The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-31

W, have not wagered dollar upon the present cam
0,;gn: but we confess tempted, by an article in
,bs New York Evening Post, to try the wager of battle
nth lis editor The Post presents coup daH Of "the pros
.c,s Of Gen Cass" OF course, the editor makes them
gloomy enough Instead of bringing him out the victor
n the Olympic course, he distances champion in q
ag that amuses us much than it annoys us. The
Pos, begins by denying him any chance OF the vote OF
New York We are compelled to say, in common con
science granted He goes then to contend that "with
regard TO Pennsylvania, all probability that Cass would
get the vote Of that State annated the last cleo
ton" He then proceeds to speculate upon the Of
his overthrow and trumphanty asks. "How is the Cass
marty, thus reduced in numbers and in spirit to make
head against the friends of Taylor! IL cannot ruth the
smallest hope of success" Denied part) Ii then
cuts in upon Gen Cass in the South Florida of course
gone according to his arithmetic and as to Georgia
why she is wing State, and not likely depart from
lis usual character in the present case" 1t has "no hest
,ation in saying that Georgia will vote for Taylor :"
lNsgatu again,) Louisiana belongs to Taylor, with
out question" Louisiana belongs 10 man nor
does her vote, either, by right 'good WILL belong
Gen TAYLOR Louisiana will vote from principle nor
will his residence in Baton Rouge, at which point he
has not the majority of votes, convey to him fee simple
right in the suffrage of the State. The Evening Post
has verv great doubt whether Taylor will not carry the
State" of Mississippi!
Even Virginia considered trembling in the balance
and certainly the reason it assigns for its doubt is of
the most remarkable and ludicrous in the world. viz
1.-THE democratic strength the democratic majorities are
in the western part of the State, where the free party
has its principal seat and where the desire to rid the
State of the evil of slavery most felt" Ii the free soil
shirt had made any advances in the west must have
been felt in the county of Rockingham, where
ton was held consisting of three persons-he chairman
secretary and one members and yet assured upon
ihe most unquestonabe authority, that the embodiment
of banbunerism will not have than three votes in
the county The democracy of the 10th legion has proved
invincble to every fashion of political ciquesm which
has arisen to harass the other Staes-o ant-masonry,
to Mormonism TO nativesm, and to abolitionsm in all
its forms-including the last of all, free soism.
The Post considers 'sOhio as doubtful State" the
..contes being between Van Buren, and Cass"-Tayor
being entirely hors du combat "lndeed, Gen Cass is
not sure of either Indiana or Illinois,
The Post concludes this general review of the "pros
poets of Gen. Cass" with throwing a shower bath over
all his friends, declaring that they shave but slight
grounds for the confidence which they express in the
votes of several other Staes-South Carolina, for ex-
ample.
We shall not analyze all these statements Of the Post
or the reasons which conduct these strange conclu
sions This day week will dissipate the bubbles which
it's imagination has inflated But, the Post seems to
.beeve that the vote of the State of New York will go
for Van Buren," and it expresses "no expectation that
lit dees) not entertain the fullest extent of ts Words
and as PHILOSOPHERS very handsomely upon the
which to produce the phenomenon, and it ''rees
upon these carry the State" and it denies us
'he smallest hope of success would propose to its
editor to back his judgment with simple bet We
should like to wear hat at the expense of Mr. Bryant
so that when point out this trophy of victory
may have the pride of saying, ''We this hat at
the expense of the first poet of his country We pro-
pose in like manner, to complete adornment from
top to toe, and to pair of slippers, by the
fairy fingers of his family upon the vote of the Keystone
State. What does he say to our proposton which is
made with all respect in all good humor, and in all good
spirit Shall our friendly wager be, then, hat and
pair of slippers upon Pennsylvania, that she votes for
General Cass-upon New York, that she does not
90 for Mr. Van Buren, -he badinage of course, to be
withdrawn, if it should violate any law of the State or
offend in the slightest degree the delcacy of his con-
science.