Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1856-08-06
From the DetroitF Free Press.
THE PRESIDENTIAL PROS
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that Mr.. Buchanan will carry every State
south of Mason and Dixon's line. Fremont,
to be elected must carry every northern State,
including California and Pennsylvania. Gov.
McDougal, just from California, declared in
a public speech in New York, on the 4th
inst, that Fremont stands not shadow OF al
chance of getting California. The contest
he said, would be between Buchanan and Fill
more, and Buchanan would not have vote
less than fifteen thousand majority, We sup
pose no man in his senses puts down Penn
sylvania for Fremont. AT the State election
last October Plummer, the democratic can
didate for canal commissioner, beat the flu
sion candidate l 1886 votes. Mr.. Buchanan
will get twenty thousand of the votes cast
for the fusion and wing candidates at. that
election, and Mr. Fillmore will haveas many
more; and the aggregate vote cast will be
increased seventy-fve or one hundred thou
sand, large majority Of which will naturally
90 for Buchanan. The n Y. Tribune man
ifestly has no faith that Fremont can carry
the State, Notwithstanding it presents the
most hopeful aspect. In a running review Of
the prospect in several of the States it says
Of Pennsylvania:
''Fremont could carry it by at least TWEEN
ty thousand if Fillmore were out of the way,
and we trust he will carry it still; but it can
only be by an effort extending to every neigh
borhood Of the State, The more earnest and
omnipresent the contest, the greater will be
our chance of success; for not only will new
voters in thousands be called out-and seven
eighths of these naturally 90 for Fremont
but the number willing to throw away their
votes on hopeless candidate will be every
day diminished. There are a few counties in
the eastern pant of the State-York, Mont
gomery, Wyoming, among them-where lit
tie has yet been done for Fremont; and here
the prospect looks dreary; but in the west,
the north, and a great part Of the east and
centre, Fremont is CALAMITY supported"
This is the, most encouraging prospect the
Tribune dare hold out regarding Pennsylva-
MIA. 1t seems to us dreary enough for Ere
: mont.
Mr.. Buchanan needs no more electoral
votes than the South, California and Pennsyl
vania will give him. But what is the pros
pect further on, according to Tribune author.
ity! Of New Jersey it says:
Z" If the election here were tomorrow, We
should apprehend the choice Of the Buchan
an electors. The opposition is distracted anc
disorganized, and could not poll anything like
its fair vote. A considerable number are
intent on throwing away their votes on the
Fillmore electoral ticket, though it has ne
shadow Of chance. But the people are
essentially anti-Buchaner in regard to foreign
policy and free soil with reference to our do
mestic policy, and on a single, fair issue Ere
mont and Dayton-the latter known anC
loved in this his native State, which he ha
honorably served in her legislature and in tn
t national Senate-would beat Buchanan 4
Co. at least 5000 votes. Such an issue vii
yet be had. Discussion and comparison Q
views will show the people that the only rea
candidates are Fremont and Dayton agains
Buchanan and Breckenridge, and that al
q votes cast for a third ticket might as well b
thrown into the sea. We believe Fremon
and Dayton will gain every day till the cleo
ton; but it will require a hard pull to Civ
S them the State, in view of all the impedi
: ments to be surmounted. To-day its vote
uOuUJlui, DuJ LnOSe VINO went 10 NaISdS ire
can solve the doubt in the right way if the
6 will"
:, Poor encouragement again. Fremont
:, no better off in New Jersey than in Pennsy
y vana If Mr.. Buchanan could carry til
State tomorrow by any majority at all, h
will carry it in November by a largely increa'
: ed majority. The Fremontfever, not only i
New Jersey, but in every northern State, ha
+ seen It's highest point. A reaction has a
6 ready commenced. 1t is observable here
: Michigan, and it is remarked everywhere
The truth is, that New Jersey is perfect
=" sure for Buchanan.
But let us look toward New England thrc
! Tribune spectaces. Of Connecticut it says
ave believe Connecticut will be carrie
for Fremont, but this will require more wor
10 than our friends in the State seem to suppos
necessary. There is small but very bite
silver7grey cabal who will do their worst t
>' throw away votes enough on Fillmore 4
l. give the State to Buchanan. We trust the
ID will fail; but Connecticut will be one of til
le hardest-fought States in the Union"
This is very poor encouragement in qua
ter where black republicans hereabout hav
of supposed Fremont had sure thing-ver
I poor. Of Rhode Island the Tribune says
"Here there is likewise a small but acri
r, splitting off in favor of Fillmore. 1t will 20