Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-11-20

bers forty-two electors. By change of the num-
Der of votes which are above estimated as forming
one half of the majority in the twelve States
enumerated, deducting them from the tally
Of Gen. PIERCE and adding them to that of
Gen. SCOTT, the Electoral votes Of those States,
one hundred and eight in number, would added
to the forty-two Scott electors chosen) make the
Electoral votes for Gen. ScoTT one hundred and
fifty; and-had the votes in those States been so
varied-would have secured has election to the office
of President
Estimating the aggregate number of voters in
all the States at three million FIVE hundred thou
sand, it is apparent that change of less than
one vote in hundred Gone per cent? of the aggre-
gate popular vote might have been sufficient to
give the victory to the Wings instead of their oppo-
nents. When, then, we take into view the crcum-
stances which combined to bring about the result of
the Election, what is there in it to defect the Wings,
or to induce them to doubt of the substantial hold
which their principles have upon the affection and
confidence of the People? Still less does this state
of facts justify any dependency to the future.
1t is not the first time that the Wings have been
beaten when confident Of success The defeat of
Mr. CLAY, the Wing candidate in 1874, was much
more astounding than that of our candidate at the
late election and yet in 184S the Wings rallied to
the rescue, and by triumphant majority placed their
candidate in the Presidential chair. Whathas more
than once heretofore happened may happen again
and once more, under resolution gathered from
defeat, the Wings may march to victory
Consultations under the defeat are not wanting, in
dependently of those already suggested as lessenng
the surprise of it.
Had the Wings succeeded in electing their can
didate for the Presidency he would, from the out
| set, have met with many obstacles, nearly if not
quite nsurmountable, to every effort of his to carry
out even to originate plans for the general welfare
What has been done, recently at the last SEES
sion of Congress, in regard to the wise and salu-
tary recommendations to Congress by our present
patriot President might be expected to be the fate
Of whatever propositions might be made by the new
President: they would pass unregarded, not be-
cause they deficient in any of the elements of
fitness, but because they were has Substantially
the propositions might, in some cases. be orgi
mated in one or the other House, and become laws
with his appreciation, the popularity of which would
be made as it has been done in the late canvass in re-
gard to the Internal Improvement Bill toenure to the
profit of the Democracy, notwithstanding the per-
emptory reputation in their "platform" of the
principle Of that act With majority of two to
one against him in both Houses of Congress, Wing
President would have had to enter upon the duties
of his office with his hands tied. Denied by a
packed Congress the respect due to his constitutional
authority, there would have been left to him little
other than the tribunital power of preventing or at
least impeding the passage Of bad laws.
There is consolation, also, in the reflection that
the greatness of the majority in the House of Rep
resentatives will itself prove check upon wild and
mschievous legislation Had that majority consisted
Of only one, ten, twenty votes it might have been
made by the force of party cohesion, aided and en-
forced by caucus discipline, to act together as one
man. As the House will be constituted, it may be
assumed as at least probable that there will disclose
themselves in the popular body several distinct in
fuences, which will, without any formal organiza-
tion be found in operation upon the Democratic ma
jority, all questions likely to affect great interests
of the country Such influences, for example, as
the Northern, the Southern, the Freesoil,o the
" Progressive" the Conservative Adhering steadily
TO their principles, the Wings will, though greatly
those influences Speaking of the result in the city of
New York, the Sum- issued in that city Wednesday
morning. the Sd instant spoke out follows:
Many things have contributed to this result city
but perhaps nothing more extensively than The firm and
strong grounds taken by the present Administration
against Spanish outrages, meaning the indignation
Of the Flibustiers British aggressons this Con-
tnent, and other national questions That rich Hish
brogue DID ITS PULL SHARE, while The German accent
MADE ITSELF DISTINCTLY HEARD POLLS"
And, with yet greater audacity and presumption upon
achieved by such influences, in day or two
afterwards ION the 5h) the journal substantially
declared Gen. PIERCE to have been chosen instead of
President Of The United States, Protector Of
Fabustierism. But let the Sun" speak for itself:
"And as regards SPAIN and the atrocities outrapes
and insults heaped by her upon this country and it's ct
with impuny under the present Administration
The American people hare decided that they expect Frank
lin Pierce and the statesmen he may call to his aid to
indemnity for the past and security for the future
The affair Of the Contoy prisoners the illegal and
barous treatment to which they subjected; the
seizure Of two unoendng American vessels in neutral
waters and their subsequent conhscation by Spanish
tribunal; the cowardy and revolving Of gall
liant Americans in Of the public squares Of Havana
and the preposerous assumptions and Ugh hand
ed ourages Of the Cuban authorities all comprised
~ the GRAND MARKED by the popular decree for
m a Presidency Of Men HampshrSs honored and now