The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1832-12-04 00:00:00

much mistaken if the ensuing election do not demon-
strate," that the tradesmen, and particularly the old free-
men of Liverpool, are well able to distinguish between
those who are the Suliport of thethselves and families, and
those Who delude them with empty promises of undefin-
able* future benefits. .

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IN our last number- we -briefly-noticed the accounts,
brought by, the last packet from New York, of the termi-
nation of the election, in that city, in favour of the Jack
son ticket. When the universal suffrage and vote by
ballot have beeli adirocted by. our ultra liberals, we have
iuvariably heard the United States quoted as a practical
proof of the advantages to be derived from the adoption
of those pet theories of our.radical reformers ; it is, there-
fore, with no small satisfaction; that we lay before our
readers the foll Owing extract from the New York Daily
Advertiser, of the Bth November, shewing the working
of this so-much-to-be-desired state of things, and forcibly
illustrating the soundness of the assertion so confidently
made by modern reformers, that the ballot would do away
with all intimidation and corruption, and that every elec-
tor would thereby be enabled to vote according to his
eonscience, without any fears as to the consequences.

Postscript, One o'clock.
" The Polls closed last night at sundown, after a contest of three
days, a contest altogether unparalleled in the history of this city.
The number of votes taken has reached the astonishing number of
35,861, nearly six thousand more than-was ever cast. We have given
the result as far as the canvass has proceeded, which gives a majority.
in all but the three first and possibly the 15th, for the Jackson ticket.
" The number of illegal votes brought to the Polls, has been appal-
ling. Many thousands have found their way by. hard swearing, into
,the Ballot Boxes, and thousands have been rejected after repeated
attempts to get in their votes. The whole patronage of Government
and the great body of Office holders have been put in requisition.
" Some of the most disgraceful scenes have been witnessert In the
seventh ward, yesterday, a fight took place, in which several persons
were seriously injured ; and among them Alderman Whiting, when
attempting to preserve the peace. Tbe inspectors of the election had
to retire, and were unable to canvass the votes. Several persons were
taken up, and committed

In the Fourteenth Ward, there was an affray, in which several
were injured ;--and at this hour, midnight. a mob are parading the
streets, composed of at least, a thousand persons, with drums beating,,
flags and Ja6kson banners flying and hickory poles raised.
" They were parading Wall-street and Broadway, composed of the
very dregs of the city, and nearly all with a Hickory Club."

FROM A CORRESPONDENT.—We confess ourselves ut-
terly unable to answer the question asked in all quarters
—"What are Mr, Thornely's pretensions to represent
Liverpool ?" We should have thought this question had
been for ever decided. Mr. Thornely is not a new man
he has been already before his fellow-townsmen as a can-
didate, and with a result which makes the present attempt
at public excitement wholly unjustifiable. At the election
which gave to Liverpool the benefit of Lord Sandon's
services ; there might possibly have been something on
the part ,of Mr. Thornely to recommend him to a portion
of the electors. An out-and-out Reformer was sought for
by some, and, undoubtedly, those that desired a sweeping
change—a Reform which would overthrow the whole fa-
bric of the Constitution in Church and • State,---would
have found in the Socinian and Republican a fitting Re-
presentative. Yet the miserable exhibition of strength,
or rather weakness, which he made at the Hustings too
plainly demonstrated the hopelessness of the presumptu-
ous enterprise. He appealed for support to the mercantile
interest, and how was the appeal responded to ? With the
exception of fewer than half a dozen individuals not
particularly distinguished for either judgment or discre-
tion, he was universally- rejected. His personal friends
ceased to recognize him, lest, by any appearance, they
might be thought to countenance such a cause. The
present chairman of his committee was pleased to com-
pliment the mercantile community of Liverpool, by as-
serting, that he was ashamed of his brother merchants.
Where are, then, Mr. Thornely's merits ? What are his
pretensions to be one of the " faithful commons" of a
Christian Monarch ? We-pause for a reply. It is gra-
tifying- to think, that the result of the contest, if -contest'
there be, will rejoice every friend to social order,—every
one wishing well to the best interests of our common
country. In the meantime, it is most amusing to ob-
serve, with what earnestness Mr. Thornely's friends
would persuade him, that "he has the confidence of the
electors ; that be is the favourite of the people ; and that
his return is certain." Mr. Thornely .looks dolefully
doubting, and in reply to all these fine assurances, he
answers as the Vicar of Wakefield did to the gentleman
A' the sha-green spectacles, "I think I have heard all this
before."

ON Satin-day, Lord Sandon, accompanied by Mr.
Lawrence, and some ,other friends, appeared. .:upon
'Change, a little after three o'clock, and, from one of the
windows in the building. addressed the company assem-
bled,in the area. His lordship,'as will be seen from the
report of his speech, entered,- at great length, upon every
one of the points which have been urged against him, as
violations of his pledges on the subject of the reform bill,
and a more open, manly, and, to our minds, satisfactory
explanation and defence of every part ofiiis conduct can-
not well be imagined.' We refer 'our readers to the speech
itself, as any attempt to abridge it would weaken its ef-
fect, but we would particularly direct attention to the
clear-and distinct avowal of his lordship, that he would
oppose further innovations, until we had experience of
the-practical* benefits of the reform bill. We could have
wished that the members of the abolition society had
been present, to have heard•the admirable exposition
which he gave of his views on the subject of Colonial
Slavery. '
When his lordship had concluded, thepany moved corn
to the opposite corner of the square, where they were
addreSsed by Sir Howard DOuglas, principally upon the
subject of the. East India and China trade. The gallant
baronet avowed himself opposed, in principle, to mono-
polies, .but declined 'pledging him Sell to .any particular
line of conduct, but such as should appear to him, upon
mature consideration, but calculated to -promote the inte-
rests of the empire at large. We perfectly concur in the
opinion expressed by him, that the constitutional doctrine
is to pledge to principles, not to practice.
The addresses of both the candidates appeared to make
a deep impression upon many of their political opponents
as well as friends, and we rejoice 'in the strong conviction
which we.entertain, that the return of the noble lord and
the gallant baranet, as our representatives, to the first
reformed House of Commons is hardly doubtful. Let
the true friends of the constitution, in church and state,
exert themselves as they onlit,and their majbrity must
be -most triumphant.