The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-06-12
CORRESPONDENCE OF TIE ATLAS.
FROM WASHINGTON.
WAsHINGTON. jane :. 1852.

ASHINGTON, jane 1872
Washington is comparatively quiet. The
,.r.c,,cs to the late Democratic Convention
Leo zone home, although few vet linger
-, The Democrats profess to be well sat
,a.l with their ticket and the Wings arc
.,.;s,;eJ with 1t; so there is satisfaction
81 round.
Tho Democratic Convention having done
.,s;, work. the attention of the politicians.
al Of the people. is turnin. 70 the Wing
c,,yeption which is to meet at Baltimore on
=, 18Th The Whi9s are sanaunc Of sue
.,,s and no doubt is expressed Of the entire
,.-ropv Of the Convention and NAV also
-. that no doubt exists here. either among
u,,;,. or Democrats, a To who the Wing
.a,:,e, will be. Scott is the man looked
.,,o, 4. certainly to be nominated. This may
|, result not expected by many of our
Wbis,. who prefer Mr. Webster, but it is ap-
,,-cntlv as txc! as fate.
Asrcgards the Vice President, numerous
candidates are named, but among the lot no
an. Think. stands better chance for the
domination than the distinguished Senator
from MARYLAND. Hon. JAMES \. PEARCE.-
.o,, and, pcarcc would make ticket worth
,o,;nr for and worth working for, and one
,b,, would inevitably beat the Pierce and
v;ro ticket. Senator Dawson. of Georgian
,l.o named, in the hope that his nomination
you'll have a GOOD effect in his State anc
,,b.r more southern States. The choice Of
MANY !. for Jones. of Tennessee, Stanlv, Man
NUN and Graham, of North Carolina, an,
Judge Underwood Of Kentucky. Wher
there are so many excellent men from whom
~ select, it is absolutely certain that whocv
or is nominated will b.. good man. Ii Scot
.houId be nominated for President the Sout
will probably decide who shall 90 on the tick
., with him. as the Northern delegates wi
leave the selection pretty much TO the Soutl
crn gentlemen.
Already number OF delegates have ARR,
ell the city, and many more are expecte
70 arrive during the week. The best tcclin
prevails among those who are here. and
determination is everywhere exprc-sc!
abide the decision OF the convention. and
confident hope i felt in the election OF I,
WIZ candidates. We NAV confidently re
upon the wisdom and patriotism of the rcpr
.cntativcs of the Wings Of the Union.
whose hands have been cOniitlcd the sclcctic
nj the standard bearers %! the party in Il
cominS campaign.
Tn" nomination Of General Pierce me,
with the seeming acqulcsccnrc of the Den
crafts here, and they say that 1t i, the b
domination that could have been made,
There Is, however, very little enthusiasm {
hbited and the whole thing looks as if t
can be made out of what thew have go;. y
NAV see in the Baltimore Sun Of this morni
acarl by major Berrctt, of Boston" ti
mcrlv an anache ofthc Boston Custom Ilo,>
oTrrng to bet five thousand dollars that &c
c-a Pierce, If he lives, will be the next Pr,
dent Of the United States, the offer TO star
open until the lst of July. think beto
tina, time the Maj will have found a nu
hcr of customers anxious to accept his off
and the iles of November will show that t
old adagc that fool and his money are SO
parted" is as true now as it ever was. /
truth is. that the game OF brag is to be cxte
Hvely practised during the Presidential ca
psisn by the Democrats. a game never !
sorted to but by the most desperate gan
'PrS.