The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-04-28
NEW YORK CITY ELECTION


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NEW YORK CITY ELECTION.
The V b. majority in The city mt the late election,
as appears by the official canvass IS 1868. Last
fall the V. b. maioriy,for Senator was 1888, show
ing II Wing gain of 270. This is doing better than
was expected. Van Buren, has something like 500
custom house officer in the city, who like Swart-
W out and Price, spend money and time for their
master And what is still more outrageous two u.
s. SHIPS OF WAR came to the city and dschar-
ged their crews-probubIy 1000 men, who, by GER
tain influences, were led to the polls to vote
the Van Buren, ticket. The registry law did not
90 into efiect,-it passed too late to be Of
use in preventing illegal voting at this lime, but 1t
will tell at another trial against the administration
The New York Express thus speaks of the cleo
ton
LIST. We have reduced the loco foco majority of
last Fall, while they made moro exertons now than
they made then, and spent more money.
Cd. We have reduced the ma jorlty with all thu
clamors of Registry Act against US, and without
any of It's benefits.
Sd. We have now reduced the majority which
we admitted last fall to be fairly won, in spite Of
the unlimited and prohgAte frauds OF the present
Election the like Of which was never before know
in the city, thus demonstrating, that IN the lar
vote ola Registry, tho city is wing.
4,b. We have reduced the majority in mere
municipal contest, when the Administration staked
its all upon it, and we staked nohng,-for we had
nothing to lose,-and without the popularity OF
General Harrison aid US in ii, his name being
hardly involved in The controversy.
5th. There u deep and an abiding con-
victon on the part OF many that the Government
of the city now, with its pecunary endorsements,
and the disposition Of its patronage, would be n
burtben rather than prop to the wing party,-and
the fight made was rather preserve our organic
alton, and demonstrate our strength, than to win
6. We have shown to the Wings of the State
and of the Republic, than Mr. Van Buren, has
| lost Estrenglh here, and that 1t is Impossible
now for him to recover the State through the city
inasmuch as the State was Wing last November,
in spite OF a larger majority than Mr. Van Bure
| now has in the city. The Wings have increased
their strength in the state now and Van Buren, has
lost in the city.
Below extracts from an article in the New
Yorker neutral paper-whose statements may
always be relied upon as being correct:
The result disappointed the most sangu:ne parti-
zans on both sides, but not essentially the cooler
Cd TO VAN
Varan; while some Harrison men anticipated, ho
ped the election of Phoenix. The canvass show:
no material change from the result of the State
election last November.
There has been much illegal voting, by sailors
aliens, non residents and double voters, a
this Election, but neither party before pollec
so many legal votes as now. The number of vote:
as now. The number of voters naturalized jus
PRIOR to this Election is little under l,0O0-nine
tantbs of whom probably aided to swell the major
ity Of the triumphant party. The recent discharge
of the crews Of two United States ships of war If
our port, rallied nearly 10 man to vote the
Van Buren, ticket. Probably the Fourth and Sew
enth Wards were carried, while the general result
was sensby effected, by thus weapon alone.
We never before witnessed more gallant srug
gle than was made in the contest throughout the
last week OF the canvass. Up to the result of the
Connecticut electon no serious expectations were
entertained by the opposition of defeating MIR Va
ria no al a ed 1Ort resolved
amour cemeDt that Com ecticut had given a SOC
majority for Harrison animated them 10 vigorous
contest, and in the week succeeding no honorable
exerons RENTED on either side.
1t would be unjust to close our notice of the E.
lection without honorable mention of the course
pursued by the Wing party with regard TO Illegal
Votes Hitherto, it has been the common practice
of both parties to declaim aga inst the frauds
and corrupt practice of their opponents, but
to wink at the polling of illegal votes on their own
side In this contest the Wings resolutely and
uniformly their faces against illegal voting, and
offered rewards OF $25 each for the detection OF il
legal voters without distinction of party We dc
not believe that 100 illegal votes were poed fol
their tickets in all the wards. Their aggregate vote
thus given, exceeds any previous estimate of .heil
own strength. May not hope that the time
will come when freemen will universally esteem
It as dishonorable and guilty to carry election
by illegal votes, to obtain money forget
check or goods by means of forged letter of cred
Tho New York Chronicle, a neutral paper
says:
Under all circumstances, it must be acknowledg-
ed that the result of the contest is ia
vorabe to the antVan Burenites than they had
right to expect. They more than hold their own
and their antagonists, though victorious, admit they
are previously disappointed. Three thousand was
the majority they calculated upon, and even as late
as eight o'clock on Tuesday evening they conn
IDENTIFY claimed and offered to bet upon majority
of two thousand FIVE hundred
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