The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-12-05
From the Albany Argus.
THE MADISONIAN--AND THE NEW YORK
ELECTION

The Daily Advertiser Of Saturday quotes from
the Madisonian, for our especial benefit the con-
tinued remarks of that print upon what it describes
as the overwhelming revolution that has taken place
that the articles of the Madsonian find ready
translation 10 the columns OF the bittereS and most
INSCRIPTIONS of the federal journals Nothing can
be in more exact accordance with the course and the
designs of those journals, and nothing more accepa-
bic to their readers and political supporters The
Madisonan may be regarded, indeed, as the federal
presses say Of the New York Conservatives, as one
of them'-as an adjunct of the the federal wing
press in every party Of the word But we take
leave to correct its assumptions in relation to the
suits of the election in this Satea matter which is
obviously part Of It's game to misunderstood or
grossly misrePreseSnt erelams .Ihat but nd dhs h
loco-foco doctrinesl could have changed the views
and feelings Of more than FIFTY THOUSAND voters in
the State of New York, in less than twelve months,
and induced those who uniformly stood by Mr. Van
Buren, through good report and through evil report,
to leave him in the hour of conflict to his fate, and
to turn their arms upon an ignomnious ally that had
been led into the field"
We have already alluded to the combination of
causes which led to the reduction of the democratic
vote at the late election for the result is owing not
to the increase of the federal strength, but to the
absence of the republican electors from the polls.
The official returns will show diminuiion, since
the election three years ago, in the republican vote
Of full forty thousand, and elimination also Of the
combined opposition poe of al least t,oelre thousand.
Both parties show greatly diminished vote the
federalists less in proportion to that OF the republic
cans, because the former being the dominant party,
were the liable to internal schism and difficulty
in the country nominations and, relying upon their
strength, felt the less necessity for union and exer
ton while the latter excited to unusual efforts
by the hope sprngng out Of the depressions of the
times and the divisions among republicans, and
came into the field without any instance of country
Reorganization or local dissension The idea there
fore that there has been change of fifty thousand
voters" or any material change, is fallacy. II is
perversion of the truth, uttered by the Madisonian
and eagerly repeated by its opposition co-laborers,
for common purpose mutual design-.tor effect IN
ether States, and 10 coapey the impression that
jority Of the electors Of this State hare declared them
seires adrersc TO the administrations
We repeat, that it is designed and wilfu fallacy
Whenever the vote of the State shall be called out,
the result will prove it to be This State, rely
upon it, will sustain the administration of Martin
Van Buren, Let no man doubt the issue of the next
contest. The Democracy OF the State, rallying out
in vindicaon of their cause and its principles, and
in vindcation also of him who has asserted its great
truths, and promoted its predominance, throughout
public career of equal elevation and honor, relying
at this time at all times with confidence upon the
integrity and right judgment of the people, will be
as certainly triumphant year hence, as il is
laboring under partial and temporary defeat.