The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-10-31
From the Louisville Journal!
a Few'WGrds to DoubterS.

We are amazed to learn that there yet
remain few old line Wings and friends
Of Fillmore who hesitate to give him their
votes upon the ground that there is dan
ger Of Fremont's election. Now it is
demonstrable that the election Of Fremont
is an impossibii,y. The unalterable po'
sition ofthe Fillmore men in Pennsylva.
MIA and Indiana, refusing as they have
all propositions for fusion, compromise
or combination, exceptit be for Fillmore,
blast forever the hopes of the Fremont
party. few figures will more plainly
than any language demonstrate the utter
impossibility Of electing Fremont OF
course all admit Fremont cant get an
electoral vote in the Southern States
The Northern States have 176 electoral
votes. 1t requires $40 to elect. A loss
of2S votes in the Northern States there
fore defeats Fremont. No one doubts
that, with Fillmore ticket in Indiana.
Buchanan will receive the vote OF that
State. 1t is notpossible that any combl-
nation, to give the State to Fremont
And it is equally certain that Pennsylva-
MIA must vote either for Fillmore or Buch.
anan. There is no other alternative
There is no straight Fremont ticket in the
State. The utmost effort Of his friends
only resulted in the offer Of a compromise
or divided ticket, and this was instantly
repudiated by the Fillmore committee,
and they are enthusiastically sustained
by the Fillmore.Party in the State. Then
Pennsylvania may be regarded as certain
for either Fillmore or Buchanan. In New
Jersey there is no Fremont ticket, an |
the 7 votes Of that State are we think
certain for Fillmore. At all events, as
Fremont has no ticket in the State, he
has no chance for it. The result OF these
facts is this, that from the l76 votes Of
the Northern States must be deducted as
impossible for Fremont, Indiana 10.
Pennsylvania 81 and New Jersey i'm
all DC votes, leaving Fremont, if he were
to receive the vote of every other North
ern State, but 1919 votes. His election is
therefore an impossbiity. Our own con.
vction is that, as parties now stand, he
will be hndmost in the race. We have
the strongest assurances that large num-
berS of conservative men in the Northern
States who were seduced into the Fremont
movement under the Kansas excitement
are dosettng his standard and rallying
under the banner OF Fillmore and the I'm.
ion. With these facts before hin--fa facts
which cannot be assaiIed can any man
of sense, who prefers Mr.. Fillmore to Mr..
Buchanan, longer hesitate TO do his duty?
While there was danger Of Fremont's cleo.
ton we could understand and appreciate
such hesitation; but is there now any rea.
son for it? 1t has never been pretended
by the Fremont leaders that there is any
chance whatever Of his election ifthe con.
test be carried TO the House. The New
York Tribune and other leading Fremont
papers have again and again warned their
readers that Fremont must be elected by
the people or not at all. If the contest
is carried to the House, we regard the cleo
ton of Fillmore as inevitable. He is the
second choice OF both parties and either
failing to carry their first choice will sup.
port him. If he is not our next President
John C. Breckenridge will be.