Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-09-15
From the Washington Union.

The Washington correspondent Of the
New York Journal Of Commerce, in his
letter Of the 25th inst, INDUCES in some
statistics and specnlations about the next
Presidential election, in oass It should 20
to the House Of Representatives. s''con-
summation devoutly". to be deprecated BY
both parties, and BY every sincere friend
of his country. As these statistics are
somewhat curious in themselves, we lay
them before our readers-with .'errors ex-
|cepted," however, at the foot Of the bill.
For instance, we cannot believe that South
Carolina will stand aloof from the contest
= either before the people or before the
House--when there isa democrats nom
proviso candidate in the field. We doubt
the success Of any candidates.. be he !
thorough Clay pledged whig, or what they
call an independent" THAT is, no-party J
candidate but we agree with the writer
that the election will not 60 to the House.
We firmly trust that the democrats will.
take care 10 prevent it. The union Of their
party has proved to be the secret Of their
strength, and it is impossible to suspect
them Of the folly Of dividing their votes,
and defeating the candidate Of their party:
Correspondence of the Journal of Commerce.
WAsHIsros, August 18th.
The result Of the election in Tennessee
will deprive the wing party Of the control
OF the choice Of President in the House
OF Representatives, in case the election
should fail before the people. But neither
will the democratic party have the control
Of it. Two States (New Hampshire and
Georgia are equally divided, and can give
no vote, without compromise. South
Carolina will stand aloof, anc willnot vote
for the wing, bank, tariff, proviso cand-
date, nor for the democratic candidate. II
is to be presumed that Wisconsin will be
represented before February, lS49, and,
Of course, the number Of States represent
ed will be thirty. The State of Mary land
may be tied; but the wings calculate with
confidence on the majority Of that de!ega-
lion. The wings will have thirteen States;
The democrats will have fourteen States,
Wisconsin and excluding South
The democratic candidate can
stand no chance at oil. But the indepen
dent candidate will receive the vote of
South Carolina and Georgia. If the wings
should finally 60 for him, they will give
him fifteen States-one more than the dem
ocratic candidate can possibly get. I'll
New Hampshire should go for the in
dependent candidate, by way of compro-
mise, he will be chosen. 1t is clear e.
nough that no out-and- out party candidate
can be chosen by the State delegations.
But have no idea that the-e.ection will
come before Congress. On the CONTRARY,
either the independent candidate or the
democratic candidate will be chosen by an
overwhelming vote. If,he whig rank and
lille will not support any but q bank, tar
ID, and proviso candidate, then General
Tay lor cannot be chosen; and the regular
democratic candidate will sweep every
hing before him.
Tie democratic convention will make
UGH issues as will insure success to their
viz: no bank-the tariff of 1876 |
land the extension Of the Missouri com.
promise principle to any new territory
hat may be acquired. These issues are
not to be successfully met, except by an
Independent and unpledsed candidate.