Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-07-14
THE CASE AS 1T STANDS.

The " BRECKENRIDGE fragment' in the South With
unparalleled impudence clam the entire Southern
vote-not giving either BELL or DOUGLAS a single
State As many of our readers may look upon their
braggadocia with a len'ent eye, we beg them to look
over tie following figures, for which we are indebted
to the Memphis Enquirer. 1t will be remembered
that the Democratic majorities, below enumerated,
we're given when that party was united as one man.
Virginia at the tast election for Governor, gave the
Democratic candidate for Governor a vote of 73.l24,
against II $40 for the Opposition Divide The Demo
cratic vote between DOUGLAS and BRECKENRIDGE, and
where ptsnd EELL and EVERETT
Kent ,cky, at the last election for Governor, the
Democratic vote stood 76, 627, against t7,445 for the
Opposition. Thus with = majority of only about
nine thousand, no are the two wings to compete
with BELL and EvERxTri North Carolina, at the last
election for Governor cast a Democratic vote of 6,222
against the Opposition vote Of 80, 965. i united Dem
ocratic majority Of about sixteen thousand.
In Tennessee, last fail. Gov. HARRIS, Democrat,
polled Is, 073 votes, against his opponent Of ts,o42
This state is cert .in for BELL and EVERETT.
Delaware, at the last election, stood for the Demo
Gratis 1868, against 7 ,452 for the Opposition. The
track is clear for BELL and EvEREH in little Delaware.
In Maryland the Opposition vote ~ the last cleo
ton stood a., l41 against So, 6s2 Democratic. Even
As this State st: nds, the {. BRECKENRIDGE fragment
claim it.
In Texas, At the last election, SAN HOUSTON, the
o. position candidate was ELECTED over . Democrat oy
a majority of $3.50. Gen. HousroS has recently de-
clared his intention of supporting our ticket. Even
the gallant Lone Star is claimed by the " fragment y
Georgia IS the only State that may give us some
trouble, although our claim is nearly certain That
State, at its last election. gave a Democratic vote OF
63. sos. Divide this vote between the rival eandi
dates. together with the immense popularity OF our
ticket. and the Empire State Of the South Is with US
Louisiana at The last Gu,ernatorial election, cast 4
D, mocrstic vote of q, 434 against the Opposition
vote of Is, 5S7. Every body in this State knows full
we'll that the Opposition ticket Of list tall met with
no encouragement from some Of the strongest u po'
sit,on parishes in the Sta.e. and they also know thai
We can and have always heretofore, polled = vote o.
nearly twenty thousand. Louisiana is as sure fol
Bszt and EVERETT ~ that the sun shines. The Dem
ocratic vote is equally divided.
Florida, at the lat election, stood Democratic
S, 0le against 3, l25 Opposition clear case for BELL
now.
Alabama, at her last election, gave 10000 MAORI
ty to the regular Democratic candidate over the Ere
eater. For BELL, the prospect is clear against
s~auatter and a f~re-eater next fall.
Missouri. at her lat election, voted II 1885 Demo
cratic against Al. GAL for the Opposition case too
clear to admit of d. bate.
South Carolina, Mississippi and Arkansas, ar
given up by many to BRECKENRIDGE, but We think, t"'
hastily at least. the two latter The prospect nov
i that there will be q DOUGLAS ticket in Mississippi
and there is some appearance Of it in Arkansas.
And yet with these figures and facts staring then
in the face, the "Breckinridge Fragment claim
the entire South ! Can im2udenee 60 further'