The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1859-12-09

From an article in that sound and Wig
orous journal, the Chicago Press and Tri-
6uns, on Presidential matters, which con-
tSins much that is good for doctrine, for
reproof and for consolation, we extract
the following statement of electoral votes
and the States that the Republicans must
carry to elect their candidate. The chart
Of the voyage certainly offers nothing to
discourage Republicans, but enough to
inspire them with the confidence necessp-
ry to mako a good fight;
The next question Is one Of such pruc-
teal import that Il has already suggested
itself TO every renecting mind. What
man can carry the FIVE Northern States
which Fremont lost, or sufficient num-
Der Of them TO make a majority of the
electoral collegei The States are New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois
and California. Minnesota and Oregon
have como into the Union since the cleo
tiOn Of 1896, and Kansas will doubtless
come in before that Of 1860. The whole
number of electoral votes, Kansas exclud-
] GU ~ ouog VI WhANh AVA ANN It0ulftu 10
elect President. five include Kansas,
the whole number is LOG, and a majority
l64. There is every reasonable probG-
bility that all the States which voted for
Fremont will vote for the Republican
candidate next year, 20 wit: the six New
England States, New York Ohio, Mchi-
gan, Wisconsin and Iowa-ll4 electoral
votes. Minnesota is reasonably sure TO
do the same, adding four rvotes-totalll ll8.
We must still have 81 votes, (if we do
not make calculations on the admission Of
kansas,) TO come from New Jersey, Penn
sylYanih, Indiana, Illinois, California and
Oregon. We can hope for nothing from
the Pacific States. California 10 agninst
us In the matter Of votes, and Oregon in
the matter Of esnVaasers. New Jersey
and Pennsylvania will exactly give us the
required "a. New Jersey, Indiana, Illi-
nois and Kansas, though holding "a votes
would fail of giving us a majority, be-
cause the admission Of Kansas would raise
the constitutional majority 20 l64, and
require 36 votes In addition 60 those
which were givOn 10 Fremont.
The practical question then 10, who
can carry Pennsylvania and New Jersey,
or who can carry Pennsylvania alone
The ticket which can secure tho twenty
seven votes Of the Keystone State will be
meusurubly sure TO carry either Now err
sey or Indiana or Illinois. We think 4
ticket can be made and will be made
which will secure Illinois beyond a per-
adventure. Senator Douglas was beat
en- some four thousand votes on the popu-
lar vote last fhll--sulhcient evidence that
Illinois Is a field 10 be cultivated by the
next National Republican Convention
The question recurs, Who can carry
Pennsylvania, without weakening tho Re
publican strength in New Jersey, Indiana
and Illinoisi The general solicitude is
not concerning the ninety and nine sheep
that went not astray, but rather the one OF
half dozen that were lost in the wilder.
ness. fualr .aear 11.1ai laE'.Hnf
While the an0weT 10 the questions We
have proposed are being sought out by
the light Of reason and in friendly com
pariaon Of views, we commend the fdendi
Of the respective candidates 10 argue theil
cases with becoming modestyi 20 turn
their attention away from the claims Ol
this or that statesman and 20 present Tath'
or their probabilities Of success. This il
the confederation which win determine
the issue, and the result win be still the
same, whether they continue to press theh
fayorites aPon the attention OF the peo-
pie, or leave the people to find them oul
: ia due time.
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