The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-11

The present Is not the first time the
public mind has been kept in suspense
yyg the result OF Presidential election.
EA.c,uvus4 Of 1914, between Henry Clay
and J,ue' X. Polk, Is still remembered
~ n,uy OF our readers for the exciting
uncertainty that surrounded the result
b, about three weeks after the 7th OF
November Of that year. This was owing
TO The very close vote in the State OF
SM York, and to the slow coach facili-
aa in those days Tor conveying the
an. At Cne time the Democratic
apn in New York city conceded
Ne Ststs to the Wings, which
UulL have elected Mr.. Clay. Had 1t not
Asu Tor the 1872 votes that were given
!laaG Dtrney, the Liberty candidate,
Gay would, in all probability, have been
President Of the United States. The vote
sth.tyear stood Polk 2S7 ,5ss, Clay 2S2,-
ia!, There we're at that time 275 votes
10 the Electoral College, and Polk receiv.
dllOtO l05 for Clay. New York cast
u electoral votes Zone more than she
:Ah now and these transferred from
Folk 10 Clay would have given the latter
III votes aud reduced the former to 1874.
When II was finally known that Polk
lad beaten Clay land by the small mar.
siu in New York that determined the re.
'uI.) the Whigs gave way 10 great exhi.
billions Of feeling throughout the country,
Tor Mr.. Clay was the idol Of his party as
10 man ever was before or since 10 this
cOuntry.
But great as was the excitement in
WI, II was not TO be compared to what
NhaVe seen In the remarkable canvass
la't closed, and to the scenes tha. have
aas' !Fan'pired. The Republican party
III been in power for fifteen years-an
'Su'ualIy long tino-snd during that
Sne the creates. war in history has oc-
stirred. The Two political parties Of the
.1ntry occupied very different relations
SISh war, The Republican party rep.
Is'tatA tile indestructibility Of the
t'i0n aul the perPetuity OF the Federal
s'Nmaent, while the Democratic party
HPfe*nIed the doctrines that led to the
VIZ, such as the right OF secession and
a'iAeOry that the Government is IA mere
Hi'' The two parties have since the
w latsSOuired each other on questions
ND! less momentou' than the war
%i,vII,. the amendments to the Con.
%saon and the reconstruction OF the
"'S. Hence the deep feeling that has
T'tasd every important election since
SsI''e Of the war. And hence also the
H'''a' deep feeling that pervadeS the
"''Hy now over the possible results Of
se's'tOn last Tuesday. Nothing like
"sSs's' been known iu the history OF
a'nt elections.
"Ssly to see by the dispatches irOm
wy Important centre that the people
NSSPIy'hrred by the possible contln.
s.''" Of the present situation. They
N'i'u'Iy waiting for the verdict.
s'Ne the elements OF trouble in the
"S'as, everybody can see. Already
-. 'a'n' and suspicious begin to find
,,. ~ over the wires. Gov. Kellogg, Of
w a'laA, defends himself in our dis.
T. aa this morning from reflections Of
sS There Ia also call for lead.
!. se 70 go to New Orleans aud ascer.
Nd report upon the facts Of
Ia.tiOu, and by their presence
Sss'al pressure prevent even the an.
Sa ~ Of fraud. The Prssiden. has
Is,I.s s'y explicit instruction, ,hl,
NM. y! % The General Of The army
w a'''SItv for preserving III,