Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-07-29
\ - FOX GUVERNOR,
JOHN HUBBARD.
The Prospect.


"Straws show which way the wind blows. -
Last week we furnished our readers with evil
dence of the popularity of the democratic ma
tional nominations, evidence strong and irress-
tble that the democracy is rising in strength
and zeal to place their ticket, Pierce and King.
beyond the reach of possible defeat. From
every State in the Union, we hear of the up
rising of the democracy, the kindling of the
fire Of zeal and victory. A few more straws
which speak plain prediction, we give our
readers
The Baltimore Argus states that Col. John
Spear of that city-an influential whig-has
come ont fiat footed for Pierce and King.
Hugh ]. Hastings, the delegate from Albany
to the Wing National Convention says in his
paper, the Knickerbocker 1--WE cannot see
how the friends of freedom and Kossuth can
do otherwise than throw their influence in favor
of the democrats
Ex-senator Henderson of Mississippi, for
merly warm whig, is Stamping The State for
Pierce and hiag.
Col. McKaig, in 1919 a whig candidate for
Congress in Maryland, addressed the Pierce
and King ratification meeting in Cumberland,
in that State, and gave his reasons for sup
porting the democratic nominees He said
that thousands Of other wAigs soould also cote for
Gen. Pierce.
James III. Lacy, one of the candidates on the
wing electoral ticket in Virginia, says, in a
letter to friend, 81 aoiH not touch Scott ,cih a
ten.toOt pole" He also intimates that he will
support Pierce and King.
j. ?. Benjamin, Wing U. S. Senator elect,
from Louisiana, has written a letter stating
that Scott cannot carry that State.
The democratic papers in Ohio are entirely
confident of The success of the Pierce and King
ticket in that State. The wings in Northern
Ohio, instead of getting back any of their men
who voted against Taylor in lS4S, cannot even
keep those who went for him.
George w. Purkins, Esq an able, eloquent
and influential Virginia whg, before Il very
large democratic meeting in Halifax county,
repudiated Gen. Scott and avowed himself for
Pierce and King The Trenton True Ameri-
can says there is Pierce club in Newark COM
posed of $50 original wings; and further. that
Hon. William Wright, of Newark formerly a
wing member of Congress, candidate for Gov
ernor. one of the whig candidates for Senator
in 1851, &C., and Hon. J. Brick, heretofore
distinguished and influential wing of the first
distrct-besdes an innumerable quantity of
less important men, have recently renowned
whiggery.
The Lexington, (Ky.) Statesman, in referring
to the reception of SCOTS nomination, SAYS
that "since the news came to hand, we have
been told by at least a dozen wings that they
would vote for Pierce. This is literally true !;
and we're we SO disposed, we could give the
names. Most of them are among our most re-
spectacle citizens. For the first time in TWEEN
ty-fve years, Kentucky icW gire A-r electoral
rote to the democratic candidates for President
and Vtee President. Mark our prediction
A letter from Wisconsin says-"They say
East that Scott will run well in the West. l
speak only for Wisconsin, which is good fdr
Pierce and King by ten thousand majority, be-
yond any contingency"
Hon. F. S Martin and Hon. A. NJ. Scher-
merhorn, both whig members of Congress
from New York, have avowed their opposition
to Scott, and their determination to do what
they can in an honorable way to secure his de-
feat. This extends the list of the members of
the House of Representatives who have here
tofore been wings, but who are now opposed to
Gen. Scott, to sEvENTEEN-nearly one.ftih of
all the wing members of that body.
The New York Day Book. whig paper,
says
- II is asserted that so many wing mer-
chants are asking admission into Tammany
Hall, the Sachelns are talking of enlarging
it.''
The Lafayette (Ala.) Tribune, one Of the
staunchest wing journals at. the South, en-
phatically repudiates Gen. Scott.
We. find the following in the New York
Times-an original and leading Scott paper,
and therefore undoubted Authority:
"Col. w. II. Lucus, who was one of The
delegates in the Wing National Convention,
from Alabama, mas written a le,ter rem,diat,
ing the nomination of General Scott. We
think it very possible that this movemen,
may lead to the loss of Alabam, .In,l,ed
since the manifesto Of Col. Lucus we have
made up our minds that General Scot, rrus,
be elected without the aid OF that State
We copy the following from Georgia ma
per
THE FEELING IN GEORGIA From one end
ofthe State 10 tie other, from the sea coast
TO the mountains, and from river 10 river.
we have the most gratifying responses TO the
democratic nominations. The democracy,
TO man are marching under The banner OF
Pierce and King-whle in The ranks OF
whiggery the sounds Of woe are everywhere
heard. Now and then a wing may he found
who has the boldDess 10 declare for Scott
but at this time, there is a discomfort in the
wing ranks which foreicls defeat nexi
fall as ever befcll the wing army in its ballles
with old Hickory. "The Young Hickory Of
the Granite Hills" is the man for the people
of Georgia-hs honest, straighlfor
course while in the public service-his cour-
age and generosity as a sodler--his fmuess
and integrity as a man, are prominent fea-
lures in his character and history, which re.