Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-09-06
Mr.. FiTImoro the Candidate for the
SOulh.

SOutns
correspondent Of the Charleston Courier,
neutral paper, makes the following remarks touch
ing the chances Of the Presidential candidates:
But il seems to be q common If not general
opinion in the South, that Mr.. Fillmore cannot be
elected, under any circumstances, either by the
people, or by the House of Representatives, in fail
ure Of popular election. This / am persuaded is
an error. l have not the slightest doubt that Mr..
Fillmore is the only one Of the three candidates that
possibly be elected by the people, and bis
chance with the House of Representatives is at
least as gooi as that of Mr.. Buchanan. Fremont
cannot be elected BY the people. The whole
Der Of electoral is 296, and l49 votes there
fore are necessary 10 choice. The electo' al
votes Of all the nou-slaveholding States except
Gel fornia, amount 70 l72, and Fremont must carry
both New York and PeDnsy lvaDia TO succeed in the
electoral colleges. Losing the 35 votes Of New
York, he would carry but l37 votes winning New
York and losing the p votes Of Pennsylvania, be
would Just need the four votes of the only other
non slaveholding State to give him the required
minority of l49 votes The table of the electoral
votes Of the several States contained la the article
from the Express will enable your readers to make
the calculation for themselves. Besides it is exv
ceedingly probable that Fremont will lose the ele-
ven votes of Illinois, he may possibly lose. too, the
six votes of Michigan, and there hopes Of his
losing New J rsey and Maine also. Mr. Buchanan
cannot be elected by the people, urless in addition
to the 100 votes of all the saveholding States,
and the votes of California. be carries the IS
volts of New York, hopeless re ult, ,r losing \
York, he carries the q votes OF Pennsy lvana.
The writer then names certain States South which
Mr.. Fillmore will carry, rendering Mr., Buchanan's
choices almost hopeless, and adds:
am further fully persuaded that, were Mr.. Fill
more Withdrawn from the canvass, Fremont would
inevitably carry every non slaveholdiug States eI
cept California; is only the triangular contest
DOW waging that gives Mr., Buchanan the slightest
chance of carrying bis own State nsylvania-
and without the key stone of the federal arch to
sustain him, he would most assuredy be elected to
stay at home. 90 the other hand, it is now almost
reduced 10 a certainty, that Mr.. Fillmore will carry
the thirty FIVE votes of his own State, New York,
the eight votes Of Maryland and the three of Dela-
ware, with some chance, although perhaps slen-
der one, OF carrying Tennessee, Kentucky, North
Carolina, Louisiana and Georgia, or one more of
them. As to New York, tn probability OF her vote
for her own native and distinguished son, may be
thus stated-He is the nominee of the American
order, which has carried the State for the last two
wears; be is the nominee of the old line wings of
New York, who have fockcd with enthusiasm and
in inspirtng numbers TO his standard; he is the
minee of the old order Of Uaited Americans-the
old American party, which has retained its old
ganiZatiOn, and has never merged itself in joined
the know-nothing organization, and which has now,
for the frst time entered into the Presidential
vass, from which it has hitherto kept sloo; he is
the favorite candidate Of the Protestant or anti
Catholic party New York, and, lastly, he has the
State pride Of the Empire State to back him and
sustain him triumphautly in the Presidential race
Il is perfectly clear then that if the Southern and
slave holding States were to cast for him in body
their l20 electoral votes, in addition the thirty
five electoral votes Of New York, that hewould be
elected by the ople, through the electoral collie
ges, andhave six votes to spare, without obtaining
the voteof another non slave holding State. The
election of Mr.. Fillmore nv the people, is then
po-sioility-tbat of either Buchanan OF Fremont
almost if not quite. sn impossibILitY.