The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-11

no treaty on the subject with Spain; hence we
can do nothing but intercept slavers in the Gulf
and off the African coast, which our squadron
has been doing very efectualy Of late.
The Psnnsylvania Election and the Lo-
cal Issues.
The long looked for preliminary skirmish to
the great national battle to be fought at the
in Pennsylvania, resulting, as it will be seen by
our returns, in the complete triumph of the
black republican, or, as they style themselves
in that State, the peoples party. As the sue
cess of Garibaldi with his handful of followers
on the island of Sicily gave to his name pres
tige that only made it necessary for bis per-
sonal presence on the mainland to silence the
batteries of the Bourbons and cause their King
to run from his own shadow, so this election
has settled in advance the Presidential struggle
in the Keystone State, leaving barely forlorn
hope in New York, the last resort for the
friends of the constitution and the Union. The
October elections in that State have for the
asst three Presidential contests been considered
the turning point Of the campaign. Thus the
triumph of the democratic nominees, Hopkins
for Canal Commissioner, and Woodward for
Judge of the Supreme Court, In October of 1852,
was admitted, by the politicians Of all parties,
to be the precursor of the election of Franklin
Pierce, and the success Of Scott, the democratic
candidate in October, 1856, by little over two
thousand majority, was looked upon as the
death knell to Fremonts hopes and unmistaka-
BILE evidence of the election Of James Buchanan
BY the people in less than a month from that
time.
There are however, other than national issues
that have brought about the election Of Mr.. Cur
tin, questions peculiar to that State alone, which
will not enter into the contest in November.
In the first place, Mr.. Curtin was leading and
active member Of the wing party long before it
went to ruin. and has never been rabid repub-
Of the conservative wing Of the party. BE was
likewise an active and prominent member o.
the Know Nothing party in 1854, and during
the canvass Of that and the succeeding year took
the stump in defence of those doctrines. The
peoples party, composed Of both republicans
and Americans, having the prestige of success
in the last two State elections, placed him in
nomination in February, long before any Of the
national conventions assembled; the party lines
were therefore drawn before the split at Charles
ton, or the nomination Of Lincoln at Chicago
with antecedents precisely the same as the lead
ers Of the Bell and Everett forces, it was impos-
sible for the latter to transfer their rank and
6lo a. Eoatar ubo bad hoon THAR hitfor onno-
nent In fact, number of the leading politi-
clans who have supported and worked for the
election Of Mr. Curtin have placed themselves
on record, by letter and speech, for Curtin for
Governor, and Bell for President.
The democratic nominee, Henry d. Foster,
on the other hand, had various obstacles to
contend with In the ranks Of the democracy.
1t will be remembered that he was member Of
the Pennsylvania House Of Representatives in
1867, when Forney was candidate for United
States Senator, and opposed his election, not
considering Forney ct for the position. 1t was
the refusal of Foster and six other intimate
friends to 90 into the caucus to nominate a
United States Senator that gave to three other
democrats plea to bolt the caucus nomination
and vote for Cameron, which elected him over
Forney This has not been forgotten by the
Chevalier, and, whilst he has pretended to sup
port Foster, he and bis friends throughout the
State have done all within their power to elect
Andrew G. Curtin. Aside from this, the demo-
cratic party Of that State have been weak at
the knees ever since the attempt made by
Douglas and poor Pierce to obtain the support
of the Southern States, and have always been
defeated whenever any person who had hand
in that transaction was placed in nomination.
They were only saved in 1856 by the nomina-
ton Of Mr.. Buchanan, who was out Of the
country and had no hand in the Nebras-
ka bill. The split at Charleston and Balt-
more set the democratic politicians by the ears,
and between Douglas stamping the State
against q union, and the laundering nonsense
OF the two State central committees, Foster has
been placed first in the frying pan and then In
the FIRE not knowing which way to turn until
the best portion of the campaign was over.
With, therefore, the leaders Of the different
wings Of bis own party trying to kill him, and
running against man popular with all branches
OF the opponents TO the democracy, II is won
der that Foster has done as well as he has.
But few Of these issues will be found In the
next contest; and, had Mr.. Curtin's majority
been only FIVE thousand or less, instead Of If
teen or twenty thousand, as it Is, there would
have been some hope, with q cordial union OF
the Douglas. Breckenridge and Bell factions on
one electoral ticket, Of carrying the State In
November; but with the petty squabbles Of the
one horse politicians on the State committees,
aided by Douglas and Forney, they have rolled
up the maiorities against them so large that
the floating vote will more than make up for
all that the Bell forces can reduce Curtin's
majority, and We may expect to see the msiori-