Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1852-04-22
Slave States. Votes.
"Total whig electoral vote in IS4S,

"Total wtIig electoral vote IN 1913,
IG3.
assuming that Daniel Webster is
the first choice OF Massachusetts, that
General Winfield Scott is the first
choice OF the balance Of the free-States
named, and that AliIIard Fillmore is
the first choice Of the slave States, we
shall have the following result:
Webster. -. .I2 electoral votes
Scott. ...S5 do do
Fillmore. &c do do
This gives General Scott MAORI
. ty over both, but it does not show his
lch0Le strength. If we add the %
votes of Ohio, and the I votes of Cali
fornia, certain 10 90 for him if he is
made the candidate, we shall have the
following result;
Webster. ter............. ID votes.
Fillmore. e......... 26
Scott. ............ hip
ave might add 9 more for Maine,
IL for Indiana, 4 for Wisconsin, and 1
for Iowa-29 in ALTO the Scott col
umn, as it is more probable all these
I $ tates vii! cast their votes for the old
hero, if he is put on the course, and he
is decidedly most in favor with the
wings in each one of them. This
would swell the electoral aggregate in
the States where Scott is unnlistake-
ably the first cltojce among the wings,
and which there is little doubt of his
carrying, to al, or within 7 Of enough
to elect him, leaving out Massachusetts,
and all the States south Of Mason and
Dixon's line. But Scott could Ger
tainly carry Massachusetts, Delaware,
Maryland, Kentucky, Tennessee, and
Louisiana, which would give him
enough votes to spare, 3eaging North
Carolina, Georgia, and Florida ia fhe
South, and all TIE 'doubtfup States in
the North, to go by the board.
"Until either Fillmore or Webster
can show the relative strength, s0hat
folly 10 talk Of making Scott Stasad aside
/ TO please F0ur southern 6retAren' IN sUch
States as Virginia, South Carolina, AZ
ALBANIA, Mississippi, Teras, arkansas,
and Missouri, tciIo matte q great ado IN
( EFhig National Con Ue7fi0aS, but nerer
heiped to eIect q a0hig President in their
hres, and probably neyer s0iH bet1oeen
/ this and The dag ofiUdgement +! If they
could elect Fillmore without New
York, Pennsylvania, or Ohio, it would
be all well enough; 6ut as they cannot
do ttiS-as they are not likely, under
any circumstances, to poll more than the
usual lchig Uote-tte only sensible thing
they can ito Is 10 adoJC those States achich
lthe 1ehigS can caT7yt0 ck0cSea candidate
! to suit themSeIUcs.''
Present indications are that General
Scott will benominated at Philadelphia.
and that the Southern wings and silver
gray or Union and Compromise wings
/ Of the other sections will nominate and
vote for another candidate. We are
satisfied that, if either Mr.. Fillmore
or Mr.. Webster should be nominated
at Philadelphia, and ifGen. Scottshould
thereupon decline, the abolition OF
free-soil wings of the non-slave-
holding States would present another
candidate. We presume no one an.
+ ticipates any state of affairs that viii
result in the nomination of two demo.
cratic presidential candidates, or which
will draw off any democratic votes, es-
lpecially in the South, to any scAig can
didate that has been as yet spoken Of
( Washington Union.