Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-10-09

A. an election requires an absolute ma
iori,y Of votes, it follows that TO occupy the
White house n candidate should have at
least l49 Of them. In admitting, then, that
Mr.. Buchanan can count upon the unani'
nous support of the South, he must still
find at the North 20 votes. The State OF
New York could furnish HIM that number,
hut the State of New York is lost 10 him be-
yond redemption. Pennsylvania, without
being secure, offers him greater chances;
but it can give him at most ~ votes, and
that will leave him in the rear Of an ab'o'
lutte majority. But the calculations which
attribute such and such other States, are
more than doubtful, and the result is surren-
dered 10 all the hazards of struggle.
These doubts become greater as we ex-
tend the investigation. The figures which
we give are under the supposition that all
the South will give unanimous vote; but
we must inquire whsther this is justified
BY appearances. II may be that Kentucky
and Maryland are safe for Mr.. Fillmore,
while Louisiana evidently leans 10 the same
side, Fur such losses it would be necessa-
~ to find compensation in the North, and
at this moment it seems certain that they
will not be found.
We may affirm, consequently, that in the
actual staie of parties, the Democracy is in
the face OF an almost certain defeat. They
eonno, sven mend m ,tters by annuling the
popular election and bringing the election Of
presiden, before the House. In triangular
duels of this kind nobody is sure oil the Is
sue; nothing i. more common than 10 see
one of the parties gain by divisions among
the others. 1t is the old story Of "the third
thief" OF Lafontaine.
, But in the event Of the fusion spoken Of
matters change their face. The collective
! force Of the South is gained at once and GER
tainly, and the united force Of the Democ
rucy and Mr.. Fillmore will carry not only
, Pennsylvania, but New York and New Jer
. sey, and perhaps even some OF the New
: England States; every place where tn
friends Of Mr.. Fremont now count upon
: relative majority, they will be suddenly re
duced to minority, and the triumph whicl
} they Aatter themselves they can over thsi
: two adyersaries, will change into inevitabl
q defeat, from the moment when these latte
i act as one.
: The denoument too, is much according I
y the desires as well as the common interest
s of the Democrats and Fillmoreites, not 10 b
purchased at the price OF mutual sacrifices
e Without doubt the space which separate
e the two parties is great and difficult to over
e leap. II, however, we truly look at politics
Il matters, we find that the population Of tn
e United Safes is purely and simply divide
h into two camps: that of the Conservative
}. and that of the Revolutionists. The latte
= recognize as their leader Col. Fremont; th
d rost of the nation is united in the other, ur
IF der different names, but with commo
e idea. It's this idea which is now said
is be question of rendering triumphant by
N temporary remuneration Of the secondary il
ID erests attached 10 il.
IN We should not, likewise, exaggerate Ii
re abnegation and sacrifices which are incun
o. bent on the Democracy in case OF fus'on.-
he They will abandon, it is true, their princip
De candidate and surrender the first place
I'd the Allies which the force of circumstance
imposes on them. But such eoncessi'
he would be harder in appearance than in rea
he ity. Once in power, Mr.. Fillmore won
oil have to carry cut his mea ures with u
concurrence Of the Senate, presided over