Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1848-09-07
The Opinion of a Democrat.

The opinion or a Democrat.
Gen. THOMAS J. GREEN, "a native OF
North Carolina, and who achieved fame
in the struggle for Texan independence,
has written the following letter to a gen
tleman of Charleston. Gen. G. has al
ways been a firm and consistent Demo-
crat. He was for many years a planter,
first in Florida, and afterwards 10 Texas,
but is now a resident of Boston. His in
formation is cheering in the extreme:
JAMAICA PLAINS. (Mass.) Aug. ii.
"My Dear General received to-day
yours of the I'd inst, which | take plea
sure in answering.
"We have not yet heard the result from
the Buffalo Convention, but take it for
granted that Van Buren, will be the nomi-
nee. If so he will greatly injure Cass,
whose prospects were, at best, not good.
For instance, in New York, upon the old
issues, Wings and Democrats stand about
200 900 votes each. All. agree that Van
Buren, will divide the Democrats about
equal, while he cannot get more than
10000 ultra Abolition Wings, thus leav-
iEg Taylor a large majority; but Taylor
will get, even in New York, a number of
Democrats. In this State there are about
400 Abolition Wings, who will 60 for the
Free Soil candidate while at least double
that number of Democrats are for Taylor
Col. Wright and his returned regiment
almost to a man (aIl Dem.) among the
number. | live in J. @. Adams old dis
trict, where there are mor than a third
Democrats, the largest number of whom
will go for Taylor-your humble servant
among the number. believe him a bet
ter Democrat than either Cass or Van
Buren,, and a far more reliable man than
either. You know that / prefer Mr.. Cal
houu to all living men,; next to him l
think that the South may safely trust
Taylor, and it will be strange indeed if
they do not support him. While the
Aholitionists of the North are concentrat-
ing against him as "slave-breeder," will
it not be strange if the South unite with
them2 4 a
"You ask me for my general informa-
ton as to the strength of the parties. l
will give you the best in my possession.
Cass will get Illinois, Arkansas, Texas,
Iowa, Wisconsin-s4. Van Buren, will
not get one electoral vote, though a res
pectable minority in several States, for
instance, New York, Vermont and New
Hampshire. Taylor will get New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Tennessee, Ken
lucky, Massachusetts, Indiana, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, New
Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont, Louisiana,
Rhode Island, Delaware and Florida
296 votes. Doubtful-Virginia, Maine,
Alabama, Missouri, Newt Hampshire, Mis-
sissippi, Michigan-59 votes.
seen. Taylor will get a very large vote
in each of the doubtful States, if he does
not carry them.
sit is a safe calculation to give Taylor
more Democrats in the Northern States
than he will loose Abolition Wings.
81 trust that there cannot be any Sc
rious opposition to him in your State, for
it puzzles me to see how South Carolina
can. hesitate between Taylor, Cass and
Van Buren,. If the former cannot be
trusted upon the great negro question,
having been born a slave owner, always
lived one, and every dollar of his pro-
perry in slaves, who can be? Certainly
not Mr.. Van Buren,, the head of the Abo-
litionists. nor Mr.. Cass, who, but a short
time since, was an. open Wilmot ProEiso
man."
q We havsevery assurance and every
confidence that Gen. Taylor will carry
Virginia. The indications are all greatly
in favor of that. He is a Virginia man.
All that is wanted is a strong pull and
a long pull, aud a pull altogether, as they
say at al Wheeling Gaz.