Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-08-25

It's, OF course, not possible to predict
exactly how the Presidential election vii
result in the several States, but this mucl
lis morally certain: the name Of the next
President will commence with an l.. Per
lhaps No Presidential candidate was ever in
the fell with better auspices than the pres
ent Republican candidate. Stating the
probabilities as fairly as they can be calcu-
lated, they stand about as follows; In the
Electoral College there will be 303 votes,
l52 Of which one of the candidates must
have in order to be elected. OF these,
Lincoln will undoubtedly receive the Ia
which Fremont received. Those who write
differently, do SO to win the doubts Of the
credulous. Inaddition to the States which
Voted for Fremont, there is but little doubt
that Pennsylvania, Minnesota and New Jel-
Isey will 80 for Lincoln by large majorities.
Each Of these States, together with Indiana
land Oregon, since the election in SO,
have been carried against the Democracy
by the opposition which is now for Lin
coin, by large and increasing majorities-
Pennsylvania was carried last year by over
/ 1000 majority, and of her twenty-five
/ Congressman, the Democrats have only
hreei In Minnesota the Republican ma
ljority was nearly 1000, electing all the
state officers and members Of Congress
The Peoples party in New Jersey received
over 1900 majority, eleeting three of the
| five Congressman. The other too succeed
ed only by disowning Lecompton. Last
year in Indiana, the only candidate for a
Estate Office was elected by the Republicans,
and they have seven Of the eleven Congress
men. In addition to these it must not be
forgotten that in SO the Lincoln candidates
received about 1000 more votes than tls
Douglas candidates, in Illinois. Indeed
other evidences place Illinois about as sure
as Wisconsin for Lincoln. These states.
which we believe Lincoln will carry, will
lgiye him 179 electoral votes 7 more
than are required to elect But We may
yield Indiana, Illinois and Oregon, anc
there viii still be enough votes to elect Lin
coln. The fact is, however. that the only
states among the free States we regard a
doubtful are Indiana, Oregon and Califor-
MIA. The former two we expect to carry,
the last we may not carry.
OF the slave States the evidences fully
satisfy us that Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South
carolina, Texas and Virginia viii 80 fol
Breckenridge. These have in all, 70 votes
Delaware, Louisiana and Misouri-16 votes
are doubtful. Kentucky, Maryland and
Tennessee may go for Bell-82 votes
Possibly Douglas may get Louisiana and
AIissousi--l5 votes.
1t must be admitted that the above Is q
fair statement. 1t agrees entirely with the
statement Of johnson, the Douglas candi-
didate for Vice President, made IN astump
speech in behalf Of bis own ticket, except
that he thought there was chance to car
Try Alabama for Douglas, and that Indiana
was certain for Lincoln.
"A large portion Of both wings Of thc
Democratic party, imagine that by uniting
on one electoral ticket in States ike Penn.
and New Jersey, they ean-not elect one
Of their candidates blit-preyent the elect
ion Of Lincoln. They forget that these states
were carried the last two years against the
united Democracy, and that now the solid
aud leading men of either division, such as
Forney and Black, viii not join in the fu-
sion. Those who are honestly for "Popu-
lar Sovereignty know that should the e.
ection 90 to The House, there would be no
icHalc2 ZOE IllGll GditQltstOSc. l@tSi D1A9
ought to know that only one State-llii-
Inois-would the vote for Douglas. An
other obiectin view BY the leaders Of both
factions, is to gain the asceadeny After
the election one or the other OF them viii
become extinct and their leaders, like Van
Buren,, viii remain in obscurity. With
them it is 4 struggle for life, not a struggle
for victory.
The statements above presented show
and every reader knows, that neither Breck-
linridge nor Douglas can be elected that il
the House, no one could be elected, and
that in tho Senate, Lane would be elected
"a man as unfit for tie off g il ab i y a
in principle. The people then have thei'
lchoiee either to elect Lincoln themselves O
let the Senate elect Lane.
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