The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1844-07-20
BETTING,

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Locofoco Dragging and iocofoco backing
nj, and chance for The loco ocos of
10 gice test TO their belief in
he success o. their candidates, Sc Some
lime last week one of the publishers of
the Globe being in Dragging mood, offer
ed to bet as follows: d.eGve out Massa-.
Rhode Island, Vermont and Ken
lucky, and we will bet 500 thai a single
state cannot be named that will go for
Clay end Frdinghuyson, $500 that two
cannotbe named, and $500 that three can
not be named. lie was Immediately taken
up and three states namcdas follows s 100
.ha,Clay gets Maryland, 5000 that he gets
Maryland and Delaware, and $500 that
he gets Maryland, delaware and North.
Carolina All of which ;he is certain to
do, and so lhe'G,obe is inlor a'ooo $500
s., if he has faith he Can get another chance,
for we perceive in the BaIim ore Patriot
that he is offered a premium of $50 to
make another such oct.
A Mr.. John Palmer who signs himself
from Prince Georges county in this state,
came out in the Globe with The following
advertisement.
ITO CLAY MEN.
believe lthatPok will receive the cleo
toral vote of each Of the following sixteen
States; and will back my opinion by bet
ting $500 ON each of them, and $500
more that Polk will be elected the next
President of the United States:-Maine;
Connecticut, Virginia, North Carolina,
Mississippi, Arkansas, Illinois, Ohio, New
Hampshire, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,
Alabama, Louisiana, Missouri, Indiana,
Michigan.
JOHN PALMER,
Prince Georges county, Maryland.
This has been copied about in the loco
papers as a standing bet which no wing
would take up, when the fact is it was only
OIItIeU Ill tnTee lllneS.
But Mr.. Palmer under tire plea that he
was "cXcited' at the time he proposed
them, Withdrew the advertisement, and
has shockingly backed out by putting the
following one in its stead, viz; he will bet
| 500 that each of the states named below
will vote for Polk: New Hampshire,
Maine, Louisiana, Virginia, South Carolina
Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi,
Michigan, Pennsylvania and Illinois.
Now it will be perceived that if Polk
were to get but states Mr. Palmer would
not lose a cent and if he were TO get all
the States upon which he will venture to
bet he will get but lO6 electoral votes,
which lacks 30 Of being enough to elect
him. II this isn't perfect knocking I'M
der, we don't know what is. 1t is in fact,
g'r,ne up the contest.
But in order to show that the wings
have 'conhdence IN the success OF their
candidates we copy the following from
the Baltimore Patriot
Whilst our hand is in, we should like
to propose some bets on Maryland cleo
tons, the money to be staked III the Dis
ulct Of Columbia. These offers are not
made Nnded ''cxcllement" so no backing
ont need be apprehcnded
II is proposed to Let $1,000 to $500
that Colonel Pratt will beat Mr.. Carroll
for Governor of Mar, land.
SlO0 upon each county in the State and
The city OF Baltimore that Col. Pratt will
beat Mr.. Carroll.
$500 upon each Congressional District
IN the State that Col. Pratt will beat Mr..
Carroll
And $500 to $500 tina, Henry Clay and
Theodore Frelinghuysen will receive the
electoral vote of Maryland.
St00o as follows: $500 that HENRY
CLAY will be elected President of the
United States, and $500 that HENRY
CLAY will receive the Electoral Vote of
LOUISIANA.
Applicants can be accommodated with
the five above proposed bets or any one of
them, and
"NO MISTAKE."
We also copy the following from the
Winchester t'rgina) Republican.
A PROPOSITION.
We see it stated in the Virginiaa OF this
week that Mr.. John Palmcr," OF Prince
Georges county, Md, has authorized his
name TO be used in challenge TO Wing
bc'ters. la order to lest the faith of Mr..
Palmer, or any other Locoloco, who may
be sanguinc of Polk's success in the com
ing election, VIC have been authorized by
Bushrod Taylor, Esq, of this place, to
make the following proposition. We