Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-08-15
From the n. 7. Times Of saturday.l
The NEXT HoUsR-PossIBILlTY OF THE PRESI-
DENTAL. ELECTION GOING THERE.

THE NEXT HousR-PossIBLITY OF THE PRESI-
DENTAL ELECTION GOING THERE.
Such is the present state of political parties,
that the nomination OF more than two Presiden
tial candidates, next year, is an event more than
| likely to happen. 1t may be assumed as GER
tainty. Wise assures Mr.. Donnelly, and Mr..
Donnellv has not kept the luminous communi-
cation very strictly under his private buShel,
that in case Douglas shall manage to obtain
! the Charleston nomination, the South will run
a nominee Gifts own, and none who know any
thing of the Virginia Governors fighting quail
ties, can for a moment doubt that, rather than
permit the friends of Congressional intervention
! to suffer detriment for lack of suitable candi-
date, he wonld himself bear the banner in his
own valiant hands. In such contingency,
several Southern States would unquestiOnably
vote against the Little Giant and thus preclude
| the possibility of his success.
On the other hand, the Opposition is not al
together unit. 1t has asprants popular and
powerful, who, nevertheless, could not unite all
its strength, and the selection Of candidate
able to lperform that great feat of Cancellation
and harmony is felt to be a most difficult pro-
blem. a possibility exists, therefore, that
there may be Two nominees in opposition to the
Charleston ticket and the happening Of one or
both the aforementioned contingencies is made
all the more probable by the notorious decline of
National Conventions in the public regard.
That the election may come into the House Of
Representatives is, therefore, to be kept in view
as among the easy possibilities of the campaign,
and accordingly it is worth while to inquire
what the chances of the respective parties would
! be in that body.
There are thirty-three States: of these sew
enteen is the smallest number which is a ma
ljority. The successful candidate in the House
must, therefore, unite in his support seventeen
delegations. Twenty-seven States have already
chosen their representatives, and of these the
Democrats have nine only, while the Opposition
count seventeen. In the late Congress five of
the six yet to elect were represented by Demo-
cratic delegations, and one (MarYland) was d.
vided Allowing all these to the Democrats
requisite number of States. So that the choice
of Democratic President, by the House Of
Representatives, is already out OF the question.
| We have seldom seventeen States to the OPP
position, which is the full number necessary by
the Constitution TO elect. But the case Of that
party is by no means free from difficulties. In
| this number Tennessee, IlliOnoiS and Oregon are
included. Will they all-will Tennessee, for
example-vote for Republican Of the Massa-
chusettS. New York or Ohio stamp? And, if
she VIII not, tIIe UIaglc nunucr is GIVkeu.
| 1t is long day before the question come
to practical test, and many things will happen
before February, 1861. Yet, we repeat, it is
/ quite within the bounds of Constitutional posi-
Gilty that the lower House of the Thirty-sixth
| Congress may be required to select from the
three candidates having the highest number of
electoral votes the next President Of the United
States.
ANOTHER VIEW OF TIE SAME CONTINGENCY.
from the n. Y. Herald of Saturday.
In the face of the fact that, in the late Ken
lucky, Tennessee and North Carolina elections
| the democracy have substantially maintained
their ground on the popular vote, there has
been remarkable revolution i'll the Congress
siona schedule OF these three States
In Kentucky, ten members in all, the opposi-
| ton have gained two, which increases their
strength to four, and they have a tie on the
! fifth. As a tic in Kentucky is settled by lot
terry, the chances are even Cor the opposition
candidate. Should he win the seat, the Ken
lucky delegation will be tied in the House five
democrats and five opposition members.
In tennessee the opposition have gained no
less than four Congressman, which increases
their strength to seven, and given them of the
delegation majority of four.
The opposition have gained two members in
North Carolina, which makes the new delcSa-
ton tie-four democrats aud four opposition
members.
Thus, if the Presidential election should be
thrown into the House of Representatives, as it
may be, the reader will perceive that as each
State big or little, gives i'll the House ONLY one
vote for the President, the democracy have lost
two, and perhaps three Southern States five
add Maryland, even as tie, it was in the
last Congress, and Texas as 4 tie, there will be
four, and perhaps five Southern States upon
which the democracy cannot count should the
Presidential election, on the three highest can
ddates from the people, be carried into the
House.
In view of this contingency the Southern
Opposition party have secured the balance of
power, which may give them the whip hand in
the settlement of the question. But as the
issue in the House will not be introduced till
somewhere about the middle of February. and
as the session QS6D will close on the 4th
of March, the contest, without decision,
may exhaust the session. In that event, the
person elected as Vice President, by the people
or by the Senate, will become the President;
and in view of this contingency let every party
concerned remember the importance Of their
candidate for Vice President, aud cut their cloth
accordingly.
CONSIDERABLE trouble is being made by the
refusal of the New York Central Railroad TO
accept the tickets that were purchased some
time since by the spectators, when the fares
were down to the ruination prices. These tick
cts are being sold by the holders at the West, to
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