The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21
The slave States will be entitled to one
hnndrnd and trnrtv votes nc fnlin1rr
Total. al.................l20


The majority therefore for thefree States
in the next electoral college will be sixty-six.
If the Black Republicans, should carry all
the free States exceptI New York, they will
lack three votes of a majority. If they should
loose Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Oregon,
they would lack two votes; and if they should
loose Pennsylvania, California and Oregon,
they would still be in a minority oftwo The
chances are that they will carry Illinois by a
large majority even taking the popular vote in
the Senatorial canvass between Douglas and
Lincoln as a test. Tho Douglas secured the
Legislature, the popular vote went Black Re-
publican by five thousand majority. If New
York and Pennsylvania both go against the
South, the election will be irretreirably lost
to her and if the statistics of thelast Presi-
dental election and of subsequent elections
afford correct date of the probable result, there
is but little hope of securing the voteof either
for the Democratic candidate. Fremont swept
New York in 1856, and the elections since that
time have been a succession Of Black Republi-
can victories. Mr.. buchanan obtsined the
vote of Pennsylvania by bare majority with
a compact Democratic organization but now
the party Is hopeicssIy split Gprpy ~ lefee-
ton Of Forney (his most powerful and active
supporter in 1866 Hickman & eo4 who are
in open alliance with the enemy.
These present a gloomy future; but the
only rational planis to look it boldly in the
face and prepare for the worst.
+ If combination of circumstances should
carry the election into the House Of Represen-
tatives, it will be fortunate for the country,
for in that body the vote of Democratic Ore
gon will count as much as the vote of Black
Republican New York. Each State has one
vote to be determined by the majority of the
delegation. When the delegation is equally
divided, the State gives blank vCe; and for
an election, candidate must receive major
ity of all the States. There are hirty-three
States necessary to a choice, sssenteen.-i
Elections have been held in tEenty-eight
States, with the following result
DEMooRATs.-Alalsna, Arkansas, Califor-
mia, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, South
Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, Texs, Oregon
.-12.
REPUBLIoANs.-Connecticut, Iowa, Indiana
Maine, Massachusetts,, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania Rhode ISL
and, Ohio, Vermont, Wisconsin,.
OPposITIoN.-Tennessee-l
TED.-Kentucky and North Garolina-2'
Of the five States yet to elect, in the last
election, the Democrats carried Minnesota,
Mississippi Georgia, and LouisaE-4; and
Maryland tied M
If the delegation from these Staes stand in
the next, as in the last Congress The Demo-
Gratis will have sixteen. RepoblicaB thirteen,
Opposition one, and three Statestsd. If this
complexion Of parties should defstan election
in the House, the duty of makings choice will
then deyolye upon the Senate. The Consti-
tuition provides "And if the Hgase OF Rep
resentatlVes Shall not choose fresluehl,
whenever the right Of choice shsHdeyolye up
on them. then fheiYice President shall act as
President, as in the case of the bath or con-
stitutional disability of the prident." In
the event of the failure of the pspe to choose
the Vice President, the Senate ebooses, and q
majority of the whole numbaof Senators
shall be necessary to choice
+ The next Senate will consiaof 66 menl-
bers !. necessary to q choice, 81 The Demo-
Gratis have 3s, Republicans, "a Americans 2;
Texas and Oregon one each to osect SO that
if the election devolves upoH the Senate
sound man will be chosen; apathls Is con-
summation devoutly to be wihed