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M at hsH The official majority 70,
Governor Of Missourii Is l5,O53!i
General Taylor received his nomination
lon the faith of assurances of his unbound.
ed popularity in the South and West. Nc
body pretended to think him strong in the
East. They relied on his strength in the
THE Mississippi valley, and with what accu
Iracy may be seen by the voice of tie pso.
|pls. lows, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and
Arkansas, have spoken in tones of thunder
that TayIorism is a grand humbug.
In all of these States the opposition can
didates, from Governor to Representative,
fixed themselves on the best Taylor plat
form they could, and the fight was a fair
representation of his strength.
In the East, Vermont and Maine have led
of, but the Wings there would not show
fight on the mushroom platform of Taylor
|at all. In the former, which is claimed as
the Wing star that never sets, they have
lost upon the popular vote, and want about
5000 of a majority over all. They failed
to elect their Governor and three of the
four Congressman, and have a majority Of
but six on joint ballot in the Legislature
The Free Soil vote was greatly increased
from both parties. and more from the Dem.
ocrats from the fact that their ticket could
ct be elected. In Maine the Democratic
ticket leads all about 10000, & lacks about
1000 of a majority wei all. Their strength
in the Legislature is largely increased
The State is safe for Cass and Butler by
the largest majority she has ever
given for a President.
Then comes the news from the South. On
wings, for political effect, in
Ohio & Pennsylvania the Wings had it that
Georgia was Ieeling-had given up one,
if not two, of her Democratic Congress
men, and vas about falling into the arms
Of Whiggery; but slowly and surely the
truth-teller comes, the shield of Democracy,
and sets down the delegation to Congress
4each, as heretofore, with ademocratic ma
jority on the popular vote Of more than
l50O-an increase Of four hundred since
the last Congressional election.
Florida, too, voting on the same DAY, the
I'd inst, was repre- scented by the despatch
for the Republican Of the 10th, as having
elected a Wing Governor, Congressman,
and Legislature. On the llth, however,
they had to credit the election to the "Lo-
~cofoco" ticket in full.
Then comes Ohio and Pennsylvania, both
voting on the 10th for Governor, members
of Congress and Legislature. Ohio, BY
virtue of the Free Soil, Abolition and Wing
votes, gives Seabury Ford, (whig,) about
5000 majority. Ford, it is well known, has.
refused to endorse Gen. Taylor's nomina-
ton, and being more acceptable to the Barn
burner ticket than his competitor, in the
absence of a candidate Of their own, has
received their entire vote. He was sup
ported by Clay Wings, Abolitionist and
Barnburners, who will not support Gen.
Taylor. The last Seventy-Six says "the
election in that State will be no criterion
Of Tsylor's strength" Weller received no
votes but what can be carried for Gen. Cass,
and when the three tickets are in the field
we confidently accredit to our ticket Ohio
by a plurality Of from Is to 10000 votes.
Pennsylvania. - The first dispatches
from this State, as from all the rest, are IA
vorable to the Wings. The St. Louis Un-
ion says: "The returns from Pennsylvania
are grossly inaccurate. Msjorities of hun
dreds are forwarded for the Wing candid
ate, n counties which have no existence !;
other counties, the reported ma
for Johnston ought probably, to be
set down to Longstreth." We look upon
the Keystone State as perfectly safe for
Cass and Butler.
For the satisfaction Of those who may
think our opinion worth hearing, we make
the following calculation of the chances Of