The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-16
Albany.
Albany.
Correspondence Of the Herald.l

Correspondence Of the Herald.l
ALBANY, November Ia, 1872.
| The Election-HoW the Wings triumphed in Alba
ny Countrywide Presidency-Prospects for ner
| Wintcr-7he State Printing, &c. &c.
| The battle is and the smoke of the great con
fct has cleared away, and people generally, but pc
lticians particularly, are beginning to calculate the
results to flow from this great victory and defeat and
the causes that have effected it. This county is
about the only one in the State where the wings
have gained, or even maintained their own And
this is to be ascrbed not from any belief entertain
ed by the electors in the soundness Of wing policy
or the introduction of the great measures of State
policy at issue between the contending parties into
the contest but solely by the exiraneous influence
of local questions. Some dissatisfaction prevailed
among the Irish Catholics IN regard to the letters of
Col Young relative to their claim of share of the
School Fund, for one of their schools in this city
Through the influence and representations of their
clergy, this portion OF our electors were induced
either to vote the whig ticket, else to withhold
their support from the locofocos by remaining at
home and not voting at all. This, with two or three
other questions, appealing solely 10 local feelings,
carried the city, and with 1t the county tor the wings,
and saved it from the political hurricane that has
swept the State from the Atlantic to the Great
Lakes
The result of the election may be considered as
clearly and distinctly expressive of the OF the
|
The milltax has been approved aud ratified, and
the new impulse" and borrowing policy of the
wings repudiated. The course of Capt. Tyler and
"the Guard" has received their sanction; that OF
the ultra Clay wings, the most emphatic cOndemna-
ton. The anti-Masons of the West find Henry Clay
bitter pill and refuse to swallow it. That he can
never carry the vote of the State OF New York, is
rendered certain by the result OF the late election
The wings went into the contest with the name OF
Clay inscribed their banners, and at the head of
their tickets, and even the same convention that
nominated Mr.. Bradish, nominated also Mr.. Clay,
on the part of the State OF New York. Had 1t been
the Presidential contest ITSELF the name of Mr. Clay
could net have been more prominent The State
has declared against him. as did Ohio, Pennsylvania,
and Maryland, and the only chance the wings have
OF success in 1874, is by Withdrawing the " Farmer
of Ashland" and running some more available"
candidate.
With the democratic party, too, this election has
most important bearing upon the Presidential
question and the selection OF candidates. Although
his name was not so prominently brought forward
In the recent canvass, yet the great result may be
considered as expressive Of the voice OF the State
in favor Of Martin Van Buren,. Very doubtful
Already his partiZans in this city, the old Re-
gency, taking ,he most efiecmsl measures to have
II so regarded, and you may expect speedily to see
Richie of the Richmond Enquirer seconding the
movement.
The coming session of the Legislature will be a
most Interesting one. The Intentions and mea'
sures of the democrats relative TO the internal inn
provement policy, the Erie canal enlargement, and
the Northern and Southern railroads, are still
further to be developed and perfected. All the
wing ncumbents OF Office in the gift of the Cover
nor and Senate are of course TO be kicked out and
locofocos appointed 10 their places United
States Senator is be chos, n, and last, though not
by any means least, the state Barber" is to be
turned out Of his shop, and another State Printer
appointed The Setting of the question to who
shall be the next candidate, will be hard nut for
the democracy 10 crack. Candidates are already
as thick as blackbenies; from New York city alone
half n Of
whom is Levi d. Slamm [Why not y He can
save his irouble-the country members would as
soon give it back to Thurlow himself, as to such
rampant locotoco. Unless some change is made in
the general opinion is that H. H. Van Dyck, of the
Argus will be the man. II could not certainly fall
into more deserving or better hands. Doubtful !
SIMON.