The Empire County argus., 1856-11-01
FIFTEEN SLAVE STATES.
Total Northn States 176 Total Southn States 12O
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Total Northn States l76 Total South'n States 12O
Any one who will impartially examine the above
table, will discover that it is utterly impossible for
Mr.. buchanan to be chosen President by the popular
vote. We consider it certain that Mr.. Fillmore will
receive in the Southern States the votes of Delaware
Maryland, Tennessee, and Kentucky and probably of
two or three Others besides the votes which he will
obtain in the North. But, if we give to Mr. Bu-
chanan the whole Southern vote can he be elected
He would then have one hundred and twenty votes
Add Pennsylvania, and he would have one hundred
and forty-slX-not enough to elect him. Can he car
ry Pennsylvania? We do not think he can. We
believe that Mr.. Fillmores chance of obtaining the
electoral vote OF that State is fully equal to that of
Mr.. Buchanan.
1t the Southern States which we have named above
go Tor Mr.. Fillmore, ii would leave to Mr. Buchanan
eightyve votes and where will he get the fty-four
votes still required to elect him He cannot obtain
them and he cannot therefore, be elected President
by the electors. His friends affect to consider Mr.
Fillmore out of the field of contest They would
have him withdrawn Suppose that they should be
gratlled In this respect-what would be the result
Why, that the sectional line would be clearly and dis
tlncty drawn, Mr.. Buchanan being the Southern,
and Colonel Fremont the Northern candidate The
North having one hundred and seventy-sx out of
two hundred and ninety-six electoral votes, would
elect Col Fremont, to certainty. And yet the sup.
porters of Mr.. Buchanan call for the withdrawal of
Mr.. Fillmore.
The North and the South may be willing to unite
upon national man, who refuses to recognize Sec
ional distinctions; but neither would yield to sec.
tlonal candidate. TO withdraw Mr.. Fillmore, then,
would be to secure the election of Col. Fremont.
Now, by running the three, the election may 20 to
the House OF Representatives and then how will
matters stand? Will the Fremont States support
Mr.. buchanan, or UfCe uerSa? No. The Democrats
in the House would no doubt be willing that there
should be no election, as Mr. Breckenridge would then
become President. This is the very thing that the
Fremont men would avoid and yet it would be inev-
ltabe II each party continued to support its candi-
date In this position of affairs the Fremont States
would have the choice between Mr.. Fillmore and Mr.
Breckenridge; and they would undoubtedly prefer
the former as they know him to be an experienced
statesman, friend to the Constitution and Union
and an honest, upright man.
Under no circumstances do we think it possible
that MIR. buchanan be elected President The
South, then, in voting for him, would throw away
their votes; whilst, if they given to Mr. Fill
more, there would almost be certainty of his elec-
ton. 1t Is hoped and expected that he will carry
New Y ork, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsvlva-
mia, ard Indiana. His chance of obtaining these
States is certainly better than that of Mr. Buchanan
There are thousands of voters who have been deuded
by the cry, that Mr.. Fillmore stands no chance of
succeeding, who would 60 en- maSse for him, if the
South would cease to put Mr.. Buchanan forward as
the Southern candidate. 1t is the policy of the
who stands upon other platform than that of the
Constitution. That is the platform upon which r.
Fillmore stands, and around which all real patriots
men who prefer their country to party-shoud rally.
BY so doing, and placing Milard Fillmore in the
Presidential chair, sectional feeling will be quieted,
and the Union be saved from the danger with which
it is now Observation-Disclosures Clipper.