The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-08-08
THE CHANCES.

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THE CHANCES.
George T.. Curtis, who. for season, was
one Of the Judges Of the Supreme Court OF
the United States, but who resigned his
place that he might devote more time to his
prote ssion, on Wednesday evening made a
solid, able and brilliant speech 10 Roxbury,
Mass. We have read nothing more season.
able, staiesmanike and mastery for long
time. Discussing the chances of the Presl-
Dental contest he said:
Well, gentlemen, they tell you that YOU
will not carry single State and as TO the
vote Of Massachusetts, they have whitfield
that down to less than twenty thousand.
Now, gentlemen, il is not my habit on these
occasions to make predictions, but | am IN
the habit of forming opinions upon grounds
which | believe to be reliable. and OF deter,
mining for my self what appear to be the moral
probabilities of the case; and let me state
that case to you. take it for granted that
no man Of correct information, and who has
not an object TO subserve BY making some
assertions about it, expects that Mr.. Llncoln
will be elected BY the vote Of the people. II
NAV be So You hear great confidence ex-
pressed on the part OF the Republicans. Cen
| llemen, believe me, that confidence IS neither
very strongly felt, nor is It well founded.
The view which ! am going TO present TO
I you on this subject assumes that there VIII
be no election by the people. Under these
4 circumstances, desire you to consider, and
q il my yoice or words could reach every man
, IN Massachusetts,, l should desire every voter
in the State to consider what is his duty in
reference to that peculiar contingency which
is in the highest degree likely 10 happen.
\ There il, gentlemen, very strong proba-
bility that the Union party will obtain the
States Of New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland.
4 Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee. Missouri,
: North Carolina. Florida aud Texas. Voice
" and Louisiana" think It lair also to add
|, Louisiana, and was about to say that II you
add Louisiana il gives you. without the vote OF
! Massachusetts, ninety electoral votes. Now,
nobody ran entertain 50 irrational a SUPPOSE
ton as TO imagine that Mr.. Douglas aud
Mr.. johnson, or Mr. Breckenridge and Mr..
Lane will obtain anything like ninety rlecto.
, raj votes apiece. The consequence will be
! that the election ii thrown into the House,
will 90 there in this pU.it,on-that Mr.. lhn-
/ coin will be the candidate on the part Of the
! Republicans, that Mr.. Bell will be there on
the part Of the Union party, and that one oi
| the other gentlemen will oil course be there,
: because the three highest 90 in. Nov, tl,r
{ same vote which places Mr.. Bell in the House
of Representatives. as one 1T the consttu-
0 tional candidates, will, IN all human prnba.
j bility, and upon every reasonable calculation
place Mr.. Everett IN the Senate as one Of
i. the two constitutional candidates for ths
+ Vice Presidency. Well, sir. who will BE-
the other candidate that will 20 into the
Senate for the office Of Vice. President
WHY, Mr.. Hannibal llamlin, down east Their,
! in Name. INV do YOU suppose Tat th'
Senate Of the United States is going to hest
: tate long in the choice between these tw'
/ men: Voice" No." Guess n0;."
|. Why, sir, il is not within the bounds o
human probability that any Democrst vii
/ vote for Mr.. llamlin. and ! greatly ,lOub
n whether any Republican Senator. when the
!. personal responsibility for his vote, in ii,
a eyes OF the American people, and Of III,
9 world, shall rest upon HIN, will east his yot'
il Tor Hamlin sgan,t Edward Everett; Tor, SIR
+ the responsibility uf that sOte will be, unde
the circumstances. nothing less than the re-
n sponsibility II a vote cast to determine VIII
. i 20 be President Of the United States b..
!. cause il the House fail TO choose Preslden
/. before the Alb day Of March, the Office, o
!. necessity, under the Constitution, devolye
i. upon the Vice President; and ! say, in al
!, human probability, or speaking IN inodera
ton. there is very high degree 81 probabll
m ity that that Vice President will be Edwar'
,e Everett. The Senate are not restricted a
pr to the time when they will make TIER ehuice
A They may choo.e the Vice President out q
the Two candidates beiDre them belpre Nv,
1 fourth u March or alter the fourth day a
!. March. Either way. the States voting /
= The Housv--for the House must ynie !
: states. and the Republicans not having
I, majority there. Of course cannot elect vi
!, Lincoln F; the House. say. voting BY States
!. !. the senate will stand. in relation to them, !
this position--yau must either make job
Bell President Of the United States. or 70
= must take Edward Everett for the olIie,
). There IL is, gentlemen. That Is the eontiH
y gency. and | say that it - contingeac
- very likely TO happen. 60 further. an
!. .sy that il is more likely 70 happen than al
!. uther result of this complication 81 thing
that can be lOreseen.