South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-11-26

Making, in all, 147 votes-one more
than is necessary to make choice. 1t
is evident, that, il our expectations shall
be verified by the result, the election
must either be devolved upon the House
of Representatives, or that the oppo-.
nents of Mr.. Van Buren, must unite
spon one individual. 1t is. we think,
of the highest importance that the cleo
ton should be decided by the colleges.
An election by the House, however it
might result, would inevitably lead 10
renewal of those party strifes which,,
for more than IL years, haye distracted
and divided the country. 1t may be
prevented, by the exercise OF that spi~,
rit Of compromise which ought to ami
mate all the opposition. AS soon as it
is ascertained that majority Of anti
Van Buren, electors have been chosens
lie, the information be despatched, by
express,to all the capitols Of the Union.
10 the meantime, let the anti. Van Bu--
rem Electors remain in session until the
proper concert and understanding shall
be brought about, and then lsi them
cast their ballots for the man who shall
be aseertained to have received the
greatest number ofelectoral votes. The
necessity of this measure will be the
more apparent, If, as we hope and be-
leve, the votes Of Rhode Island and
New Jersey be given against Van Bu~
ren-an event which renders his cleo
ton aext TO impossible, unless Northa
Carolina, should contrary to all expee.
tation, give him her vote.
We trust that our ffiends, all over
the Union, will perceive the necessity
Of attending, at once to this important
matter. Or, if the mode we propose
be considered impracticabls, LEI ihe'
Harrison Electors Immediately open
correspondence with the persons known
to be candidates for the Electoral Col.
leges, in the more distant States, par
ticularly in Tennessee, Louisiana, AL
ALBANIA, Mississippi, and Georgia. The
main design and chief object Of the ops
ponents OF Mr.. Van Buren, is, we pre-
sumo, to break up the present corrupt
dyuasty--to restore the government to
its original purity & eoniine its agenssto
their legitimate duties. We feel persua-
ded that either Judge White or Gen.
Harrison may be safely entrusted with
this work, and, although we give our
preference to the latter, if it should turn
out that the former receives the greatest
number OF electoral votes, we shall ac-
quiesce, without murmur, in the decl-
sion which gives him the benefit oflthe
whole. We hope our brethren OF the
press will take this object up without
delay, IS that public opinion will point
out to the electors the course we re-
commend as that which, under the ex-
igencies ofthe country, they are boand
10 pursue. 80
To "Looker on in Venice," the
ups and downs in politics. Ster~
nate hopes and fears Of the parties
the buzzaing and groaning-the smii"
ing countenances and the long faces
altered every four and twenty hours,
are all amusing enough. lnheriting, \
we believe, at least, a good disposition,
-FOUR only fortune, acquired that wayD
we have during The last three or four
days enjoyed many hearty laughs at
those seated on the political "see-saw."
1t is enough to keep every body in
good humor.--AleE. Gas.