Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-02-11
F,om the N. Y. Times.
The "Lnte VVhIg Parry"

The "Lnte WhtK fnrtys
Il is auiie common for political writers 10
this country 10 speak of Iha Whig parry as nj.
lerIy exIinpushed. The fact that ouI Of 996
Electoral votes. Cen. Scott received only 42.
while Gen. Pierce had 2is. does cr'Iainly indl'
cate AT FIRST sight pretty sIec'ual defeat Of the
Wing parry aud would lead hasIy observer 10
The conclusion that Gen. Scott had no votes al
all. But scrutiny Of the popular uOis will
Show a very different state OF. things. Gen.
Scott received in fact more poies than IOsre erer
cast for WhiS candidate before. The Whg
parry never received 80 largo popular vote as
At this last Election. Gen. Scou received H..
6s9 more votes than Gen. Taylor, SO, ,eOs more
than Mr.. Polk, and 9s.6la more than General
Harrison. The aggregate vote cast al each oi
The last four Elections, with that given for each
parry was as lOloWs:
Wing. Dem. Free Soil. Aegre.
1870 1874 4es I.IS8.qsa a402 $50
1914 I3OI 796 t.34O.lIl sc I92 2 703 O3l
l84S 364 SCI I.222 463 292 898 $40 6l2
1853 l,373U9O ! 586,709 l55 9IS 3,ll56 677
Gen. Scott was not Defeated. therefore, be-
cause. he had no votes, nor b. cause the Whig
vote had fallen ut; for il had very largely IN
creased. Bul Ihr Democratic vote had lucrras'
I'd still more-btug 9l6 59s greater than was
ever cast before. aud 36I 2I6 greater Than was
cast fnT Gen. Cass MusI Ol this increase
came from the Free Soil parry. which tell cd
I36 $50. nearly all Of which "as "ast icr the
Democratic candidate n this canvass. as it has
been Withdrawn from that parry 1913.
Another fact shown by this statement. has in
Ieresl, ss indirBlirg the manner 10 which taking
the vote BY States instead Of by general baloI,
affects the result II the election had been
had direcIy by general vnIe Of a'l the people,
Gen. Pierce would have ben elected by an ab.
sonIe majnriW nf only 57.74l-Tecelvlng L.
/ 5E6 100. 598,968. given lnr the other Two
candidaIps-hs majnriIy belrg thus not one
! ffh part of the aggregate vote. But II was Va
/ ken by STATES; aud being thus distributed il
gave him an absolute maj Wlly OF 2l2 out Ol
S96 electoral votes, or malorliy ol more Than
nne ienihS Of The whole number cast THIS
result exhibits in a very curious maGugr the
working of our ia11eraI system; as il gives The
Sn' cccssul cun!Gate the appearance OF having
been elecIpd almost unanimously, whereas II
point of fact his vote VAS less Than H0o per cent
greater Than that given 10 his opponent. d
course il might happen. under such all arrange
mrnl. IhaI the candidate receiving large ma
jriIy Of The popular votes, might still Iall OF al
election.
We refer IN these statistics now simply a!
showing that il is too soon To pronounce Ih'
Whig parry absolutely dead. No pauy which
under such circumstances as those ui the TeceD
canvass. cast very nearly million and hal
OF votes aud within Two hundred thousand %
It's opponents. can be properly considered ex
Iincl. Il NAV not renew the contest IN precise
ly tn same shape, NOR upon exactly The lsSur'
which have be, n promInrni biheHo. Al ne
two successive Presidential elections. have the
qaesIinns AT stake been q 'iie The same. aud they
are likely ln be modified hereafter more cnnsd
erabIy Than they have been hitherto But IN
less the incoming Administration shall be wiser
more Uni,rd. aud more innunaIe Than has oi'eI
fallen 10 the lot ol the dominant party. tho l..
1900 cuz.ns who cast their votes Tor Nh
! wing candidate at the late election. will hut
their services again called mo requIslsion.
They seem inclined just At present 10 watch ant
waiI.--con,enI 10 float quieIy upon the s'rean
of public sentiment. leaving The Ship ol S'aI'
10 the guldance III IhusG Who have become Ih'
responsible pilots. hut ready, doubtless, T. make
a new struggle tor The helm ~btnrter all o'
board shall clearly s-p the Iucks Un which Ih'
goodly craft may bo IN danger Of wreck.