Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-10-22
Pennsylvania responds to Kansas
The Political Revolution

The Political Revolution
Which has just swept over Pennsylva
ma, Is without precedent in her his
tory. Oniv two years ago, the frs
President from this State was elected
with ID out Of % Congressman and q
Legislature 10 sustain him. The first
opportunity the people have had ia
pass upon his administration. it is
CONDEMNED by tens of thousands
oniy o0t of % new CongrcSSmcn fully
sustain its leading measures: there is
majority of 81 or 40 against il OF
the local Legislature while the State
Administration is at heart hostile to
Its course. Such radical and dccis-
IKE vcriiict Of diso opt.saL-.:vrr ac,ui1sJ
a "FAvoRTTE son, is without parallel.
The MORAL influence of this rcbukc
is still more emphatic. OF the Prcsi-
dents t'7' Congressman, Mr.. Florence
Is elected by division OF the Opposi-
tlon, whose two candidates had 1900
more votes than he, while Of his 400
plurality many votes were notoriOusly
fraudulent, and his seat will be CON
tested. The other, Mr.. Dimmick, has
bat onc-iiGlh of his former mai, which
could have been entirely overcome if
his opponents had put forth a timely
effort. In Bcrks county, John Swartz
has 10 ma over J. CLANCY Jones, the
personal iavorite and leading member
of the President in the House. Jones
being, we think, the first Democratic
regular nominee for Congress ever
defeated in that Gibraltcr of the par
". Mr.llickman, of the Chester and
Delaware district, it is asserted, voted
the Peoples ticket, while his vote and
that of the other Opposition candid
ate for Congress (BroomalD is 5000
over that Of Manlcy, the Buchanan
candidate. Mr.. Montgomery, of the
Washington district.wa the leader Of
the Antl-Lecompton DemocratS,and is
reelected by the aid of Republicans.
These last three are styled some sort
of Democrat but can not be relied
upon for the Pro-slavery or Frcctrade
propagandists. The remaining 20 arc
decidedly Opposition, and voted for
Fremont or Fillmore. In truth, it can
hardly he claimed that one Congress
sional District in Pennsylvania heart
ily endorses the President.
The campaign, generally, was dull.
Never have we known SO feeble efforts
put forth by rival parties. Neither of
the State Committees seem to have
done anything whatever. But amid
all this stiffness, the People generally
were THINKING. They thought of the
Polk and the Tarllt of ~ fraud,
and its gradually developed effects
they thought Of the Buchanan and
Free Kansas" cry, and Of the efforts
10 force the Lccompton constitution
and thousands of those hitherto strait
voting, Conscientious Democrats, sick
of a party so stepped in deception did
not 90 to the polls, or voted with the
Opposition. 1t has been 4 triumph Of
Delibcration, and not Of Excitement
of stable men, and not of floating mas
scs and il is therefore most likely to
be permanent.
In England, and the most enlight-
aned nations generally, whenever an
Administration is thus plainly ccnsu-
red by the legal voters, a CHANGE Of
Officers and Of Policy takes place. 1t
remains TO bc seen whether our pro
icssedly Democratic Government will
act upon this principle, or whether it
will lrample upon the peoples prayer
and thwart their will.
The SrATE.-The following arc the
Congressman elect
Thomas d Florence, Phiad, Adm
2-E Joy Morris DO Opp
3-John p verree do Opp
4-Wm Millward do Opp
5-John Wood, Montgomery & Ph!lad. Opp
6-John Hickman, Chester, Anti-Lec. Dem
Henry & Longenecker, Bucks, Opp
s-John Schwartz, Berks, AL Dem
9-Thaddeus Stevens, Lancaster, OPP
l0-John W Kiiinger, Lebanon, OPP
li-James II Campbell, Schuylkill, OPP
I2-George " Scranton, Luzerne, Opp
l3-Wm II Dimmlck, Wayne, Adm
l4-Galu>ha A Grow, Susquehanna, Opp
l5-James + Hale, Center, Opp
l6-Beul Junkin, Perry, Opp
I7-Eiward M'Pherson, Adams, Opp
Is-Samuel Steel Blair, Blair, OPP
I9-John Covode, Westmoreland, Opp
20-Wm Montgomery, Washington, AL Dem
2i-John Moorehead, Allegheny, Opp
.:-Rabert Midnight. Alles. & Beaver, OPP
23-Wm Stewart, Lawrence, orr
2i-Chapin Hall, Warren, Opp
z5-Elijah Babbitt, Erie, Opp
Read and Frazer have something
like 10000 majority.
In the Senate, the Democrats hold
ing over will probably retain them
majority of L. In the popular branch
the Opposition have 80 or 40 maj.
Complete returns, next week.
ky-TheOilicialvote Of Union county
will be found on the first page of to-
days PAPER (By the wayne carried
every man in nomination-all tcn-a
fnrtpno-o m cirpum n nrp rarely the lot