Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-10-30
MARYLAND ELECTION.

The Baltimore papers of yesterday give
full returns of the late election in Maryland.
Mr.. Thomas is elected Governor by ma
iority Of $50 votes; and the opposition par
ty have a majority of six members in the
House Ct Delegates; last year the Wings
had majority Of forty-one.
When with heavy heart we admitted
some days ago the probability Of the loss by
the Wings OF all the autumnal elections, we
excepted the State Of Maryland-such was
our confidence in her integrity and sound
ness. We have, however, lost that State
also, or rather she has led the way to the
defeats which we may anticipate in other
State elections which are to take place
within the next few weeks. The election
in Maryland, however, has been very
close one, and proves rather the apathy
than the weakness of the Republican party
in that State. If only part of the Wings
Of the city OF Baltimore who absented them
selves from the polls had voted, the election
would have resulted differently.
Besides the apathy and Indifference into
which the Wings have been thrown by the
course of things at Washington, which
might sufficiently account for the loss of
the election, causes Of dissatisfaction with
in the State operated most powerfully; the
chief of which was. the weight Of the direct
taxation which the late Wing Legislature,
in tie honorable and hgh-minded discharge
of painful but imperative duty, found it
necessary 10 impose to save the State from
the shame and ruin of irretrievable bank
ruptcy. We are mortified to learn that
some gentlemen Of large property, Wings
in sentiment, and heretofore in action, voted
the LocOfOco ticket avowedly "to get rid of
the taxes" The new Governor is, as we
understand it, pledged to repeal the taxes,
to eXtermnatc all the issues of small money
bills including all those bills of credit issued
by himself as President of the Chesapeake
and OHIO Canal Company and to do many
other things which he will find equally prac-
iicab!c. The experiment is now to be made
whether the prosperity Of a State is to be
advanced by an open contempt of all obi
cations of honor, as well as of State pride
and patriotism. We shall see how this Eek
pertinent" will end.
Much as we may, for the sake of the prin-
cipIes involved, regret the loss of this cleo
ton by the Wings, we consider ii the sure
prcsago Of success hereafter to the Wing
cause in Maryland, as well as in other
States in which the present year witnesses
Wing defeats. The Wing party, gaining
strength by their fail, will be found cxhibi-
ting in the next year an energy in strong
contrast with their present sUpineness. Re-
covering from the depressing effects of the
occurrences at the seat Of the General Gov
ernmcnt, appealing with Just pride to the
benciicIent measures accomplished at the
late session of Congress. Notwithstanding
these occurrences, they will rally in their
strength and teach their adversaries next
year, as they. did year ago, what power
there IS in the uni Oh Of virtuous purposes
with firm resolves.
As for the defeated wing candidate,
though we regret that our neighbors Of Ma
rylahd nave not appreciated as they ought
the value CT SO upright and high-minded
a statesman as Wiiliam Cost johnson, it is a
satisfaction to know that his country has
not lost his services where they may be
quite as valuable as, under present circum-
stances, they could have been at the head OF
the government of Maryland. Already the
whole country owes to him debt of graf
itude for his agency in the late passage OF
the inestimable act for the adjustment of
the land question, to which he will, by his
continuance in Congress, be enabled TO add
new titles to the esteem and confidence, not
of his immediate constituents merely, but OF
the whole Union.-Nat. Int, Oct. IL.
UTThe Van Buren, candidate for Gov.
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