The New York herald., 1844-09-23

may be done TO avert the calamity now threatened
in so many quarters, know not. We shall
await with great deal Of curiosity and anxiety,
the procee digs at the mass meeting on Thursday
next. What il is contemplated to do on that occa-
sion, we have not yet distinctly learned. But
whatever form the movement may assume, then,
il will Influence, great extent, the general pro-
sress of the remainder Of the campaign through
out the north One thing, at all events is certain,
we are in the midst of the very crisis Of the
contest, and the fortunes OF Henry Clay are tIem-
bling in the balance.
The PANIc-The whig papers are full of all sorts
Of laly yng cries. Our repeated declarations OF the
necessity Of bringing out the full strength of the
wings nj the polls, appear to be producing some ef-
feet AS specimens Of the tone adopted by the whig
organs throughou. the counry, and in order to IL
lstrate the alarm which pervades the ranks ofthat
party, we annex two ralyng cries, the one from
a Maine paper and the other from one Of the lead
ing wing journals OF this city,:
[From the Portland (Nle) Advertiser
The other practical tant here, was the obvious one,
tnat we d not Get out by any means the whole number
lawful WING voters This IS great iaut anywhere,
and likely TO occur at any time. But under the c-
Of the present Canvass are l.sle to pc.
culisr mistake mistake Of trusting too much pub
lie gatherings mass meetings and preliminary shows Of
strength. We believe every meeting held by
the wings in Maine advanced cause but did
nlly perform other part OF the businessto bring
every wing voter to the polls. The pubic meetings put
"a off our guard " forgot the whig voters who were
al home We thought too much Of the voters Who
aud did not oks all the pains we should have done to
bring those HON business nsttenIion had kept
away from the public gatherings, and those who were
inng but yet Undecided towards our cause Wings
States iaos TO the same oversight Public
meetings the oroer Of the day They good 10
reasonable But there time, preceding every
election when they should give way Tor The pansaking
att ntion IN sections and dstrics, TO every single
Wing voter that he to the work OF voting.
II plain from the returns that thousands OF wings
daine did 1t not because they did gei
orally desire The success OF the party, thing like
simply from the omission oil that pains taking,
which all experience SHOWS Is necessary with the beet
ot 6 aus.s aud ~nh The patriotic OF We ask
remind friends abroad to be warned by
missions"
[rrom the Courier and Enqurerl
The mistake OF trusting 90 much to pubic gatherings,
eiings and preliminary shows o strength, Is.
prOmint ntly among the Causes oi our defeat This
pfeci,ey rock which the whg liable to lsil
S,btss and we have .ndeavored therefore, TO
lrtss upon them the absolute necessity Of using other
nd more direct Of getting strengh and
king converts iron ranks Of opponents Never
"a any party possess Cause capable oi be,ng
lopuisr BY reasoning with tn people, Our principle
uch every intelligent AMI honest man knows TO be
important for the welfare OF the country and just
Certainly the mass OF people honest dtsl.
Il voting fight just cersiniy have il in
power their suffrages IL will but meet them
face and eooy and deliberately upon the
great national questions pending before the country
voter every TINS and other States,
houid be personally called upon between this and the
lection and while the wings should hsve fully i'm
ed upon them the necessity OF voting opponents
hOud be reasoned ith and regard to the
Importance oi preserving Tariff for Protection and vim
heating the National sit by refusing to rob Mexco oil
exa Rely upon IL thi. the way to insure sue.
srss; aud although we have objections to meet
e., eDtreat of our friends not 10 fall into the
gein't which We are SO prophetlcay warned BY there
,d in Maine There, sv.ry thing was abandoned to
as meetings and after deal OF noise AMI gorhca-
ion behold We are beaten oy our own trends STAYING at
one, because they called upon and urged 60
nj vote Lee the mass meetings proceed, but let
ures be taken to secure the presence at the polls
{ every wing vote, and the battle j. rom that
moment won hut until this has been done,
Il the committees IN every town ami city in New
York and P+nnsy ivenii assured that every whig
been and will certainly vote, work remains
thfnished There never has been any period in this
,tae 1891. when the whi9s no, III a large
aslority II il larger than at any former period
nd all that desire 10 ensure success, is their pre-
the polls. II 10 absent ourselt from the polls
Without cause punished with fine or imprisonment
he WING majority In November in this State would
sedihity thousand II 10 perfectly true that III is42 the
ocofoco carried this by majority Of u osl but
vas because the wings did not go to the polls
The Cowir, it wil be perceived, is very urgent
nd earnest 10 its appeal. It's allusion to the pro-
able utility of imposing such penalties as " fines
md Imprisonment" on delinquent whig voters, is
ather amusing. Even that, however, would in
,ur opinion, avail nothing, seilong as such mser
Die, bunglng, and dlscordant system of election
crlos, as that adopted by the wings in this cam.
ugn, ls adhered 10. With their Candidate out ~
he soutn n favor Of Texas, and their orators and
eadcrs here Al the north, dead opposed to Texas,
at unily OF action, and zeal, and energy, necessa
70 secure victory, are hardly to be expected. II
ae orators, spouieTs, psalm-singers, and newspaper
lllofs OF Inc whig party all understand their bust
rss ana mad the sense aud fidelity 10 do it, there
You'd be no necessity lor a threat of " fines ano
nPr sonment' to bring out the voters to the polls
lowever, we shall see what the great mass meet
ng on Thursday evening will produce
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