The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-20

The lneligencer OF yesterday chuckles over con-
cesson found in Florida newspaper which it calls the
democratic organ" at Tallahassee, (but which il does
not name) that the State has gone for the wings. The
extract II cites states that the elections $50 far heard
from, have resulted disastrously to the democrats" and
that the "present probabilities leave but little hope OF
any different result" We have been handed the follow
ing from letter received in this city to-day from
gentleman in Tallahassee. which givesa different phase
70 affairs there
"TALLAHAssEE October 10, 1913.
"our election returns in slowly and the IA
formation from several counties is very unauthenc and
Uncertain. satisfied CabelI is elected bat do
think his majority is POO or $50 Gen. Bailey may pos
sbly beat Gen Brown, though the wings certain the
after has succeeded. The legislature whig, you
aware last year but is believed they have now os
instead OF gained and if have majority, the diff
ference will probably be Than two three. /
should be surprised if we have majority OF two or three
after al any rate, you may satisfied that the State
will go Tor Cass and Butler in November Many of the
Taylor wings will for Fillmore-he is hard dose
to swallow. should not be surprised if there
iersandng before tn, election, made in time
reach the norh that the wing electors if chosen would
for somebody else than Fillmore OF the effect OF this
you Judge well as | can. | think, however, it
would give Taylor the State beyond all question-as
being STAKEHOLDER himself, confidence is felt in him
that question. Without it We shah carry the State
by several hundred votes The result of the State
elections depends the southern counties. The hur-
dcane of September II and % may have had effect
the voting low down in the peninsula aud the keys
if those counties up they generally have DONE
decidedly democatic and if the is full one,
may be all right and may have elected Bailey aud the
legislature be decidedly wing OPP ponents
claim We shall hear from those counties probably for
days hence"
AS to the Geographic despatch TO Pennsylvania on
the 9th instant, it sent on data published in the
Union in the morning, authentic than that in the
wing teegraphc despatch of the day befoe and those
data did not purpo to give more than eoneeturdl est
mates and partial reports showing the talsty of the wing
statements far they purpoed to be based on actual
returns. The lntelgencer states
The wings have also elected majority of members in
both branches of the legislature which them
another whg in Congress- in the place OF Mr. West
cot whose of service will expire the 4h of March
next"
Will the ntelligencer publish the returns has already
received upon which this assertion positively made,
distinguished from newspaper guesses and SUPPOSE
lions, and concessons' 1t will then be whether
not the statement is merely hypothetical If it is true
that the wings have secured to them another phig
senator" in the place of Mr. Wesco, that fact should
arouse the democrats elsewhere united exertons
Doubtless in all the wings will secure to them
selves every Office they 1t is the only platform they
have in this contest.