The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-18


Three brothers in Posey county, Ind seriously
injured by the explosion Of q shell on Sunday and
fourth was killed.
The Coming Pennsylvania State Election
Tho Prospect.
The late signal defeat of the republicans in
California, and the heavy cutting down of their
majority in Maine, have inspired the democracy
throughout the North with some faith in the
resurrection, and in Pennsylvania and New York
with lively hopes Of success in their coming
State elections. The fight, which will be very
apt to determine the result in New York in
November, is to come off in Pennsylvania in
October. We shall have, therefore, stirring
battle in "the old Keystone" especially as
upon the issue will hinge, to great extent, tho
prospects Of the opposition elements for the
grand Presidential contest of next year.
What is the prospect, then, for Pennsylvania
in this coming October election! There is
nothing more important than Judge of the
State Supreme Court to be chosen by the general
vote of all the counties in this election; but
this will do as a test of the popular voice
on the great national issues Of the day. If the
democrats do as well as they have done in
Maine they will gain decisive victory; for
last year, upon the largest vote ever cast In the
Commonwealth, running hard upon six hum
dred thousand, General Geary favorite SOL
der, upon the popular platform of the consti-
tutional amendment submitted from the Thirty
ninth Congress, carried the State against an
unpopular candidate by only seventeen thou
sand majority. Looking, therefore, at the
recent results in California and Maine, there is
a very fair prospect for a republican defeat on
their new radical and revolutionary plat
form OF universal negro suffrage and negro
supremacy.
From 1910 down to last October the political
fluctuations of Pennsylvania have been very
remarkable. In 1886 the overwhelming demo-
cratic Keystone majorities rolled up in the
name Of Andrew Jackson had been cut down
to less than five thousand for Van Buren,, Old
Hickory's anOinted successor. In 1910 Van
Burens financial disasters turned even Penn
sylvania against him, although it was by the
tight fit Of three hundred and forty-nine major
ity for Harrison. But that suficed to break the
charm Of democratic invincibility. In 1874,
against Henry Clay, however, the State was
regained for "Polk, Dallas and the tariff of
1912" by six thousand majority. In ls4s the
scale was turned again by Van Buren's defec-
ton, and General Taylor carried it by two
thousand votes over the combined vote of Cass
and Van Buren,. In 1852, on Clay's great COM
promise measures poor Pierce carried the
State against General Scott by twenty thou
sand, and had poor Pierce aud the democracy
held fast to that adjustment they would, per-
haps, have had unbroken reign in Washington
to this day.
From 1852, however. in consequence of the
violation of their pledges to the country on the
slavery question, the democracy began to go
down hill rapidly. In 1856, even "with Penn
sylvania's favorite son" as their candidate. and
with the opposition elements clashing and dis
tracted between Fremont and Fillmore the
State was saved to Buchanan by only thou.
sand majority on the total vote. In 1860, from
the grand smash-up of the democracy at
Charleston and Baltimore, the republicans,
with their popular champion, Abraham Lin
coin, carried Pennsylvania (no more extensions
Of slavery by the astounding majority Of sixty
thousand over all the broken democratic frag-
ments counted together. That was the prac-
ucal beginning Of the political revolution
which eliminated in the total abolition of
slavery.
In 1862, on account Of the misfortunes
and blunders Of Mr.. Lincola's administration,
in the war for the suppression Of the Southern
rebellion, New YORK and Pennsylvania went
by default tor the dsmocracy-the latter State,
on deficient vote Of one hundred and 6fly
thousand, being carried BY three thousand
democratic majority. But in 1868 the repub-
licans, on pretty full vote, regained the State
by fifteen thousand. In 1864 Mr.. Lincoln held
II by twenty thousand; and last year, as we
have said, on the largest popular vote ever
cast In the State, and with o favorite soldier
and q platform which len the issue Of negro
suffrage TO the several States, where II properly
belongs, the republicans held their ground by
seventeen thousand majority. We have only,
therefore, to say, in conclusion, that, consider
ing the fluctuations in the vote Of Pennsylva-
mia which we have recited, and the recent
elections elsewhere, and all the signs Of the
times, the republicans will probably lose
the keystone State this fall that IL they lose
II they will next lose New York, and that in
losing both these great States in 1867 the
counter revolution setting IN against them will
wbirl them out Of power in 1868, unless they
seasonaby retrace their steps on these danger
Gus issues Of universal negro suffrage and negro
supremacy.
The Herald AID the Assaciated Prssa.