Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-07-12
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From TIE Loai.siile (Ks1 Journal \
Although in isti and 1902 Democratic Pr sdeut .s
elected because the vote cast BY States end not by
The whoe people directly. since 1859 the Democratic
fars has nsv~r had clear sn<gs-ocof majority OF
70 popular ros OF the eosnfry. Taking the average II
sc puraltieS has not had the plurality o the
popular vote and at this time &c sn minority Of at les.t
SWhWN, and perhaps ot S.n,oOO votes We have not
nov room To 10 into details show these facts but will
IN sew days present To our readers the statistical table
from which every make the calculation. tor him,
sell IN the Stat" election last in the Northern States
the Democratic party In popular minority In tina,
section alone Of about $4,000. The only Northern
S'a'"S III ~nch u nau majority then were Illinois, n-
diana aud Ne~ Jersey, and In these the maorcs were
very small IL Il another important feature i'm Northern
politics that the great OF what In. Er.
Soil Party which, since the passage OF the Nebraska bill
come from the ranks Of the Norteern Democratic Party
This fact, II doubted denied, can be
shown RS NOT aorconfenicd that the sos.ine> OF tk.
cne'""a Convention cdn carry any northern State y.
cspf, perhaps, Pcnnsyirania. II IL well known th.,
throughout the whole North the endo ssnent Of the Me-
braska BILL the Kansas outrages and the Sumner and
Brooks AFFAIR have alenated from the Democratic Party
There very considerable OF the strength which
mad last year. and that the direction from IFS ranks has
ore" 50 anease as 70 Increase The mcjortes against il
:" dn me STATES H hich then i N, minority and
20 pace osvo"d question is minority az Illinois, H..
dana and Nrr Jersey. The only prctcnc. for the sup
Position that pennsylvania would give majority for Blu
cnan - the tact that he IL native Of that State but
the last elections there show large majority apan, the
Democratic Party and the DETECTION of the whole
enan population, which has hitherto been Democratic
Q" has now gone orrr 10 Fremont renders the prospect
for the Of buchanan utterly homeless, th,rr as ~
Us ~ eIrTy other Norfher, State
la the south his chances better than in the North
bni even here, Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky North
Carolina Tennessee, Florida, Louisiana aud Missouri
which give together electoral votes are
IN cast their votes tor Fillmore while In Virginia &c r,
Alabama aud Mississippi giving foty-one electoral yoes
there IL very lair prospect al Mr. Fllmores success
80 that out OF the 1870 votes Ia the electoral college b,
probable contingency cH Mr.. Buchanan rcccire NOR,
thar MY Scrs. and may b. Ihaf ne cU not ef ,aor,
than sirfocH electoral rofes
In the North. the opposition the American Party il
divided into number Of petty factions all OF which are
purely sectional and scarcely any of which Possesses t
strength and dignity ola party Nearly all OF tina,
faction In the North which bolted from the American
party account OF its adoption OF national platform
have eoneadedo give their support to Mr. Fillmore AT
the recent Convention in New York large portion of
the boilers from ten different States seeded rum the
Convention and placed in nomination Commodore Stock.
ton Aiier the nomination OF Fremont number of 9th.
ers declared their Intentions support the national
American candidates in preference TO sll others The
remnant oi the bogus American Republicans who have
gone over 10 Free So,s, Is small and is composed
oi men altogether without influence aud without follow
ers. The nomination OF Stockton and Rayner WAS mpr.,
intended "a compliment To them. IL is tina,
both Of these gentlemen in favor Of Mr. Fillmore and
the factions 10y which th, rendered the comnn.,t
Of nomination will follow in their footsteps
Ia the North, then, the will doubtless be mar.
rowed down u Fillmore and Fremont. New York Mas
Sachusetts. Vermont aud New JeseS having in all sIfv
informed Northern politicians for Fillmore and
by the aid OF theOd Line Wings who have GENERALLY decar
ed IN his favor there IL said be hut little doubt his
carrying Ohio and California aud that he will have very
sr prospect for success in Indiana aud Illinois making
together nifty electoral Thus Fremont cannot
With any probability, obtain than one hundred aud
sixteen and very probably not than ~ty-fes eec.
otai votes
Prom these estimates which weconscientionsy bsey
may be relied upon correct appears that ere Is no pos,
fbs hJoS foI The etscfioH Of buchanan by ne b,oplc
" " fiiItaprs
and Coi fremont In his Southern reader. will
for themselves that every which given to Bu-
chanan ia the South will be ia favor of Fremont
n the Fho4s tote OF The South 1Ireq 10 AR B.oI-
dHdH H Re could Be elected aud it, the same time the
whole vote OF the NORTH given 10 Col Fremont he
"oad te elected the President OF the United States
pressing not the whole country but the sentiments and
pjudces and detestble policy section aud favor
ing legislation in favor of the North against the South
The American Party, with Nj Fillmore IN the field the
only hope Of the South prevent this deul caastro
nj.