Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-09-13
pREsIp.hI. NTIAL o.ALouLA.


We have been no little smused by reading
very fervent appeal Of the Richmond Whigr.
calling upon the men Of the South and the con-
servatiyes everywhere, TO rally to the support
of Mr. Fillmore The ground for this appeal is
4 mere bald assumption on the part Of the
Wing that Mr. Buchanan cannot receive the vote
Of his own State. or even if ne does that still he
fails short, even if backed By the whole strength
Of the South But, says the Wing, il the South
votes for Mr.. Fillmore he viii be sure to be G.
Ieeted, for he will get New York In this ar
tcle the Wing claims five or six ofthc South,
ern States. 1t does not tell us what ones, but
merely publishes its expectations Now this
was the talk some months ago, since which
time elections have been held ia several, ifnot
a majority OF these five or six States that were
then counted upon. Yet despite the thirteen
thousand Democratic majority 10 North Carolina
the largely increased Democratic majorities
in Texas--the victory over the combined oppo-'.
Sition in Missouri, the triumph in Alabama,
Arkansas and Tennessee, leaving theresultiu Ken
lucky out of tho reckoning, a tale is stu going
the rounds Of the Anierean press about these
Eve or six Southern States Where are these
votes to come from that's the pertinent ques-S
slsiopsg Georgia some time ago declared herself
ana We have not forgotten upon which sidc.-7i
What do they expect from Virginia, South Car
olina, Florida, Mississippi We win not oifends
the common intelligence Of the party by,saying'
that they cannot expect anything from these
States. From the least to the greatest of their
leaders and the whole rank apd Die, they know.
that in those their case IS hopeless.
Admitting torsthe sake Of argument that Mr..
.iBnchanan may fail in Pennsy lyania. Yet tho
Wing viii mot deny thateas regards any other
nothefa state with the exception perhaps OF
New York, Mr.. BnehAnnan's prospects aFUsinfi-
sni.ely better than NJ EilImorss, andin \. York,
70 say the least, they areequal for in that state
when the Softs and Hardsafe united, as they
SrS ii the Cincinnati s6nSeniop, they are in
vineible-, In addition any one KNOWS that in
Illinois. Indiana, New Jersey and Connecticut,
NT. Buchanan has. strong abiiities VI sue
siseess, while Nl; Fillmore has not In al this
lsrsckoning. We have not commented upon Ken.
lucky. tue sheet anchor of Know Nothing holie.
Il iselaimed by Americans that It was not
lost election, that personal popularity entered
into,tlie contest Il may Be 50. But by parity
6ffeas6ning we say that personal popularity
may influence Il IN the Presidential ess,ion.
IL q Br9ckinfidee in the Ashland district the
banner district of.the Whigss the home Of uopry
Cay was eleete5 TO Congress. He ike Clay,
iIhss become the lavoria Of that district ana is
every whore acceptable throughout the state
IN the iitsls stats 6f Delaware, the home of John
" Clayton, the prospect for Nj. Fillmore is far
from catering Clayton has been tho man
whom the peple Of that state hare delighted 10
honor. How stands be II the contest In the
north portion Of Il, where M Fillmore's msior-
Sties must come nom, II they come at al, the
so.e fsdistFaetsd between bis lo8st ana the.
=, " rla very reasonably perhaps taesmadsstly