The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-05-14
Greeley Gives up the Presidential
Contest,


The last N. Y. Tribune contains GREE
LET's figures on the coming Presidential
contest. He yields up the last ghost of
a chance to elect a Black Republican, and
by ignoring all such candidates, going in
to the field with a man of no known prin-
cipes, or fxidity Of political position, on
whom, to use his W words, wings, Dem
ocrats, A~bolitionists, and those who have
taken no decided part in politics hitherto.
may rally without embarrassment or mutual
repugnance," with such a candidate, (and
such a candidateD he sums up the chances
of all the odds and ends of fusionism as
opposed to the Democratic Party thus.
He says:
sin our view, the selection of candi-
dates is an eminently practical business.
We must not begin by imagining that the
battle is won, and that We have only nay
to distribute and rightly %apportion "the
spoils of victory" W. must choose men
who will attract to our ranks voters who
are not already with US, and notrepel any
who are. We have to consider that, OF
the 396 Electoral Votes, a full third will
go against us any how, and that of all
that remains we must carry three-fourths
or be beaten. Let US take look at the
figures:
Anti-Ne5raska States: Maine, electo-
rial vote 8, New Hampshire 5, Massachu-
sets Is, Rhode Island 4, Connecticut 6,
Vermont S, New York 35, Ohio %,
Michigan g., Wisconsin 5, Iowa 4. To-
tai ia.
Nebraska States: Maryland, electoral
vote g., Virginia Is North Carolina 10,
South Carolina 8, Geargia 10, Alabama
9, Mississippi I, Florida 3, Kentucky IL,
Tennessee IL, Arkansas 4, Texas 4. Te.
tai 10S.
Dubious: New Jersey, electoral vote
I, Pennsylvania 81, Delaware 3, Missouri
8, Indiana IL, Illinois IL, California 4
Total IA.
This seems to US as favorable an esti.
mate as existing facts will warrant-fal
more so than an opponent could be e1'
pected to concede. We believe there is
this day an anti-D Douglas majority in eact
of the States we have placed in the anti
Nebraska column, provided it can be con
centrated and called out; but 1t wi2
not bear dirtsion. We shall then need b
electoral votes from the doubtful list
that is to say, we need the vote of Penn
sylvania and Indiana (40), or Pennsylva
MIA and Illinois (3S), or those of New
Jersey, Indiana, Illinois and California
(35), or those Of Delaware, Indiana, Hi
no:s and Missouri (36), to elect. If w
cannot carry, with hardly an exception
the states set down in our first column
we are beaten of course. If we can carr,
them, we must select candidates who cal
carry 55 votes out of the doubtful list"
In his anti-Nebraska column he start
off with Maine and New Hampshire
They are both Democratic States; so il
Connecticut. He claims New York OIL
the presumption that neither Seward no
Chase, nor any other acknowledged Free
Soiler will be a candidate. There is blu
one reliable Black Republican State in hi,
whole list, and that is Vermont. Blu
the beauty of his calculations is seen il
his Dubious States. Pennsylvania, Mis-
souri,, Indiana, Illinois and California, b,
counts as dubious" There are no NOR,
certain Democratic States in the Union, lie
Pierce, Douglas, or Buchanan be the Dem
ocratic nominee. If Greeley can make NJ
more show than this, he had better hang
his harp upon the willows and weep b.
Babel's Stream. There is no chance fo1
Fusion this time.-Ploin Dealer.