The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-24

10y o. or the votes g ven to Mr. Adams, all
80 .rom New England and New York except
: ssn, viz. Delaware, 1; Maryllnd, 3; Louisis
na, Q; Illinois, l. The final elect Oh OF
Mr.. Adams by the House Of Represan-
ta,ives was less sectional in its character,
a. in. addition to the Yates or the
Fix New England States aud New York. he r.
ceived those Of Mary land, Louisiana, Kentucky,
Ohio, Illinois and Missouri, which had not
given him majority 10 the electoral colleges,
The election of jackson in 1928 vas effected
by union Of those who had supported Crav-
ford with the original supporters Of Jacksol
and Calhoun. Mr.. Adams received S3 electoral
votes, only Q Of which were from slaveholdirg
States, viz: from Delaware and from
Maryland. With these exceptions, Jackson
received the entire vote of the South
and West, 20 Of the So votes of New
York, PeDnsy lvania 2s, and one of the nine
votes Of Maine. His entire electoral vote was
17s in the Union, and was SO prepnaderating
that the election was not considered secti aat
one. But it will be observed that O large ma
jority of the Northern vote was against him,
and that bis election was effected by che South
and West. His reelection in 1882 and the
election Of Van Buren, in 1886, were results
brought about by the action of the democratic
party, without regard to sectional feeling s-and
the triumph of the wings in the electi0i # Har.
rison, in 1910, was the result OF circumstance
not affected by questions between tn. Mort
and Sonth. At the Harrisburg Convention. N
1899, however, the nomination of Harrisoa wa
well understood to have been decision in ia
vor Of the Northern States represented in that
convention, as the delegates from the South
preferred Mr. Clay and resisted the nom.na-
ton Of Harrison to the last. This was one
cause of the nomination Of Ty Ter, as candidate
for Vice President, to cOnciliate the Southern
wings.
When the election Of 1874 took place it was
the expectation of the leaders Of the demo-
cratic party that the question of the annexa-
ton of Texas would cause the result to he sor1e-
what sectional in It's character, but as Mr.. Clay
received AZ electoral votes from slaveholding
States, viz, those of Delaware, Maryland,
North Carolina, Kentucky, and Tennessee, it
tirely upon the Texas question, but was in
fuetccd by other causes. More than one half
of the electoral votes received by Mr.. Polk were
given by non-slaveholdipg States. The total
vote for each candidate was as follows:-Pols,
ITO, Clay, los.
The nomination of General Taylor by the
wings In 1913 was decidedly national in its
character, and on the decisive ballot in the IN
vention at Philadelphia he received votes from
every State represented in that body. The divi-
sion in the democratic party caused by the or
gaBization OF the free soil party and the nomina-
ton Of Mr.. Van Buren, for the purpose of insa-
ring the defeat Of Gen. Cass, changed the cha
racter Of parties materially. 1t brought the
wing party into position, apparently, as ma
tional one, and threw the democratic party Of
the North into the disadvantageous situation OF
being divided on the question of slavery,
whereas they had heretofore co-operated with
the Southern democracy on that question. The
election Of Gen. Taylor and the defeat Of Gen
Cass followed, as matter ofconrse. The vote
was as follows:-Tay lor, l63; Cass, III.
The last Presidential election, when Franklin
Pierce succeeded by so large majority, Is
the democratic and union candidate over
General Scott, supported by the wings and
free sellers, we need not allude to in de-
tail. 1t is well known that General Pierce
owed his election to the strong feelings OF union
among the people. How much he has disap-
pointed public expectation by the reward of
free sellers and the various measures Of his ad-
ministration, our readers do not require to be
told. The coming elections for members Of
Congress will doubtless show how he and his
cabinet have fallen in public estimation.
Our object in thus runni 6 through the his
tory Of our various elections Of PRECEDENT, is /,
show that however often those elections have
assumed sectional character, and at time
appeared to be questions Of dominion and
power between the North and South. they have
never endangered the union Of the States.
Whichever section of the Union may have tri-
umphed at elections, the people in the minority
have acquiesced, and the progress Of the nation
has been unchecked in its career Of p, osperity
We therefore believe that in the ensuing
preliminary and final elections which will irs-
troduce new administration into power, what
ever course parties may pursue, or whatever
new combinations may be formed or questions
brought forward, that the people will be trle
to the Union, and defeat all attempts to effect
its dissolution. Let therefore, national dem
Gratis and national wings Of the North q. /
South unite, in their efforts to elect good and
true men to the councils Of the nation, and rely
on the experience of the past that all will be
well, so far as the integrity and perpetaity Of
the Union are concerned.
THE COMPTROLLER AND THE DEAD HoasFs--
During the past three days the promiaJlt to.
pics Of conversation in city circles have Dsua--
first. the weather, and second, the dead uor9cs
Now, when the Thermometer marks ninety-.iy
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