The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-07-18
From the Fayrslerille Observer.
THE CHANCES.

4 good many specnlations as to the result
of the Presidential election are INDUCED by
our exchanges. They are of course but the
merest speculations, for things have not yet
settled dawn sufficiently 10 admit Of rea.
sonable calculation. What will be the elect
OF the running of two Democratic tickets :
Where will the two be run in the same
State In what States, il any, will Doug.
las alone be run, and in what Breckenridge
alone In what States will combinations be
effected: All these, and perhaps many 9th.
er important questions, are to be decided,
before any thing like an approach 10 a solu-
ton Of the great question can be made.
We DO not suppose, for Instance. that a
Breckenridge ticket will be run at all in sey.
eral of the Northern States, il, indeed, in
any Of them except New York, where peo-
pie can be found 70 get up ticket tor any
Thing or any body. Nor do we think that
Douglas will have ticket in Alabama.
South Carolina, Florida. Mississippi. Arkan-
sas, or Texas. But il is more than proba-
Bile that lie will have ia Delaware, MARYLAND,
Virginia, North Carolina, George. Louisl-
ana, Missouri, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
And If two Democratic tickets should be run
in these States, with any material division
Of the party between them, the inevitable
effect will be to give their electoral votes To
\ Bell and Eserett-a contamination most de-
youtly TO be wished.
! In New York, we see some signs OF q
union between the Democrats and the Con-
defeating the Black Republicans. And We
confess that We shall be : lad 10 see such a
union, if il can be effected upon any iair
basis, such. for instance. as the Express
4 foreshadows, Of division Of the electoral
votes in proportion to the strength Of the twt
parties. II is perfectly manifest that the
Black Republican,. are too strong Tor either
the Democratic or the Whig party, separate
/ Isl but that conDned, they can beat the "a
naties lC0,00 VOTES. TIE defeat 1t that
sectional party is lar m"re important OBJ
iect than tie gam or loss of lew VOTES &
Bell, Douglas, or Breckenridge. We trust
therefore, that such union will be effected
Should no election be made by the people
the three candidates receiving the highe.t
votes, as our readers know, viii be waited ioI
lby the present House Of Representatives
each State having one yoie. That body q
81 constituted il i scarcely ptob'be that !
majority of States. (seventecn.l could he se
cured Tor any candidate. There are 5 Re
publican States. n Democratic, Constita
tional Union. and ) equally divided betweri
the twu latter parties.
should the people fail 10 elect Vice Pee
sident. the seuate will chOnse that Ollieri
rom the tpo highest candidates. lIamIif
will OF roUr.e be one Of these; bit liamliI
will not 81 elected ~ the Senate, wlief,
there i. a decided majority Il nemorrat.
l. is within the range of possibilities
and We believe of probabilities. that Nc
Everett will b. ME u the ts0 highest. %
course the Senate wnBld,in that event cleo
Everett 10 preference T. Hamlin.
And -. Ill these thing. happening, --ih
people failing to ..elect President or Viz,
President. ani the House falling 10 elect
President Iii Is possible that Edward Ever
EFT NAV be the acting President for the neS
term-anotheF concentration mu.t deyontl.
to be wished.
IL the meantime, Bell and Everett mus
gain strength every day, aud our hope i
good that they may keep tie election lr"I
the House.