Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-12-04


Fox to friend whom he had left, six
months before, at Killarney, under the
rainy sky Of Ireland. I" Is that shower
over yet 4" say we to ourselves, as we un.
fold one after another the journals from
the country and the letters of our cores.
Pondents, announcing majorities for the
Wing ticket il the interior counties. No,
the shower is not over yet; It rains cats
and dogs in the western counties Of the
State, and WARD rs GOVERNOR
BY MAJORITY OF 100000
IN. 7. Epeniag Post.
TIE above rather inelegant, but candid
confession from the leading organ Of the
administration in the city of New York,
leaves no doubt as to the general result of
the late political battle in that great State.
Since the elevation of Mr.. Van Buren,,
less than two short years ago, the party
majority has been reversed in. his own
State, and ia the election of Mr.. Seward,
his forces have been routed with the
Loss OF THIRTY EIGHT THOU.
SAND voters. There is, we repeat, no
doubt as to the success of the Wing cause,
and It is unnecessary, we take it, to await
the full returns, before invoking the So
Der second thought of our readers to the
consideration of this great and important
triumph. = -
Our first reflection should be s: Who
have brought about a contamination so
/ glorious, and unlocked for, as the redemp.
ton of the Empire Etate2 And in an.
swering this question, let US not, after
awarding due credit to the zeal and abli.
ty of our own leading friends-and to the
Wing press of New York particularly,
forget the patriotic and self sacrificing
CONSERVATIVES, who throwing themselves
into the. breach in 1887, and adhering,
with few unimportant exceptions, to
their faith in 80, first redeemed the Lee
gislature from the hands Of the spoilers,
and now give US Governor, and nearly
thirty members Of Congress out of forty.
| Above all, let us treasure with grateful
emotions, the indomilable spirit and noble
services Of NATHANIEL P. TALL
/ MADGE Of Duchess, name that FIRST
struck terror to the souls of the Albany
1 Regency, and secured TO the Wings the
ascendancyi in the State Legislature. To
the proud stand which, amidst, the most
bitter opposition and relentless persecu.
ton. he assumed and maintained do VrO
e..e ., large portion Of our success, and
regarding. the recent triumph in New
York as the GROWING victory to our arms,
we sincerely trust that his claims to high
distinction viii not be forgotten, whatever
may be our honest preferences or unfor.
I mate divisions in regard to other dlstin.
guished leaders of the Wing party. In.
deed there is d peculiar fitness in running
hir. TALLMADGR for the VICE PRESI
/ DENCY J, which mnst at once, arrest the
attention Of every generous friend to the
cause and if doubts as to the policy o.
such nomination before existed, they 9are
now removed by triumph, not less i'm
portant in its influences upon the who'll
country, than decisive of the vote of tn
Empire State.
The triumph is indeed a signal one
} For months, the issue, power against thu
people, was doubtful, and the signs Of th'
times evidently against the success Of thu
latter. Every influence, every effort tina
desperate Executive and his pensionel
adherents, could bring to bear, wa
r promptly brought into requisition, nc mat
f terwhat the cost or how abandoned tn
$ principle. I" Get votes I" was the ster
B command sent forth from Washington !
: the Albany Regency, " honestly if yo
can, but get roles 20 Nor was this all
The same corrupt organization !; the sam
profigate system of electioneerlng wer
arranged for, and existed in all the tire
great States of Pennsylvania. Ohio an
New York. As the fall contest approach
8 ed, theoficersand 6 hirelings" of the ad
ministration from Long Island TO III
: Maumee; from Philadelphia TO Cincir
e nat, might be seen active in the felC
I openly and unbIushingly interfering wit
e the freedom Of elections, and by systeI
: Of bribery and gambling, never befol
witnessed in this or any other free cointr,
directly assaiIing the morals of the peopl
and the hitherto untarnished integrity
= the ballot box. The elections came.
$ Ohio, by the extraordinary efforts of 4
e trained regulars Of the administration,
temporary ascendancy was gained 2ov'
- the honest militia .of the State. IL Penn
sylyania too, by the appliances Of q
Il managers at Washington-snch as Il
OIL distribution Of bets, the frauds OF the
4 own inspectors, the manufacture Of tict
Z tions returns, &c, Porter was chose
Z Governor. notwithstanding an inneu'
: increase of the boness Wing strength 1
~ tie State. New Jersey was also assalls
s bv the souae villainous arts, and but for 4
conseNative provisionscf her State Co
- s,itotion would have fallen q prey to- 4
spoilers. The shouts Of tie administf
ton were long and loud, and Of its lEler'
(paricularly hereabout, sill loude
Il New York, they confidently beast
g would Be & brought back - her dtsls
8 bya majority Of 70. 20s SO Or g tho
r sand-the city to. Be- carried By slorl
q and the country to surrender at discFelio
z Hoffman and Curtis. and the : reiractoFl
J. Conservative Clark were to be dismiss
6ln ohores and Mr. Iallmadge y
a tually instructed ST his own county q
s. relornped 81 Che Legislature. Al
wen might our opponents venture to boa
They bad iuss succeeded. where succe'
s months 40 deemed next g !.
possible and tie sane acts being 6 {
full tide uf sncces( gu experiment g n
York, they might readily be eploplsep
- 70 clam tie Governor eng tRlsat =