The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-07-06
Foreeast Of the polltieal FuLure.

- NVHHt VI tHC AOllttCul II uluFt.
The next Electoral College will be
composed Of 81 States, with an agsrc-
gate of 317 votes, and necessarily re-
quiring l59 votes to elect the President.
At present the distribution may be stated
as follows:
Democratic, Alabama, 8; Delaware,
81 Georgia, 0; Florida, 3; Kentucky, IL;
Louisiana, Il Maryland, Z; New York,
80; Oregon, 3;N, Carolina, O.; Tennessee,
10; Virginia, 10; California, 3; Indiana,
Is; Missouri, il; Nevada, 3; n, Hamp-
shire, 8; W. Virginia, 6; Texas, &c
States, l6l.
Republican.--Iowa, s; Kansas, 3;
Maine, Z; Massachusetts, u; Michigan,
8; Minnesota, 4; R. Island, 4; s. Caro-
lima, 6; Vermont, 5; Wisconsin, $40
States, G5.
/ Doubtful Arkansas 8; New Jersey,
7; Ohio, 81; Mississippi, Z; Pennsylvania,
2G; Connecticut, @; Illinois, 16; Nebras-
ka, 3.--8 States, 81.
This calculation is authenticity ana
lyzed by the Washington Patriot, which
says:
Ifeyery State placed in the doubtful
column was conceded to the Republican
candidate, he would still he defeated by
FIVE votes in the Electoral College. But
we claim, with entire confidence, at least
one-half OF the doubtful States, with
Pennsylvania at their head, as will be
demonstrated in the coming State cleo
ton. With anything ike a fair vote,
Arkansas is certain. Connecticut and
Nov Jersey may be relied upon, and VT
do not hesitate to count Mississippi.
Under ordinary circumstances, Ohio,
Illinois, and Nebraska would be natu.
rally classed on the Republican side,
and we are frank to say the chances in
cline there, unless the quiet reaction
which is extending impercopfibly over
tho country shall mako q strong impress
sion on those States. At the last Con-
grcssional election, the great majority
Of 81, 100 which Illinois gave General
Grant in 1868, was reduced to o few
thousands. OF the nineteen States as
signed to the Democrats, Louisiana and
Florida, only counting ten votes, may
be objected to. There is no doubtabout
the public sentimentin both being large
" Democratic, but it is possible hat the
disSraccful agencies, by which Arkansas
has been cheated out OF her just rights,
may control those States. Our belief is
to the contrary. There is hardly adoubt,
after Pennsylvania shall speak out next
Fall, and ~foreshadow the election Of q
Democratic and Conservative President,
that all these carpet-bag governments
will tumble to pieces, and their "loyal"
rulers DO the first to worShip tho rising
sun.
To achieve a grand and enduring tri-
umph, the Democratic party needs only
to compact its strength; to open wide
tho doors Of welcome; TO reject disturbing
issues rhich hare no practical raluc, and
to press forward rcsolutely with the
banner of reform and %retronchment.
In 1868 General Grant received the
electoral vote of t~wenty-six States, and
Mr.. Seymour Of eight, including Gcor-
gia. At that election Virginia, Mlssis-
sippi and Texas, casting an aggregate of
twenty-threo votes, were not represented;
SC that, counting Georgia, but thirty-four
Of the thirty-scyen States were rccog-
nized oa in the Union. Ofthe popular vote
Grant received 3,0l2,933, and Mr.. Sey-
mou2, 7O3,249, showing n majority of
309,5St for the former. But, since 1868,
nine States, which gave Grant ll0,7Gl
popular MINORITY, have become thorough
ly Democratic, while Pennsylvania, Ohio,
and Illinois, if not actually on the turn,
are waiting only 10 be convinced that
the "new departure will be honestly
supported by the Democratic masses
and faithfully carried out by their lead
ers. On. the. whole, despite the few
balky editors and politicians in the South,
who arc earning u little brief notorioty
by kicking ont of tho traces, no calm,
observant Democrat can take any other
than a hopeful view of the future.