Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-21
Presidential Figuring.

fresldentlal Figuring.
Ever since the October elections the
GopPerhesds have been figuring. The
old plan of whistling to keep the courage
up has 0iEen place to figuring, for the
same object The metropolitan, mann
moth dailies are hguring-,he little siI
by nins country weeklies are figuring.
The great guns are 6guring--the little
guns ere 6guring. The problem that
has produced this mathematical mania
among the Copperhesds and oeeasioned
such wonderful displays OF 6gurative
skill, is a dificalt one, viz The result
Of the October election being known, to
prove therefrom the certainty Of Meclel-
lan's election in November. Figur,s .
are said to be stubborn things Our fgur-
ing friends seen; to find them so, unless
We except figures Of speech" The
latter they end more pliable, and hence
we are not surprised to see that they en-
ter more largely into Copperhesd caieu.
lagions than the tough, stubborn little
digits which are absolutely essential to
prove the correctness Of the problems 5
solution, after i, is worked out to the
satisfaction Of Copperheads-if no. to
all others whom II may concern.
The New York Herald is "euttiug
quite a figure 10 this Atithme,ical i'm
broglio, It. too, seems anxious to figure
out Little Msc's election. To do so
II has gone way back to the elections Of
ls4o, and 6gures over the whole twenty
four years slapsing since that msmors-
ole event We are disposed 20 furnish
oar readers With the result Of its e-l---
rulasions.
In ls40, says the Herald, Ohio and
Indiana gave the Wings a majority at
fhs o tober elections, while PeBnsyl-
vania went Democratic. Yet General
Harrison swept the country like tor
nado. ia November. We commend this
pleasing historical incident to the Times
In 1874 the two states Of Pennsyl4a.
MIA and Indisna went Democratic in
October, while Ohio gave q Wing major
ity The result Of the November elec.
ton following, vas the triamphsn. elec-
ton OF Mr.. Polk.
In ls4s, Penusylvania and Ohio went
Wing By only a email plurality, while
Indiana was DemoeEatic BY nesr 5000
majority. Yet Taylor vas elected Prs
idsat in November.
10 1852, the Democracy carried ali
three Of The States by decided m.joriIies,
and the resslt was the election of Mr.
Pierce By msjoritiss equally emphatic
In ls56-who does not r, N smber Il q
exciting esnvassp - Psnnsylvauis snd
Indiana we're AGAIN found on the side o.
sae Democracy, while Ohio sided viii
the Pat6finder. The resul, 10 Oc;ober
as usual, decided the Presidential con
tsoversy.--aud Ar. Buchanan was ehoser
Chief Magistrate.
In 1860, the Republicans carried eacl
| Of the three States BY decided nsjoritis
in October, which settled shs Presideu
tisl race IS efectbaliy as though the NJ
venber election had already taken place
Nr. lincoln succeeded By a msjofit
highly conplims ntary.
From the above facts and figures, th
Herald deduces the following wise cor
clusiou:
Thus, from ls4O, inelading the re
markabIe elections Of thai memorabl
year, it will be perceived, from the eleC
ton results we have given, that Will
neither Pennsylvs mia, nor Ohio. nor In
diana by herself, In the October elec
tions, signify anything the part
which has carried in the Presidentis
always secured the President; and tha
siiere ali three OF them have gone th
same way, the Presidency has been car
frIed BY solid Phalanx OF States. as 4
1852 and 1850 These curious result
have held good IN reference 10 the grea
: States indicated, in spite Of all tie in
terposing changes, revolutions and VI
y eissitndes of the political parties Of Il
country from 1910 80 the present day
\ The Times is, also, somewhat given I
figuring. We commend, thsrefore, th
calculations Of the Herald to itsfaxori
able eonsidsra,ioB, IS well as to thos
:. enthusiastic sporting gentlsnsn--if an
there be, and we confess we have NJ
heard Of any-who propose backing Ii
Little Napoleon : with their none.
The Gres, Napoleon would do TO bet OF
no; so With his little misnsDed nam
{ sake.