Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-08-22
and so we left for home, remaining
Yours, in hope of the triumph of
American principles
ISGOGNITn
WHAT SHOW HAS BUcHANANa

Ne7er has a Presidential Candidate
declined so rapidly IN the popular estimation
as Buchanan His nomiasstion was an
nounced amid vain glorious predictions that
he would sweep the Union with but farce
of cppositon,and the belief in his triumphant
election was widespread; two months have
not yet, elapsed, and it is already apparent
that he will be last and least in the contest.
The revolution in the popular sentiment
shows no sign of abatement, but is steadily
surely, fatally progressing; and it is curl
Gus inquiry 10 ask, what show has Buchan-
anl
In the sixteen non slaye-holding States.-
the stampede Of the so-called democracy TO
the Black Republicans has been SO general
that Mr.. Buchanan's strength in any Of them
is no greater than in Pennsylvania. The
Sag Sicht press has striven to conceal this
wide spread detection from its readers, lest
the panic should extend still further, but its
existence is an established fact and must be
ruinous to Buehanan's prospects. We have
heretofore shown from the highest demo
catic authorities, that the ''fsvorite SOM
cannot carry his native State. The Free
States cast 176 Electoral votes. There are
200 votes in the Electoral College; Of which
149 are required to elect.
| The fifteen slaye-holding States have an
! aggregate Of 100 electoral votes. Even
should Buchanan carry ALL of these, he
would need % more to elect him. Add
:, Pennsylvania, for sake OF illustratioG, and
be would still lack two, Of the requisite
number. But Mr. Buchanan cannot carry
! the Southern States in body Our oppo-
nents eoneede Maryland, Delaware and
Kenfa1Ry, with their % votes TO
Mr.. Fillmore, and his friends count with
wcll-fcunded confidence on Tennessee, Mis-
souri,, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida and n
| Carolina, with 40 votes. in addition. Let
us put down Georgia ami Virginia, wi.E 25
votes, as doubtful, though Fillmore's pros
poets are daily frightening in both, while
those of his opponents in this section of the
Union are as rapidly waning, and unless the
under current of opinion be checked, there
can be no doubt, these States will swell the
majority of Fillmore and Donelson. Sc
that only four remain Texas, Arkansas.
| Mississippi and South Carolina, as likeiy'
under the present aspectof affairs, TO adhere
/ 10 the Cincinnati nominte.
Let the reader pond'r, and from the In
formation spread before him make bis own
calculations cor greater facility in so do
ing, we give the electora vote of the States.
Free States: Maine s, n Hampshire S, Yer
mont 5, Massachusetts 13, r. Island 1,
Connecticut 6, n. York 35, New Jersey Z,
Pennsylvania q, 0hio23 Michigan 6, In
diana Ii, Illinois IL, IoFa s, Wisconsin 5,
California /, Total 176. Slave States: Del
sware 8, Maryland s. Virginia Is, N. Caro-
lima 10, s. Carolina 8, Georgia 10, Alaba-
ma 8, Mississippi Z, Louisiana &, Arkansas
! 4, Tennessee II, Kentucky y, Missouri g..
Florida 8, Texas, 4. A glance ut these me-
morandas should satisfy the most incredu-
lous, that Buchanan has no show for elec-
ton.