Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-07-14
Buchanan.
Doubtful.
Fremont,

BY this computation says the Adcertiser,
Mr.. Fillmore needs thirty-one additional
votes to secure his election. Pennsylva-
MIA and Iowa would supply the exact num-
Der. If the movement now in progress to
bring out the straight National Wings in
favor of Mr.. Fillmore is successful, be is
about certain of those two States, and
Maine also. In any event we do not see
how either of his competitors is to be chosen
in the electoral colleges. If we give Blu
chanan all the doubtful column, his aggre-
gate vote will only be 1914 short Of
the requisite number. And as to Fremont,
there is not an experienced and intelligent
politician among his supporters that has
the slightest expectation that he will ever
reach the Presidential Chair. He was not
nominated for any such purpose. A sin
Gle consideration, and that wholly selfish
and mercenary in its character, determined
his selection-the hope of restoring to
power the Seward dynasty in the State of
New York. But we can tell the gentle
men who were at the bottom Of the move
ment that this game will not win. We
beat the Republicans 10000 last fall; and
if the contest is narrowed down to Strug-
gle between that organization and the
friends of Mr.. Fillmore-as it certainly
will be, if the subSisting feud in the demo-
cratic ranks remains unsettled-we shall
outvote them 10y FIVE times $4,000 in No
vember next.
OF the States set down for Mr. Fremont,
it is hardly probable that he will carry
Vermont. Late intelligence from it strong
" indicates that it will be a tiercely con-
tested battle-ground, and it is claimed by
Mr. Fillmore's friends as certain for him.
As to the States enumerated for Buch-
anan in the above computation, we, like
the Louisville Journal, are unwilling to ac-
cord him any one of them except perhaps
+. Texas, and that only in case of certain
contingency. The Journal says:
South Carolina elects by her Legislature.
IL is not unusual for her TO throw away her
vote, and, from the universal disfay0r mani
tested there toward the nomination of Buch-
anan We are Impressed with the belief that her
vote will be thrown away upon Pierce. We
lonk upon Virginia rs far more certain for Mr..
Fillmore than for Buchanan II will be re-
membered that il went for Wise by losP than
10. 900 majority under circumstances peculiar
ly unfavorabe 10 the American party. The
whole number OF notes claimed by the. Ameri-
can order were cast for Mr.. Eiournoy, bat he
received no outside votes whatever The State
was thoroughly aud vigorously csnvassed by
t'gizzard- foot" Wise and host OF other pOpu-
lar and ingenious anti American orators, and,
the secresy having not vet been removed, the
Americans did not make single speech dur
ing the whole canvass. Just previous 10 the
election the Massachusetts, Legislature bad
passed the odious personal liberty bin which
was uniustly charged TO the American party
IN the North. These and various other cir
cumstances contributed at that lime 10 the de-
feat of the American party. Now the case Is
antirely different. The whole vote OF Virginia
/, about 10000. Ihore are enrolled mem
bers OF the American party To the number Of
$4,000. Besides these at least 10000 Old Line
W ,igs who voted for Wise viii vote for Fill
m IRE, Add 20 these the disaaecied 10 the
rapks of the democracy who cannot swallow
q he nomination of Buchanan and who have
become completely disgusted with the sbo-ShiH
Governor and his party, aud we have reason
10 believe that there are many thousands OF
them in Virginia Thus IL will be seen that
Mr.. Fillmore Is almost certain 20 carry the
! Old Dominion. At least IL VIII not do 10 pat
IL down As certain against him.
Ia Arkansas we have recently been Informed
that there are 600 voters comprised In tie