The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-30

Here are twelve States and one hundred and
three votes while Gen. Harrison had ninety
one votes, though but six States and General
Scot, had sirty votes -four States, viz. ::
South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and Ar
kansas, being unrepresented.
But the most important question Is, WHAT
WAS THE AVAILABILITY Of these one hundred and
three votes out Of tico hundred and fifty four,
composing the whole convention2
Were Connecticut and Rhode Island available?
They went over to Scott. John Tyler could
not have obtained them through the :. Wing
party"
Was Delaware or Maryland available to the
Whigs" They both went triumphantly for
Gen. HARRISON at the previous election, and
would never have deserted their honored and
chosen chiefain--and he was neither Wing,
nor Wing candidate-neilher "among them.
nor Of them"
And how was it with Virginia, North Carolina,
Alabama, Missouri, and Illinois Would any sim
gle one Of these five States, have given their cleo
toral votes to Mr.. Clay, even if he had been
nominated by the Convention We have too
much respect for the character Of any of Mr.
Clays friends or supporters, to suppose or nsinu-
ate, thatany Of them would dare to hazard an an
swer in the affirmative. If there were the least
possible doubt, touching any of these States,
II might be that OF North Carolina. But would
North Carolina have given her vote to Mr.. Clay,
when she refused il in 1886, to her own native,
favorite son, Hugh Lawson White-and Jack
son man too, as well as the Whig" candidate?
How stands the case with the rest of the
States, whose delegates gave their vote to Mr..
Clay-Lousiana, Mississippi, and Kentucky 2
They all gave their votes against his friend and
candidate, Judge White, at the previous election
The vote of Kentucky was given in 1886 to
General HARRISON; Mississippi and Louisiana
her old chief to have deserted him and the
two latter would never have changed from Mr.
Van Buren, to Mr. Clay.
Here, then, were one hundred and three una
rditabie rofes, as we shall consider them-how.
ever others may vaunt of their availability-that
composed the whole "Whig" forces at the Har-
rlsburg Convention. And were these the forces,
and this the party, that nominated John Tyler
for Pice President We shall let the sWhig
party" itself answer this question. After put
ting in (or rather letting the FACTS and the re-
cords, putin) The answers TO our repeated ''ques-
ton" we perceive that some of the organs of
the "Whig party" have al last condescended
10 put in their answers and we thank them
for it. They will relieve us from much labor
As these responses have but at the present mo-
ment Of writing, been brought to our notice,
we must defer their consideration till we again
repeat our question"
We have endeavored on the present occasion
to show that the "Whig party" at Harrisburg,
were entirely impotent to nominate either Presi-
dent or Vice President and that if they had,
with all their unavailable votes, nominated
either they could have had no possible chance
OF obtaining the electoral votes of single State
or either of the candidates.
Hereupon we demand, for the i'm time
MAT right have Nh. CLAY.S friends TO
call JOHN TYLER TO account?
The Posr OFFIcE DEPARTMENT has been removed
within the last few days the beautiful new marble