The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-01-29
THE CECIL W HIG.
ELKTON, MD, JAN. %, 1853.

ELkTON, MD, JAN. %, 1853.
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THE WING Party - Many persons
affect to believe that the result ofthe
late election was such as to annihilate
the future prospects of the Wing party,
of the country. but the facts and fsnres
fail to countenance such belief, Gen.
Pierce received nearly all the electoral
votes, II is most true, but he might have
had the whole Of .hcm and not have
had thousand majority on the popular
vote.
Gen Scott received more votes than
were ever cast for any Presidential cam
didatc previously to last lear; having
received 1869 votes more than Gen.
Taylor and $1,000 more than Mr..
Polk. The aggregate vote at the last
four Presidential elections stood as fol-
lows:
Wig. Dem. F.e,-%oH .Argrrgo'e
10 l,274,l2S 1.l2S,222 2,i0!.GJ0
"A l,30i,12s 1.3lGIll 62,193 2.7O3 OBI
'lS l,36l,32l 1,322. 6} 292,s29 2,e76,6i2
- $4,000 / ,5|j,70J ~, o4S S,ll5,6T
On this state Of facts, the \. Y. Times
remarks:
Seen. ScoTr was not defeated, there
fore: because he had no votes, nor be-
cause the Wing vote had fallen off; for
it had very largely increased. But the
Democratic vote bad increased still
more-being 246 ,59S grenfrr than was
ever cast before, aud 36k,246 greater
than was cast for Gen. CaSs. Most of
this Increase came from the Frre-Soil
party. which fell off l3G.SSO, nearly all
OF which was cast for the Democratic
candidate in this canvass, as it had been
withdrawn fran that party in 1878.
Another fact shown by this statement
has interest as indicating the manner in
which taking the vote By Stntes instead
Of by general ballot, affects the result.
Ifthe election had been had directly by
general vote OF all the people, Gen.
PlErrE would have been elected by an
absolute ma onty Of only 57,G4 l--re-
ceiving l,5S6,709 against 1,52S,9GS,
given for the other two candidates.,
his ma. orily being thus not one GJIieh
part OF the aggregate Vote
How nonsenscal, chem, to pronounce
the Wing party dend. 1t is alive and
yo~c%t"l although out Of power, and
victory is more likely to perch upon its
banners than on the locofocos, at the
next general election.
Nh. EvASs.-The Scientific Ameri
can, speaking of the effort in the last
Congress to award to Mr.. Morton. dent
list, of Boston, 100000 for the "Ethel
Discovery" quotes from the adver." re-
port Of Messrs Stanly and Erans-nj'
nority Of TIE committee to whom the sub.
iect wasrrlerrcd in the House, and speaks
OF the latter as ''scientific gentleman
of reputation and We frd that his rep
u!aion as such is widespread. Speak,
ing lately Of the doinss Of Congress
with gentleman of eminence and abil.
ity in neighbering city, he said that
the improvement in the Light Hous.
System, was the only great Reform ever
effected by the same session in which il
originated, and that the success of the
measure was owing to the ability and
skill of Hon. Alexander Evans
SMALL NOTES. We notice that Mr..
kicsetts has presented in the House OF
Delegates, petition from this place
a5linG ior Inc repeal of the law to pro.
,!bit the circulation ofsmalI notes of the
Banks Of Maryland in the State after
the LIST of March. Many other petitions
of similar import Lave been prrscntt'
from various parts OF the State.
The FIRE INSURANCE CoNpANY.-In-
qulry is made in reference to the last
Annual Statement of the Mutual Fire
Insurance Co., Of this county. We un-
derstood about the time of the annual
Meeting, that IT was TO be published,
but have heard nothing Of it since.