Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1852-09-30
THE ELECTION.

Waiehmanl wha,otshe nightls thousands
he canvass who takes he lead uPsn the Polisi-
sal race-cearsel These are questions now agila-
ling he public mind. and Of more concern than al
oiher subjects engaging publis consideration
We have lever seen bcsh parties sosaBguine on
any former occasion. Scosi and Pierce are both e
Be slecled. to heed The calculations q par
issass. There can be but one elected and O.
course, one Of The parties is 10 be Disappointed y
IS our purpose now tell our rea iers which parry
that is.
Scott will ger four New England States, casing
tweniy-eisht votes He will get New Jersey Penn
sylvania, Delaware, Maryland. North Carolina,
Kentucky and Tennessee, aggregating seventy
nine, which added to tweniy-eight, makes one hun
dred and seven. These are certain Staies-about
which. We presume, there viii be no question.
10 this estimate neither New York Ohio, Louis
lana, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Or Wisconsin ldouot-
ful States) are embraced One hundred and forty
eight IS necessary to choice-so that foriyone
additional volesare required TO make an elessIons
Give Soon New York and Louisiana. and il elects
him. Lose him New York and give him Ohio,
Louisiana and Georgia, and he is elected. So i
will be seen that.y. York and Ohio Is the deoaieas
BILE ground in lhiselccsion, For whom will these
States vote
The Democrats claim both. The Wings are
equally confdent!hey will both vote for Scott
| Our decided conviction is, New York and Ohio
will, both sustain Gen. Scott And we are sustain
| ed in this convieNon by evidence that has never
yet deceived us. It Is The glitter OF the epanl tie
/ The elections Of Gen. Jackson, Gen. Harrison and
1 Gen. Taylor are conclusisefon1hiss subject TIL Sc
candidates outstripped all calculations WHICH the
I most sanguine had made of their strength.
Andwhy should mol Gen. Scott do The same I In
every analifca ion be Is The decided superior Of
either Of those men. He has fougls more battles,
achieved more brilliant lriumphs and in every, re. :
4 pee. il a more renowned military chieftain In
c&i qualifi cations be is their superior His settle
meM of the notification difficulty, bis adjustment
of the Canada controversy, and the Maine Bounda-
K ryjqueslion, with other testimonials of high civil
ability commend him in infinitely stronger claims
10 popular support.
u The cry of Abolition il is charged will injure
] him both at The North and South. The North viii
net sustain him because he is Southern man, and
goes for the Wing platform, which is anti abolition
The. Son will not support him for ihe reason thai
Seward and Greedy advocate him. Soihat between
these two fires he is to be deseroyef certainly
Welt ii may be>so We have no means 10 ascel-
tain The extent OF these influences We know tia
at the South this appeal to popular prejudice ha:
been weakening with every day the agitation ba'
continued. The popular mind in this section o
the South was in the first instance horribly az
gtieved BY such impuatons Seward IS Blae
Beard whose touch is conagion, and whose couE
tenance is death. And so were Martin Van Burei
and his hopeful sprout john,-so we're Allen, an'
But err, and Wilmdt, all Of whom we're clamorin:
for Fierce. The people saw these things, and ex
amned for themselves, when they arrived at tn
conclusion that deep in The mire as might be Scot
forty times deeper in the mud was Pierce" Thes
things have been weighed and appreciated an
the effect is seen in the humiliation Of that prelu
J dice which resulted from misrepresentation, Scot
we think, has strengthened every day since tn
nomination, while Pierce has obviously declined
We know intelligent Democrats who say they wi
NIT Mote We believe there is no man, who in
tendsft be Wing, who vii not vote for Scott
II WIZ have said that New York and Ohio, wi
/ voteEfor Scott Our reasons for thinking are
LIST. Tacy are Wig States. This has been prove
10 every election when no extrapeous influence
) were interposed TO prevent il; which will not
Zone in this election. 2ndly. They arc miiHa'
, OF SCOT glorious achievements. 3rd The re,6t
eoftnts frem reiiabe sources, authorize such b
, , lief
Under these circumstances we would moi be SUI
prised il Gen. Scott we're elected BY majority a
larse as zen. harfisohss We feel very coniIer
OF ms success. Popular elections are uncertain,
IS true we can Judge only Of The future by tn
past. ms With olherevidenees. indicates decide
triumph to the Wing party FtedeyieksBnyg Mrs,