Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-11-13


The result Of the election in Kentucky has sur
prised many of Mr. Flmore's friends in Virginia
and other Southern States. OF all the States OF the
Union, Kentucky was considered the most certain
for Fillmore. She had never vet failed to cast her
vote for the Wing candidate for President since the
modern division Of parties. She had failed to
elect Wing State officers, except on one OCCASION
When Dixon the Wing candidate for Governor
"A very unpopular man, who has since soothed his
wounded pride by deserving to the opposition. Her
uniform attachment to Wing principles and to Wing
men afforded the strongest encouragement to the be-
lief that she was safe for Fillmore beyond Doubt
The election itself, while it has dsspated this i'm.
preston, furnishes, at the time, the true KEY
10 the solution Of her present position.
The issue determined in Kentucky as in Sc
vera other Southern States by the idea that pre-
vailed to great extent among the people, and was
sedulouSy propagated by the Democrats that the
contest was in reality between Buchanan and FIRE.
mont and that it necessary 10 vote for the for
mer to the country from the rule Of Black Re-
publicanism. We enleavored frequently during the
canvass to show the alsity Of this assertion IT was
evident to the understanding that if Ere
mont elected at ALL it would be by the Electo-
raj College-that he had no possible chance Of an
election in the House, If there no choice by the
slightest difference, far Fremont was concern
ed, whether the South voted for Fillmore or Bucba.
nan IL elected at all it would be by Northern votes
exclusively, anil IN the Electoral ColLege-and the
idea that Southern men, by voting for Buchanan
would prevent the election OF Fremont, was there
fore the acme Of absurdity. If Fremont had been
elected at all, IL would have been done totally ire
spectve Of the vote Of the South, one way or the
other.
But the Democracy, sticking at nothing by which
70 advance the interests Of Mr. Buchanan disributd
their missionaries all over the South warning the
people that vote for Fillmore was vote for Fro.
mont Sensible men, Of course-men who think
aud act for themselves-were not to be deluded by
such an absurdty. But unfortunately. in this FREE.
Republic Of ours, AL the electors are not blessed
with the wisdom Of Socrates or Of Plato. Their,
were men found, and plenty Of men, too--honest no
DOUBT IN Their intentions, but aih cted with larncn-
table obscurity Of mental vision-who were deceiv.
by this plea, and seduced from lifelong allegiance
to their party. Every State in the South, and every
precinct in every State in the South furnished mum
beers Of such voters Thus do we account for the
comparative decrease Of the Wing and American
vote in Kentucky, as veil rs IN other reliable Wbig
States u the South. Wings and Americans suffered
themselves 10 be cheated out Of their votes bv TIC
cunning policy aud deep-aid decepdons of the Oh.
position, under the ridiculous pretext that they were
voting to defeat Fremont
Ia the ensuing State elections. unless some SINH
lar hurnbug be raised by the opposition all Of these
men who are honest will return to their allegiance
and once more unfih the standard Of the glorious
Old Wing party. Kentucky is as thoroughly wbig
to-day she wss-and in future contests. will
be found occupying her true position IN the van.
guard Of the wbig party Of the South.