The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-28

rider Il lacked to tie ds6eisney bill, and no~
forms the only obstacle 70 IL passage. TIE
public creditors. and public interests ass thus
suffering BY delays aImost exclusively origi-
mating in an amendment having no natural cor
nection with the objects Of the original bill,
which, however, seems in great measure do
pendent for its passage on the adoption Of tie
" rider" Certainly we require an entire new
work on government, fot all the old writers are
greatly behind the spirit Of the age, and alto.
gether deficient in the occult mysteries OF
" riders" and log rolling hope if my friend
the lobby member ever chances to see this ar
ticle, he will set about this great work, for
know no man more capable Of thorough de-
velcpment of the subject.
FEST BALLOT IN THE WIG NATIONAL Cor.
yEsrIoS.-The Washington CORE pondent Of
the Philadelphia North American, who saws h.,
has been at some pains to ascertain the facts,
predicts that the first ballot in the Wing ma
tiona convention will result "a foIlows:
For Gen. Scoti.--Delaware, 8; Maine, 8; N.
Hampshire, A; Vermont, A. Rhode Island, 3:
Connecticut, 4; New York, 80; New Jersey, -:
nois, IL; lowe, 2 Wisconsin, 5; Michigan, s;
California, 2-total $50.
For Mr.. Fillmore. Vermont 1; New York,
3; Pennsylvania, 1; Iowa, 2; Michigan. 4;
Maryland, 8; Virginia, l5 North Carolina, 10;
Florida, 81 Kentucky. IL; Missouri, 8; Louis.
ana, 6; Tennessee, IL; Mississippi, =; Arkan-
sas, A; Texas A total 90.
For Mr. Webster.-Rhode Island, l.; Con-
necticut, Q; New York, q California, 3; New
Hampshire, l; Mass achusctts, l3--total 81.
AS only l48 will be required to effect a
choice, of course General Scott will be nemi.
mated on the first ballot, if the writer be correct
in his predictions Georgia aud Alabama, emit.
tied to l9 votes, are left out of the count bv
the correspondent, but we see they are appoint. \
ing delegates in favor of Mr.. Fillmore, who will
no doubt attend the convention. The writer
adds that there are considerations which may
induce the Scott men to scatter their strengths
on the first ballot, and he then predicts that Gen.
Scott will receive 1872 votes on the second ballot
q Of whom will be from Maryland, from
Virginia, from Massachusetts, and from
Kentucky.
While Mr. Botts's Scott letter seems to have
highly tickled the Boston Atlas and other jour-
nails Of the Seward Scott stripe. it has met with
different treatment from the Fillmore and Web
ster papers. The Boston Courier repubshes
the following passage in a Washington letter to
the New York Express, in orderto afford some
notion of what the man and his letter are worth
He is the individual who sleptwith John Tylel,'
and has been politically Eighty ever since he got
out Of bed :"-Richmond Enquirer.
The Scott letter of John Minor Bolts makes
some talk. Mr. Bolts has been beaten twice
and excessively in the strongest Wing Con-
gressonal District in Virginia. so that We see he
mas no hackers. Almost any other Wing but
himself would have been elected, and by large
majority Again, there is a prevailing opinion,
that what Mr.. Bolts wants, other people won's
have. Mr.. Bolts happens to be delegate from
the Richmond district to the National conven-
ton, and he was elected on the understanding
that he was Fillmore man. twill be remem.
fred each Virginia district sends three dele
gates and Bolts is guarded, by two Fillmore
men, SO that he will have no vote. The same
is the case with Mr.. Archer, another Scott (vir-
ginia) delegate"