The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-16
THE IMMEDIATE ADMISSION OF KANSAS, AND Al
ELECTION OF PRESIDENT IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.

ELECTION OF PRESIDENT IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
The New York Times is laboring under the illusion that
why the democrats in Congress opposed TO
the immediate admission of Kansas with the Topeka
suon is that it would defeat the election of demo-
cratic President in the of the election devovng
the House Of Representatives, To give degree Of
FEASIBILITY to suggestion which in point Of fact is pure
y imaginative the Times figures up the relative strength
of the three parties in the House 1t says:
IL suppose the House observe rgdly the party dis
tncticas which placed its several members there each
voting for the candidate of his party shall have this
suit: .....a ....,.. m.#
The Democratic Candidate-Alabama Arkansas. Cali
fornia Florida, Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia-ll.
.'1he Republican Candidate Connecticut Indiana,
Jersey New York Ohio Pennsy ana Rhode Island Yer
mont, and Wisconrin--l3.
Ihe South Aaerican Candidate Delaware, Kentucky
Missouri, and Maryland.
"DoatJsl.-Iilnos lows, and Tennessee.
"iowa would probably in blank, its delegation Of
members being OF opposite political parties Illinois Is
down doubtful because the delegation, stands is
half for the zdminisr alton and half republican The
plexon Of its vote win depend upon the choice the ninth
district vacant, and the choice Mr.
Richardson in the fifth district supposng him 10 resign in
view Of bis nomination governor. Tennessee either
democratic American But whatever becomes Of two
these three States may De put down certain that the
four States credited the South American ticket together
with Tennessee would early If not in the
eoalesee with the democrats, thus giving them sixteen
States the number necessary 70 elect. II Kansas ad
mitted seventeen States would be required for the majority
and where could they be had OF the doubtful States
Iowa Il neutrazed hopeessly by her divided delegation.
Illinois, il likewise remaining eqilsJrio, viii, in all
likelihood, tend TO the republican side.
The admission Of Kansas the present session Of Con-
gress would thus produce marked and very important
change in the Of the presidential election.
would very seriously diminish the chances OF the democratic
pfoslsrery party for As matter Of course this
result has escaped the attention OF it leaders, and forms
additional in explanation Of the obstinate dterm
nation with which they resist the admission Of this
State"
Is scarcely necessary remark that the Times wieds
twoedged sword lifts figures show that the immediate
admission Of Kansas would seriously diminish the chances
Of the democratic candidate in an election by the House
the figures also show that in the contingency
the immediate admission Of Kansas would greatly
the chances Of the blaek-repubesn candidate But
viii not allow the Times attribute motive the dem
srais which looks any such catastrophe the election
Of President by the House Of Representatives and espe-
caly the present House Of Representatives After the
pertinent made in the election Of Speaker by this House
the national everywhere have had sufficient warning
against committing the objectionable crime Of submitting
the choice Of President Of the United States body
which wohirds Of ia members are the sworn foes Of any
democratic candidate
II will be seen that BY the figures Of the Times the
South Americans would hold the balance Of power The
Times thinks they would go to the democrats
We have no such belieand for the plain reason that
have evidence that they any hostile 70
the black republicans than the democrats It only
day before yesterday that heard the leading champion
Of South Americanism in the House (Nr H. NsrshslI)
appealing to the black republicans fer their cooperation
in the effort to defeat the election law for the city Of
Washington. The appeal was not made 10 vain and we
should feel that the desnes Of this hung by
slender thread II it e 70 the South Americans
decide whether democrat black republican should
he the President
The fact that there Is South American with scru-
pie Of brains in his head who does no, know that the
only possible effect Of running their candidate Is 10
increase the chances Of election In the House and
consequently 20 increase the chances Of the election a
blaek-repubicap President is conclusive to our mind
that the democrats have nothing hope for from the
South Americans in contest for the presidency be
tween the democratic and the backrepublcan candidates
But not worth while speculate this subject The
democrats and national wings have in their power
make election by the popular fred certainty and
they have made up their minds insure that result Tho
two wings Of the opposition therefore may wage the
In combination ia separate organizations they
prevent the popular viii from placing national democrat
in the presidential chair The democrats oppose the inn
mediate admission Of Kansas because the application
through process Of revolutionary opposition 70 law and
order which repes her from the high privilege Of
State in The federal Union Her weight the presden-
tal election Is not taken into the account BY any demo-