The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-08-14
PRESIDENTIAL PROSPECTS.

The New York Tribune recently contained a
series of articles upon the probable result of the
Presidential election in the several States. The
-.- --o'r-nHvwn ACCURACY or information in regard
to election details. We regard his estimates as
moderate and judicious. He sums up as fol.
lows:
For Fremont.-Msine 8, New Hampshire s.
Massachusetts l3, Rhode Island 4, Connecticut
g, Vermont 5, New York 35, Ohio %. Michi
gan 6, Wisconsin 5, Illinois l |, Iowa 4. Califor
MIA total l29.
For ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Is, North Carolina
~, South Carolina 8, Georgia 10, Alabama 9,
Mississippi Z, Florida 3, Texas 4. Arkansas
Tennessee l2-total So
For Fiumore.-Maryland 8, Kentucky IL,
Louisiana 6-total 26.
'ery Dou6tfni.-New Jersey 7, PENNSYLVANIA
u, delaware 3, Indiana l3, Missouri 9.
should Fremont carry the States we have set
down for him, and Pennsylvania alone among
the doubtful, he is elected should he lose
Pennsylvania, and carry Indiana and New Jer.
sey, with those set down to him, he is elected.
Since the appearance of these articles in the
Tribune, we have noticed in that journal mn
merous letters from Pennsylvania and Indiana.
scouting its calculations, as falling far short of
justice to the Republican cause in those States
The correspondents from Indiana will not hear
to less than Republican majority of fifteen to
twenty thousand and those from Pennsylvania
are equally sanguine in carrying that State by
q large majority over both Buchanan and Fill
more. plurality would be sufficient. The
recent elections in Kentucky and North Caro-
Ina, showing great Democratic gains, must
throw dsmper upon the Fillmore cause in the
free States, and will doubtless turn the scale
in many minds in favor of Fremont. We GOO
every day, North and South, the politicians de.
sorting Fillmore, and going over to Fremont or
Buchanan, and the recent untoward elections will
cause general stampede. Indeed, we regard
1t as highly probable that, under the 'circum.
stances, Mr.. Fillmore will feel constrained by
selfrespect to withdraw his name as candidate
for the Presidency. He accepted the nomina.
ton 10 crafty his old conservative friends of
the Wing and American" schools, and par.
iicularly for the sake of those of the South; and
now, if they abandon him, they cannot complain
If he steps out of the way, and lets his friends
arrange themselves under the banners of FIRE.
mont or Buchanan, as may suit their several
tastes. Under such circumstances, the great
bulk of his Southern supporters would either go
for Buchanan or remain neutral. Some thou.
sands, in Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri
would doubtless support the Republican nomi
nees. We should not be surprised, indeed, il
each of those State should startle the oligsrchy
from their dreams of absolute supremacy
south of Mason and Dixon's Line. Delaware
Mr.. Fillmore being out of the way, would, we
have little doubt, vote for Fremont and Day
ton, if proper efforts are made.
Under the state of things we have here con.
templated, Mr.. Greeley will be compelled to mod
ify his calculations very materially; as not only
Pennsylvania and Indiana, but New jersey, will
cease to rank as doubtful States, while in thai
category be may place Delaware and California
though we incline to the belief that in the con
tingency supposed, even they will 60 for Ere
mont and Freedom.
The editor of the Tribune very Justly eau
tons our Republican friends to rely less upon
their enthusiastic hopes, and more upon hard
work in the dissemination of information among
the people. There can be no doubt, says the
Tribune, that an overwhelming majority of the
newspaper readers are in favor of Fremont and
Dayton, while there are thousands who read
little, and who are even yet illinformed as to
the condition of things in Kansas, and the stud
led efforts of the sham Democracy to carry Sla-
very there By force and fraud. That is true,