Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-12-19
VOL. %, No. 81.

VOL. %, NO. 81.
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FACT AND FIGURk-POWER OF
TIE SOUTH.
There are four Southern States which.
combined, cast a5 electoral votes, Just the
number 10 which the State of New York
is entitIcJ These States are. Alaba,os.
Louisiana, North Carolina and Gear gia--
We have now the oiflsial votes from all
of these States; and we append thenl for
the purpose Of showing the peculiar power
Of the South in shis eoafederacy. tPhus:
- Buvhsn. FiIltms. L Vote.
Louisiana 20,376 is.s73 g.
Alabama 4o,537 2S,552 0
NorthCarolina46,l64 5000 10
'feorgia 56,il7 1880 10
Buch'n. Fiil'me. Freflnt. r. Vote
n. Y l95,3l4 24,206 275, ,440 35
| Total vote four Southern States. 296. $50
New York 594 1850
l. viii thus be seen that New YORK.
polling 594,96o votes is only en,itled 10 80
eleefo-ai votes in the choice Of President,
while four Sonthern States, numbering but
296, $50 men in the South, have as much
power in deciding q Presidential election as
/ 594, ,960 men in the North; in other words.
one southern voter wields double the power
of aorihern voter. This is what is called
'seqaalify" by shareholders and doughfaces.
But LEI not The comparison stop here.--
Buchanan, in these four Southern States,
gets l7o,l9i votes frola the people, which
entities hiia to 81 electoral votes; while
fremont gets in New York 275,440 votes
or more than 100000 majority over the
vote given TO his competitor in the States
named, nd Jet gets bur 80 electoral votes.
With the advantage Of over 100000 ma
pity Of the popular vote be has no adyant-
| age whatever in the electoral vote.
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O'CoNHoR' TAcTiN CRoss -ExAaISrNe.
He was once exa mining a witness, whose
lnobriety, At tic time TO which the evidence
referred, ii was essential 70 prove. He
quickly discovered the mans character
He may b described as being .lalt foolish
with rosuers.'
We'll, Darby. roa tola The truss u this
gentlsinans'
'fcs, your honor, Counsellor o'Conneil.,
'iiow do you know my nainsa'
'Ah' sure every one knows orr patriof,'
We'll, you're good hnnnored, honest
fellow; now tell me, Darby, did you take
drop Of anything that daya'
'Why, your honor. I took ny SHIRE Of a
pint Of spirits.
Your share of it; nos By virtue Of you.
oath, was not your share of it all but the
pemterf'
sWby, then--dsar knows, that's true Tor
you, sir.'
The court was eouynlsed at both question
and answer. Il SOON, step by step, came
out that the man was drunk, and therefore
was net competent sitnes. Thus O'Con-,
neil won his case for his client. -.
There is another case of his ready tact.
and infinite res1nrces in the defence of bis
client. In trial at Cork, for murder, the
principal witness swore strong against the
prisoner. whose name was James.
BY virtue Of your oath, are you suro
that this is the same hatp s'
Yes
did you examine i carefully before you
swore 10 your information that it vas the
priscner's!'
i did, s..
Now. let me see,' an O'Connell, as he
took up the hat, began TO examine it eare-
fully on the inside. He then spelled aloud
the name of james, slcwly, J-a-n,le-s.A
Now do you mean those words we're in it
when you found its'
sYcs
sAud this is the same hala'
1T a,
sNow my lord. said orConocll, holding
! up the hat to the Bench, 'there is aasendt to
the case--there is no name Whatever in
scribed in that hat ~ tiaf
TIE resul, was instant acquital.
Az exchange is trying TO impose the fol-
loving likely story on candid people; s-sh
old lady ii Ohio, while recently in tie
woods, was bitten on the end of the rose
by a rattle snake. Tie old lady recovered
/ but the snake died. Coroners verdict
poisoned BY snuff" We believe itsall, 70.
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