New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-05-10
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In view UF the possibility of the election Of Pres
ident being thrown into the House of Representa-.
tiyes, there should be three or four candidates in
the field. come apprehension has been expressed
that itwould result in the triumph of the Black Re.
| publican candidate. We do not think that such
iwopld be the case, and therefore We do not think
| the South has any reason to fear such an event.
There are thirty three States in the Union and
the Constitution provides that majority OF them
shall be necessary to choose President, when the
election has TO be made BY the House of Repre-
sentatiyes. 1t would therefore require seventeen
States TO elect There are it ia frne eighteen free
States to fifteen sayebut two or three of the free
! States would not vote for the Black Republican
candidate. Oregon and California may be GER
tainly relied on. Thus the Black Republican can
didate could not, under any circumstances, get
seventeen States-Tthe number necessary to elect.
IN voting In the House of Representatives each
State. great or small, has one vote and but one.
Florida, therefore, has the same weight with New
York. The candidate for whom the vote of a mar.
ticular State would be cast would be determined.
we suppose, BY the majority Of its Congressional
delegation. d NJ ii tfssss a.
Il there be no election by the House up to the
18th Of March, then the vice.P President elected by
| the Senate, becomes President AS the Senate il
| Democratic, the Black Republican candidate would
/ have no chance IN that body
~ y always best to have an election by the peo
pie, and i L. dangerous to throw it into the House
But ii has already happened twice, and NAV han.
pen again. ii should occur DIT the ext election
Democrat or q National Wing will be assnredly
elected. Under no possible circumstances. short
Of fragrant treaehery, could the Black Republican
candidate be chosen,
An AMERICAN PoRTRAIT OF THE QUEEN The
American Association in London made al effort
recently to obtain permission for the well.known
American artist, Mr. Miner K. Kellogg, to paint an
original portrait Of Queen Victoria The appliea-
tion was submitted through our Minister MI. Dial
Las, and tho Queen returned q handsome reply, no.
GREETING that her time was SO occupied as to pre-
vent her giving aittings for an original portrait,
but rendering every facility for i copy being
taken OF any portrait that might be considered
most eligible.
RfMAaEAnLE FAer has been developed BY The
publication Of Lord Brougham's Mathematical
and Physical Tracts. One of the papers on the
subject Of light and colors, was published in the
fnlioaephieal Transactions for 1885, The copy
ssns Q the Royai Society contained remarks on
shs ehecss Of exposing plate of ivory stained
1ash nitrate q silver 10 the rays Of Tho spectrun
so elso en- NE result Of submitting the plate To
Iae rays passing through small aperture into
dark room. These suggestions were eons;derea |
by sir G Blagden to relate more 10 art than y
pure science, and were accordingly omitted fra,,,
the published copy. Had they appeared !, T.
morally certain that they would have laa s. ,hs
immediate discovery OF photography. iifty yeers
earlier than its actual Introduction In spite of IL
shstruse nature, new edition Of the volume WINS
v Tired Ii week.