The true Democrat., 1856-09-09
FIFTEEN SLAVE STATES,

Of course there are various opinions as to the
 result of the approaching election-the general result and the resultin particular States Some Of these opinions are doubtless put forth for
 political effect, while others, we may presume
 express the real sentiments, modified bv the wishes, of those who utter them. We too
 have our wishes, which are liable to bias our Judgment. But at least there shall be no hum
 bug about our calculations; they shall be hon. estty made, and fearlessly uttered leaving the | event to decide. It must be confessed that in many of the States there is much greater diff culty than usual in prognosticating results, by reason of the disjointed condition of the old parties, and the disturbing elements which have been introduced, in the shape of Americanism, and republicansm so-called It is, however, to be noted, that republicanism has no exist ence Tn the fifteen slave holding States. or num- bers too few adherents to justify the formation of an electoral ticket, except possibly in Mis- souri, where it is thought few thousand votes for such a ticket might be obtained In these fifteen States, then, we have only to look at the democratic and American parties, with such reference to the remains of the old whig party as the case may require. True a large portion ot the wings are merged into the American party, but not all
 There are numerous individuals, all over the country, comprising many of the most respec- table and influential members of tEe old whiy party, who never did, and never will, consent to be merged In the party which supplanted them. Hitherto these men, for the most part nave renamed Inactive, not caring to waste their energies in frutless contest with their invaders nor yet being prepared to cooperate with their hereditary foes, the democrats. But the new phase of politics which has come up, in the shape of black repubcanism, like dra- gon from the sea, will not permit these patriotic citizens to be mere lockers on while their conn., try demands their help. Especially at the south, whenever they become convinced. as they soon will be, if they are not already, that the real contest Is not between two national men, Buchanan and Fillmore, but between a national man and sectional man, Buchanan and Fremont-between democracy purified of It's most mlschlevous ingredients, and black re- publcanism, com posed of those ingredients and decocton of whiggery and refuse abolition lsm splced with Sharp's rifle theology-we say, when old line whgs at the south (and the same may be said of many of the Americans,) come to understand the question in this light, they will not hesitate moment to give their inhu- ence and their votes for Buchanan and Breck- inrldge. At least i've of the whig United States senators now in Congress, viz: Messrs Benia- min of Louisiana, Jones of Tennessee, Geyer of Missouri, and Pratt and Pearcc of Mary land, have already ill the most public manner, avowed thelr intention to support the democra- tic candidates: and these are but a specimen of thousands like minded, if not all so distn- guished. This will explain the otherwise un- accountable phenomena of the recent elections ill Kentucky and North Carolina-two of the States which were mostrelied on by the friends of MT. Fillmore.
 Instead of any indications of such result, Kentucky has given a majority of 5000, in round numbers, and North Carolina of 12,OOO, in favor of the democratic candidates! Mis- souri, too which, owing to split in the demo- cratic ranks, was claimed for Fillmore, gives a democratic majority of 5000 or so, after spar ing 25,OOO votes for Col. Benton. If these things are done in States which were among the most likely of all the southern States to give their votes for Fillmore, what shall be said of Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Alaba- ma, etc, etc. Our information from Louisiana and Tennessee assures us that they will follow in the wake of Kentucky and North Carolina. Maryland and Delaware are most likely of all the southern States to give their votes for Fill more; but we hardl y expect that either of them will do so. Delaware is more likely to vote for him than Maryland. For the present we will place these two States among the doubt ful, as it Is easy to make up the necessary con- plment for Buchanan without them. All the rest of the slave holding States we distinctly claim for the democratic candidates as follows:
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