The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-19
An Anticipation.

The following article has been on hand for several
days We publish it, to show the prophetic sagacity OF
our correspondent:
Permit old Pennsylvania democrat to offer few
specuauons upon the controlling causes and effects
when VIII operate upon the approaching presidential
election confess my State pride would have been graf
flied with the nomination OF Pennsy lvanian but il
destined otherwise and scarcely less grathed that
the choice has fallen on acceptable and worthy
of the high distinction, General Cass. AS the period
for making the nomination approached discovered that
the general popularity of General Cass was overriding
ali sectional predections and which at the national con-
venton, would make hun the prominent candidate, and
naturally superinduce combination of all other interests
against him. Although il universally admitted that
there would be majority of the delegates to that
venton in his favor yet IT thought by some that the
adoption OF the two-thrds rule would efectuay close
the door of against him But that il seems,
mpoten against the resstless current of his popu
lary. For, on the first ballot he received support from
IS out OF IS States, and the unanimous vote OF eleven OF
them, and more than two to any OF his distn
gushed and talented competitors and each succeeding
ballot he ousrpped the expectations OF his most sangune
friends, and dlsanced the confident calculations OF his
combined competitors. This is unerrng index to his
popularity with the people, and with such man the
democratic party have commenced the campaign under
highly favorable auspices. New York Is the only dark
spot the bright horizon of democracy but that
poutng sister begins to yearn for return to the family
group and OF her dsafected editors have already
run up the flag of Cass and Butler.
.Ah! little ye wha's coming"
Even the cratic organ of the noted of the Will
mot Provso in my State, has swapped off the "Pro
vso for Cass and Butler flag and nailed it to the mast
head Thus fades away the last hope of division in
the democratic ranks and, when united, the democracy
is irresistible.
But how stands the register Of union and harmony
with the wings? They had five candidates in the field
viz: Taylor Scott, Clay Webster, and McLean-two
military cheftans, and three civilians. By nominating
Taylor they expected to gam two small southern
States the expense of losing three larger north
ones; because, that event. there would be enough
of abolition wings several of the northern whg States
going the abolition candidate proper to leave
undoubted majority for Cass. BY throwing Clay over
board, they have dissatisfied many OF the whgs be-
principles and the original architect of the great wing
platform while scarcely plank of it resembles single
article N Tayors creed Some of them have nstnctvely
discovered, too, with shrug of the shoulder,
and Tyler, and that the availability of Gen Taylor
sunk in his want Of qualifications as a civilian.
Jackson, HARRISON and Cass have each served in the
United States Senate, and the former attorney general
of State, and the two latter governor OF Territories
but TAYLOR has never held even the Office of Justice of the
peace. The election of Gen. Harrison was casualty
caused by unusual depression OF times attributed to
the stringency OF the measures OF Mr. Van Burens ad-
minstraton, and was not fair test OF the relative
strength of parties; but it sufficient to msead many
of the wings into the belief, that if they had another mil
tary chietain, they could again succeed Alas! vain
hope. Mclean would have been the strongest of the
five wing candidates but his letter stating that he would
force the country into peace by putting heavier taxes
the people, made him the weakest. But the local d.
visions Of The wings will prevent perfect union of their
party which, when united is in the minority on
either of their candidates The Wmo Proviso has been
incorporated into the creed of the northern wings firm
y, that they cannot unitedly support southern cand
date, and those of the South dare not support northern
candidate and, besides there are war and anti-war
wings, who are irreconcable to each other pa
triotism and traorisn. KEYSTONE.