Washington telegraph., 1848-11-01
F,oW fdc LoaisrilIe Jour. Oa. II.

TnE ono ELgorIoxs s.-rhe following
IS from the pen Of one Of the best informed
aud mos Judleiou- citizens OF Chic, We
doubt not that il may hedependcd on:
To The Editors Of the L0a, Journal.
GentiemeM On my arrival here yes
iefdoy morning, ! was panied 90 hlia 90
general misapprchension u the CAUSES
and result OF the recent election IN Ohio.
ONO Is Us sound aud true a, Whig State us
kentucky or Massachusetts,, aud that is
sayius a great deal But h Is nevertheless
the fact. and the election IN November
will verify H.
Although | am not II politician, | am
well acquainted with the State of feeling
IN Ohio, aud had not a portion OF the
Wing party been dnped by the loud boast
M OF the Bamhurnefs into iancied GER
talnly Of the elections Of General Ford, the
result would hafo been widely different
4 it is, however, | thiuk | ann safe in
saying that We have the Governor by 100
or 900 majority aud a majority OF SIX ON
joint ballot in the legislature--euough to
secure a Wing IN the place Of that rant.
ing dough.iaee, Bill Allen
But. do you ask what causes have
contributed o produce such Il result aud
what grounds have for supposing the
State safe for Taylor aud FiIlmorel III
understand the matter, the ifee.soil move
iucut was started in Cincinnati, The
ifs, diuIt of the call for lhe meeting at
Columbus wis made 10y prominent
member oi the so called Liberty party,
and submitted 10 several Nhigs known
tn be opposed 10 the nomination OF Gen
Taylor Ths=e genilemeu struck out
some objectionable passages, aud made
alterations Ia others aud then circulated II
among their friends lof signatures. The
rusu, Of thar movement Is before the
world The nomination at tuca did not
plruse the Wmgpouion OF the new party
but Thy had hopes al something better
n Bullalo. Whom the DuGa nomination
was repeated at Buffalo, many of tlrm
did not hesitate 10 ayuw their hostility
10 il--hnpiug that Mf Clay might b. ia.
ducc1 10 fun u an independent candidate,
but by Tar the larger rortiunut them -nid
nolhuz. and waited Tor further develop.
ments before deciding ON th,ir iururf
course. When Nj Clay rercuPIanIy
declined many set tbem.elFc- iu wora
/ investigating the mefil, oi Gaueml lay-
lor TAe gssult has been mot aheelug
but 1t lla- nul hscu manifested boo III cote
election. simply because every bady sup.
posed that the Lamhmuefs. al "a paHy
would support Gen Fond iaf Gofemua
aud consequently that he Would receive
a MINORITY between lw.lve AID tWmy
Thousand, Tn uiueyd lI4e moderate
politicians to slgy nWay tom ihe polls
aud tie result wa- nearly aal 10 a. ill
the bamhumaf- ius.ead ol yotuE iJf
Ford, almost 10 mau gmc lien M
fness - Wellef--a ilei lhll i cy-
dpnrel n the returns, iur tn ,niH gwen
throughout lhs SlutH Is bul little iHwf
IIsau iaai gTea two ysuls Hs"-=a vote
considerably below that oi i-iN.
The early de,tHIou Of ghe liaruhgrucf-
will have most happy effect aud will
beyond ull possibility OF doubt -lc8r the
vote OF Ohio ilf Taylor gud Fillmore. ]
have cou}rr.i with many of ihu uu-,u.
w1r- %. ilc jura and luinlomouuoui-,
auJ 40 %, linm gNprs> lhem-oifrs u iAc
strongest term. of nlI ulaiiou at thc
ifcucAty o the Dafubunca--u ,r,sche.
Is thag wili be perfectly apparent when
mll rrums are rac.ived-ud openly ds.
clare il .r determinations 90 give their
suppou 10 ua Wang candidate This,
j have uo bei.ouoa iu say.Hf viii De-
tua ease throughout thg State, aad Ou9
Wi!i el.e HalbrIty OF upi lg imn irn
thousand ior 1he Whig candidate. THIS
tha tmc MA.s- OF kentucky may rely
upon. and ID ih.y do not lud 10 verified
iu November they can take my head ior
football. ONO