New-York daily tribune., 1844-08-30
The August Elections.

Since Tie Morning Nens asserts that 1t does
mt know that the Governor vote In Kentucky is
no fair tes. of the Political sentiment Of that
State, VIC are bound TO suppose it in earnest,
though we can only compliment its integrity at
the expense ofeits intelligence. We are sure, al
any rato, that there arc few of either party who
are ignorant OF the fact. And *hy Because It
was repeatedly proclaimed, in the journals of both
parties, while the contest was in progress, that
Col. Butler would run very far ahead of his party s
strength. A Kentucky Loco Foco proclaimed
in speech before the Empire Club (as reported
in The Plebeian) that Butler would receive hous.
ands of Wing votes. So said our Wing letters
from Kentucky so said the journals. Now when
the results clearly justify all these predictions
when not merely the Lieutenant Governor but the
legislative tickets show that Butler actually did
run thousands ahead of his party strength, we
must marvel that any journal protesting to be can
hid and well.informed, should represent the vote
for Butler and Owscy as party test. But no
matter : II the News should mislead any simple
Loco. Foco into betting that Clay will not have
10000 majority in Kentucky, the fault is not
ours.
Asto North Carolina, the News s entirely mis-
taken in supposing that Hoke has made any gain
IN the Eastern half Of the State. The fact Is
otherwise. But Mckay's District--always
strongly Loco-was carefully canvasscd by Col
Hoke and not visited at all by Mr. Graham (on
account Of his illness), and there COL iloke called
ou. great vote increasing the party majority
But the Wig vote, without effort, without
soeeches, anG without local candidates OF whose
success there any hopes, IS also greater than
in any former State Eection-we bclicve greater
than ever before most pregnant sign. Wedo
not doubt that Clingman's, and Debcrry's, and
Barripgers District will in November give Clay
double Gyahum's majority. BG; since North
Carolina and Kentucky are conceded Clay States
in Novcmber-ccnceded by Tie Globe, If not by
the News-we arc willing the latter should cipher
,n them to it's hearts content The organs Sc,
up the shout of Wing mnjorty reduced one
half =" over the North Carolina State Election in
iS40--with what reason tho November result c1-
hiblted.
-Alaboma, Illinois and Missouri were the
themes of exultation by the Loco Foco press IN
August, 1640; SO they arc now. Their MAORI
ties then were far greater than in the November
following; SO, we doubt not, they are now. The
recent result in Missouri we regard as most aus
oieious to speedy revolution in the politics OF
that State-inorc 50 than that of any former con-
ses: The News picks out few counties (Cldy
carefully excludcd) in which the result is favora
bic to Polk but the general result Is very differ
ent We shall be greatly disappointed II Mr.
Clay does not receive more votes IN Missouri IN
November than were ever cast for any candidate
in any Election prior to lS44.
Alabama is overrun by Texas land scrip and
slave. holders, all anxious to bring their posses
Sims under the shield Of our Union, and have
the Public Debt now chargeable on them paid
out of our resources She is also anti Tariff. 1t
is but natural, therefore, that she should give an
increased vote against tEe Wings. This is not
natural to Illinois, and would not be the case
there, but for the fact that the State Constitution
subyerts that of the Union and admits Aliens 10
the Ripht of Suffraro. Mormonism gives Loco
Focoism 1000 OF its gain since lSlO and one
Member of Congress it has three moro by the
votes of those who are at this day the unnatu-
ralized subjects of European sovereigns This
is not their fault, but ii is wrong. No State has
a right to evsde and nulliy that provision of the
Constitution which gives TO Congress the right
% pass uniform Naturalization laws.
As to INDIANA, we hardly know how TO recon-
cilc the course Of the News with tie dictates OF
integrity and fair dealing. We have giren in
E.,d Nd Monday as
vote or majority in nearly every contested County
in the State, showing Wing gain of 2,O69 from
last year. The News had, might have had,
all these returns before it, and could have made
its objections to any part of our exhibit Instead
of this, it copies bare fraction OF our statement,
which of itself does not show Wing gain, and
;rrers that our whole statement is equally incon-
elusive. Now the Journal of Commerce had
previously given partial table, admitting a
Whig gain of over AGO. while emitting Owen,
Wsrrick, and some other Counties in which
pa;ns were heaviest. How, in the face Of ali the
facts. including the change of the Political power
,f the State from Loco Foco to Wing, the News
"a, claim Polk mslority Of 1000 in the State,
masses our comprehension. We admit that our
ascendancy is less decisive than IN le4O-we be
,ieyc no man is or was 80 strong IN Indiana rs
Gen. Harrison--but let a.y man look at the vote
of the Counties where the contest was square
one and the vote increased from last year, and
he can hardly doubt that the State VII vote for
Clay in Noyenber.
The Coolest Thing Yer.
The Rochester Daily thinks that the Wing
Editors wound become Iocos if they only would