Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-05-10
THE VINDICATOR.
STAuNTON, VA,
MORNING, MAY 10.
Mr. stuart's Figures.


North Carolina, Louisiana, Missouri Cal
ifornia. Delaware, Texas and Florida
fifteen States. These fifteen States cast
1877 electoral votes, viz: MASSACHUSETTS
10. New York 50, Rhode Island 4, New
Jersey 7, Pennsylvania y, Mary land >
Kentucky 10, Tennessee II North oafo-
lima 10. Louisiana 6, Missouri 8, CaI'fof-
MIA L. Delaware 8, Texas 4, FLORIDA g.
which make total Of 157. There are
900 votes in the entire 81 States, ma
;ority of which is 145. So it Will be seen
hat Mr.. Stuart gives Mr.. Fillmore an ex-
cess of a majority oil II electoral votes
We put this prediction on record itmay
he of service to Mr.. Stuart. after Novsm-
Der next, in demonstrating the astound-
ing fact that he is neither prophet nor
the son Of prophet; and that Ike his
prediction of the result in Virginia III me
last Gubernatoylat election, and OF the con-
sequences to follow from the success OF Mr.
Wise il will confirm the impression now
strongly seized upon the people, thAt he
is nothing more than iiatulant, Boosting
politician, without that sagacity and lore
sight which are essential to the statesman.
Indeed, the popular deiusien which has
heretofore blinded the people into the be-
lief that Mr.. Stuart is great man is rapid
ly being dispelled, and he now, in return
Jug to his proper level, is placed among
the schemiug courthouse politicians with
out even there to be considered the leader.
The utter unreasonablenes of Mr.. Studrses
figures, and the clearest evidence that he
was either joking or must be one OF The
duiest and worst informed politicians 81
The day, may be found in the fact that he
claims niue Southern States for Fillmore,
VIZ: Maryland. Kentucky, Tennessee,
North Carolina, Louisiana, Missouri, Della.
ware. Texas and FIofda-65 electoral
votes from the South. Now, to meet Mr.
Ssuart's assumption as here indicated, and
believing that we are just as good proph-
Ell as he Is, we will predict that Mr.. Fill
more will not get more than one OF the
Southern States here ramed, Kentucky,
and probably not that. But tor the sake
of making liberal allowance. we will give
Fillmore Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware
and Tennessee, States casting 80 electo.
raj votes. Take 35. then, from The TO
Southern votes claimed, and i! will re-
duce the Southern vote TO 30, and deduct
SIS from the 157 votes announced as Ger
Tain for Fillmore, will leave 122, Just "a
too few Tor his purposes. Thus il will be
seen, that giving aim these TOUR Southern
States, which no one but an absolute Know
Nothing believes he will get, i. is impos-
sible for Mr.. Fillmore 70 be elected ae"
cording to the showing OF his right hand
man-"Alexandes Jeames Plush Fillmore,
now Of Staunton," giving him the large
States OF Pennsylvania and New York.
We have conceded the probability oil
Fillmore carrying one Southern State
We do not believe. however, be VIII really
get one single Southern State. Now lei
us examine the figures of Mr.. Stuart IN
the North. He claims for Fillmore, Mas
sachuselts, New York, Rhode Island y.
Jersey, Pennsylvania, and California SIX
in number, and casting an electoral vote Oh
30. OF these six, il will be impossible
for Fillmore to receive Pennsylvania, New
York, Massachusetts, or California, the
casting an electoral vote of 49, and it is
extremely doubtful whether he will carr,
Rhode Island OF New jersey. But to be
liberal. we will give him these two States
which cast an electoral vote of IL. This
would give him, possibly, both North and
South, forly.sir electoral votes instead OF
one hundred and fhy-scren What fall
is that my courtrymen But Mr., Fill
more can rever carry New Jersey.
To exhibit more clearly the utter faiacy
Of the expectation OF MIR Fimore's friends.
we will give the vote which the Demo-
cratic candidate, whoever he may be,
will receive, Pennsylvania, Maine, New
Hampshire, California, Indiana, Illinois.
Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin, Virginia.
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia.
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Missouri
Texas. Arkansas, and Fori1a--16S elec-
toral votes. We do not consider single |
one Of these States doubtful-all will cast
their yotes for the Democratic Presidential |
candidate, excep, probably Iowa; which
would leave 1874 votes; an excess OF the
vote necessary to electoi Is. There is no
certainty how New York, OHIO, Massa-
chusetts. Vermont, Connecticut and Rhode
Island in the North, will vote. The
Democracy will have an equal chance with
the Black Republicans in these States
Mr.. Fillmore will have none at all, com
naratiyely. In the South, the Democracy
will have IN equal chance with the Fill
more party for the States OF Kentucky,
MARYLAND, Tennessee aud Delaware
Hence, ii would not be surprising to US, if
Mr.. Fillmore did not carry one single
State.
We can readily account for the solicit
tude Of Mr.. Stuart in the approaching