From the National hateligencer.

 BETTING,
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WASHINGTON, August 14th, 1S44. To Me Editors

 GENTLEMEN :-I have understood that some of the friends of MT. James K Polk in this quarter, express great confidence in his success at the en- suing Presidential election. Now for the purpose of testing their sincerity, propose to the betting portion of MT. Folks friends the following bets, to wit:

 That Henry Clay will receive the electoral vo te of Louisiana.

 That he will receive the electoral vote of Tennes- see.

 That he will receive the electoral vote of New York. The three foregoing bets to be taken togeth- CT.

 That can name States which give 145 votes that

 $500

 That Mir. Clay will be elected President of the United States. These two bets to be taken togeth- CT.

 S2,5OO

 That Henry Clay will be elected and I will give premium, in cash, of

 S25O to any one who will make me the last bet. will also give premium, in cash, of

 $500 to any one who will take all the foregoing bets. Any one wishing to take any one or all of the bets here proposed, can have an interview with me for the purpose of drawing the necessary writings and depositng the funds by application to the Ed itors of the Intelligencer. WHIG. An esteemed friend having, flor the reasons which he has stated. thought fit to make the above offers through our columns we deem it proper to say, while we dissent from the practice introduced by our adversaries of betting elections that the gen. tleman who makes these offers is we'll known to us, that he is of undoubted responsibility and that~he is both able and willing to redeem his pledges. Bertie County.-The result of the recent cleo tion in this county, in North Carolina, shows what exertions, union, organization and good cause can effect. In 1882, in the palmiest days of Jacksonism, the vote of this county on the presidential ticket stood thus :--

 Jackson, POS

 Clay, 35