Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-08-08
Milton Gregg on the Result Of the

Il may be weakness in us. but we !
place more confidence in an array Of
faess, BY Milton Gregg. than any man
in Indiana. albeit he is sometimes
snappish, and says naughty words Of
US. but he means no harm by them
only kind Of iatherIy reproof. which
We shall receive with due filial for
bearance. He has been reviewing the
figures Of Mr.. Greedy in regard to the
probabilities Of the result Of The cleo
ton. We have not room for his en-
tire articles. The conclusion is that
Fremont may carry all the northern
states but Pennsylvania and Califor-
mia, in all las votes. Buchanan 10.
states. (all that Fremont does not get,
except Kentucky with l39 votes:
Fillmore. Kentucky. with IL votes,
i49 being necessary to choice, no
one is elected by the people. It then.
goes into the House. in which case he
elects Fillmore az follows: sf
Itrequires i6 States to elect. each
state counting one vote. and major
lily Of the Representatives from each
State to control the vote. As the
House now stands politically, the very
best that Mr.. Buchanan could do
would be 10 votes. to wit: Alabama.
Arkansas. California, Florida. sGeor-
gia. Louisiana. Mississippi. North Car
DINA, South Carolina and Virginia.
| The votes that Mr.. Fremont would
get in the House would probably be
the following: Connecticut. Indiana.
Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan. N.
Hampshire. N. Jersey, New York,
Ohio. Pennsylvania. Rhode Island,
Vermont. Wisconsin-to which may
be added Illinois, provided Archer
should be returned in the contested
case. This would give Mr.. Fremont
Ia States in all, Iowa being stand
of. having one Locofoco and one Am
erican Representative.
The six Southern States not named
in the above list would vote for Mr..
Fillmore as their first choice. and for
Mr.. Fremont under no condition Of
circumstances: the other g.. together
with California, would vote for Mr..
Fillmore as their second choice: but
more likely would they try to defeat
an election BY the House, so as 10
MAKE John @. Breckenridge President.
Rather than such result should be
brought about. we take il for granted
that 10 Of The Northern States would
90 for Mr.. Fillmore. which, added TO
the 8 Southern States that prefer him
As their 6rst choice, would insure his
election BY the House.
yitgoes 70 the House We sntici-
pate this result. We have hopes how
ever. that il may not 60 there. Either
California or Pennsylvsnia going fol
him, will prevent it, and we confess
that we have strong hopes Of Penn.
sylvania. But this result. Of our ven
cradle friend. is based. he says. on the
most favorable calculations "that biz
most sanguine friends claim" hence
in a subsequent footing up he con
cludes that the vote will most proba'
4 bly, be Fremont ia Buchanan 40
FILLMORE 72. We shall see, what ",
shall see. and as our fretting will car
ry neither Pennsylvania nor Califor
mia. we shall not fret. but we can joir
in the closing exhorsation Of Mr.
Gregg. in calling freemen to a practi
cal duty:
Let the Peoples party in Indians
go to work manfully and elect full
delegation to Congress, who will prac
tisalIy restore the Missouri Compro
mise at an early day. an init Nebrask'
Stale ticket, and an anti.Ncbrssk'
Legislature. that next winter will ie
joice the hearts of their constituent,
| by the election Of two anli.Ncbraski
Senators in Congress. Do not forge
that the 6rst great duty We have t
perform is to look we'll to our STATE
elections. -sts 4
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