Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-09-27
GOLDSMITH F. BAILEY, of Fitchburg.
THE CANVASS IN Pennsylvania.

The Pennsylvania state election will take
take place on Tuesday, the ninth day OF octo-
Der, just four weeks previous to the presiden-
tial election. Until recently, not much was
said of it; but since the fusion" in New \ ork
became failure, those whose sole business In
politics is to defeat Mr. Lincoln, have turned
their attention towards Pennsylvania. They
can not defeat him in New York Their at
tempts to arrange a combination against the
republicans in that state have only weakened
their power, and increased the number of re-
publican voters. Lincoln and Hamlin are now
sure to carry New York by great ma.
jority. They seem likely TO carry everything
from Maine to Minnesota. The present poll
cy of the opposing forces is confession that
nothing effectua can be done against Lincoln
and Hamlin if their opposers fail to make au
impression in Pennsylvania.
Their present aim is to defeat the republi-
cans in Pennsylvania at the state election AT
the presidential election, when the opposing
forces will be divided defeat Of the republi-
cans in that state will be impossible but they
hone it may be accomplished on the ninth of
October, because at that time the hostile
powers are likely to be united. Breckin-
Rogers, Douglasites, and supporters of Bell,
it is said, will all vote for Mr. Foster, the
democratic candidate for governor And they
reason thus If Foster is elected, it will pro-
ducc such an effect on republicans throughout
the country that Lincoln may fail to carry
one or two free states of which he now seems
sure Therefore, nothing possible to money
and desperation will be left untried. Never
thcless, the scheme will fail If they should
succeed to elect Mr.. Foster, this would not
have such an effect on the country as they pre-
sumo, for everybody would understand the
matter, and every one would perceive the i'm
possibility OF similar success in November,
when the three opposing parties will vote sep
arately for president.
In 1856, Buchanan's majority in Pennsylva-
MIA was GOT. The whole number of votes cast
WAS 460,937, of which Buchanan had 230,772,
Fremont 147 1868, Fillmore 82,202 AT the
state election in 1858, the whole number of
votes for canal commissioner was 966,962, dl
vided as follows for the republican, or peo-
pies candidate, 196626, democratic 1898
Our side had gained much, while the demo
Gratis had last. The democrats were defeated
at every point, and the candidates on our side
were elected by majorities ranging from II,
290 to $685. 1t is nowise likely that the par
ty which triumphed then has grown weaker
since. 1t claims 10 be much stronger espe-
cially since, Abraham Lincoln was nominal
ed for the presidency. The action Of the
Chicago convention was extremely satisfactory
to cur friends in Pennsylvania, and they have
now most admirable organization of the par
ty, with great harmony and high hopes Of sue.
cess. We do not believe that the desperate
combination that has been contriyed TO defeat
them in October can succeed. In November
it will not exist
The attempt to defeat the election of Lin
coin, "by any means and at all events" does
not come from an honest and patriotic pur.
pose. 1t works in behalf of agitation and
seeks to carry the election Of president into
the house of representatives. 1t talks couserv-
atism and yet supports every startling doctrine
and measure of the conspirators who repealed
the Missouri compromise restriction. Such
unreasonable and malignant madness against
the republican party should rot be successful'
and il cannot be to much extent. The laws of
things are against it, and it has nothing to
match the steady and sure power of a great
principle. In this controversy there are really
but two parties, the party of light and the par
ty Of darkness Can there be doubt as to
which will triumph