Butte record., 1856-08-30
EillIuore'S Chances,

scriptive doctrines of that party, and as cor
roberative of this position, they point boast
ingly to the fact, that they have in their
Clubs, the Celt, the British, and the Ger
man, and, for aught We know, they may
have Cinnamon.
1t is well known, that many foreigners
were members of the Know Nothing organi-
zation last year, and the mere fact that there
are foreigners in their Clubs, does not free
them from the charge of Know Nothingism.
Mr. Fillmore was nominated by the Know
Nothing party, it is generally understood,
and asserted. by those who ought to know,
that Mr.. Fillmore, is himself third degree
member of the K. n order, and that he is
running expressly upon the proscriptive and
ultra doctrines of that decaying party
Should he be elected, it would be claimed
as Know Nothing triumph the spoils will
be shared by those who have Travelled over
the country, establishing Know Nothing
institutions, and the foreigner, who has aid
ed in his elevation, will then find that he
has been the dupe of party, whose very ex-
istence was conceived in prescription whose
success was achieved by misrepresentation,
and that he has been contributing to the
success of party, whose avowed doctrine,
is to deprive him of the privileges hereto
fore extended to the oppressed Of all nations
If there are foreigners in the ranks of the
Fillmore men, we would ask them TO turn to
the platform of the convention which nem-
mated him, and whose candidate he is, and
they will find there plank prescribing for
eigners from exercising the privileges guar.
anteed to him by the laws of the country,
and upheld by the Democracy. If they then
determine to vote against themselves, let
them believe the sophistry put forth by the
Know Nothing Fillmore men
The Fillmore men are making desperate
struggle. Some are sanguine enough to be-
leve that they can elect him by the people;
but by far the larger number think they
can throw the election into the House Of
Representatives, and that Fillmore will then
! be elected Those who believe that the pres
ent House of Representatives would elect Mr.
Fillmore should consult the chances. before
concluding to hazard the result In the
election of a President, by the House of Rep
resentatives, each state has one vote, given
by Majority of the delegation of that state.
The election would have to be determined
by the prest II. ofR., the political complex.
ion of which, is as follows:
FOR FREMONT.
Name. New York,
New Hampshire, New Jersey,
Vermont, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts. Ohio,
Rhode Island, Indiana,
Connecticut. Michigan,
Wisconsin,
FOR FILLMORE.
Delaware, Maryland.
Kentucky,
Tennessee Democrats and Americans,
Texas-l Democrat and | American,
Iowa. Democrat and Republican.
TIED AT PRESENT.
The delegations of the following named
States are also tied, but there is vacancy
in both, to be filled this fall. They are:
Missour-3 Democrats and 8 Americans,
Illinois-Democrats and Republicans equal
FOR BUCHANAN.
Alabama, Arkansas,
Florida, Georgia,
Mississippi, North Carolina,
California, Louisiana,
South Carolina, Virginia.
From the above it will be seen that there
are ten states, the vote of which will be cast
for Mr. Buchanan; three states that will
cast their votes for Dir Fillmore; thirteen
for Fremont; three tied. and two the char
acter of whose votes will be determined at
the next election.
1t is not possible by any combination of
circumstances. for Mr. Fillmore to receive
over four votes in the present house of Rep
resentatives, and it is altogether improba-
Bile, that the ten states voting for Mr. Bu-
| chanan, could 90 over and vote for Fillmore.
| The weaker party would have to join the
stronger, or the election would go by de-
| fault in the House, and be transferred to
the Senate, in which body there is large
Democratic ajority.
Those who are opposed to the election of
Fremont, should remember, that they are
giving him all the chances, by throwing the
election into the House. Fremont now has
thirteen votes in that body--and there are
vacancies to be filled this fall, which may
give him fifteen votes. Sixteen votes only,
are needed to elect President by the House.
We ask the Fillmore men, who believe that
| the election of Fremont would be detrimen-
tai to the best interests of the Union, to ex-
anime the question candidly, and then say
| if they are willing to persist in course
which could do Fillmore no good, and may
result in the election of Fremont
Nor TRUE-The Marysyilie Erpress