The daily union., 1856-12-27
From the New Hampshire Patriot
" 4 MINORITY PRESIDENT"

A MINORITY PkESlDENI.
The black papers their great familiarity with the his
ory of their country, tell that Mr. Buchanan is not
only minority President" but is the first man elected
TO that office with popular majority against him. 1t is
true that there is majority Of the popular vote against
AR Buchanan but more than one President has been
chosen without majority Of the popular vote This was
the case with oth Gen. Taylor and Mr. POLK there was
majority of the popuar vote against both oil he bu
no one received many voes and no one ever had
large majority his princita conpeuVoi wnen
there any contest Gen. Pierce had 900 over Zen
Scott Gen. Taylor $4,000 Gen. Cass and hF Polk
$1,000 over Mr.. Clay, while Mr.. Buchanan has about
$4,000 Fremont. But Mr. Buchanan received ma
jorty of the votes in majority of the States and those
States give majority of the electoral votes In seventeen
States which give l56 electoral votes he received ma
jority over all Others He is therefore, sense
jority President
But how is it with Tremont2 He has a smaller proper
ton Of the popular than any defeated candidate who
the chief competitor of the successful
The majority against Scott only shout 100000 in
vote Of 3Oo0oOO the majority against Cas- was about
100000 in vote of about 2sJO000 and the majority
against Clay in 1874 about 100000 in vote of abo
100000 while the majority against Fremont is about
100000 in vote Of about 100000 This shows that
Fremont in the popular vote the weakest candidate
ever supported as the chief competitor of the democracy
The FoRGKR, HUSnSGros-The New York Tr-
buns in noticing the trial Of the great forge Huntington
who s now on trial under wentyseven Indictments says
Huntington is about thirty-fve years Of age He is
nearly six feet high rather slender in his proportions but
possesses restless mercuris organization His features
sharp and his small black eyes have sharp and pens
tratng expression lie conceas the badness his crown
by venade wig His face is set OF by side whiskers
and moustache He dresses in excellent taste and alto
gether man Of prepossessing appearance His face at the
present time presents cnre-worn appearance which
be the result Of his long confinement in jail
From the evidence given the trial by Mr. Barry Hun
Hnutona father-in-lay We maEs the fOoWinU
Samuel Barry. Am father Of HuaiiDgtons wife, and
reside In New London used TO visit defendant occasion
ally when was 10 New York business (sail-makng
his wife and children have been at my house for consider
able time since he has been married first bad to come
home in 53 stad about six eight MONTHS she has been
there since have taken care OF the children for length
OF time don't know as can particularly answer the CUES
on about his desructveness have known him to cut his
boots and slippers to what should consider consider
able extent visited in his family during the past year In
Twenysecond street his furniture very ertravagan
understood some Of the 500 apiece He had
sma dog weighing lbs, Qaughter,) for which he paid
500 He had large dog weighing about $50 lbs RE
newed laughter If may be allowed the term he had
house full Of servants daughter )abou ten, think two
drivers and two grooms think, man waiter, female
cook and assistant great laugher and about two cham
Der. maids His wife was absent all this time. Two or
three were discharged before she came ] understood
there band of music In the house He made pur-
chases nearly every day while was there There
much OF variety there He used TO have his
meals served up In silver on the Sabbath; rather
particular about his meals not able say how much
his dinners cost understand that be one time ordered
sumptuous banquet knew Of one being prepared
TO which he did not Of being prepared with
peculiar and bis sitting down TO II alone he had
pauy occasionally; know nothing of his breaking things
about the house, understood he bad six eight horses
knew he was preparing stable for his prior to
his knew that he had purchased piece OF land for
a residence In the negbborhood of Youkers he gave his
wife pin money, you may occasionally should udge
not In large quantities. II given TO her in snch small
quantities that she demonstrated with him.
sr Doxueo-In the intelligence received from Havana
te the steamship Quaker City, (says the New Orleans
Courer there interesting items from ST. Domin-
so. The muat,o Baez "a appears in conjunction with Sr
Sepovi the Spanish minister s complete master OF the
position carrying things with high band, and preparing
TO hand the republic save the mark to the dominion
OF Spain ErPresdent San stated to be the
,ans at the head OF large army prepared oppo this
but the other hand he has addressed long letter 10
Baez making II appear that this s not true and declaring
that be has only been prevented by sickness from offering
Bsez his services However this may the latter has de