The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-19
BALTIMORE CORRESPONDENTS.

The Wing Spirit in tHeSOn Pennsy Icanid-Skies
hrightepthig Movement in tie Middle Couas.
ns-1hs Freesoilers-RssuH If the North Caro-.
lima Election-1hs Markets, &c.
BALrMoRE, August l7-5 p. m.
Having just returned from a visit to Western
Pennsylvania, am pleased to be able to bear wit
ness to the enthusiasm that prevails among the
Wings in that section of the keystone State In Allie.
ghany county the majority for General Scott, it 10
confidently assorted, can in event fall short of
5000. In Washington his majority is expected
to reach 500, and about the same in Indiana
Westmoreland, which usually gives Democratic
majority over 20OO will not give Pierce over 2OO
iu short. in all the western counties of Pennsyva
MIA General Scott will get a much larger vote
than has ever before been received by Wing can
didate. In the middle counties there ia no enthu-
siasm for Pierce, and very little for Scott but the
Wings have the capital to work on, and they are
going to work in good earnest, and with conf
dence in success.
Whilst in Pittsburgh the Frecsol Convention
was in session, and spent somc time in converse.
ton with the delegates, and was pleased to find
that nineteen out Of twenty of them had been, and
still, under the cloak of Freesoi, bitter Loco.
focos. This is evidenced by the adoption. Of the
title Of Free Democracy, which was only opposed
by half dozen delegates, who evinced their Wing
tendencies by being unwilling to thus 60 over to
the enemy. The general feeling that prevailed
among the delegates with regard to the adoption
of this name was confident belief frequently ex-
pressed, that the whole Democratic party would
soon come over to them, or in sufficient numbers,
in the Northern stasss, to give them forty mem.
bers of Congress, whfSh, Mr.. Giddings has fire.
quentIy assured them, Will DO sufficient to "erase
the black code from the statute. book OF the ma
tion.''
The result of the North Carolina election, az far
the complexion Of the Legislature is concerned,
continues in fog. To the House of Commons 81
Wings and 81 Democrats certainly elected,
leaving the counties of Cherokee and Haywood to
be heard from. Cherokee will certainly elect
Wing, and Haywood is doubtful-the chances ia.
voring the return Of Democratic member. To
the Senate 81 Democrats and 81 Wings are chosen,
leaving the district of Beaufort and Hyde to be
fully heard from-Beaufert giving the Wing can
didate 40 majority, which may or may not be over
come by Democratic majority in Hyde. The
Camden and Currituck district 10 a tie, SO that
new election will have to be ordered. From this
statement of the case, which know to be fully
correct, you can form your own opinion to which
party will have the majority on joint ballot.
1t is at any rate satisfaction to know that one
house being Wing and the other Democratic, the
Legislature will not have it in its power to gerry
mander the State for the election of members of
Congress, under the new apportonment, to suit the
wishes of partisans without reference to equality of
population or Identification of interest. The ma
jority for Reid, the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor, may goa little over 1000, and may possibly
| reach 500.
In the Baltimore market this morning, there
were sales Of 1000 bills. City Mile -four at s..
Sales of good to prime red wheat at Sc 80, and
white at 80 81. Sales Of white corn Mt 81 63,
and yellow at So Is.
| Sales at the Baltimore Stock Board, August 10.
| 5000 York & Cumberland Railroad bonds. .93
| 20 shares Union Bank. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 3
| 90 do Citizens Bank. 10
| II do Baltimore and Ohio r. r.. .S33
| At the board, this day, Maryland is closed at
| l0S bid; Baltimore 6's, 1890 los bid Baltimore
do. $780, Sc bid, 81 asked; do. shares ss3 bid, Sd
asked; York and Cumberland Railroad, 2l3 bid
~ asked; Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad,