New Haven Daily Herald

Prospects of Mr. Clay at the West.—The following facts, related to us by a gentleman of unquestionable veracity, who has recently returned from a tour to the far west, may seem to show, in connection with the mass of other evidence of a similar character, the state of public feeling in that section of the country in relation to the approaching Presidential contest.

On board the boat from Buffalo to Chicago, says our informant, there were seventy-three passengers, and a list having been made out from the list of the Captain, each passenger was requested to write in a separate column, immediately opposite his name, the names of the candidates of his preference, for President and Vice President, when the following result was shown:—for Clay and Frelinghuysen sixty-nine; for Polk and Dallas four; for John and Bob nine.

Down the Illinois river, with an entire change of passengers, a second trial was made, when there appeared out of sixty-one in number, for Clay and Frelinghuysen fifty-eight;—for Polk and Dallas three;—for the "Accident" nine.

The third trial was on board a boat down the Mississippi, from St. Louis to the Ohio, and up that river to Wheeling, at a time when the greatest number of passengers was on board. This last trial produced an amusing scene, for on comparing the list made out by the passengers, with the list of the boat, there was one less on the former, than appeared on the latter. A deputation was forthwith appointed to search out the delinquent, who was soon discovered in the forward part of the boat, quietly indulging himself with a Register. On being made acquainted with the object of their mission, he very good naturedly replied—“Gentlemen, I was fully aware of the nature of your proceedings in the cabin, but for certain reasons, which it is quite unnecessary for me to state, must decline signing that document; but I will frankly declare to you, that I have always been a Democrat and invariably voted with that party; nevertheless it is my sincere desire and my firm belief that Clay and Frelinghuysen will be elected." On the return of the deputation to the cabin, nine hearty cheers were given, and the following result declared—seventy six for Clay and Frelinghuysen, none doubtful;—six for Polk and Dallas; and two for John Tyler, the latter "a little disguised."

M.