, 1860-10-23

Both the Republicans end the Dsmoc,ais
were confident Of victory in tle recent cleo
tions in Pennsylvania and 1ndiana Eaeh
party hed made close md thorough caavass
Of the two States, ,unty by county, and town.
ship by township, upon which the respective
estimates were based. While the result cor
responded with the expectations ofthe Repub-
IcanA, it is nevertheless truo that they wc1e
little, If anx, better prepared for the over
whelmiag Republican msjorisies than their op-
ponents. That the Democrats believed their
count BY which they figured up fair nsioritics
for Foster in Pennsylvania, and for Hendricks
in Indiana, to be correct is evident ftou the
readiness with which they staked u1uir money,
all over the country, on the 1esult It is sale
10 say thu: mere THAI one hundred thousand
dollars passed from Democratic into Republi-
can pockets, stskei upon the election in these
S1ates. Il is worth while to enquire why the
result varied 50 widely from the estimates.
The system to which canvsss;ng has been re-
t1ueed Of late yeara, pret1udos the possibility
Of the occu11enca Of sufficient mistake in
the count to explain the discrepancy. Doubt
less the tally lists correeponded with the state
1asnts Of tbs individual voters Of the two Satea
as given to the csnrasscEs. Tie only exp'a-
naion hy which tho variance can be account.
ID ior is, that thouganda Of men did 1ot dis
close their actual sentiments to tho canraEssre.
They had determined to vote Tor q party which
they had heretofore opposed, but they did not
care to publish the fact until they could do 90
through the balIotbox. Thus. in every com-
ty in tho two States, many names wero in
ssrted IN Democratic ta1ly-lista, the owners Ct
which deposited Republican ballots On
election day, rolling up the aggregate Reppb.
lican vote several thousands higher than ertn
Republic Ems had dared to hope for; and cut
ting down the Democratic vote to a much
lower figure tnan their opponents had conocd-
ed Veknow that in the North, whcre the
pouslss form of Democracy is in the ascend.
cnt, tho charge is made against the Breckin-
Eidgs Democracy Of voting with tie Republi-
cans: But unfortunately lor this hypothesis,
the Breckinridge Democracy were more deep
y interested than the Douglnsitos in having
ths Republicans dictated in PENNSYLVANIA and
Indiana; for On that contingency alons hangs
all Of As. Brechrrdss's chances Of The Presi.
dsney, through m election by the House Of
Representatives, whilst, however pennssl.
vania or Indiana might 60, Ar. Douelas'
chauces would b affected ncithe. ono
way nor the other-he having no
chance at all in either event The only
rational explanation that can be given il The
one set forth above-an explanation, which if
correct, reveals the cris!encs Of a silent, 1ln-
demonstrative revolution In public sentiment
the extent Of which no ono had previously
expected, and which il playing havoc WITH all
estimates based upon the former political ii:
aniiea Q! nsa- Ths fact Of euch areyolution
being IN proEress WIS flrrt brought to light
bythe resu1t in Maine. Tbs Democracy r..
ally beloved they would carry that State
Douglas made tbs grand tour thereof, and "a.
Bored lis friends elsewhere TINT Maine vss
F&e' IL had not. up to that time, suspected