Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-07-31
Buchanan Deserted for Breckenridge.


intriguing for the elevation Of Breckenridge in
his place, in way which we will presently eX-
plain.
1t has been quite apparent for some time,
TO Mr.. Buchanan northern friends, that it was
impossible for him to succeed on what Col.
Benton so significantly termed the ''ipecac
platform" prescribed for him at Cincinnati
10 hold some portion of the northern democrat
Cy, if possible, the Sage of Wheatland y has
been gradually easing upon the slavery sub
jcct, in various ways until the Douglas men
begin to think he means, after all, To stand
where he stood in lS4S-upon the principles
Of the Missouri Compromise. Col. Benton'S
course in supporting Buchanan, while denounc-
ing the Convention which nominated him. and
the platform it laid down, first put them upon
suspicion. Then disposition manifested in Bu
chanan's letter accepting the Cincinnati nom
ination, toqualify the position he had previous
II taken in his speech to the committee, ,increas-
Cd their alarm
But the heaviest blow which has been given
to the confidence of the Kansas party was
struck the other day in Congress- by Barclay
of Pennsylvania, in voting for the admission
Kansas into the Union rs Il free state, under
the Topeka constitution. Mr.. Barclay is well
known to be a fast friend of Buchanan, and
his detection attended as it was with such crit
ical results, has spread CONSERVATION among
Mr. Buchanans bondsmen in the Cincinnati
Convention. They do not disguise their belief
that he is rafting, and that he will be as ready
now to betray the South as he has always
been when public sentiment ran in the opposite
direction, to bctray the North
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ger, the pro-Savery leaders have hit upon a
new plan securing power by decciying the peo-
pie. The most they hope or desire now for
Buchanan is that he may have votes enongh
TO defeat an election ut the polls. In that case
the election goes to the House Of Representa-
tivcS, whose duty is thus prescribed by Art II
of See. Of the Constitution.
ART. u, SEC. 1.-The electors shall meet in their
respective states and vote by ballot for President and
NcePresident of whom, at least, shall not he in
habtant OF the state with themselves they shall
name in their ballots the persons voted for president
and in distinct ballots the person voted for a, Vice Pres
dent and they shall make distinct lists of all person..
voted for Vice President and OF the number OF votes
for each which list they shall sign and certify and trans
nit sealed to the government of the United States direct
cd to the President of the Senate the President of the Sen
ate shall in the presence of the Senate and House of
Representatives. open all the certificates aad the votes
shall then bt contc the person having the greatest num-
Der al votes tor president shall be the president if such
;umher he majority of the whole number of the electors
appointed and if person have such majority then
from the persons having the highest number not exec
Ding three gu the list OF those voted for President the
House .! Representatives shall choose Immediately by bal
President But in choosing the President the votes
shall be taken by states the representation from each
state having one vote quorum for this purpose shall
consist OF a member members from thirds of the
states and majority of all the states shall he necessary
{" choice. And if the House of Representatives shall
not choose President whenever the right of choice
snail dGToye upon them before the fourth day of March
n t,,N Dr.-;l .I,II
I'd mt as in case of the death other constitutional dis
ability OF the President
The three highest candidates before thcHouse,
in case Of defeat Of the popular choice, will
doubtless be Fremont, Buchanan and Fillmore.
Each state then will cast but one vote. Rhode
Island or Delaware has Just as much weight in
that election as New York or PENNSYLVANIA.
Neither party in the House has, according to
present party divisions, a clear majority The
Republicans have majorites in and control the
delegations from Maine, New Hampshire, Yer
mont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut,
New Jersey New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin, thirteen
states The democrats are represented by ma
Jorltics in Alabama, Arkansas, Virginia, Hi
nols, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Louisiana, Mississippi Florida, and California,
-elelven states. The American party num-
ders majority in Maryland, Kentucky, Ten
ncssec, Missouri, and Delaware-fve states.
Iowa presents tic-one republican and one
democrat, as also does Texas, represented by
one democrat and oHc American
The Republican candidate, having but thir-
teen states, would thus lack three of a majority.
California, Illinois and Iowa are the three
States from Which the required aid would be
most naturally expected
The Kansas party, now diSguSted with Bu-
chanan. are laying their plans not only to de-
feat an election by the people, but by the
itouSe OF Representatives. In the event of
the House not choosing the President before
the fourth day of March next, should the
choice dcvolvc upon it, then the Vicc-preSident
becomes the President de f0ct0. Who the
Vice President would be in that event is not
at all doubtful. The Senate has the power of
choosing the Vice President from the two can
dldates having the highest vote for that Office
In the electoral college, and the strong demo
cratic majority in the Senate would insure the
immediate choice of Mr.. Breckenridge, the fac
'ot"m OF Mr.. Douglas in securing the passage
Of Kansas Nebraska bill, and one of the most
thoroushgoing believers in slavery jure diciao,
in the United States.
To make Mr.. Breckenridge President by the
vote of the Senate to defeat the popular
choice to take from the popular branch of
Congress constitutional perogative and trans
Ter 1t to the Senate-theSe are the plans which
are inst now said to engross the whole inge-
nuty Of the pro slavery leaders This is the
consummation towards which Mr. Fillmore
and his friends are laboring, some ignoranty
and some designedy with all their might.
Deeply as We should deplore such result
we have 10 cammiSeratiOn for Mr. buchanan
His subscryience to the south, and his faith
ieSsneSs to all his political convictions, time
and again, entitle him no better fate. The
man who, in his position and all his years,
would make himself the organ Of the barbarOus