New-York daily tribune., 1844-11-22
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knowledge and Party Strength.
The Morning Netos ciphered through column
on Tuesday to prove the Wings the more igno-
rant party, and the Loco Focos the more indebted
to and favored by the increase of Education
Such is the drift of the article, which we venture
to say is contradcted by facts within the know
ledge of every man in the Country, the Editor OF
the News included.
Let US make one explanation not needed by any
ono of intelligence, but which of itself upse.s our
neighbours labored appeals to the Census. In the
tstes of Kentucky, Tennessee and North Caro-
lima, there is indeed less systematic Educa-
ton than in New. Hampshire and Maine, but
there is infinitely more dissemination of argument
and truth bearing on the Politics and Policy OF the
Country. The Kentuckian who was never taught
to read has generally been accustomed from his
boyhood to hear the various topics of National
concern ably discussed by such men as Clay, Met
calfe Letcher, Underwood, Ben Hardin, Combs,
&c. on the one side; by Barry, Moore, Breathitt
Butler, Tibbatts, Boyd, &c. On the other side. and
By the Wicklifes, Gov. Pope, Birney and Tom
Marshall, &C. on both tides. He has witnessed
the keen encounters of the giants of the land; he
has weighed their arguments and reloinders; and,
if he have reasonable share of understanding, he
must have some not absurd or intolerablc notion
of all the great questions of the day. So in Ten
nessee, where such men as John Bell, Gov. Jones,
Senator Foster, G. v. Henry, &c. on the Wing
side, aud President Polk, Felix Grundy, Hop. L.
Turney, Cave johnson, sc. have for years ad
dressed the People from County to County and
from crossroads to CROSSROADS, Wing and Loco
often speaking in turn, or following closely one
after the other. Such is the way in which Truth
10 dlfused and Error corrected in The South West.
Bat nothing like this exists in New-Hampshire
OF Maine Some of the voters attend, once or
twice Il year. Convention or Mass Meeting OF
their own party; many do not even this; while
yery few are accustomed to hear Political topics
frequently and ably discussed by champions OF
both parties. Who Goes not recognize the wide
and striking differepce7 The logic which would
prove from the Census) the People of Tennessee
and Kentucky less informed respecting Politics
than those of New. Hampshire and Maine would
prove the Prussians of our day better politicians
than the freenen of Athens in the days of Greek
freedom and glory.
The Brooklyn Eagle parades table borrow
ed by the News of the number in each State
who capnot read and write, making 1920 In
Vermont, or one in 100, and but 942 in New.
Hampshire, or one in 3es Now we have at
tended the schools OF these two States some five
wears each, and have tolerable knowledge OF
their general character and management, and
we do know that the Common School Education
of Vermont is superior to that of New. Hanp
shire. No children of Vermont are permitted to
grow up in ignorance. How, then, is the Census
made to testify against her Simply thus
New Hampshire has very few Immigrants from
Foreign Lands within her borders, while Vermont
has considerable number, both of Irish imm-
grants and Canadian Patriot refugees. These
vote almost solid TO diminish her Wing majority,
and then count in the Eagle and News so as TO
make Wing Vermont seem less enlightened than
Loco New. Hampshire. Isn't this a little too
hard
Even tho table paradcd in the Eagle and
News shows that the Wing States are better edu-
Gated than the Loco, but we do not regard this.
What we mainly insist is this, that in those re-
git,ns in which the People discuss, consider, IN
yes,gate the great questions of the day, there
The Wings generally gain; but where there is
comparatively little inquiry, discussion, and Peo-
pie vote as their fathers did, for party name,
there we suffer. Pike County, Pennsylvania,
land we know it we,) has few and scattered
Schools; but that is not the worst. Her People
Aape n.per heard but one side. They do not
know what are the real, practical questions at
issue they vote Tor what is called Democracy,
Texas or no Texas, TanF or no Tariff. Their
dsmasogue Representative. Brodhead, actually
made them believe that Polk soas in tapor Of G
Protective Tariff and Cisy against " You
,.,ld MT come that swindle in Tennessee or hen-
.nory no matter how little schooling the People
had had.
Tvs ENGLISH OPISloN.-The British Wais OF
Kingston, iCanada) winds up an article on the fles-
;dsn,.l election, with this sentence: The mannac-
,nrers of Grea, Britain, should war happily be pre-
vented mus, be great gamers by the ascendancy OF
Mr. Polk and his party, who are pledged 10 Free
,r..do and low Tariff" Will the Locos doubt any
longer where the British interest lies
New srs.roR.-The Wayne County Herald
% loco Foco) names Hon George S. Wood
ward to succeed Hon. Daniel stsrgeou' whose
term expires On the 4,h March next, as U. )
Senator.
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