Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-05-11
Presidential Aspects at the Metrop-
oils.

1ultolai correspondence OF the y. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Saturday, April 20.
hase now been long enough IN Washington
10 velearned something of The more recent
manifestations OF public sentiment collected Of
renec'ed mere with regard to The Presidency.
mere Is, however, no opinion predominant
here just now. and The most contradictory ru-
mors chase each other through the dark. re-
sounding passages Of the CaploI in rapid con-
fused succession. | would not DENY that the,
larger (or. .louder) number of voices here pro-
nouncc Mr.. Clay not available but ask those
who declare lhls SO confidently to say who is
available, or even more available, and The an
swers will be almost or quite as various as the
answerefs. One is perfectly certain that Gen.
Taylor must be The man the next is equally
sangune hat Gen. Scott is the available whli,
some more quietly but not less confidently in
dlcale Judge NJ Lean while Mr.. Webster has
also advocates. Mr.. Corwin, understand. on
leaving recently forOhio, ,intmared tha, his name
should not be allowedIo come INTO The canvass
Thus matters stand here at present
Out of Washington, however, | understand
that The People are thinking more of Clay aud
Principle and less of asserted Avalabiluy. A
(eclly confident lha, the Wing party Is ruined
unles Gen. Taylor Is nominated informs M.
Ahar his State will pretty surely cast IT'S vo,sr
in Convention for Mr. Clay, though he asserts
that Mr. C. would be defeated before the Peo.
pie while gentleman just from New -Otlean4
assures US thai Mr. Clay will have the vote of
that Stale in Convention, and Is decidedly ,lron-
ger there than Gen. Taylor or anybody else.
Georgia, 100, | am assured, will send Clay Del
egaes so will Nouh Carolina SD will Ala
bama ; and even Tennessee (which has been
The nest-egg OF IayloriSrh here all WInler) Is
confidently reported as fully as likely to send
ma orliy of Clay Delegates as otherwise If
so, what Wing Stale, or Stale likely to be Wing,
will be lef 10 sustain Gen. Taylor! Name J.!
| wish TO make no one-sIded stalemeni,-ro
encourage no false hopes will add there
fore that The current reports from Ohio, Penn
sylvanla and Indiana are not So favorable as
had anticipated Pennsylvania, it Is sad, will
be represented IN The Contention by 10 Clay,
10 Scuu and Taylor feh But The Clay men
were elected as Clay men, and tey represent
nearly every Whig strong hold IN The Stale
while the Delegates for Scou and Taylor were
mainly chosen impartial, and represent main
ly LocO- Foco Drsrrcrs
Indiana, ills said here. has virtually pronouced
for Judge M'Lean IN Ohio, some Scou feel
ing has been developed. while Mlean of course
has friends there. These are all The uniavora-
bic indications have heard of. think there Is
no State. uness i, be Massachusetts or New
Hampshire, which has not cho,eii more or few
er Clay Delegates. Even from Indiana, which
| have Just mentioned, know at least Two Clay
Delegates, and there are douhr Ie-s more. One
of hese i, The Editor of The Wabash Express,
who Iii his paper says, IN the midst Of long
aud strong article:
We have examined he fancied propriery
OF looking after candidate with view to his
availability, as fully as we are capable and have
had opportunity aud We feel warranted in as
serting there Is no Individual living. who is a
fair exponent Of The principles of The Wing par
", who will be more likely to succeed IN the
coming election Than Henry Clay; and indeed
we believe there is no other man Ia the .Whig
party who can obtain SO large vote as he.
should be be nominated"
Such are The facts which have been able
to gather during the las, three days; will not
say lha. they indicate that Mr.. Clay will cer-
iainly be nominated, but do say tina, it seems
to me moral certainty that Gen. Taylor will
aot be. H. G.