Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-07-24
From the Louisville Journal.
THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST.

THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST.
The Republicans and Democrats, whilst
agreeing in their attempt to depreciate the
chances Of Fillmore in the contest, several
" pretend TO deprecate his running as spe-
cial damage and hiudrsace 10 their respec-
tive parties. The Democrats are particu.
lar'y busy in enaeavoring TO inculcate the
idea III the South that his running tend, TO
aid the election OF Fremont.
The hypocrisy and disingcnuousness Of
this preleuce is easily exposed II Buchan-
an canno, be elected without the aid Of all
the Southern Votes, neither can he be elec-
ted with them. 1t will require twen.,
nine electoral votes IRON the North TO elect
him IN addition to tie whole Southern vote
II he gets those twenty mine votes, Fremont
can by no possibility lie elected by the peo-
pie as he has not the slightest chance Of
singie Southern vote. Neither is there any
chance, IN that event, oil his being elected
by the House of Representatives; because
those ,wen,y-nine electoral votes will re.
quire the votes OF two States, and without
the votes Of those two Northern States he
canno, obtain the required majority of all
the States. Nothing oan be more prepos-
ferrous than 10 suppose that Fremont can OBJ
tam the vote Of any Southern State. So
That IN any event or in any aspect Of the
case, tlIImore's running canno, aid the cleo
ton Of Fremont.
but say the Democrats, "Fremont's RIM
ming may have the effect of devolyng the
election on the House Of Representatives,
and Tint is 10 be greatly deprecated? But
why is il to be deprecated? Not because
freemont may be elected by the House, for
that, as has been shown, is impossible if
buchanan obtains the votes of only two
Northern States. That is not their fear.
What they really fear and what the depre-
cate much more than Frenont's election is
that thereby Fillmore may be elected
They fear that, 10 prevent the Senate from
making the President, enough of Buchanan
and Fremont States may unite with the
Fillmore States TO elect the latter. This of
all things they dread for two reasons: first,
BECAUSE they see in that result the final
doom OF their party; and second, because of
The nnappeasable hate they bear towards
the American party. There is no party,
not even the ultra abolltionists, toward
whom they bear such rancorous and vindic-
tive malice as they do toward the American
party and especially that portion of it
which formerly belonged TO their own par
ty. In party tactics and in party moral.
DECEPTION is the only objectionable sin.
The votes of Pennsylvania and California
afford the only chance which Buchanan has
o' obtaining twenty-nine electoral votes
from the North il Fillmore were out OF the
way. Let the former State be conceded TO
MN, Tor the arguments sake, 10 intelligent
man will doubt that his chance for the vote
OF California will be far better il all three
tickets are run in that State than il hc
contest IT against Fremont alone.
I'll the election devolyes OIL the House and
the members stand by their respective CAN
didates and refuse 10 vote for any one but
lin who received the electoral vote of their
respective States, then the election goes TO
ahe Senate, where Breckenridge il certain
10 he elected This is result that South
2 sFn Democrats would rejoice in rather than
sSteprecaie.S
The whols idea that Fremont will be
aided BY The running Of Fillmore is a mere
,esrcfence TO gull Southern Wings. They
\ are too familiar with the fraudulent tricks
and ar'lices. Of The Democracy to be deceiv-
cd by such tduplicity.
IL would be uncandid not to ADM, that
there may be 40 election by the people, and
ordinarily, this is not desirable result
.fSat II n'ay be that i'll peculiar juncture of
affairs, nm election by the House would be
preferable 10 a settlement of the contest by
''iie popular vote alone. Every considerable
man, every enlightened weli-wisher TO the
country VIII perceive That the present is
precisely one Of those iuRctures. In tho
present state of things it is greatly to be de-.
precs'ed that either Buchanan or Freemont
should be elected by osly such small mn
Joriiy as he must be limited TO, the great
bulk OF each vote being a purely sectional
Que. lying North and South Of a geogruphl.
cal line, and that the slavery line.
Fillmore out o! The way, the contest
wo'lld be purely sectional one, Ike North
against tie South; and i, Frenunt does not
sweep the Whole North. and carry the cleo.
Hon. Buchanan will be elected by the aid of
so small Northern vote az not even TO dis
gnise the character of the contest. Which
ever II elected, he viii know and feel that
lie was elected by sectional vote. All his
iympaiies viii he with that section which
voted for him; To that section he will look
for AID and support during his ad1ninistra-
tfa'ion, and for a reelection. He will he
nnavoIdab'y under the guidance of section
at men, and as is unfortunately always the
TACT III such cases, under the bad guidance
OF he most ultra, reckless men Of that Sec
hon. The Abolition secessionists Of the
horth would rule and guide the one; and the
pTo-slavsry Disunionists Of the South would
rule and guide the other.
The nation would be thus split into Two
srreconcable sectional parties, whose fned
could never be healed, and whose bitter
warfare must inevitably result in a disso-
luton Of the Cniun-nreciseIv t,.o 1T