New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-20

Virginia. by Hon john NJ Boris has already
been widely circulated while we were endeavor-
ing to find room for part Of it. Ii discusses the
probabilities Of Wing success under the lead Of
Mr. Clay and Gen. Taylor respectively in direct,
practical, c)mmon-sense fashion which mast make
an impression the mind OF every reader who hon
esiy prefers nobesi Statesman to ever 90 brave
aGeneral FOR next President. Late as it is we axe
an extract treating Of the availability Of Mr. Clay.
It's point we have not SO much discussed as
some others. deeming the question Of Principle in.
volyed Of higher consequence than any considera-
tons Of expediency but we only wish those Mem
bers Of Congress who urge Mr. Clay's appropriately
would jus. compare the vote cast for kin and for
them respectively in theirsevera Districts Those
who have polled more votes than were cast for
him have right to speak Of him as they do, bat
We apprehend their number cannot be formidable.
Blu, hear Mr. Bolts on
AVAILABILITY OF MR. CLAY.
Ay, he u not only stronger in Kentucky, tu; be il
stronger IN every state than any that started
or named N the United Sfses shovB In conven-
Of the wing party, in every State before AID sinee,
whether for President Governor Congress or anythpg
else His soie in 1874 beat General arr'on in 1910 10
fernsJ aus, IS1; IN New-fok btJ7 IN Ohio, $500
In Virginia. ll76; IN New Jersey. 1891 10 May land
SO, Ia Rhode Island, 2l0i IN Connecticut In in
Georges 1872; In Delaware 900 Ia Kentucky 27go ia
chgAn, 5O3 IN Indiana. 1858; 10 Louisiana 81 /;
In M1sogTi 7,1u2 aud yet they tell Us be net ffroHg
second time, such chance he had in 1870. 10 the
other States where Gen Harrison beat Mr Clsy they
both aired them both ost them and therefore Il
no Inference. And when gentlemen ssk n bis chance
s1y better than thought II In l54f
bat Is great deal better than " thought H.r.on, In
1910; and the condition Of the country, and the
the public mind, corresponds with that Of 1910 and
poto 1874 The people now las ihen are rPe fer cgnge
.Ng
CHI 50 In Virginia. where IL clsimed In
veDtJn that the great accession OF Whg
gres Of The State LeeisstuIe ss, Spring hsd shown
his wes.ness and Gen TaylOrs strength, ii demon
sra ed that Mr. Clay outrsn member Cf Congress
IN tne own districts except two and his aggregate vote
wa. between 5000 and 1000 than that Of all the
what they call weakness. We wish he would impaft
me Of bis weakness a few Wing candidates for
Congress before the next election.
There Is another element in this calculation which seems
70 have .n Ov crooked and that o. tbs, the vote Of Mr.
ty, m 8i q al over Mr. Pok and the probability Is that
vote VIII not be cast IS heretofore because they
s@th.d Mr. Clay night on the Texas question, which
81 dd not then believe And II only requires change
OF 300 y.tss IN Pennsylvania to give him that State n,
non interest alone do this to say nothing Of the Catho
lie and lmmgran vote, which may be changed and 10
certainly not as hostile 10 Mr. Clay as it was n s34
MI II more il regarded as strong man In New York
AID Gov Young st the time Of his election. LIT
Ne SEE how tie account stepds. Last Fall Mr. Fmorss
vote was 1875 and his ,jorty IN the State So s
AMI 10 1916, Gov Youngs vote 1873 a7s. and yet
Class vote in 1914, 252,is2 What evidence
ness this
Ia Pennsy vanis in lsi4 shupks vote was $50 49, Mar
hss vote $3.50. In Si7, sbunks vote was l4si4, IT.
WINS vote running on Cen Tayl ors strengthl was
i.S,lo5i and in 1914, Mr. Cays vote was l6l,.t3; in
Maize. the vote for Governor In 1917 q SOL for Nj
Clay 1873 IN Connecticut, for Governor so lo7, for Mr.
Cav - So in Vermont r Governor p 93 or Mr. Clay
~ no; Msssa:husets for Bhgg. Governor 743 or
MI Clay 6700s: 10 Rhode Island for Governor 863 for
MI Clay p in NewJersey, for Governor 50 PSI, for
MI Clay 38 jl8; In Delaware for Governor g. q for Mr.
Gay 6258i IA Georgia for Governor A. 93 for Mr. Clay
1900; IL MARYLAND, for Governor $3.50, for Mr.. Clay
1921 10 North Carolina he greatly outran the Congress
sons candidates; there election for G)yafnor 10
1247 thus everywhere outrunning all local canddas-
Nothing proposed 10 be Sc down 10 the questions then
a. issue but ali to Mr. Clay. weakne,s; nothing to the
Kane letter by which MT Polk made 10 appear bet
ter Tariff MIN than Mr. Clay; nothing is set down to the
Texas question: nothing to the Catholic excitement,
INFLUENCE which IL now with US; nothing to The Abolition
vCts nothing 10 frauds practicsd at the polls oy which
he opposed 10 have been cheated cut OF
Pennsy wanna, Georgia and fIouisana; nothing 10 the
prosperity OF the country occasored BY the action OF he
Whe Congress of AZ that had restored the credit Of the
Government eoenished is Tressory ard gven encour-
msnt 20 trade and Industry in "a but all il down
% his want Of 9Th and the other hand
let On u made upon credit again impaired, the ca
suTy empty large public debt created ana ruinous ana
unnecesay war for which opr opponents are 10 be held
respon'ibe,DO calculation or advance s made for Gil
hs s TTncpe IS abandoned and nOthltg but trpedit"
cy and duaby IL 10 be consulted and the champion Of
all our principles the strongest and most available too IS
to be set aside take up soldier Of experience Ia
lica life upon the idea that the people are silly enough
be attrac ed only by the drum aud fife With what
ss'euey or prOpnety ecu we condemn Mr. Polk Tor
t4Ntg from the senate cuiiian Lieuteu ant
Gene al place experienced military men, aud FIR
looking to the ranks OF private lie for his BHg8ders Colo
nes MsOs &c wheE propose 10 look 10 the camp for
no. In civil h'- TO take charge OF the shars Of tbs entire
natOn ard domestic to the exclusion Of he wlsest
most encsd and most trustworthy statesman Of the
age availability sDd party eIpedlency VIII eNoute u.s.
VIII rot party expectancy also justify him, As we con-
demned him, could rot justify ourselves. Is NJ.
Poks po'on President, le's important and response
Lieutenant 1 the