Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-09-04
Richmond, Va. Tuesday, sept. A.
THE PROSPECT BEFORE US.

How lies the land In what latitude do we find Il,
ourselves? if we may parody the nautical language
of the National Intelgencer: Watchman. how
goes the night?
If we may believe that "noblc pair of Brethren"
the "Washington Telegraph" and the n Y. Courier
and Enquirer" Gen. Jackson is shipwrecked. IIo
has very little prospect of reelection Thus our
right worthy cousin General Duff Green, gives us a
labored Expose of nearly two columns in his Thurs
days Telegraph, in which he attempts figure the
Old General out of the Presidency. In his first
table, he makes it ont thus; For Jackson, the
of Virginia %, n. Carolina Is Georgia IL, Alaba-
ma z, Mississippi A, Tennessee 15 Illinois s. Mis-
souri, 4-ToTAL S4!-For the Opposition "John,
Will and Harry" the following votes: Vermont 2,
Massachusetts H. Rhode Island 4, Connecticut 6,
n. Jersey 8, Delaware 3, Maryland z, S. Carolina
ii, Louisiana 5-ToTAL 67.-DoubtjH, Maine 10!
New Hampshire 2! New York 42 Pennsylvania
BOZ Maryland 81 Kentucky 15 Ohio 81! and India
M 9-ToTAL 1877 Gen. Duff G. then goes on with
hocus pocuS sort of calculation, the most reckless
sertions and silly scraps of letters, dispose of those
doubtful votes and finally makes up table to suit
his own taste. And shoe stands this aspect of the
case:" lie gives to Gen. Jackson, tout ofhis abun-
dant courtesy!) the votes of n. Hampshire alone.
He leaves the 3 votes of Maryland, and the vote of
Indiana, 81 still among the doubifniS-and with tho
utmost chdldnce turns over all the rest, n. York
and Pennsylvania and all, TO the "Opposition"-t
making the TOTAL TO stand thus-For the Opposi-
tion (even this wiseacrc does not guess who their
Hero is TO bel 1S5-for Jackson 9I-Doubffih still
l2 Here's Arithmetic and frank dealing for YOU.
NOW let us near what COl. w eDD, tins "new
cal light" has to say for himself-He, too like his
distinguished compeer of the metropolis, deals with
n niggard hand towards Gen. Jacksonville gives
him the votes of Virginia, n. Carolina, Tennessee,
Georgia, N. Hampshire, Alabama, Illinois, and in
Maryland-S6 in all!-To Anti-Jackson whoever it
be, is quite matter of Indifference TO tho
Apostac Editor,) he assigns all the other votes with
the exception of Pennsylvania, Maine and Missouri
| These three doubtful States, however, would not
avail Gen. Jackson; for elf he gets their votes, lie
would only have 1902 And then says Mr. W.,
! off TO these were added the of South Caro-
lima and Mississippi, which before said, will he
given to Mr.. Writ he will only have I45, and can
not succeed in being elected by the College. The
election WILL therefore, necessarily devolve upon tho
House of Representatives. But the fair presump-
ton is that Gen. j. will go into the House with only
Sc votes In that body the election will be by tho
present Congress- and il is well known that thirteen
States are against Gen Jackson and only eleven in
favor of his re- election The contest consequently
will be between Mr. Clay and Mr.. Writ, and unless
the friends Of Gen. j. thnk proper to determine be-
tween them, the friends of one of these genilemen
will be compelled to yield to the other"-tlere too
is Arithmetic for you-and the beauty of 1t is, that
Mr. w. puts it forth ga fair estimate, and upon
which (he s) willing TO stake (bs) poGtcal-Gcu-
mem"
Now, eve too are Panters"-and come, for
ward TO make our own estimate of the Election. Ii
shall be certainly fair theirs; and though
profess to be prophets offer it the best and
the honest result of all the information have
ceived
Jackson. Opposition. Doubtful