Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-10-01
NAN Rl.RrN ESTIMATES

VA "a
The system OF aur,riirs yp.iiital strength. nv seem
ms T., be strsie. i pr,rti~,~l 10 y great orient hy tho
Van Bhrsa party. 81 yuuing firth favorable esti-
unatcr a, y, The result. and ~ protesting great conf
de0cc in ti,cir eurrccinc~. the parry hope Ia gain
IA. lenrr-ncu. ii indeed there BE- any such at Tins ~
Rod of the canvass. AMI especially do they hope 10
attach to their sdc. that numerous anil resrecsahle class
OF per-,ns Who have a particular iondnr-- Go majOri-
ties who hove. sbov- all thug. politically speaking.
tu b.. found on the strong -idc. Hence ~ - that Ne
bear 9, much of The eonhicncs of the Van Bnrcn
party. ia the results of tho present canvass. and meet
with so many "esrnnstcs." which pr,ve ss plain ms .
pike staff that Mr.. Van Buren, will certainly be "a cleo
ted; SINE of the prophetic calculaiors going ~ far. IN
deed. a. to Maintain with sol, mD seriousness. that M,
Van Burenis rc-elrciion Is sons CERTAIN than his clcc-
ton" A correspondent OF The -yenerssle" E'quHrr"
nj Richmond. takes ,his novel position. that the IRE
! election is more certain than the election" u must
10 away all doubt. aud set the faithful completely az
oasc ON that point.
But in case there should bc q solitary dcuhaer.
here and there. among the ranks of the PARTY. ne isihe
certainty" or Mr.. Van Burens rc-elcction. the heh-
rpoad Enquirer ii.clc puts forth an estimate OF The
general result. which is altogether. a settler The En-
quirer's classification OF State. is n- follows;
| Certaia for VAN BrREN--New Hampshire. Fem.
sylyania. Maryland. Virginia. Snuih Carolina. Georgia.
A abarna. Mississippi. Illinoi.. Missouri. Arkansas--
giving lis Electoral votes.
Certain for H,RHisoN.--Vermnn Massachusetts.
Connso tieui, Rh.slc Island, Delaware. Kentucky. iudI-
ana--giying GO Eleciorel Votes.
Do.6lfaIf for me arguments soke-NIaine. New York.
Oh,o. Tennessee. New Jersey. North Carlina. Louisi-
ana. MichIgan-si,mg ll9 Electoral votes.
The only thing that surprises rs IN the above esii-
mate. is. TIM, the Enquirer should have lei any Them
io chance. Having placed Georgia and Alahnina. rnd
even Maryland and Virginia. among the States which
are "ocr ,ain' for Van Burcu, Why should amy thing
"a puchIng the grand rcyulI he tcfi in ',lonht'' IL Ma.
rylnnG aud Virginia are Trrtain, Why did not the I'm
| nnfr.r rick an IA counle mar trDm rhe list of doubtful
Slnics. nnd place them aulnng the "ceviaIntics, 80 hat
th, sweet iule fellow" might havc a taIer majority
at lcust'
II 10 net TOO late YET; AMI We suggest that the Enqui.
rcr prvcccd al once Ia make this correction IN its -~ii.
mate. Looking IN The material comprising il. Inst Of
''csriainiics" We may remark. that the Enquirer need
not be e, all pm gicrlsr. rs tn the S'nics which it Picks
oct of me dcubiin'. For we cnndrdly believe. and
may IA we'll confess n. rhni nc whole list of Stat
which the Enquirer sets down M doubtful. are nearly
10 cer.ain to vote for Van Barren, Is ara NIrginia amd
Mar land,
But there IL nnotherrrason Why the Engui rcr should
enlarge It's lit of"ccrininncs." and les--n doubts"
II must bc done. 'Er the Arguments s,ke NJ The spt
; ofIhis admirable classification, whirh gives Van Buren,
lis. IIarris,n &c. nna palaces ll9 Electoral votes a.
among the doubtful. the Euqnirer las this remark. by
way of commentary: Thus u appears from the most
uniayorable aspect The Presidential que.iiun cnn ba
made to assume. that Ms. Van Buren must be- re-elect-
ed"
Now, IL IN tho "asTeci" which the enquirer itself
permits ns above. We s.trnit ihs, there is an "must
in the case or rather. Ills votes be doubtful tho
resulr must ahc he VA doubt,
To relieve the m nIs oftyc irhfhful. then rs well rs
o marke its t.It md commenr preserve some relation
to each other. we commend ~ The Enquirer that pro-
esd ntonce "incrcaSe its ht of -csrIain'ies." be adj
ding thereto n couple III the doubtful Slate--sI that
the f1rmer will shcw an aggregate of ! ~ votes. LES.
than thu won't answer. BIT ifMr.v Van B rrrn is Ger
tain" of ~ miny, even the Whiys Will admit that no
must be reelected"
A. We hive counscllcd the Enquirer touching a
necessary s>ork, I've ~ik farther shrw our g,oi nature
by adm. ia the mattc'. Hivi &C ssvd Virginia and
Maryland, aInenr itc States certain" for Mr.. Van
Burer. the Enquirer would perhaps fp II LH, much
Eof an impirgcmcnt un is mosltsiy, 10 claim ANY thing
more under that category. What says il then e. adj
ding MAINE and Ohio To its Int oi States certain loo
Van Burcn!
IL what il docs 'ccurt upon nre ccriqirs why mot
thdsc' Its Salem correspondent will cUrsidcs ,hcm
MT only certain. but probably mora 80"
Notwithstanding the high character of the EInnir.r
~ a calculator Il rcsufIs, aud uolw outstanding the rr-
mirhsbie inrscrversnez- vi 20, ~~iitua,-s, tl-~c would
seem io lie s~ne dentrcTs. e-cs ne the nerchh,rhosi
of R' hm"nd-as viii I've seen NY ILc follo~in r para
graph frpm the Wing of ihat city
WHO ACCFFTS THE CHALLENGE
A gentleman ofrr 10 wager Mr.. Richie 5000 thai
he can pick out two States FROM among those lac put
down rs certain for Mr. Van Buren,. that will not vote
Tor HIM. The snN's gentleman wsti tcS him SlOO ~,
'Hoh ~ He Snies'Hnl I'VE pol down IN las (Air. I4t-
chies9 estimate A. doubtful tar Arguments sake
MI or any N bis friends. feed stspcs cd To take these
bets. the money wll he forth eoR.~g oa application
nj this cf6ce.
The PsIladeiphia Sentinel ". b. ef this morninC
we Observe cites The classification oi Maine, by thu
Enquirer, among the doubiiHl SiaieS as an "ey Idencs
~ It's saGacIty"--assuming hat The estimate was made
bef1re the election in that SiateN and when il was cen.
orally conceded that Fairfield ~ould bc elected. The
Sentinel .. ~ cr'er in fss assu,ap,,vn. The Maine
elect On vas o-er. md liz gencEnl results known at
richmond, before the 'estissate" appeared ia the In
qn'rer. IL. therefore. me retaining OF State in III,
list ct "doubiinls.'' in he face Of hsse rsAts be
an evidence Of any Thing, IL must be soaeuhing else
han sogacitg