The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-26
Important Political Movement.

We give in our columns, to-day, long article
from the Charleston Mercury. which is recognized
as the organ of the Hon. John Calhoun, on the
subject of the Presidential election, from which
1t will be perceived that the democracy of
that State, after mature deliberation, have come
to the conclusion 10 support the nominees of
the Baltimore convention at the next Presi-
Dental election. The ground on which thew
have repudiated General Taylor, is, PRINCIPAL
V, the so-caed Signal letter, in which 1t is
commended he has committed himself either III
favor of the Wilmot proylso, not arrest it by
veto, if passed by Congress- We also give the
report OF the proceedings of meeting held in
Charleston on the 18th inst, at which Messrs Cal
houn, Butler &c, addressed the people.
The wings, and other friends ofGen. Taylor as
candidate for the Presidency, are now beginning
10 realize the truth of what we have often stated,
namely, that the ensuing Presidential election will
be warmly and vigorously contested; notwith-
standing the first appearances of easy victory
for TAYLOR over Cass.
Since the result of the August elections has
been known, and the nominations of Van Buren,
and Adams were made at Buffalo, it is not to be
disguised that Cass and Butler stock has risen ma
terially IN the political market. Hence we see
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the Washington Onion, which we have given in
the Herald, claiming the election of Cass and But
Ter as sure and inevitable. Add to this, we have
now the manifesto of Mr.. Calhoun and his friends
with regard the passage of the Oregon bill, and
denouncing both Northern wings and democrats
for their course in that affair and the declaration
of Mr. Calhoun's organ, the Charleston Mercury.
in favor of Cass and Butler, in preference to Tay-
lor and Fillmore.
II is evident that, Offset TO the movements of
Mr. Van Buren, and the free soil party at the North,
a great effort is to be made to unite the South on
Cass and Butler Hence it becomes necessary,
IN order TO obtain a correct view of the political
canvass to look at the comparative strength of the
Norih and South IN the electoral colleges They
are as follows:-
ELECTORAL VoTEs.
lb Free States. 1863
Is Slave states. .'........ ........... 12l
Total 900
The free States, 1t will be seen, have ma
,outy of As votes in the electoral colleges and of
these So were given to Clay IN 1874. Polk re-
ceived l06 and eight are 10 be given by Iowa and
Wisconsin, new States. OF the votes OF the
slave States, AZ we're given TO Clay, 81 to Polk,
and seven are the votes of Florida and Texas
new States.
The free soil, or Van Buren,, electoral ticket,
will, II is known, injure Cass IN the State of New
York, so as to give the SO electoral votes 10 Tav
lor. We think that Cass will also be Injured in
the same way IN Pennsylvania, Michigan. Illinois
Iowa, and Wisconsin while the wings will nro.
baby suffer some from the free soil movement !,
Ohio and Connecticut; but whether enough to
change the political character Of those States re.
mains TO be seen II is difficult to say which caa
dida,e will receive most injury from the free sol
movement in New Jersey and Indiana. With re-
gard TO the other free States, we consider Maine
and New Hampshire certain for Cass, and Massa-
chuseiis, Vermont, and Rhode Island equally so
for Taylor, notwithstanding the free soil move
meDt.
We should not be surprised if the result of the
election should turn eventually on the Sta,es of
Ohio and Pennsylvania, if we concede Delaware.
Maryland, North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee
and Kentucky, among the slave States, to Taylor
as those States voted for Clay in 1874.
With regard to Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia
B~lietir, copying our statements of the effect of
the free soil movement IN the northern or New
England counties of that State, says "Carbon
and Luzene are not inhabited by New England
fopp'a'lopi but IN reference 'ohe rest The Hrolfs