New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-26
WING DEFEATS.
Fixed facts'-Wrirten and Uuwritten Po-
iideal History.-John Tyler and Willard
EiItmare


ion and rsfiseston Of the Constitution OF the Unised
Sites and the 10th Presidential term Of four years
der ended March ls53 Under TIE original Consrira
ton there distinct voting BY the Electors for
President but they voted BY bsllo; for two persons
and the having The greatest number Of votes II
majority vas declared President and in case more
than had minority and IN equal number Of votes
then TIE House Of Representatives voting By sts;es
and each State vote elected the President And in
every case after the choice Of President the person
having the greatest number Of votes declared Vice
President The three first Presidential elections took
place BY the Electors above prescribed and wihou.
difficulty but the fourth resulted in choice bJ the
people-Tbomss Jefersen and Aaron Burr having each
3 electoral voes-snd terminated in the election Of
Jefferson BY the House Of Representatives ser pro
uscted ballot ings for seven days.
This angry and protracted contest occlsioned Al
amendment Of the Constitution, whereby the Electors
required 70 vote by distinct ballots for Presi
dent and Vice President and the person having the
greatest number Of votes for President II majority,
declared President and if one had majority
then the House Of Representatives voting by States
and each State one vote 70 choose the President
from not than three persons having the highest
number Of votes.
Under this amended Constitution, the fifth Presden
ts election took place and each succeeding election
10 the present time save one the people have chosen
President by the Constitutional majority At the tenth
Presidential election. Andrew Jackson received %
electoral votes John Quincy Adams, - William H.
Crawford, a, and Henry Clay, 81 and one having
a majority the House Of Representatives chose John
Quincy Adams, President, from the three highest
thirteen States voting for Adams seven for Jackson
and four for Crawford
During period of sixty years from the iuaugura-
ton Of George Washington the fih March. l793 TO
that Of Franklin Pierce the 4th Of March ls3 only
two Presidents have died while in office. and conse
quepty only two Vice President. have succeeded to
the Chief NJ gstrscy by thereof and herewith
are connected prominent and instructive historical
facts memorable political and rational disssters
sttutrg two notable epochs in political history,
worthy tref but truthful consideration at this p.rtcu
lsrtme.
Comparisons are sometimes odious. sill they are
often admissible and occasionally indispensable to Illus
uate and Characterize faithfully and forciby, disAs
trous results which the inscru,abe consequence
Of political inhdeliy, disngneousness or iniif-
ference
In these latter days Of sn;agoniste party orgAniza
tons no one doubts that person who Is elevated TO
position Of political power aud influence by his party
is bound 10 the exercise Of that power and influence
to cherish and support the principles and measures
and labor 10 perpetuse the supremacy of the party
he represents and derehcpon in this respect justly
consgns the political offender 10 enduring popular
odum and pronunciation. The truth Of this IL Illus
,rated in the case Of Josa Tyler the first President
who succeeded the Presidency by the death Of the
Chief Magistl ate-hs political treAchery and
70 the party tina, intrus,ed him with power and in
auence. have rendered his name politically Infamous.
Although there be striking coincidence in the
"eyents connected with the Presidency Of John
TYLER and Mllsrd Fillmore, and the disastrous
political results chargeable TO their political conduct
desire to state distinctly that the official conduct Of
President Fillmore was honest, capable and faith
full" and that his administration greatly increased
national reputation and potentially abroad and pro
NOTED and diffused the blessings Of general welfare
at home but desire TO exhibit simply, the remark
able smiliude in the events attending the two Pres
Dental epochs and the similar extraordinary political
defeats which were the legitimate fruits Of the political
conduct OF the two Presidents.
Gen BARRtsoN in 1910 and Gen. TAYLoR in 1875,
were the popular standard bearers Of the Wing Party,
and the People, almost by accamatlon proclaimed
their election To the Presidency John Tyler aud Nil
lard Fillmore were the Vice Presidential candidate
not because the Of either contributed much, If
any, to the political trumphs-and certain II is, that
neither of them hsd any pretenson TO the Presidency
neither Of them could have been elected TO that office
under the favorable auspices and neither Of them
gave any more strength the ticket than would the
names Of hundreds of other respectable citizens in al
most every State in the Union
Pre,ideni HAuIsoN d,d April (, lsil and the Vice
President John Tyler, succeeded 10 the Presidency
President TAYIoE died July 9 l-Jo aud the Vice
mi .4..ls - Del.
dency
President Tyler had among his Cabinet Ministers,
Webster, Calhoun, Spencer and LegGre-names that
rescued the of clAl character OF his Administration
from disgrace.
President Fillmore had among his Cebinet Ministers
Webster. Corwin CritteDdoD Graham and Everett
names popular and powerful Al home and abroad aud
10 their advice and official labors 70 be ascribed
most OF the success and glory OF the Administration
President Tyler succeeded in the Presidency by
James X Polk, the Democratic candidate-a man never
mentioned in connection with the Chief NAgistracy pre-
vious 10 bis nomination and succeeded, too, over
HENRY CLAY the Great CoInmoner the popular ora
tor the eminent statesman and the tired PARROT who
was the Wig esnoid s,e.
President Fillmore succeeded II the Presiien-y
BY Franklin Pierce. the Democratic candidate wlo was
lees po icsiy distinguished than James h PolA, aud
whose name dspsye ell candidate ina SIN gle
pew.peper before his nomination, and was wholly III
known 70 II least nineteen twenteths Of the i'-coO
voters in the Rel ubc and succeeded too over WIN
rrID Scorr the grcs, Captain OF the age the noble
Pstrio, and ever yirorou. Chietsin who had spent
lifetime il defending the lives, liberty AMI property
VI his eouutTymen-
And WY thai the glorious victory q the " higs
in Is4O under HARRISON, wss followed oy The dl'a''
trous eefesi IL l-ft. un3er HENEY CLAYi And why
va. /, that the equally glorious victory Of the ways
IN l-4s. under TalLcs. Wa followed by still more
disastrous ce.eat under WINFIELD scorr, IN i-52t
These dinGry political defeats are not char
gable 10 Mr. Clsy. Al4bams letter or any and al other
Minor AID unisvorsble incidents ofthA, campaign nor
to he Free soilsn q SEvAaD galley, WEED
Co a. aue-ed By some for Il = The uniiHas poi'-'4
-uergy arc abors OF thee en ard their s-soei-i,''
Tat securtd rhc uaprece ented PoPua' vote f'f 'ae