True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-29
lCIncinnatti Gazette
The Battle Of November.

The battle of the Presidency is yet
TO be fought. If any body supposes that
it is decided by the October election, they
are very much mistaken. We shall be
quite contented to have our opponents
think SO but that will not do for Republi.
cans, They have the real final battle to
make which is on FREMONT and BUcHAN'
AN. That is quite a different affair."
Let us go over the States in which elec-
lions have taken place, and scan the field,
just as it appears in the light of facts
First, the Republicans have carried Iowa,
Vermont, Maine and Ohio by unmistaka-
BILE maiori,ies. No one seriously doubts
that they will carry the residue of New
England, New York, Michigan and Wis.
consin,. This is one hundred and fE
teen electoral votes. According to the
only facts we have, Mr. fillmore is like
ly to carry both Maryland and Florida
Mr. Buchanan, then, must get all the res
idue of the slave States, and forty Uotes
in the free States, to be elected by the
people. To do this he must carry Ken
tucky and Tennessee, Pennsylvania and
Indiana. What is there in the late elec.
tions to justify this! Let us look q little
into what we know' and not what we
guess. We know that in every previous
election, without one exception, man OF
renown has been thousands Of votes
stronger than the State tickets. Let US
look a. this fact in Pennsylvania and In
diana. In Pennsylvania HARRISON and
TAYLOR were ten thousand votes better
than the State ticket. But it will be said
that cannot be so now, for the Fillmore
men run seperate ticket. In reply to
this we say; it is well ascertained fact
that the great body Of Filmoreites who
desired, as many of them did, to defeat
FREMONT, voted the Democratic ticket
The only exception to this is in the city
of Philadelphia, where we shall doubtless
loose by the diversion Of seperate FIJI
more ticket. Look at Ohio. What is
the Fillmore strength out Of Cincinnati
1t is much less than we estimated it, and
is absolutely powerless on the Pres
idinlial question. Out Of Philadelphia
Fillmore divertion amounts to but httle.--
But it may be said with what shall we
counteract even that We expect to d.
it from two quarters. First as we hav'
stated, FREMoNT is much stronger thar
his ticket. In the next place we shal
gain by The Suppression Of frauds-no
all frauds, it is true, for that is impos
sible. but by preventing the importation
Of voters from New Jersey and Ney
: York. They will then be needed a
home. But at any rate the trick and il
mode is now understood.
But if BUCHANAN carries Pennsylvania
he must still have Indiana. Oh, W
have that says some Buccaneers Nc
I. quite so fast, sir. if you please. Yo
r have nominal majority on Governor
running on the joint interest Of DemoC
}. racy and whiskey, and aided by thoui
J. ands Of colonized R,entuckians. Well
{ let us see what it amounts 10. FRS
n then, ifthe Fillmore men will only run
II seperate ticket; the Republicans will gai
\ largely. In addition to the testimony
% the Js6srsonVille RepubkcGn, publishe
}. yesterday, which states that a" iare
, meiorty" Of the fillmore men vote
N the Democratic ticket, we have thefollc'
IS ing from the Wabash Courier, ('rerl
q Hauls):