The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-10-07

MARYLAND ELECTIONS.

After our paper was ready for press, we re-
ceived the following additional returns:
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
sxs.1r-Wm. l.. Gather (Whig j no change.
Hous. or DrLEcArEs.-Lyde Griffith (Whig, }
Alexander Kilgour ("hg,) r. T. Dade (Dem.,) T..
Worthngton (Dem.)
Below We give letter from friend in Mont
gomery.
ROCKVILLE, October 6, 1872
DEAR SlR: send you the result of yesterday s
work--from which you will it a fair fight
ard fair poll Both parties out in full strength,
every man knowing the importance Of his vote, and
yet you that in old Montgomery, which gave Har
rison and Tyler four hundred aud tsr,yps majority in
November, $780, the Clay-whigs have been beaten
almost out of the field. No where was the banner
Of the GREAT CoMPRoMIsER" so vauntiugly thrown
out. On its broad folds Inscribed, "TARiFF,
PROTECTION, DlsrRrBurIoN," and on the Other " AN
OLD FAsHoNED BANK y but, with all its gaudy trap
pings the People did care for it ike they did for
the sold coon skin" and the old "log cabin" The
Convention which brought out the ticket which has
Just been beaten, took great pains to declare their
principles and their devotion to Henry Clay. They
resolved ''that the Wing party Of Montgome county
were what they professed to be in l840-that "they
were unacquainted with single Wing of Montgom-
cry county, who desires the establishment of the Ex-
chequer scheme Of President Tyler'--and that "they
viewed his conduct in vetong acts passed by the Re
representatives. Of a sovereign People as the overt
evidence of direct treason towards the Wing par
ty." Well, the result has shown how little
these wscacres knew Of the feelings and sentiments
of the People. 1t has shown more-t has shown
that men and freemen not to be bought and
ferred for party purposes. Every free and indepen-
dent man will think and act for himself. Those who
were opposed to the ambitious aspirant, Henry Clay
in former combas, opposed to him yet and the true
hearted and consistent among those who rallied round
sustained and voted for John Tyler in 1886 and lS4O
have still undated and enduring confidence in his
integrity, capacity. and public virtue and sooner
than abandon &C a patriot too honest to be bought "
they will unite with any party and fight under any
banner rather than unite with the followers of one
who has no fixed and settled rncipes-who is ready
to compromise on all occasions and Who to crafty
his inordinae ambition, would barter and bargain
away the constitutional liberties which have
been given to us by our patriotic fathers. The pre-
sent is but the beginning of an end 1t is enough
that the friends of John Tyler, be they hundreds
be they thousands knew their strength, and knew
when and where to use it.
The election Of MIR. Gather, although clever
and decided Clay-man, is triumph, con
sidering the personal appropriately of his opponent,
and the means that taken to his election.
Nor the success Of COL Vinson, the present
worthy and highly esteemed incumbent of the office,
be regarded as Wing victory. The Democrats
have not only broken the serried ranks of their OPP
ponents, by eecng two delegates, but have secured
majority Of the Board of Commissioners, and the
controlling influence Of all county appointments for
t,co years.