Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-05-01

o. Iltfe matters y loon over lie Neolc mid
die and western states and see il they cannot
hnd 100 much cause for prompt action.
/ THE PRESIDENCY We have observed,
in the Isst Cincinnati Gazette, ansrucIe upon
the presidency, designed to lay the prospects
ia Ohio before the National Convention
Ia that article We are assured, by extracts
| from papers published on the Reserve, that
! the v higs of the Reserve, which gave 10000
majority for Gen. Harrison. vi. not, with
the issue now before the country, vote for
any slave holder, or any man Who is not de
| fniively in favor OF the Wilmot Proviso.-
| 1t is thence inferred that, whatever may nave
been the expressed views OF Mr.. Clay, upon
the question Of slavery, with the discrepancy
relative to the annexation of Texas, between
the Raleigh and Alabama letter, Mr.. Clay
could, under no contingency, get the state OF
| Ohio.
The same inference may be drawn, of the
result in New York He did not carry it IN
o44 against southern man and stakeholder
Is It suPposable that he can carry it now,
when more imposing question OF the aduis
sion OF more slave territory is before the peo-
pie, and the loco iocos have northern man
il the ield2 The division between The barn
burners and Old Hunkers in New Yerk is the
ground Tor hope OF thst state. 1t may hold
good with any other man; bat they will unite
him as an Old aad common enemy.
The national convention will very readily
understand Than the election OF Mir. Clay,
withoul the votes OF these Two states, will he
impossible That lie cannot carry either OF
them i the opinion Of nine in ten, so far as
We can judge oil the intelligent men within
those states.
1t may be urged that the same objections
hold good against the nomination Of Gen.
Taylor. Not So OHIO is a wing state, and
Gua. Scott orauy other northern whig would
carry OHIO by The iuIl wing vote, aud Gen.
Taylor can cauy il by an equally large major
it,; but taking different class OF yoters.-
The wings OF Ohio, who have taken ground
upon the Wimol Ployso, would not support
him. bur there are thousands who have uni
tormly acted with the other party. will vote
for hun. We consider Belmont County as
lair Hd o, t.a state. A. goes Belmont. so
gnea Ohio, Is d pfoNef5, with Observing pol
iucians, eud W. have not vet me, with one
OF toe old On well known wings of that Co.
who desired Air Cleys nomination. nor is
. ia .re any Visa o that elect among those not
prominent. TIE general belief IS that Mr..
Clay couii not Glry the county, The lead
Ia wti5s OF lAe ,oluiypreier tAe nomination
Gen, Scott Nor 10 the q ass O! the wings
ooiect--he would carry the county BY a large
majority; but there arr Hundreds OF he honest
men of the other party who would 20 for
Gau. Taylor a5sia~t oil other nominees as the
"PcoQle', Candidate" In New York. als0.
Que wing o.. The democracy would support
Gei Ia ,or wA.cl would give him the state
By lsr7r magony.
50 lar as pr,snt evidences can indicate
| the result, use sAunld say That tie nomination
Of tither 81 lhc tarre men named would pro.
duce the following whis volr
Gen Taylor would carry massachusetts,,
Vernon', Rhode island, Connecticut. New
York New jersey, Drlewafs, Maryland. V.r
gina North Cuoliaa, Georgia, Florida, Mi,
sisslppi, Louisiana. Tennessee, Kentucky, o.
hio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and have
chance Tor pennsy issnia, Arkansas and Texas
Gen, Scott would carry Msiue Massachu-
sets, Conn. Z. /. Vermont. n. y. \. jersey