The New York herald., 1864-10-31

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5isan, cssasI s7 .,a - es, $50 81 2s
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Total Isel a23 sss las sI6 41l 4201il sl p,
Popular vote against Lincoln States 1861 OJ G2
BY adding the five Electors Of West Virginia
| and three OF Kansas to the above number, the
| aggregate Of the electoral colleges this year
| will stand as foslows:-
| Whole number of electors s..... 23l
necessary to choice. ........ ll6
| Here we find, in an aggregate popular vote
approximating four millions, an opposition
| majority Of over q hundred Thousand. But
| through the blunders and fo.lies of poor Pierce
poor old Buchanan and the democratic party,
the opposition elements were divided upon
three candidates-Douglas breckenridge and
Bell-and thus, in the name Of Abraham Lin
coin, raging abolition movement made clean
sweep of the free States. excepting part Of the
electoral vote OF New Jersey.
We are now on the threshold Of another
Presidential election and what is the pros
pects
The issue is somewhat changed BY ldr.
Lincoln's abolition policy. Failing into the
hands of the fanatical abolition leaders, no
has sadly blundered and gone astray
from bis original landmarks in the prosecu-
tion Of this war. True. he has reccded
from the extreme demands of the abolition
Marpots in some things since the suggestive
State elections OF 1862; but in point Of TACT on
the slavery question, he still occupies revolu-
tionary platform. The election is upon us.
The democracy, after four years fast, are
hungry and keen upon the trail, the shoddy re-
publcans are equally in earnest and resolved
to hold fast to the.spoils. The worst passions
on both sides are enkinded and scenes of re-
volu:ionary violence before this contest is
over may well be appre hended between the
adherents Of the administration aud the oppo-
sition elements. How are these apprehended
dangers to be avoided! Is there way by
which we can escape them. There is.e It is
plainly marked out in the constitution of the
United States.
According to the constitution, the Pres!den-
tial electors, chosen by the people in the re-
spectve States, hold the election of the 2resi-
dent in their hands. They are not bound to
look at the name Of any Presidential candidate
on the ballots by which they may be elected.
Thus they may set aside both Lincoln and
Mcclellan, and elect . maa President whose
name may not have boon associated ith q soli-
tary vote from the people. And why not. when
neither Lincoln nor Mcclellan is the choice OF
the people, but each is only the choice
Of q conclave Of unscrupulous and ire
spensible politicians. The developments Of
partisan bitterness in this contest are men,
scng The troubles connected with it rnay
not be quieted on the 9Th of November. But
they can oil be quietly composed, and to the
satisfaction Of the great body Of the people Of
all parties, by the electoral colleges in casti NC
their votes for President and Vice President
man can thus be chosen whose election will
give general satisfaction to the country. with
the assurance that tho radical abolition policy
will not be followed in the prosecution Of the
war, nor the copperhead dsunion policy in
order to secure delusive peace.
We adhere to these fixed conclusions: that
Mr.. Lincoln has been tried as President and
found wanting; that General Mcclellan has
| heen tried as general-n- chief and that az a
| soldier. statesman and politician, at the head OF
| the armies OF the Union, be has proved a
| failure. We hold that the electoral colleges,
chosen under the constitution to selec:a Presi-
| dent, may repudiate these two failures, and
choose President whose positive character,
| established abilities and great successes will
silence all opposition, satisfy all parties, put
| down the rebellion and restore peace to the
| country upon the solid platform Of the Union
| and the constitution.
| SECURITY or RAILWAY TRAvErLlYG.-The re-
| cent wholesale act Of brigandage on the Erie