The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-09-01
The Contest Of 1890.

4US kSNOSos VI AONSs
The Presidential election Of 1850, will
soon be at hand. 1t is time to lie brush
ing up our armor and preparing for the
eampaign. A prudent General will re-
conoiter the ground before be makes an
attack: let us DO the same, and ascertain
as well as we can, the position Of the en-
envy, his resources, and his force as com
pared with ours. What is our chance o.
success in the coming electionl 1t is not
always a safe calculation to "coupt your
chickens before they are hatchod," bat in
this matter with the lights Of past expe-
rienee to guide US, We can cslculate with
fair degree of accuracy the fnal result
1t is a problem for the solution of which
you must go to the blackboard. We have
data sufficient TO ground our calculation
upon, and figures viii not lie, Taking
the chalk we proceed thus;
Kansas be admitted into the UnioR
next winter, the number of votes to be
east in the next Presidential election will
be 3s6 OF these the Free States will
have l sc the Slave States, 80. The
majority necessary to elect is l5l. Hence
it follows that if the Free States as a anti
were imbued with correct idea of their
own interests, We would have clear ma
jority over our slaye-driving brethren
But unfortunately thatis not the case, aud
our fair majority is reduced by those
Free States in name who so love the
word Democracy" that they cannot see
that that once proud title has now become
synonym Cor Slavery.
Bat We mag set down as comparatively
certain for our candidate if judicio9s
selection is made, all those States which
went for Fremont in 1856. These CON
prise all of the New England States, to
gether with New York, Ohio, Michigan,
Iowa and Wisconsin; making 3 total Re
publican vote Of ia. By foolish nom
iuation il would be possible to cut of from
this phslsBz Que OF two states. kui With
the exercise of ordinary prudence and
sagacity n the nomination, those states
may be regarded as 4 unit, and ll4votes
for the Opposition candidate fixed fact.
But then there remains 40 votes necessa-
rs TO make up the indispensable la
Where shall ge get 40 n ore votes. There
are ~ votes still 10 the Free States
Should We carry every Free State except
n Jersey and Pennsylvania we would s,ilI
want two votes of the requisite NUN Der.
If va carry Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Minnesota and Kansss, and lose Indiaba
Illinois, California ard Oregon, (Which
perhaps il is prudent to set down as doubt,
fdl, we would still have al votes. which
together with the ia Republicsn votes
would make l55, more than is neccsss
~.
Il Mill be seen then that much depend:
upon New Jersey and Pennsylvania
These friends and neis shhors vii! proba
bly, join hands in 1860, as they did il
1856, and Pennsylvania with her p
aud New Jersey with her a electora
votes. will cause prepondersnce in favo
Of that scale into which their combined
vote is cast
Now viii Pennsylvania and New Jer
sey be true to their beet interests,l VII
the free voters, by whichever name know
or to whatever party joined, who are Op
posed to the infamous administration Q
James Buchapan, and dastardly doctrine
promulgated by the modern Slave Dem
ocracy, of which James Buebsnan is th
head, will they cordially unite 10 the sup
port Of some good man who shall be tro'
out in opposition to the candidate G
this rotten Democracy Yes The ez
pericnce of last fall, teaeLcs US that th
great State of Pennsylvania, and he
twin sister New jersey, will be right j
1860, as they were right in S5s. The
have only to uuite next year as they di
last, aud they are sure of carrying ever
thing before them, and casting upo
James Buchanan, Pennsylgsnia's recrc
ant sep, thunder storm Of meritcd il
digua,iou aud reproach