Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1840-05-23
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Pennsylvania will give her vote for
Harrison and Tyler.

Some weeks since, we made an est.
mate of The electoral votes which might
BE- considered as certain for General llar.
risOn. We then did not reckon in the
list our own State; though we took oc.
casion to say that Pennsy lvania was at
worst among the doubtful States as it re.
CARDS the Presidential vote. We have,
since that time, taken some pains to OBJ
tain materials for forming a Judgment as
to the probable disposition of her next
electoral vote, and The result is convic-
ton thlt Pennsylvania will, in the Flee.
toral College, give thirty votes for VIII
LIAM Henry HARRISON and JoHN TYLER.
As this is a result to which many have
not yet looked, we shall endeavor to as
sign reason for our belief. Mr.. Van
Buren,, we have frequently had occasion
to state, has not, and never had. any con.
siderable personal popularity in Penn
sylvania. When General Jackson was
run second time, Pennsylvania refused
to give her vote for Mr.. Van Buren, as
Vice President, and instructed her cleo
tors to vote for WILLIAM WlLKls; which
instruction was obeyed, although Gen
eral jackson received majority Of up
wards OF twenty.six thousand
General Jackson's great popularity in
Pennsylvania led his party TO believe
that the old Generals nominee would OF
course receive the vote of the State as his
successor; but in order to produce this
! important result it was found that even
something else than General Jackson's
popularity must be used.
Mr.. Van Buren, had no hopes for him
self founded on himself, and therefore he
determined TO create some claim. 1t is
remarkable that three PENNsyLvANIANs
should, in rapid succession, b. sent on
the Russian mission; yet they were sent
The two factions of the Jackson party
were likewise concilaled by giving to
the heads Of both, Offices Of profit. Gov
Wolf was called to be a controller al
Washington, and Mr.. MuHLENBEaG (whc
could not be Governor) was, instead of q
seat in the Cabinet, which he sought
presented with a foreign mission thai
does not call for much expenditure.
Surely, all will admit that this wa:
courting Pennsylvania in earnest-buy
ing her electoral vote at pretty goot
] price, if it were not that il was Dough
with the Peoples money.
Well, what was the result Of all thi.
j. largesse 10 Pennsylvania, so rich as Il
, alarm the opponent of Mr.. Van Buren,
What was the result of the inherrItanc,
: OF General Jacnson's popularity? Tire,
Russian and one Austrian missions, one
comptrollership, and divers smaller
items. What was the majority which
Mr. Van Buren, received out Of the 225,
600 votes Of Pennsylvania Why. fou,
: thousand three hundred and eighty-four!!
F, of which Berks county alone gave abou
4. three thousand four hundred. Well, Tho
T, opponents of Mr.. Van Buren, have, in The
coming Residential election, to snrmoun
: the impediment of an old majority o
. 1884; and what are their means Of do
ing this, and on what arc the hopes 0
success placed.
! In the first place, Mr.. Van Buren, hn
7 lost the current Of General Jackson
/! popularity which he enjoyed in 1886, ant
S has gained none for himself.
lie has no more Russian missions I,
bestow, and has already been compelle,
[, TO disposed Of rich office in this Stat,
Collector ofihe port oil Philadelphia
to keep peace among his remainin,
friends, instead of using It 10 create new
' ones.