The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-24


/ The Boston Daily ADVERTISER whose lament over The
loss OF Massachusetts to the wing party by reason Of
General SCOTS nomination have given in ano,bs,
column is very said sober old wing print not wanting
in sagacy and with long head at the working out Of
question in political arithmetic. 1t cphers away in The
same article follows aboat General Scotrs nomination
and the significance Of the nominating vote in regard 70
his chances OF election. We commend the computation,
both in it's process and result the particular attention
of our readers
1--WE win briefly the general facts on which any
rational calculation Of the probable success of the wbg
candidates in this election DO founded We may Tins
be enabled 10 Judge how far the members Of tho coaven-
ton, in the nomination which they have made were row.
cned by any welfouned expectation OF elecng the can
ddate whom they have nominated the presidency 1t
will be seen that the nomination has been made grea,
measure by the delegates Of States which will have no
wing votes 10 sve and with little regard to the preference
OF States whose support IL indispensable to success
"It will be observed, reference tho table which we
have presented that the 59 given the last ballot
for Gen. Scott from 70 different States From II Of
these States including the four largest States in the Uno
tho majority Of in favor Of Scott he having re-
ceived l47 from those States Of these IA Saes six
voted for Taylor the last election for Cass and
one, California, not In existence Ten OF these States
by the of the latest State cections-nansy, Maine
New Hampshire New Jersey, Ohio, indiana
illinois, Michigan, Virginia. and Calilomia-are decidedly
democratic, and of cannot be expected to aid In
Rhode Island New York, and Delaware, although the last
general elections in each in favor of the democratic
party, may, perhaps be fairly set down as doHbf,A
parties being nearly divided that neither patty likely
to yield without vigorous contest the result Of which
depend in considerable degree the relative
personal popularity OF the candidates, and the impression
which prevail of their respective positions in refer
ence to the compromise question II, in addition the
five OF Vermont, in favor OF General Scout
all The Of the three above named doubtful States
obtain in the fourteen States which have given a wing
candidate by possibility, forty-seven votes in aid of his
election. We sorry it is not in power say that
such event is probable.
The twelve remaining given for General Scott in
the convention from the six following States Mass
chuscs, Connecticut, Tennessee, Wisconsin. Iowa, and
Missouri. OF these Sales which have forty nine electoral
in ALL the three last gave their for General Cas-
the last presidential election, and neither OF tLem
believe, has given whig majority in general
ton any OCCASION Missouri however, IL satisfied with
the nomination, might have been relied with great
6dence in the coming for whig majority as We
believe Massachusetts, Connecticut and Tennessee gh
have been We must say, that in support Of the
nation, made in opposition to the expressed sentiment
OF the wings Of the States in our opinion wing majority
cannot be relied la any Of them Bat will sup
pose possible and add the forty votes oil these four
States which participated the nomination, The fore.
going lortyseven doubtful votes, and have eishYevcn
TO hope for, not half oil which can be relied on
"ln addition the States above named, there eleven
States whose votes in convention were unanimous agains
General Scott the last ballot, and believe all the
Scott, and they entitled to the number Of ELECTORS
Six of those States entitled As votes gave their
port In the last election to Gen Taylor, and the five o,e
gave their 30 for Gen. Cass. What probability Their
Is that the Eve States which voted for Gen Taylor In ls
but whose delegates have unanimously voted agans
General Scott ana all Of which in popular assemblies hu
declared their preference TO another candidate, will sap
port the whig nomination, leave to others judge
themselves. Oar opinion, founded the declarations
conventions and the public journals of those States,
that very litie reliance is TO be placed in this election
support from that quarter.
at remains to be seen what explanation the boltp
delegates OF Virginia, Tennessee, and Missouri viii CIV
accoun, fm causelessy abandoning ber friends in
East and the North, who had united with them In "
support Of the principles and of tbs administration
which the people iof those States had emphaiC1J
expressed their appreciation"
We set this down as the most extraordinary adms
sion made by s,aonch party journa-well Statistic
with the platform, tooogoinsi Us own party, 10 the OUT
set OF a canvass that have seen. Eightyseve
votes-bu little than half enough to eIect-ue
that the Advertiser figure up for General S,o't eve
claiming every Stale which that Journal can regard
doubtful, and including in these doubtful States dem
cratic New York. where The democracy, flushed With
cent victory, is at united, enthusiastic, COZ
dent in lis strength, and fully resolved to resua
its old place in the democratic presidential hs
while, as sbundantly appears by the extracts given
our columns Of to-day, The whs party there Is rent
twain by bitter feud, and in Of its sections uh
dsgusled with the nomination. Such is the condlhoa
things in that great State which the Advertiser in c
to make any show a, all for Scott is compelled TO Ga
as doubtful; and even with the vote Of New Yas1
which be cannot get-,ha journal yet finds its canda
as far from the possibility OF an election upon any 70
sonablc celebration he is before the voting begins
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Magnanimity Of General Cass.