The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-26

Prospects Of the PrcsIden Election.
notice in the letter OF the Baltimore correspond en OF
the nelligencer OF this morning, (Frday) the following
assertion:
General Cass certainly stands no chance in the North
He is repudiaed by most of his political friends,
rather the former advocates of ocoIoceism
The writer of the foregoing has been travelling
recently, and gives his opinion if formed from the in
formation obtained on his route. If he met with any of
the 'poIitca friends of General Cass who repudated
him. he lucky wing; and If he really believes what
he has asserted he is much geener wing than any
respondent of the National Inelligencer ought to be
l. too, have been travelling recently, and over consd-
cradle portion of the route mentioned by the lntegencers
correspondent, and my experience has led conclu-
sons entirely different from those above expressed am
il is true "ocofoco," and may possibly have been
pondent Be that as it may, do not hesitate TO say that,
from the best information could derive from persons of
all wings, aboltioDiss anti slavery
sion that General Taylor could not get single New
England State by the of the people, and that his
friends would find it very uphill business to the
vote of old Massachusetts, even by her Legislature!
Barnbuners direct from the Buffalo Cony spoke
with perfect certainty of New York beyond per.
adventure" for Van Buren, while some of the
desperate that her vote would be given for Cass
and Butler An intelligent and influential Clay wing of
New Jersey assured that he could and would not
support General Taylor and that there were hundreds
others in that State who would vote for Cass than
for Taylor; and while he admitted that New Jersey would
probably vote for Cass, ocofoco from that State as
Sred that there was no DOUBT ABOUT tthat the vote
OF New Jersey would be given for Cass
conversed with hundreds of ocofoces during my alb.
sence, and not solitary individual of them all did hear
express anything like the idea of epudiating' General
Cass. On the contrary, found them all warm in their
support OF him, and cheeed onward in their zeal for him
with every assurance of success.
In the city of New York | accidentally met gentle
man whom knew in this city four years ago. as one of
the most ardent and persevering wings ever saw Al
most his first words addressed to me were 81 am now
good ocofoco you are" He then went on in the
bitteres terms possible TO "repudiae" General Taylor
and those who frauduently imposed him upon the wing
party He said the wing party had eternay disgraced it.
self by its ingrattude 10 that great statesman Henry
| Clay and he would no longer 60 with it, &c. &c.
There are hundreds-ay, thousands-at the North who
view the transactions OF the wing convention in Pha.
delphia the way, and who will give their votes
for Cass.
The freesoil movement operating strongly in favor OF
Cass, and renders Tayos prospects at the North hope
| less
New Hampshire and Maine are certain for Cass and
Butler; and every other New England State is doubtful
The chances that they will go for Cass are good that
they will go for Taylor
The democracy of the Union have only to be true tc
themselves, and they must triumph. There is no dis
guisng the fact, that the nomination of Taylor was tc
the wing party of the North cold Those who ac
guessed in it, did the principle that sub
ms to having lump of ice placed on the back of his
neck to stop his from bleedng and those who die
not and will not submit to it, in their wrath thu
foul imposition attempted to be thrust upon them-tha
they would far sooner see Cass and Butler elected thar
Taylor and Fillmore.
WASHINGTON, August %, 1S4S.