American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-09-27

up this already long letter with an ar
ticle fran the Lynchburg Virginan,
which think is II regular dcodenor TO
all who are going to support Buchanan
to "defeat Fremont" Rcadit, every
body. ONESIMUS.
The Presidential election az tie House
ofRcpresentatices.
The New York Tribune makes the
following estimate of results in the G.
vent of the Presidential election going
into the House of Representatives:
Gas the House now stands, the votes
Of Iowa, Tennessee, and perhaps Tex
as, would be equally divided in case
the pending election were carried thi-
thcr. Illinois isto be decided by cleo
tions next November to fill vacancies.
Buchanan would receive the votes of
Alabama, Arkansas, California, Elori-
da, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, Mis-
Hsissippi, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, and Virginia-11 States; Ere
mont those OF Connecticut, Indiana,
Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New
Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pcnnsyl-
yania, Rhode Island, Vermont & Wis
consin-12 States; Fillmore those Of
Delaware; Kentucky and Moryland.-
3 States; and as to New Jersey, we
guess her delegation would vote for
Fremont, if by SO doing they might
hope to defeat Buchanan; but VIC pre-
fer not to speak for them 1t is very
clear that, if the question we're to go
into the House, no choice would for a
long time be effected; but eventually
one of the pro-siayery candidates wod
/ be chosen. .oa. ,u
| Occasionally VIC hear Of individuals,
here inaVifgiHia and the South, who
profess a preference for Mr.. Fillmore,
declaring their intention to vote for
Buchanan, as the only means Of defca-
ting Fremont. Now, if these persons
would give themselves the trouble to
think fora moment, they would per-
ceiye that Fremont is wholly indepen.
dent Of the Southland that he will be
elected or defeated without the slight
est reference to the South. TO sue
ceed;he must get & clear majority Of the
Electoral College. That majority he
must obtain cxcl1siyaly 1T the North,
If he has strength enough there TO car.
Try a majority Of the Electoral College
nothing the South may do can thwart
him. Every vote in the South may
be concentrated on Buchanan, and il
willhayc no influence whatever on Ere
mont's election or defeat. But one
may say: such concentration, in the
event of Fromont's failure to obtain a
majority Of the Electors, would pre-
vent the election going into The House.
We grant it. But what is gained?-
Confesscdly, if the issue goes there.
Fremont stands no chance. The Tri-
bune admits this, and We know The fact
without admission. Supposethe eloc-
tion to go to the House. The worst
that could then happen, would be the
election Of Buchanan. Those persons
therefore, who think Of voting for Bu-
chanan to prevent the election OF Ere
mont propose to, do very weak and
silly thing-they propose to vote a.
gainst their own preference and their
own conviction Of right, when by so
voting they fail to exert tho slightest
influence on tho result they seek to ac-
complish. IF q combination on Mr..
Buchanan should at any time become
necessary to prevent the election of
Fremont, the only place whore it can
be made cfIectual is jn the House of
Representatives. SO much for such
told line Wings and Americans as may
think Of deserting FILLMORE for tho rea,
son assigned For our own part,
should the election 90 into the House,
we anticipate a much more satisfactory
result than the election of Buchanan.
The friends of Mr.. Fillmore there wo'd
hold the balance of power. They re.
present Southern States, and no man
can affect q fear that they could be IN
duced to vote for Fremont. The vot-
ing would all have to be done before
tho 4th OF March, when the session
would expire, and whom, if no election
should have been made, the matter
would pass into the hands Of the Sen
ate. If the friends Of Mr. Fillmore
choose to adhere TO their own candi-
date, instead Of voting for Mr.. Buch-
anan, they can vote away the session,
and leave tho Senate TO elect Mr..
Brcckcnridgc---a result that we appre-
hend all parties in tho South would
much prefer TO the election Of Mr.. But
chanans But there is another contin-
gency! AS the 4tb Of March approa-
ches, the friends of Fremont, despair
ing of his election, and seeing that the
consequence of longer adherence to