Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-07-13
The Southern 0pposition----Its
strength in the coming campaign

strength lnthe coming campaign
As long as the democracy were unit their
strength In the Southern State was almost mpregn-
able But now that the party is split into two fac
tons the case is different and few facts and figures
will demonstrate how formidable in the South the
Union or opposition ticket Of Bell and Everett is
likely to prove in the coming Presidential campaign
To the democracy the only Stntes that can be con-
ceded certain are three Mississippi South Carolina,
and Arkansas. Not one Of the other twelve States
can be relied upon. The Jarna, Of Commerce
claims ten Southern States sure for Breckenridge
namely, Virginia North Carolina, South Carolina,
Geogia Florida Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky,
Arkansas and Texas with only slight doubt about
Tennessee AZ beiug Bells home. We should like
to know on what data our Wall street contemporary
bases his calculations.
In Virginia, in the last election for Governor, the
numbers stood for the democrat 1924 for the OPP
position. 7l,543. Divide the democracy between
Breckinridge aud Douglas, matter how unequal
ly, and there is an easy victory for Bell
In Kentucky. at the last election for Governor,
the numbers for the democracy s6,627 for
the opposition, 67.445 divide the democracy. and
what becomes of the hopes ofether of its candidates
in that State?
In North Carolina the figures stood insthe last
election for Governor democrat, 56,222; opposition
candidate 80 965. Here there is respectable major
ity of l6, ,2i7 but divide the democratic strength
between Douglas and Brechinridge, and is. il not
plain that Bell viii be victorl
In Tennessee the democratic majority is much
smaller At the last election for Governor the dem
ocrats polled 1908; the opposition candidate 68-
O42. This gives majority of over 5000, which
would vanish into thin air when two democratic
candidates come into the arena.
At the last election in Delaware the numbers
stood 1858 against 1852. Who does not see that
with two democratic candidates in the field, the
opposition ticket must be elected by large plu-
rality2
In Maryland the opposition had majority at the
last election, and the votes counted as follows
Opposition, 47,l4l democratic, 3s,682. Is the
majority against the democracy here likely to be
reduced when Breckinrdge and Douglas divide the
democratic forces between them1
In Texas, too, the opposition defeated the demo-
cracy at the last election, Sam. Houstons majority
being s,67O. What prospect is there now of elect
ing democrat in that State?
In Georgia the vote for the democratic Governor
was 638O6; for the opposition, 42,l95. But divide
$4,000 into nearly equal parts, and each will fall far
shoft of AZ, 600.
In Louisiana the vote was 24,434 for the demo-
Gratis and 1887 for the opposition. But the half
of $4,000 is less than l50 900; and taking into
sideration the vgor with which Soue and his
friends will prosecute the campaign II is more than
probable Douglas win get from ten to twelve thou
sand votes.
In Alabama there was no opposition, properly 80,
called; but the regular democrat elected by 20,-
900 majority the fire-eater. Let three candi-
dates appear in the field, and who can name the
winning man?
In Florida the numbers stood at last election for
Governor democrat b,0l9, opposition 3,225. Divide
the democratic strength in nearly equal portions and
the opposition obtains the plurality.
At the last election for Governor in Missouri, the
democratic candidate polled 1885, the opposition
47,64l--democratic majority only 344. Let the
democracy be divided between two tickets in this
State and the electoral ticket of Bell is sure to
triumph 1t is true the opposition consists partly
of Republicans; but out of ST. Louis they have no
strength and the great body of the opposition viii
certainly go for the Union ticket.
Thus it is hard to say in which OF these twelve
States the democracy can be successful and, what
is the most disheartenng feature in tho dark pros
pect is that the democratic candidate who is likely
to poll most votes at the North will poll least at the
South in TACT. will not carry one electoral vote
beyond Mason and Dxons line. There is, therefore,
political revolution at hand, which will scatter the
democracy like ehaf before the wind Had there
been two democratic candidates in the field In the
Presidential struggle Of 1860, similar result would
have happened. Thanks TO the Albany Regency
and their retaincrs the same men who defeated the
democracy in lS4s, by running a second democratic
ticket, the democratic party has been preciptated
to its DOOM and the opposition party of the South
will tnke its place, the 4th Of March next, either
at the White House. or the opposition TO triumph
ant black repubcanism, which, If Lincoln is elected
will be duly Installed at the Capitolof Washington
without finger being raised against it, whatever
the 6re-eaters may now say 10 the contrary.