Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-10-16
FoRNEY on raE REsuLr-Forney spreads

lyesterday-not boastingly,p though, but in the
line. of moralizing on what he terms the
.ssWaterloo of 1s5s"-meaning the recent terri
BILE route which the Administration has sus;
tanned in Pennsylvania. Forney says the only
wonder is, that instead of the majority being
some 90 or 10000 against the Administration,
the wonder rather should be, that it was not
100000. He accounts for the fact that It's not
really larger than even itspresent magnitude
by reasoning that items of thousands voted for
the defeated candidates from a feeling ofattach..
ment to the Democratic organization per 50
without reference to the infamous policy to.
which, for the time being,it had been committed
by sinister influences controlled by official pow
er and patronage" Forney says the Admins
tration party in Pennsylvania is .eTylerized" -
AS to the general result, he goes on thus:
The more closely the result is scanned, the
more overwhelming does the victory appear
| In the First district, which Florence carried
in 1856 by 1920 majority, he is now in mi
nority of nearly 2,000-a change of 1000
votes against him. In the Third district,
which Lan6y carried in 1856 by 1,147 ma.
ljority, he is now defeated by 1923. In the
Fourth district, which Phillips carried in
1866 by 2T2 majority, over both his competi
tors, he is now defeated by 1896. In the
Fifth district, which Owen Jones carried in
1855 by nearly 1000 majority, majority of
over 1000 is now thrown against him. In the.
Sixth district, which John Hickman carried in
1856 by plurality ofafew hundred, he now has
a large majority. Inthis district, in November,
| 1856, the combined Opposition vote against Mr..
Buchanan amounted to 1913 more than that
thrown for him. At the late election, both
Hickman, anti-Lecompton Democrat, and Broo-
mall, Republican, have polled more votes than
| MaOInv fha T,ec0O0nfOn OdiCnfn T,ncAfnnfOnt
is in n minority ofabout 6,000.in the district.
| In the Seventh district, Chapman, Democrat,
had a majority Of 2,167 in 1855. The vote is
now very close-thero will probably not be 100
majority either way-but It'll supposed Long
necker, the Peoples nominee, is elected over S.
L. Roberts, the regular Democratic nominee.
In the Eighth district, Berks county, the i'm
mortal Jehu G. Jones had 6, ga majority in
1856. He is now beaten by Schwartz, an anti
Lecompton Democrat, by 10 majority. In the
Eleventh district Dewart had in1S56 majority
of3,319. This year he was opposed by Camp
bell, Peoples nominee, and Cake, anti- Lecomp-
ton Democrat and has scarcely more votes than
he had majority in 1885, He is probably in
minority of 900. In the 18th district John G.
Montgomery, Democrat, was elected by ma
ljority of 1884 in 1866; now Scranton, Peoples
nominee, has large majority. In the Thirteenth
district, Ditntnick received in 1856, majority
of 1855. Now there is some doubt whether he
has been reelected, and if he has BEEN his ma
ijority is but few hundred. In the Fifteenth
district, Allison White had majority of ], I'LL
in 1866 Now he is badly beaten--perhaps by
1000. In the Sixteenth district, ALL received
q minority of 2.647 in 1856. Had he been re-
nominated, he would probably hayehad larger
majority thrown against him this year than he
received in 1856. sit is Mr.. Fisher the
Democratic nominee, is reported elected by
few hundred majority. In the Seventeenth dis
trict Wilson Reilly had majority of 674
in 1856. He is now, it is supposed, defeat
ed. In the Eighteenth district, the OPPOSE
ton had, at the November election in 1856, q
majority of 1902. This year, Henry D. Foster,
having been nominated as an anti.Lecompton
Democrat, and the Democrats of his district
generally being on the anti Lecompton platform,
has greatly reduced the Opposition majority
In the Twentieth district, VIM. Montgomery,
one of tho steadfast anti ecompton Democrats
\ of the last session, had in 1855 q majority of
| ], 1917. At thistime We are without definite re-
turns from his district, but have little doubt
| that his majority now will be double or treble
that of 1856. In the Twenty fourth district,
ellis was elected in 1866 by 563 majority. He
is now badly beaten. The districts we have
not enumerated were carried by the Opposition
in 1866, and are carried now by their candi-
dates bygreatly increased majorities.s
srlt requires very little skill to estimate the
condition of public sentimentin Pennsylvania
with the returns before the reader. If the De-
mocrncy OF PennSylvanla, have. any aspirations
for future success they must seek for it by
planting themselves boldly and squarely upon
the Anti Lecompton platform. The candidates
who are defeated, many of whom are personally
excellent men. have Mr.. Buchanan and his poll
cy to thank for their overthrow. The second
chapter in the history of tests has beenrwri
ten by the stern hand of anfindignant. people
Let time.serying and worshippiug poll.
ticians be careful how they invoke thirdl
-NGASORs--G- --z-------sis
Iris thought that at the next session Of Con-
gress, the plan of Mr.. Boyce, ofSouth Carolina,
for ''inaugpratingn the regular Stree tr,yie sys-
tenn, will be takennp and a vote forced upon it
There is no idea of carrying it-but the ayes
and noes, it seems, are wanted.
| By the way, the report of Mr.. Boyco is a very
ableone.
Risk OF 1TKAvEIrNo.--It appears. from the
best statistics that in thelast four years the risk
to each passenger of being killed in going one,
mile was:
BY railroad in. France, 1 in-loo, 900, 900 &
Is England, 1 in 65,OO0OO0
a.h5sga iSss 6 N. York, Lin 57,OOO;OOO
By Atlantic steamships, in 100000 .
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