New-York daily tribune., 1843-08-25
turns are at hand as a sample

1913 Wing maj. 1910. lS4l...Whig maj. ,l2l
Here 1t will be seen that in eight Counties-al
of which we have the full vote at hand, but which
are very fair sample of the State-there is not
merely Wing gain of 6o9, but there Ia an IN
crease in the aggregate pote of Las, making II
somcthin g larger probably, than the vote for Pres
ident in 1870 In Carter County the total vote
has fallen off and there Polk has gain; while
in Giles, Shelby and Robertson the total vote is
yreater even than in lS40, and there is
Whig gain in these Counties eren ouer the rote
for Harrison Does not the Advertiser see here
rood reason for our claim that tins State is NOR
ally certain for Clay
Now us to the other States which have just
held their Elections we consider ALABAMA pretty
certain to vote against MIR. Clay If MIR. Calhoun
is the opposing candidate, and very likely to do
so even with Mr.. Van Buren, in nomination,
though by smaller majority. ILLINOIS We con-
slider also more likely to vote against than for us,
az matters now stand: VIC need say nothing oil
them. But our general answer to the inquiry OF
the Advertiser imports that IN the States where
the Wings were not successful at the recent Flee
tons the contest was by no means SO spirited as
in Tennessee and the Districts we have instanced
IN North-C Carolina,- National issues were no,
50 broadly made; the vote was by no means so
fall; and the result therefore, by no means 50
significant with regard to the future course OF
those States.
Are these positions seriously disputed? Need
we spend words on KENTUCKY There, the vote
is scarcely two-thirds OUT the Wing party have
lost two Districts by running two candidates in
each, and nearly lost another in like manner !;
while two more have plainly been carried away
from us by personal considerations alone. Thai
there has been no serious Political change is
evinced by the fac: that the Legislature is at least
as decidedly Wing as last ycar-probsbly more
so. If there is any State in the Union certain
for any body, kentucky is certain to vote for MIR
Clay. 1t gave him 5000 majority when he had
hardly six States in the Union; and we have not
a doubt that the Editor of the Advertiser, if COM
PEELED to make a bet, on one side or the other, OF
100 to 10 that Kentucky votes for Clay, would
give the big odds rather than take it.
We come now to speak of INDIANA, where the
Wings have just been beaten by some 5000 ma
lority--or about the number of votes distracted
from their ticket by Abolition. 1t is notorious
that the contest in this State was made to turn
in great measure upon State Policy-Indiana be-
ing deeply in debt and practically bankrupt.
lhis was of course against the party which has
been latest IN power; but when to this is added
inc tact shat the Wing candidate for Governo,
avowed himself IN favor of paying the interes'
on the State Debt, by some means or other, while
the Loco-foco proclaimed himself an advocate
for outstanding the resources of the Sta,e-i.,
plain words, swindling her creditors, and leaving
both principal and interest to be compromised o.
repudiated BY the next generation-i, will be seen