The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-10-15
THE GREAT DEMOCRATIC VICTORY IN PENNsYL-

THE GREAT DEMOCRATIC VICTORY IN PENNsYI-
WANNA.
The democratic victory in Pennsylvania proves to
be far brilliant and decisive than was at first
generally supposed. The democracy of the Old Key
stone State have not only elected their candidate for
governor by overwhelming majority--a majority
that can only be estimated by tens Of thousands
but they have for the first time in many years Sc
cured the ascendency in both branches of the State
Legislature. These glorious results are thus an
nounced in the Pennsylvania of yesterday morning
Sufficient returns have been received to warrant us
in announcing the gratifying intelligence that the
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET ELElnD MAJORITY
THAT MAY REACH FORTY nioUsAND!
:" This is no ordinary triumph. The whole country
looking to the result in Pennsylvania The victory
of last year attributed to fraud and deception and
not to those feelings of and regard for the
stitution which emphaticaly characterize the deoc
ray of the Old Keystone State But the present triumph
is full and entire endorsement Of that of 1885, and
places the Pennsylvania democracy solid platform
which cannot be misunderstood misinterpreted The
ackrepubcan party is beaten the broad issue made
by their own State convention and champoned by their
most gifted and intelligent leader The known nothing
organization rebuked and that in signal and crush
ing manner, and the election Of the democratic State
ticket covers the whole opposition to the constitution
the rights of the States and the sancty Of religious SEN
timent
suits The application of these facts labor to be per-
formed when excitement has ceased, and the popular
mind Is in state to and appreciate all the peculiar
circumstances which entered into the State contest lust
terminated in such glorious Enough the proud
CONSCIOUSNESS of having wiped out the stain which three
years ago placed upon the brow of old Pennsylvania
by the election of James Pollock her chief magistrate
enough to have defeated David Wilmot and that party
which procams open hostility to the constitution and
the Union of these States under that instrument Enough
TO have stamped the broad seal of Pennsylvania disp
probation upon all and every attempt to minge religion
and politics This is the meaning of the victory which
we take pride in heradng to friends in all sections Of
the Union.
Our local triumph is as full and complete as It Is in the
State The vote, however is smallthe total for gov
eno being but 405s1 against g. 642 for canal commits
sioner, in October last year.
The falling off In the democratic vote is 89l and
In the combined opposition, 8, 100.
The plurality for General Packer for governor in the
whole city $780, and for Nmrod Strickland for canal
commissioner l4,482
flames r. Ludlow il elected associate Judge of the
court of common pleas by the truly handsome majority
over Judge Conrad, of This is highly gratifying
result.
Thc majority for John McFadden, for prothonotary
OF the district court is 3346 and the democratic cand
dates for recorder of Deeds clerk of the court of quarter
sessions and elected by equal if not larger
majorities
" In the old city senatorial district Samuel J. Randall
Democrat is elected to the State by $50 majority
and the whole democratic city legislative ticket by about
the same vote.
In the old county Dr. Marseis elected to the State
senate by plurality of 923I
The whole democratic county legislative ticket ia elect
ed by about the same vote %