Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-03-13
Macon, March Sd, 1852.

re" The following speculatlons py NaShlng-
ton correspondent, in regard to the Presidency,
are worth the space they fill; and as this is a
speculative subject, we shall give such we meet
which appear to contain any of the elements of
probabilities:
at cannot have escaped the observation that
the chances of the nomination Of Gen. Scott, on
the Wing side, and of Gen. Cass on the Demo-
cratic side, have of late been much increased
In fact, they are this moment, the leading candi-
dates, in view of their respective parties. It is
true, however, that in politics, in lotteries 4
miss is as good as a mile.
Gen. SCOTS chance for nomination, on his side,
is better than than that of Gen Cass's. Unless
Gen Cass should on the first or second ballot,
obtain a majority of votes in the convention, he
cannot obtain it ALL 1t is not supposed that the
two-thirds rule will be insisted upon, but if it
should be, Gen Cass cannnCt be nominated. 1t
would appear that Gen. Cass cannot, on the first
ballot, get the voice of Ohio, Pennsylvania or n.
York-the first choice of each of these States be-
ing. respectively, for Allen, Buchanan and Mar
cy-neither of whom has the least chance of ulti-
mate nomination. The friends of Butler and Al
len will undoubtedly go for Cass as their second
choice. Who will be the second choice of New
York-or the third choice
If YOU will tell me the name on which she vii
rest, after leaving Marcy, [ will tell you who vii
be the nominee OF the Baltimore Convention
Gen: Cass has considerable strength among the
HunkeIs, and he may be their ultimate choice
after abandoning Marcy. But will they not take
up Douglas, as a second or third choice, and as
candidate for whom they can more positively
pledge the State than any other individual.
AS to Gen. Scott, it must be admitted that, 81
far as there is any whg organization in any one o
the non-slaveholding States, it is wholly IN The
hands of the free-soil wings. They did nominal,
him in Pennsylvania and Ohio, and though tht
State ticket with which his name was defeated il
each case, yet it was not by a majority that ma,
be taken as decisive of the result of a contest be
tween Scott and any democratic nominee, and IN
der all circumstances.
Gen. Scott was nominated, the other day, b.
the wings of Maine. He is undoubtedly the choic
of the wings of New York; who are -soilerS
1t would seem of late, that the Tennessee whig
will go for him in the Convention. It is probabl
that he will be put in trim for the support of South
ern wings by some declaration, on his part, in ia
vor of the Compromise measures. Mr.. Sewar
has already agreed that the free-soilers shall nc
withdraw their support from him, account {
such declaration. Then Gen. Scott is sure of tn
whig nomination, just sure as he is Of losin
every Southern State in the election; for on
pretends that he carry any Southern State, e2
ceBt Tennessee; and those who are best informe
are certain that he cannot carry that
The chances to be taken are to carry him by
strictly sectional yote-free-soil vote This chano
would perhaps be better if all the friends of NJ
Webster and Mr.. Fillmore and Mr.. Clay shou
come in t0 the support of Gen. Scott but for VI
rious reasons, as I might show, this is not to
expected. +"