The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-11-05
SHREVEPORT, No

my name called IN question Dy coionesteIi
Crosby, with regard to conversation which.
CURED between us soon after his return ire.
the north Will you permit me, through the
columns of your paper, to give true statement
| of that conversation? which was thus: asked
Mr. Crosby what was the news concerning poll
tics He replied as follows: The contest is be
tween Buchanan and Fremont at the north-and
between Buchanan and Fillmore at the south,
and you know how it is, &C. In his letter he
saws something about my keeping an Office to
! quiz my customers to get political items for the
democratic press. that if he had known this\to
be the case before, he could have answered my
| last question, ssWhy my customers were chang
ing their business / do assure you that bus
mess was not mentioned Other gentlemen were
present and heard all the conversation. | did
not know before that mans political opinions
had anything to do with his business qualfca-
tons, but if they do, do not wish to deceive
any man; am democrat from principle and
always have been. l am surprised at colonel
Crosby's admitting that as plain man as I am
could quiz man Of his reputation for sbrewd
ness, of which II have often heard him boast
He is much mistaken about my business. / am
pleased to be able TO inform tie colonel that we
are receiving more cotton this year than
We did last year, for which we return our sin
cere thanks to our patrons, come one, come all;
We have enlarged our house and have plenty of
room to store our American friends cotton at
the same price we do our democratic friends. at
25 cents per bale.
Col. Crosby 1 regret that repeated any thing
you said AS like tie chameleon, you change with
the company you are with, and it is very likely
nal in Erkp
man. Very respectfully, J. n. HOWELL
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS SINCE 1820.-Since
1890, when Monroe was chosen for second
term, with but one opposition electoral vote,
the presidential elections have been less deci-
sive than IS generally supposed. That is TO
say, the popular majority for the successful can
dIdate has never been excessive; and often he
has actually wanted majority. and had only
plurality. This was the case, for example,
in 1874, when the votes cast for Clay, and
those thrown away, on Burney exceeded, in
the aggregate, those polled for Polk, making
the latter actually minority president
To go back to 1894 In that year, four can
didates were in the field, gen. Jackson, Adams
Crawford, and Clay. The first received 50
electoral votes, the second 94 the third II and
the fourth 81 The election, under these cir
cumstances, devoving on the house, Adams
received the vote of Is States, Jackson of 7. |
and Crawford of A. In 1923, Jackson was
chosen by the popular voice, obtaining 17s
electoral votes out of the 261, which then con- |
stitused the electoral college. In 1889, Jack |
son was again chosen by the popular voice. and
this time by an even greater majority, receiv-
ng ITO electoral votes more than his opponent
Henry Clay.
This brings US up to 1886, or twenty wears
ago. In that year Van Buren,, though elected
president, beat Harrison in the popular vote
only about $4,000, though he had ITO eleclo-
al votes out of 1894. Four years afterwards
harrison seemed, at first sight, TO have had
hrees times as many supporters as Van Buren,,
or he obtained 234 electoral votes, while bis
had but 60; yet he only beat the
after IN the popular vote about 16o, 900, out of
total of nearly 2.4OO, 900. Another curious
eanre of the election of 1910, was that the :
opular vote exceeded by nearly two-thirds
hat cast in 1886. Van Buren,, for instance, F
lstanced as be was, received $4,000 in $40 !
lore than be did four years before. In1844.
we have said already, Polk was actually a e
minority president, and yet he beat Clay BY
Oe6ten
uren: the vote being for Polk. l see, 1856 {"
# Clay, 1,297,2l2. The electoral college "
God, however, 10 for Polk 10 los for CLAW.
/ 1848, Taylor received 1853 electoral votes 81
I'd Cass 1877. The great State of New York "a
this election decided the contest. BY going
r Taylor. IN consequence of the democracy NJ
ing divided; and thus Taylor was also mi
rlty president.
When we compare these elections with those ri,
Tor to 1920, We see how much more closely
infested they have been. In 1904, for in gu
nce, jefferson had l62 electoral votes. and ias
ncknev, his opponent, IA only. In 1893.
ldison had 12o and Pinckney Al. In 1879. de
sdison had 1913. and Clinton re- In 1915.
'nroe had l85 and King "a. In 1890, as =
have al ready mentioned, Monroe had Isl in
y single vote being cast in opposition.
These statistics show how nearly equally d. Of Of
ed the people in the United States are on u,
dlnal questions and federal policy Under lad
n circumstances, moderation in the yictors ant
clearly sound policy. Where two parties De- Dc.
roach so closely to each o.her in numbers, :,
loiiy Tor either to urge extreme measures I
TAX OF using force 10 compel the minority yea
'uomisston. Ii was not in such spirit that yea
Union was formed, nor can it in such a.
ii be maintSfned.
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'ase nashville papers announce the death of Dee
eral VIM. Hail. one OF the oldest and most sis
lnsuished citizens of Tennessee. General def.
died at his residence in Sumner equity, t
'he 7th ultlmo, in the eighty third year OF ,nag'
ago. AT different periods OF his lie he s aoi
nIled most OF the highest offices In the n7o.
e. His father and older brother were kill 7
~ the Indians when he was boy. and on ford
wing at manhood, he took an active part in nan
defence OF the settlement against those saw Am,
;. During our last struggle with England, deci
regiment under general Jack the
and acquired great reputation as cool, .hs
tu, humane commander For great with
y years he served in the legislature OF the egn
e as the representative or senator of Sum r
county, and as speaker Of the senate sue nam nan,
led TO the Office of governor On the resig- for
On OF general Houston, in 1898. He was mott
chosen representative Of his district in con- lGI
as esten as he could be prevailed upon to Ill II
tor that office. and. although he was not artif
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