New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-21

Taylor's DEATH and Daniel WeDstor' "iili''ii
A. Graham Of North Carolina was nominated
for Vice-President. -.
Tho Democrats nominated Gen. Franklin
Pierce of New Hampshire for President ana
tho Hon. William X. King Of Alabama for
Vice President. This ticket was triumphantly
elected /; the Free-Soilcrs supporting john L.
Hale of New Hampshire for President, ana thus
dividing the vote of several Free States, Wlth-
out choosing any Electors. Gen. Scott was
supported by tho States of Massachusetts,, YER
mont, Kentucky, and Tennessee Only-all the
rest for Pierce.
In 1856, the Democrats nominated James
Buchanan for President over Franklin Plerce
(incumbent) and Stephen A. Douglas. John
c. Breckenridge of Ky. was their man for
Vice President. The Republicans noml-
mated John C. Fremont for President with
William l.. Dayton of New-Jersey for VICE
President. The Americans ran Millard
Fillmore for President with Andrew j. Donel-
son of Tenn. for Vice-President, polling
considerable vote in a majority of the States,
but carrying Maryland only. Buchanan and
Breckenridge were elected, but Fremont md
Dayton carried II States, giving them ia
Electoral Votes. OF course, mono OF these
were Slave States.
In 1860, the Republicans met at Chicago and,
after an animated struggle, nominated Abraham
Lincoln of Illinois for President. with Hannl-
bal Hamlin of Maine for Vice-P President, though
William II. Seward of New York had the highest
vote for President on the first ballot
The Democrats held their Convention this
year at Charleston, S. c., but quarreled
savagely and adjourned TO Baltimore, being
unable to concentrate twO-thirds vote upon
any one. At Baltimore, Stephen A. Douglas
was nominated for President by the larger
division, with BENZ. Fitzpatrick of Alabama Tor
Vice. Fitzpatrick declined, and Herschel "
johnson of Georgia was substituted. The
more Southern wing of the Democracy nomi-
mated John G. Breckenridge for President
with Joseph Lane of Oregon for Vice. The
Americans" of 1856 now declared themselves
q "Union" party and presented John Bell OF
Tennessee for President with Edward Everett
of Mass for e-President. All three of the
factions opposed to the Republicans coalesced
on a common Electoral ticket in New York,
and less completely in other States, but
Lincoln and Hamlin were elected, re-
ceiving all the Electoral Votes Of the
Free States but three of the seven
cast by New-Jersey. Douglas obtained those
three and Missouri's 0--12 in all. Bell had
those of Virginia, Breckenridge those of all
the other Slave States but Missouri.
In 1864, the Republicans convened at Balti-
more and renominated President Lincoln, with
Andrew johnson (War DemOCraD of Ten
nessee for Vice-President. The Democrats
went to Chicago, and there nominated Gen.
Geo. B. Mcclellan for President with Geo. w.
Pendleton of Ohio for Vice. The States then
in revolt not voting, Lincoln carried all the
rest except New-JerSey, Kentucky, and Della
ware.
In 1868, tho Republicans met again at
Chicago and there nominated Gen. Ulysses 8.
Grant for President with Schuyler Colfax for
Vice. The Democrats met in New-YOrk, and
put up Horatio Seymour for President with
Gen. Francis p. Blair of Missouri for Vice.
These candidates received the votes of New
York, New-Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Ken
lucky, Georgia, Louisiana, and Oregon, but
were badly beaten. Tho States of Virginia,
Mississippi, and Texas, being not yet fully re-
constructed, did not vote.
We have some comments to make on the
foregoing facts which we must reserve till
our next.