The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-12-02
HENRY HARRISON
524,44I

We erred, perhaps, in ascrbng all the popu-
lar votes Opposed to Mr. Van Buren) not given
either for Judge White or Mr. Webster, as hav
ing been given to Gen Harrison. We are
happy to discover our error, and hasten to cor
rect it. Judge White was candidate in other
States, besides Georgia and Tennessee, where
he obtained the electoral vote and we shall on
popular vote that was cast for him. At this
time we shall conclude our remarks by special
reference to the "stdy- home" Wing support,
that Gen. HARRISON received in New York and
Pennsylvania.
In New York, in 1884 the party who nomi-
mated Gen. Harrison, gave their Gubernatorlal
candidate, William H. .Separd, 1853, 900 votes
while in 1886, Mr.. Van Buren, received but 1861
SIS; showing that if only 2, 153 Of the stdy-at-
home party had staid at home, Gen. Harrison
would have received the AZ electoral votes OF
that State. In 1888, however, this party gave
Gov Seward le2,s64 votes.
1t is well known that the Wings Of New
York, what there were Of them, were in 1886
pretty generally opposed to the election Of Gen
eral Harrison, and hence the few thousand who
supported Gov Seward in 1884 and 1888 staid
at home in 1886.
How was it in Pennsylvania
| In 1895, the Harrison party who elected Gov
Hltner, gave him 1886 votes, while in 1886
Mr.. Van Buren, obtained but 9l,475 showing
that If only 1880 of the "stay- at home" party
had staid at home, still General Harrison would
have received the 80 electoral votes of Penn
sylvana In 1888, however, the party poed
l09,246 votes for Gov Ritner
II is well known, that in this State, there were
few thousand Wings who supported Gov
Ritner, who would not support Gen HARRISON
which shows pretty conclusively that General
Harrison was neither considered Wing, nor
supported as the Wing candidate.
| Had General Harrison received the votes OF
these two States, as he would have done bu,
for the "stay-at-home" game played against
him, his aggregate electoral vote would have
been las, out of 291, Qor the vote of Michigan
was pretty generally considered by all parties as
irregular and unconstitutional, and would neve,
have been conceded to Mr.. Van Buren,, had he
| poSh III q illluoilty WITHOUT III.
Thus we have shown, that General Harrison,
had ne received the same support that Governor
Seward did in 1884, and Gov Ritner in 1925
would have had the majority of the electoral
votes in 1886, lacking one,-that is, on the sup
position that the Michigan vote was irregular
II the Wings had any support to give, that was
the time to have given it; and if they had con-
sldered Gen. Harrisona Wing, they could have
directed the Electors Of Georgia and Tennes see
TO have cast their 26 votes for Gen Harrison,
their Wing candidate
We might as well pause here, for the present
occasion, to give the public an opportunity Of
judging whether, if there be any ground to as
cribe ''treachery" to any person or party, i,
might not with quite as much proprety be as
cribed to that party who make the charge, as the
person to whom it has been so groundessly i'm
puted.
We have shown, as we believe, that from first
TO last, II was never in the power of those who
now style themselves the Wing Party, to have
nominated any candidate at the Harrisburg Con-
ventlon in 1899 And if any man were nomi-
mated as Vice President by that convention.
whom the Wing party might have claimed as
Wing, or who might have considered himself a
Wing, il follows by no means that he is account
able TO those who could neither nominate nor
elect him.
Hereupon we demand, therefore, for the sirth
time,
What right hare Mr.. CLAY'S friends to
call JOHN TYLER to account?
NoRrHEAsTERS Boundary QuEsTioN-The Lepis
laiure of Vermont have just passed resolutions decar
ing that il is the duty Of the General Government to
prosecute the settlement Of the Northeastern