Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-09-30
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OUR CALCULATION

correspondent Of the Rep blican thinks that we hay
missed the mark very widely, conecural (no pro
phec) estimate Of the probable result of the Presiden-
tla Elecllon-and he furnishes with his statement
in which he claims 3 certain and II as prob
able for Polk and comedies Nh Clay 62 as certain and
70 as probable. In e more than thirty DAYS we
shall have have II IN power 10 test the accuracy OF
| these conflicting esiimates-and we assure the vii
ter in the Republican that we have not the
slightest apprehension as to the result-none what,
ever. For although Mr.. Clay may be- as he
says, 'now running against chip Of The old block +"
he Is bm a chip. and very small one at that But If
Polk were the 'od block" himself we should feel no
sort OF trePdaon. The magic of Gen. Jacksons name
has gone brewer. Even in Tennessee. where If
IN any State, his influence ou.h be lelt the people
have shown, more than that gratitude for his ser
vices as warrior cannot blind them his faults as a
statesman. They are disposed. are 10 honor the
victorious soldier; but they not willing, because he
saved his country ttom the ravages of foreign enemy
TO permit him 10 inlet upon that country, either in per-
son or by proxy INJURIES wide spread and enduring by
the adoption OF policy which VIII parayze all It's in.
dusrsi energies. and compared with which the avares
vi furelgn Toe are as a rivuei TO the ocean
As 10 ,he vote of Virginia sincerely believe tina,
the pro9ddhes are IN favor of It's being given To Mr.
Clay. IN ihls opinion we may be deceived ha win,
formed IT. necessarily, 10 great extent from nfrna
ton derived from others. vino may themselves be honest
y mistaken IN their estimates OF gains to The Whig mar
y We know how liable The most intelligent and candid
men are TO be thus deceived The Republican itself
we have no doubt. be eves il SAYS, that the ocs
will do at least $50 better in Campbell" than in 1910
that Amherst, which gave 43 majority for Harrison
Will now give Polk from IS to l00-ihlt Bedford will
fall somewhat short Of her Wing vote OF 'iO-,hat in
Pttsylvania the Wings will lose from 100 TO l5Otbat
the locoiuco vote in Halifax will be largely increased
that Prince Edward and Charlotte will more han ,uhle
thelr Locoioco maorIties-th7 iney viii gain at leas,
l0o IN tranklin-aGd that they are pannT in Patrick
Henry and Nelson We venture nevertheless, 10 DIFF
ter with our neighbor in opinion. In this county. we
admit, the majority will be reduced probably rs ynies
but the loss Will be than made up in Bnckinoham
In Amherst and Nelsnn Also the mairity may he l.ss
than III lSi0-but Al5emare val suppiy The defciencv
III both. In neither of The others do we believe there
Will be loss-ur if there be in any one of them Tho
gam IN some others will be fully equal to it, In ,Lis
region ot the State, we confident the Wbig yo,, nr
lolo VIII not be relatively diminished From the base
OF the Blue Ridge 10 Underwater We shall if we have
not been mslnirmed, be al least as s,rnr as in 1910
and We have just llie doubt that in the connii.s
West OF the Ridge The accesSions 10 the WHO sreng,
VIII counier5alance the loss IN the Accnnac district
'heony part of the Stale in which the Whip si,enq,h has
decllned-and tsore Than annihale the ,Ihg ,nair,,
III ie4O besides Ia this opinion We repeat ,ve nav he
misaken Tor we claim tobe 'neher propht noribe SON
o'a prophet But we pat the opinion upon record. and
u VIII sjln be verified shown 10 he lall,cjons nv ,b
result. y '"e