Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1843-11-16
NEW T0RK'RLFCTIoN,

The "Empire State is still ia the hands Of
our political opponents, 90 far as the legislative
returns are received, though by greatly dimio-
ished msjofiiies. The Wings made 20 concert
ed general rally, and indeed il was only few
days before the election that they formed tick
et in the City, where last year the majority A.
eainsl them was more than 5000. They have
elected one member Of the Assembly IN the
City, oAt OF The thirteen, and their Sheriff. II
will Be seen THAI the formation Of an eAnericsn
Republican, ticket has thrown matters inio con-
fusion, and leftth true condition offarties in a
state Of uncertainty.
The Tribune considers that the City eiecIIon is
sc substantial Wing Triumph, which would have
been an overwhelming one, but for the infatna:
ton Of some two or three thousand Wings, Who
persisted in voting the American Republican
ticket, and thereby, viIhou. e;ecling = man Of
their own, putting in good part Of The Locofo-
co ticket Had one half Of these Wings chung 10
heir old Standard. as weIimPlored them 70 do,
ve should have elected every man on our ticket
BY thousands. Il is too late now 20 amend what
has been done, bu, we trust the evil now expe-
renced may be warning FOR the fusnFs.
Yet Ihe wings have done we'll. II LIE face Of
this diversion from their ranks, they have elect
ed their worthy candidate for Sheriff, Col. Will
liam Jones, BY about 1000 majority.
/ The American Republican party has polled
an Unexpectedly heavy vote -(neafly 5000 -
The Walsh ticket received but few hundreds.
The day was Indictment, with severe snow
storm ia the afternoon. This is always against
The wings. The vote is rather light the fraud
uient voting Of last Spring was not repeated;
Feuys wusts sney isst spring prstendsd 10 have,
and BY foul voting did have, seine 5 600 major.
ity. But that Sss transparent cheat, which
would not bear repeating SO soon; and We might
have done 80 much better nov, that Se do not feel
that We have done any thing.
H The votes were so split and ra;ehed that i,
took long while TO canvass them. snd stiil long
er 10 reduce them 10 any ORDER"
James Conner (Loco) is elected County Clerk
Of New York. by a decisive majofity-ke and
the Wing candidate for Sheriff (Coi Jones) hay
ing far oulrun their respective ticksis.
The Tribune, In expressing lis opinion iof ,he
folly Of The Wings in having any thing TO do
with any other than their own ticket, says the
Wing party is American enough and skep1b.
liean" enough sor all useful purposes And so say
We That paper thinks there were 5000 Whigs
who suffered themselves TO be kep,I q. home by
the snov-siOrm. The election is kept open but !
single day--and many voters PROVED TO be bu,
fair-vealher patriots.
Allthis, however, will have a tendency to
maketr and unninching Wings YORK lie hard
Or.
THE LATEST.
The State Senate will stand 6 Wings, e6 Lo-
COS! As far a. heard from there havs been e
lecied 10 the lower House % Wings and So Lo-
COS: Eleven members yel TO be heard from.
SUMMING Up.
Well, AFTER 81, we End the Whigsof New YORK
knew what they were about. besler than we
thought they did. They did not desire 10 xiii
Martin Van Buren in the preliminary struggle.
He win now 81, The nomipaiion Of she National
Convention, aud then We shall have an oaportu-
nifty Of laying him out dse.nfiy, He nsssr can get
> majority The votes Of the people of he Uni
led States And now, wings, il il for you to
vindicats the capacity Of The people for self
government.