The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-11-21

North Carolina Observation-Disclosures. $50 10
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winfield Scott received the votes OF four Sraes the ag
gregae electoral which numbers ortywo electors
BY change OF the number Of which above es
mated forming half Of the majority in the twelve
States enumerated, dsducng them from the tally OF Gen
Pierce and adding them that of General Scott the cleo
OF those States los in number, would (added
the iortytwo Scott electors chosen) make the electoral
for General SCOTT $50 and had the votes in these
States been varied, would have secured his election TO
the office OF President.
Esma ting the aggregate number OF in all the
States 0O0 is apparent that change of less than
vote in 100 Zone cent? OF the aggregate popular
might have been sufficient give the victory the
wings instead Of their opponents"
In the above exhibit the cards are stocked We will
shuttle them again Let the aggregate vote stand at $780,
oOo General Perces msoriies will reach, and probably
exceed, 100000 One vote in every thirty.fus votes
must therefore be taken from General Pierce and
given 10 General Scott in order 10 make their vote
equal This is an enormous majority, being majority
Of about SIC per cent the aggregate vote To how
large this majority u.s. may observe that sir per cent.
majority in the State of New York gives that State the
democrats by about 10000 General Perce's majority
OF the States is majority of ceniy three out of thirty
This is majority of hundred PER cent, or
seven 10 one General Perce's majority over General
Scott in The electoral college is al2 This is majority
OF SIG hundred per cent, or six 10 one.
The laeliigsnOer calculates that, by changing from
Pierre 10 Scott in every hundred OF the aggregate
vote and locating those changes OF its pleasure ii
can elect Scott We answer, that reckoning General
SCOTS aggregate majority in the four States which he
has carried at twenty -four thousand, we have only
10 change vote in about every three hundred and
OF The whole vote cast and leave General Scott
without single electoral vote, and without any
ord, far the electoral college is concerned of the
wing party having been in the field at all Again set.
ting down The aggregate wing majority in Kentucky and
Tennessee at 4.ooo have only to change vote in
evey hundred cast and reduce the whg
electoral vote to GU, OF 296,hat is. about one in
But further in The two States Vermont and Massachusetts,,
which give The wing candidate these eighteen electoral
votes he stands in an aggregate minority OF about 600
that is say majority Of about tctiy per cent OF the
tiers Of those Two States opposed 10 the wing candidate
for whom their electoral vote is TO be cast On the
rary, General Pierce has carried by mojoriy (not pu
raliy) every State which he has cauedthat is twenty
seven States out Of tbrty-one.
Blu, enough Of this. We have gone into it merely 10
show the folly Of the whg journals in trying to cipher
up consolation and courage.
There two other passages OF the IneiLgenees ar
tcle which form important part of the story and the
moral OF this election. We cite the frs, OF them:
Our country is happily peace with all the world and
unless misgoverned. may long remain commerce
is iourishing and active and even the manufacturers oil
the Interior under the encouragement Of the late casual
rise in ID price Of iron, comparatively quiet Pile.
thos of prosperity have made in general less
sensible than they have hitherto been whatlies in the
ture"
Now, under what policy is that this wide. spre ad
"pieihOra Of prosperity exists Is il maintained under
wing or a democratic system The three great meas.
in which this prosperity lives and has its being are
the tariff OF 1916. establishing the commercial system OF
the country the Independent treasury. establishing its
fiscal sysiem; and the acquisition OF California All Of
these the whg party fought TO the as and in
doing did their utmost TO prevent and impair the pres
ent public prosperity.
The nieihgencers next noticeable passage is as fol-
lows, and strikes us as exhibiting most charming
simplicity II is SO very naipe, that to be fully spPre
cia,ed il should be read with a slight lisp.
''Had the wings superseded In eleoting their candidate
Tor the presidency, he would from the outset have met
with many obstacles nearly II quito insumountabe TO
every effort OF his to carry ont originate plans
for the general welfare. What has been Ione so recently
the last session Of Congress- In regard the wise and
endaons TO Congress by present
tfot President be expected be the fate OF
propositions might be made by the President they
osd pass unregarded because they deficient in
any Of the elements Of fitness, but because they his
"With majority Of two to against him in both houses
of Congress- whg President would have had upon
the duties of his Office with his hands lied Denied by
packed Congress the respect due his constitutional
thory. there would have been left him itc other than
the ubuniial power of preventing. at least impeding
the passage Of bad laws"
So it appears that The people did not think worth
while TO elect wing Presiden, in order to have the
pleasure OF tying his hands, The satisfaction Of dire
garding "au the recommendations" of such President
really NOT deemed sufficient motive for placing him
in the presidential office The people really appear 10
have thought that to elect wing President with view
to impede and prevent legislation by their repre-
sentatives in Congress would not pas
Our venerable neghbor of the Iateigene has brought
out the truth at last.
The Philadelphia Weekly Argus, saunch democratic