Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-09-15

The Washington correspondent of the
New York Journal Of Commerce. in his
letter of the % inst, INDUCES in some sta
tlstlcs and speculations about the next Pres
ldential election, in ease it should GO to the
House of Representatives. ''consumma-
ton devouty' to be deprecated by both
parties, and by every sincere friend of his
country. As these statistics are somewhat
curious IN themselves, we Law them before
our readers-witll ''errors excepted" how
ever, at the foot of the bill For instance.
we cannot believe that South Carolina will
stond aloof from the contest-either before
the people or before the House-when
there is democratic non-proviso candidate
III the field. We doubt the success of any
candidate, be he thorough Clav-pledged
wing, or what they call an independent
(that is, no-party) candidate; but We agree
with the writer that the election will not 90
to the House. We firmly trust that the
democrats will take care TO prevent it,
The union of their party has proved to be
the secret of their strength, and it is impos-
sble to suspect them of the folly of div-
ding their votes, and defeating the candidate
OF their party.
Correspondence of the journal Of Commerce
WASHINGTON, August %.
The result of the election in Tennessee
will deprive the whig party of the control
of the choice of a President in the House
of Representatives, in ease tie election
should fail before the people. But neither
will the democratic party have the control
of it. The States New Hampshire and
Georgia. are equally divided, and can give
no vote, without a compromise. South
Carolina will stand aloof, and will not vote
for the wing, bank, tariff, Proviso candi-
date, nor for the democratic candidate. 1t
is to be presumed that Wisconsin will be
represented before February, 1910, and, of
course, the number of States represented
will be thirty. The State Of MARYLAND
may be tied; but the wings calculate with
confidence on the majority of that delega-
ton. The wings will have thirteen States;
the democrats will have fourteen States, in
Guiding Wisconsin and excluding South
Carolina. The democratic candidate can
stand no chance at ALL But the indepen-
dent candidate will receive the vote of
South Carolina and of Georgia. If the
wings should finally 90 for him, they will
give him fifteen" States-one more than the
democratic candidate can possibly get. If
New Hampshire should 90 for the indepen-
dent candidate, by way of compromise, he
will be chosen. 1t is clear enough that no
out-and-out party candidate can be chosen
by the State delegations.
But have no idea that the election will
come before Congress. On the contrary,
either the independent candidate or the
democratic candidate will be chosen by an
overwhelming vote. If The wing ran and
f;lc will not support any but bank, tariff
and provso candidate, then General Taylor
camot be chosen; and the regular demo-
cratic candidate will sweep everything be-
fore him.
The dealocratie conventions will make
such issues as will insure success to their
candidate, viz: no bank-the tariff of 1916
and the extension of the Missouri com
promise principle to any new territory that
may be acquired. These issues are not
to be successfully met except by an indie
pendent and unpledged candidate.