The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-08-17

Fer President.
Andrew jackson, Democrat. 219
Henry Clay, National Republican .. 40
John Floyd, South Carolina vOte) -.....-.-. IL
William Writ, anti7MasOn. l
... 183G-YdR Buren'S Election.
Martin Van Buren,, Democrat ......-.... III
W. H. Harrison, pppnsitifn. .............-.. 73
Hugh L. White, opposition 26
Daniel Webster, Massachusetts, vote IA
w. P.'Afangum, South Carolina vote). .-..... II
w Col. Richard NJ. Johnson, of Kentucky,
with Van Buren, was run for Eice-Presi-
dent as the regular Democratic nominee.
The election OF Vice President was car
ried to the Senate, where johnson was
ehDsen+-J 0hns0n, 33 votes; Francis Gran
ger, of New, York, 16. ....
1840-The result in the electoral vote
For Harrison. :. = 234 For Van Buren,. ...... so
.,s 1844-DefeGt of Henry Clay.
For Polk and Dallas l7n
For Clay and Frelinghuyaan. -......-..--.-. 1O5
With the Sc. electoral votes of New
York given to Clay (and the $4,000 abo-
lition Wings could have given him the
State by 10000 majority, Clay would
have been President. -
4484La-zIAa E3lsfttQn Of Gen, 4dylor.
For Taylor and Fillmore. Observation-Disclosures. 1853
/. Here, with the transfer of the SO votes
of New Y York from Taylor to Cass, the
result would have been 1853 for Cass, and
1877 for Taylor.
1852-IRe Election Of Pierce.
1852 resulted in giving Pierce the cleo
tOpal vote OF all the States except Yer
mont and Massachusetts in the North,
and Kentucky and Tennessee in the
South. ,r
1856-THe Election of Buchanan.
Buchanan and RraclSinritlge democrats . 40
Fremont and Dayton, Repdbh leans. l12
Fillmore and Donelson. Observation-Disclosures 6
Fremont carried MI northern States
except California, New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania, Indiana and IllinQisi buchanan
all the southern States except Maryland,
which was carried by Fillmore. Tt was
Fillmore, however, as third candidate
in the north, who carried; off the balaRQG
Of power ffFFaGH4 fFGp4 Fremont, and elected
Buchanan. -,
1880-The Election of Lincoln.
In this election all the northern, or free
States, were carried by Lincoln except
New Jersey, which was carried by a f1-
sion. Of the southern, or slave States,
Dauglasa carried Missouri, and Bell car
sried Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia.
All the others were carried by Breckin-
ridge. Thus, by the divisionso of the op-
position elements. Lincoln was triumph
antly elected, while against the com
bined opposition popular vote he was in
a minority Of 947 900.
1864-The Second Election of Lincoln.
For Met New Jersey, Delaware
and Kentucky. For Lincoln-All the
rest. Lincoln's majority On the popular
vote, All COO. s.
1868-Eiection of Gen. Grant.
For Grant and C01fax 212
For Seymour and Blair ir..--..-.-.-.---..--..- 80
The popular majority of Grant was
800, 600, And he carried twenty=six States
against eight for Seymour. Three
States Texas, Mississippi and Virginia
NOT being reconstructed, took no part
in the election,
Having much more confidence In the
good sense than I'm the patriotism OF the
little squad of New Orleans BOurbOns
who fixed up the gO-to- thunder ticket,
we have concluded that the sole object
of those worthless in keeping it in the
field is to give the State to the Kellogg
crowd, in compensation for few paltIy
city Offices. The people of the State are
to be sold out for a mess of municipal
pottage # Natehitoehes Times.
There aretwo thingsaman seldom for
gets-his first Love aud his first Smoke,