The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-04-23
CO M NJ u MICA TON.
THE NEW YORK ELECTION.

THE NEW YORK ELECTION
am sorry to say | have never seen so many
perversions of facts, as is contained in an edito-
rial of the Utica Democrat of the 10th instant,
concerning the Charter Election which recently
took place in the City OF New York Having a
deep and abiding interest in the doctrines promu-
gated by few interested and designing poit-
clans previous to and during that contest, bearing
directly upon myself in double capacity, mas
much as | am foreigner by birth and Catholic
by profession, | would here remark that Mr.
Welch or no other man living hears IN his bosom
a greater adherence to the prescription which
was threatened by many of the principal actors
in the ncipient and final stages OF their unconsti
tutonal proceedings than ]. Had the denuncia-
tons of the editor been confined to the merits of
the case, and not been SO freely lavshed on the
Wings of that city, would most cheerfully CO.
incde, and also cooperate with him, to the utmost
of my slender ability. | am, however, con-
strained to differ with him entirely, as far as
his remarks bear upon the Wings, as was in the
city several days previous aud subsequent to that
election. He says " this result is untoward, and
to US unlocked for. We did not believe the mar
row principle of excluding all persons of foreign
birth from Office, could have taken so strong a
hold upon the feelings oil even the Federal party
hostile as we have long known them to be to
foreigners. Nor did we suppose, nor were we
willing to believe the Wings devoid of attach
ment to their own party, SO faithess to their can
didates, and abandoned in principle as TO aban-
don at once, and in body, their own party, and
link themselves temporarily to another, for the
hope of spoils-which is built upon so narrow a
foundation. But it is so. While the Democrats
votes, the Wings proper have polled but quarter
of it."
In reading the foregoing paragraph, the most
careless observer cannot but discern the great
est incongruity, and the most palpable inconsis-
tency. Hostility to foreigners is directly charged
upon the Federal party, meaning, presume the
Wings but, in order to establish this Charge
which has been time and again so unjusty made
by demagogues against the great Wing party, he
again asserts that they abandoned their o,sn party
to Join one which has not yet seen summers
SUN, and for what purposes Why, FOR THE
HOPE OF SPOII.S! 1t is true, that the Tam
many men polled nearly TWENTY THOU
SAND votes, and the Wings proper but little
more than quarter of it. have heard that there
were three thousand illegal votes polled for the
Tammany ticket, which, if true, would reduce
the aggregate vote to seventeen thousand. 1t Is
also fact susceptible of demonstration, that the
adopted citizens poled twelve thousand votes fol
Mr.. Coddington, leaving the Americans the ba
lance OF nVe thousand. MT. L rankin received
upwards of FIVE thousand two hundred votes from
Wings, who stood at rhermopyl@, determined tc
die under their flag in defence of their principles
Glorious troops | envy your happiness Would
to God my name was enrolled amongst you. II
would constitute the proudest recollection of my
life. You could not look on, and see your coun-
trymen martyred without sharing in the honor.
But remember well, from the ashes of spirits SO
brave and true, host of patriots will ere long
arise, to do battle for your cause, and bring with
them victory without tarnish, and glory without
alloy. What does this give1 II gives to
Coddngton, at least $4,000 adopted citizens.
(not certan) 3 900 illegal votes.
Americans 1000 and a few more.