Daily national Democrat., 1860-10-14
Those Calculations.


pert at building up cob-houses, in the way
of arithmetical calculations. 1t is really
amusing TO see its figuring. 1t has favorite
way Of talking about the Democratic vote of
the States having been thus and so in times
past, not seeming to be able to get it through
its head that nowadays the Democratic vote
OF all the lNorthern States and of many of
the Southern States is the Douglas potc We
acknowledge all the time, the fact that the
Democratic vote has been at various periods
as the Express states and therefore We con-
clude that Douglas must carry majority of
the electoral votes of the Union. The only
very particular fault we have to find with
the calculations of the Express is, that it
talks about Democratic votes, cast heretofore,
as being disposed at this time for Breclin-
ridge, whereas every sensible politician, who
is not downright partisan, knows that they
are going to be for Douglas as the regular
nominee.
Now, the idea Of any Breckinridge sheet
imagining that the Breckenridge party has
any strength worth talking of in New York
is ridiculous, after the fact has trauspired
that, in the fusion recently made of all the
opposing elements to Lincolnism the Breck-
inridge party have only, according to the
New York Times, which the Express quotes
as authority,) sepea electors on the fusion
ticket out of thirty-fye, Douglas having
eighteen electors, and Bell ten. 1t is easy
enough to see from this showing how the
Breckenridge party stands in New York
They are the fourth party in the race, behint
all others, and are content for the sake o
having some sort of an earthly chance in the
| fight to take Segen electoral votes out of the
thirty-fve which the State is entitled to cast
In this fusion, Douglas has a majority over
both the Breckenridge and Bell parties.
The Express argues that Lincoln will be
defeated in New York. So do we. The
Epxress predicates its opinion uron the fact
that the Buchanan and Fillmore votes in
1856 combined would have beaten Fremont
in that State 44,475 votes. We agree tc
that proposition, for the figures show it
Now, what does this prove? That Dougla:
is certain to carry the State of New York
he having, by the fusion of all the above
named elements. Breekinridge, Bell and the
regular Democracy, a majority of all thu
electoral votes of the State conceded to him
in case the fusion ticket is elected
The Express is guilty of very poor logic i,
regard to Pennsylvania. 1t imagines tha
that State is going for Breckinrdge
because, it says, the combined opposition t
the Administration party, last year, beat
! by only $4,000 majority: this year (lSGo
the combination will be divided, and there
fore Breckinridge will have plurality. All
short sighted reasoning The Breckinridg
vote will be vote against the regular Ma
tional Democratic ticket, headed by Dougla
and Johnson. 1t will be one Of the element
Of the Opposition to the regular Democracy
and must take its chances among those ele
ments over which the regular Democracy
must inevitably have plurality. The Ex
press says, with the Opposition divided tn
Democracy, according to all the figures, mus
have plurality in Pennsylvania. We gran
it, but then in the name of all common sens
who is so rash as to suppose that any ticke
but that of Douglas and johnson is going t,
be recognized as the Democratic ticket in tina
State?
This same style of reasoning, on the par
of the Express, is the great mistake which
is making in this campaign. II counts tn
Douglas and johnson vote as one of the ee
ments of the opposition to the Democracy
whereas it is the Democratic vote Of tn,
country, aud whatever the Democratic party
has done heretofore in all its triumphs and
successes, that same is the Douglas and John
son party going to do now. 1t is inevitable
The regular Democratic ticket cannot but
1 be victorious.