The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-27

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Now, here are some very suggestive and
curious results. First, our readers will remark
that the plurality of Fremont over Buchanan in the
Northern States is l5S, O00-that Mr. Buchanan :
absolute majority in Pennsylvania State
which decided the results reduced to the mar
row margin Of four or five hundred votes, while
we fully believe that as many opposition votes
as four or five thousand were lost TO the opposi-
ton from bad management We see also, that
while the opposition, by handsome majority
in New Jersey, and with splendid majority
in Illinois, on the same day they elected their
State ticket, permitted the electoral vote 10 be
given to Buchanan by q senseless division upon
Fremont and Fillmore. The only Northern
State which has given clear majority for Blu
ohanan, is Indiana, and even there we doubt not
this result II due not to the strength of the demo
cratic party, but to the peculiar tactics Of the
Fillmore wing OF the opposition forces for carry
ing the election into the House.
Thus much for the North, where the combined
opposition majority over Buchanan i within frac-
ton Of half million votes In the South II will be
seen that, with few exceptions, the election has
gone by default As general rule, the prestige
" defeat which chung TO Mr. Fillmore reduced
tie Southern opposition to the democracy to a
mere nominal resistance, and simply for the sake
Of maintaining the nucleus Of party for
future operations; still, out OF about million
votes cast In the South, as far as reported.
93s 3O4 we're for Fillmore. We dare say. too
that throughout the South at least 10 900 oppo.
sition votes were never cast at all in the late
election for want Of satisfactory candidate
IN North Carolina alone the aggregate vote for
President falls short by 1900, Of the vote Of
the preceding election for Governor, and the
increased democratic majority shows where the
deficiency lics In Virginia there Is the same
falling or 10 The opposition vote, which cannot
h. accounted for in any other way than by a
large reserved balance declining to vote at all.
We are therefore, with these facts and figures
before us. reduced TO the following CONCLUSIONS
First-That with combined popular opposi-
ton majority against the democracy Of about
100000 votes in the Union, or ten per cent OF
he whole vote cast the election OF Mr.. Bu-
chansn i a moral defeat Of his party and an
ominous public condemnation Of the policy
POOR Pierce.
secordly-That ihe opposition, through their
acnselcss divisions upon two candidates aad
upon niggcrs ana The jargon Of Know Nothing.
I'm. threw away decided and overwhelming
popular revolution IN their favor.
Tbirdly--Thai while The election of Mr.. Bn-
chanan Is minority election and the result or
series Of happy o. unhappy accidents, Is the
case may te, neither Fremont nor Fillmore was
run n On those exact practical issues competent
t. consolidate tie overwhelming majority Of the
a4u.rieroe end buchanan forces into a homo
gCncous mass.
Tom;hly- That while the Know Nothing can
ddatc was too feeble 20 help himself in the South
without rival in The way for the opposition vote
h. was yet strong enough in the North to save
Buchanan.
Last. and most important Of ALIVE sec n
tltss important sl,ction results, North and s9a.b