Forney, of the Pennsylcanian,
the man who was convicted of trying to sub
orn poor drunken actor to swear away the
character OF n respectable woman. He is
not entitled to credit for any thing he says,
and people who can afford to retail his Sian.
ders are too contemplate even to kick. If
the democrats really iriumphrd in Pcnnsyl-
vania on the l4th, they lriumphed over the
Americans-if they were defeated il was bv
the Americans. If they triumph in Novem.
Der, it will be over the American ticket-if
they are defeated, as they will be, it will be
by the friends of Fillmore SO much for the
charge of fusion.
lNDIANA.--rhe returns from Indiana rs Gor
as received, indicate the election of Willard,
democrat, over his Black Republican compc-
titor, BY majority of 5000. The Americans
had no State ticket in the field, and we pro
sumo generally voted for the democratic can.
didate, who is said to be n conservative, union
loving man. The Americans have been or.
ganizing and concentrating all their energies
for November, when they expect to carry the
State for Mr.. Fillmore by handsome plu.
rality. 1t is said the democrats have elected
seven out of the eleven Representatives to
Congress.
OHIo,-1he Black Republican State ticket
reported elected by $4,000 majority. The
democrats have gained several members to
Congress.
FLoRIDA.-The result in this State is still
In the mist, although the latest reports show
Walker, American, elected by lS0 votes.-
We rather think this is true, MS our demo-
crltic pNrhnnnns ln1linn To nuhlish nnr HIM