Republican Herald

The British Whig papers are continually harping about their prospects in Ohio for a gentleman now in this city, a resident and a "native of Ohio," who is thoroughly acquainted with the people and politics of that State. It is inserted that our friends may not be deceived by the misstatements of the opposition. The writer says.—

"I, as a native of that state, profess to know something about her politics, and the principles of her inhabitants—and can prove to the satisfaction of every honest man, did mind, by figures, which never lie, that the State of Ohio will cast her Electoral vote for Martin Van Buren. At the gubernatorial election in 1836, Vance, the federal candidate received less—40s votes out of 201,255, the whole number polled. Baldwin, the Democratic candidate received 96,049—federal majority 6046. Two weeks afterwards Gen. Harrison came into the field, and carried the State by 8487 majority—there being an increase of the whole number of votes polled for Gov. Governor of nearly 23,000, showing that General could make an increase of only 2,411 over all Harrison, with all his boasted popularity, the majority of the most popular Whig the Whigs ever run for Governor in that State. In 1838 the Democrats elected their Governor by 6,493 majority of 206,071 votes, showing a nett Democratic gain of 14,910 since the Presidential election. And in 1839, at the election for members of the Legislature, both parties, the Democrats carried the State by the sweeping majority of 20,000—when too, there were more votes polled than at the Presidential election in 1836. The whigs at the present time, are in a minority of more than 20,000, and when they with all his "log cabins," hard cider and "confidential committees," can convert this overwhelming Democratic majority into a minority, then, and not til then, will I believe that he can carry the State. It is an insult to the people of that state to suppose, for one moment, that they will cast their votes for General Harrison, regardless of his principles. They do not value state pride so high, that they would be guilty of voting for a man who is so perfectly identified with all the leading measures of John Adams's administration. But the whigs contend that Ohio will go for Harrison in 1840, because it did in 1836, this is like the argument of the old fellow who wanted all the sons hung because the father was. Upon exactly the same grounds I might claim Rhode Island for Van Buren. Ohio, in 1836, was a Whig State, and Henry Clay could then, and could now, get as large a vote as Gen. Harrison. But now it is a Democratic State, and next fall, will cast her Electoral vote for Martin Van Buren by a triumphant majority.—N. Y. Eve. Post."