The Arkansas banner., 1848-11-07
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The rssait of the vote ia Oo has bee deeply af- fected by the mea.eemmtta course of Mr. Ford the whig candidate for governor. He haa played deep aud iasdioas game lu order to catch te votes both cf the free-seiieFs asd the Taylor whigs. Had he come out and frankly stated which he would vote foF-.Gen, Taylor or Mr Yaa Bar1n--he would have lost the vote Of Inc friends of the other eaadi- date With an aft, therefore. which should have lest him the confidence of all honorable naen, he determines Ie baitoa nR ha wishes n his own donb- let, and to play the JAuassac~d politician to both the wings ef the opposition. When he fs ealegori- caiy and publIcly iatesrogstcd 10 his purposes, he evades the inquiry, and replies that he would de- clare his sdeteFnfRaiion h fortnight Time passes on; but Mr Ford has dared to declare hts vots ts the day of the election. To show that this game sultatiou with his friends We lay kefse readers two unique letters, ffom the persons whose names are respectively attached ts each The from 6iddiags k dated far hsck as Jnty 90 Tho ether Is Of moFe recent csncocton, during the Inst month They are just brought 10 light inthe "'Trse Demo- crat of Cleveland, but too late to have been crcu lated from tho Reserve 10 operate deeply the governors election. This game. however is sufsi- cient 10 account for the present state of the polls in Ohio Matters will stand differently the Tih Of November The free-soilets will have their own ticket in the feld--fhe Taylor whigs theirs also The vote which has been concentrated upon Ford will be divided between Taylor and Van Barrn.- t;iddings has abandoned the Taylor ticket and has declared fer the Barnbarner. lie Is not oniy going to vote tor him, but, with his characteristic energy, is akiaR the stump in various counties, and ro1sing up all the abolition feeling for the candidate whom he supports. Gildings k confident that Mr. Van Barn will receive in the Western reserve alone as large a vote as was given 10 Gen. Harrison. So that, let Ford carr; the State by majority of l0oo0, 0hio is safe for Cass and Butler iu Nossn- Der.
 HAIL OF REPREsENT ArtvEs, July 90. '4s,
 DEAk SIR--Yo You inquired my opinion as to the course pnrsued by Gea. Ford n regard to the Pre-. sidential election answer canaai judge for him, put free to say, that he is situatrd think 1t would be unjust to his friends were he to take active part either for or against Gen Tay Tor. We all knew that his friends divided upon the cleo ton of Gen. Taylor. Ford may vete as he pleases when the time comes; bot if he comes cut for the election of Gen Taylor, he sacrifices his own eIec- ton in order to aid that of Gen Taylor. IT he 0p- poses the election of Gen. Taylor he will at once throw his influence against n large. perhaps the largest, portion of his own friends, and must Of course be defeated. For ins ance, you msy be sd- yocating the election of Gen. Taylor, and oppo sing him. and both of sustaiaing Mr Ford Now, for him 10 throw his ininencs for Taylor, and against me, when assisting to insure his political power, would be most papably unjust. He has Hof sAe moyei yigA to sEsrt his isnce ia tAef trzy against Hose Eho "a facf ceaferTed upon him IFeTe iH kis ptfee, have hesitation in saying thaf scosh take part ia ogsosiRg ia faror of Gsa- Taylor, further than to vo'e when the occa- sion presents.
 In haste, yours,
 J. R. GIDDINGs.