Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-11-19
NEW YORK ELECTION.


PRosPEcrs or Mr. CLAY.-Wc Yesterday promised
to lay ddtional evidence befire the reader of the
fact assumed by true thar from the indications
of the late election, New York is at this time for
Mr.. Clay.
We know very well, that Throop is elected, by n
majority, says the Courcr of not less than seven nor
NOR" than nine ihousand-that Livingston is elected
that . Jackson to eleven antl-Jackson members
Of Congress are. elec,ed-and thai the State Ieois
luture elect, is J,csson, the same proportion 1t
appears ut the first view, lmJpsslblo TO reconcile
these facts with the conclusion for which we end;
YET 1t is neither impossible, nor difficult. The fol-
lowing extracts from Journals of high IN diligence
and influence. explain he real state of matters
The Albany Daily Advertiser, decided and IN
luentlal Clay print went over to Throop a few davs
previous to the election, preferring the success of
the EegencE that OF AMI Masonry Defandino
its course, and repelng ne impuiaton of having de-
serted lis principles, thar print the Duh hus speaks
'1he result Of the late election has proved T., -
voice loud the thunder, that our course was n,
proved by the people and by the party with which
we have Away acted. In tins and The counties adj
Joining-Benssclher Columbia. Montgomery and
Oneida, which have given and at any time ri %
and viii give whenever the question sha distinctly
come up, majority of three thousand for the ma.
tional republican par Y, have given n rnaioritv
of screen thousand fire hundred for Throop. Other
counties might b" quoted, but name these a, he
ing III our vicinity. They have shown in n manner
not 10 be mlsnnd rsood, that the nolerant pr,nci-
piles of anti mas nry never shall be tolerated amopr
them
The opponents of Jackson who voted for Throop
In the counties enumerated, were enough nearly OF
themselves, to have secured Grargcr's election. A.
mGng the friends of Mr.. Clay who fled of with tho
DaIy Advertiser Goncral Van Rensselaer, and
Mr.. Van Vechtcn Of Albany, gentlemen of dstinc
ton and influence.
The New York Commercial Advertiser is still
more emphatic than the Albany Advertiser:
9Th Providence Journal Is very much mistaken in
his views OF New York politics. He thinks tho sue.
cess OF the Anti Masonic party would have destroy
ed Mr.. Clnv IN this Stale, whereas It would have
strengthened him. The Anu Masonic party in THIS
. g. Is not prcscrpivc body, however fanniics
n few over Jealous men may be. Nor were they ever
hall as IN olernnl and pfoscrptive the ALBANY Re
grncy has been Is now, and will be. AZ il re-
cts this party stand on neut5 al ground bet
tncfn and the Masonic fraternity, who a, for Cla,
but yet voted fOm mistaken view of policy for tho
Regency candidates Th" Anti Masons, we repca, |
III this State no longer rptive in their vie,ys
nor do they my longer ask 1t OF Masons to renouncc
ond a'Jure the order, but only 10 yield silently 10
what hey believe tn BE- the rrrsIsib, march of nub
lie opinion The truth Is, the great body of III An.
IL Mas ns of this State, arc for Clay. And thu re-
turns OF this 81 ctlnn will show. that were The naked
question between Jackson and Clay - b. presented
iOr decision by the people to-mprrDw the friends of
the latter would carry the State by thirty thousand |
m lorIty.'
Thirty thou and majority for Clay, if tho question !
were presented, Clay or Jackson! stripped, las il
will be IN 1882 Of the pcrplexitrs and embarrass !
mcnis III which it was involved the late election by
the NUN rnus and dove-tacd State parties which
distract New York. This declaration of the G M.
nercIa il only The expression Of opnion bu, he
opinion Of an experienced and Intelligent individual |
whose sincerity tcould il otherwise bo questioncd)
10 guaranteed by hi' addressing u to an enlightened
community, finllar himself wrh tho State of
public feeling and with whom no would not
hazard his reputation by advancing statement.
unsupported by facts probability. In this declara
ion emanaiing from respectable quart"r--sup /
ported by many other and high authorities corrob
o aod by numerous and pregnant circumstances the
friends OF Clay ought TO fluid ample amends for the