Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-08-26
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OF course therc arc various "pinions
"A to the result OF the Presidential elsc-
t,on-the general result, and the result
in particular States. Some Ot these
opinions are dcubtless pu, forth for po-
li,,c.l effect, while others, We usy pre-
sumo. exprs,s the real senti acnts, md.
ifisd by the wishes, Of those who sitter
them. We too have our wishes, which
ere liable 10 bias our judgment But 81
les.t there sball be no humbug about our
calculations; they shall be honestly made,
anil fearlcssly uttered, leaving the event
10 decide. Is n uss be confessed that in
many Ct the States there is much greater
difficulty than ossal in rrocnos,,sating
|, results, by reason Of the di.jointed con-
di,ion OF the ola psYtiss, and the dis
,urhing clsmsn,s which have been intro
Aused, in the shape Of AmcIicanisn, and
ReruhIio.nism o-callsd. IL 10, howev-
er, 10 hs no.ai, TINT R.puhlicanism has
. no oxissenos IN the fifteen slave holding
! StatAs, or nwmb sra TOO few sdhorcnts 70
Justify tho fov,uasion Of m electoral
| ticket, excsp, passihly in Missouri, where
| il ia thoaghs . few thoaaand votes for
snch q ticket might be obtained. 10
, these fifteen States, then, We have only
| 20 20 loLk a. the Democratic and Amer.
| lean parties, with such y reference no
the RENAME Of the old Wing party ~ the
caee may require. True, large portion
Of tho Wings are merged into the Amer
| lean party, but not all.
| There ara numerous individuals, all
over tho country, comprising many OF
the most respectable and Influential
m.mbcrs Of the old wh'y parry, who
! never did, and never WILL. c"'sent t" be
merged in the party which s"pplnnted
! them. Hitherto there men, for the most
part, have rcmaiasd inactive, not caring
! to waste thcir energies in fruitlest
cont est with heir invaders, nor yet be-
ing prepared to cooperate hereditary
foes, tho Democrat But tho new phas,
Of politics which has come NJ, in tbt
shape Of Black Repuhlicanism, Ike 8
dragon from the sen, will not Permi
these patriotic citizens to be mere look
era on, while their country demand
their help. Especially ~ the South
whenever they become convinced, es the,
soon will be, il they are not already
that the real contest is not between tw'
national men, buchanan and Fillmore
but between national man and eco
tional mas, Buchanan and Fremont-be
tween Democracy purified Of it's mos
mischievous Ingredients, and Ri .ck Re
publicanism, composed Of those 'ncredi
en,s and . decoction Of Wh,ggery an
refuse AboIi,ionism, spicei with Sharpe
rifle theology-wc saw, when Ola Lin
Whigs ut tho South (and tho same mn
r be said Of many Americans,) come !
understand the question in this light
they will not hesitate moment to Civ
their influence and their votes for Buch
anan and Rreckinridgc. Al lenst five O
the Wing United iaIes Senators now j
: Congress, Wis: Mcssrs. Benjamin Q
c Louisiana, Jenes of Tennessee, Cover Q
Missouri, Pya,t and Pcarce Of Maryland
have already in the most pubic manner
avowej their intention to support tn
: Democratic candidates: and these Al
but specimen Of thousands like mind
ed. If not all 80 distinguished. Til
I will explain the otherwise unaccountabl
phenomena of tho recent elections i
Kentucky and North Carolina.-two {
the States which were most relied on b
: the frisnds of Mr.. F.ll,aore.
), Instead Of arv Indications of such
! resnl', kcntuck, has given q ma lor,'v {
5000 in r"und numbers, and North Cal
DINA of l2.Au,, IN favor Of the Demo
cratic candidates! Missouri, too, whicl
owing to "a split in the Dem ocrat,c rank
k was claiord for Fillmore. gives "a Demt
q cratic mn ioritv Of 4 600 Or SO, after sp,
v ring $500 votes for Colonel Benton
II these things nre done in States whiC
wore among ,hc most i'tclv of nj! I!
: Southern States to give their votes Z,
Il Fillmore. VII Il aha be eaid Of V,rgiui
d South Carolina. Georgia, Alabama, &
&c. Our information from Lousiav
q viii follow in 'hc wake Of Kentuckv NJ
4 North .'avolins. Marylasd and Del
v.re are most likely Of nil the Son.hes
: States to give their votes f"r Fillmor,
: bot wc hs,dlv expect that either " the
e will d. az. Delaware il more likey
= vote <"r him than Maryland. For Il
y present we will pl,ce these two Stat
. Among IT,. doubtful, rs it is easv to mai
: ny the necessary complement for Huc
anSn w,thnMs th~sn. Al the rpst Of Il
: slave holding Ststcs wc distinctly clai
:, fl che Democratic ,niiiates as follcw