The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-26

II Is to-day-a delightful sort Of midsummer post
prandlal northumberland cool, fragrant, and
refreshing to the thirsty soul, wearied with the
eternal "Clay -" Polk "-and "the Tariff"
The Campaign.
We ave now in the very midst of the conflict.
Nothing is talked OF but the Presidential election,
and the only speculation afioat worthy Of the
name, is that or the relative chances OF Clay and
Polk. Even Lady Suffolk" and her rivals have
ceased to be the great subjects of conversation in
the sporting circles, and instead oil betting on
" Fashion" and " Columbus" the knowing ones
are offering wagers on Harry of the West, and find
takers who are ready to stake their fortunes on
the chances Of " Young Hickory" "Will Polk
carry his own State !''-" Can Clay carry one out
OF seven States thai are named ?'-" How is Penn
sylvaaia going %" Will the Wings carry New
York = These and thousand similar questions
are heard ON all hands-in every bar-room-at every
corner Of the street-in every sore-at all the
tavern.doors from Maine to Florida.
Every thing indicates that the contest will be
infinitely warmer and more keenly and closely
fought than was anticipated at the commencement
ofthe campaign. The Wings have fairly awoke,
and in all directions are exertng themselves with
the greatest zeal. Their opponents, the Democrats
are equally busy. II appears now that much of the
GOODNESS with which the nomination OF Mr. Polk
was received, has been thawed away, and many
even of the oldest friends of Mr.. Van Buren, are
working as hard for the new candidate as ever
they did for the old. And so every where the
evidences of the enkindled spirit of the masses of
both parties. Ash-poes and hickory-poles rising
at every cross-road, and in front of every Ia
vern. Mass meetings, attended by crowds, and ad-
dressed by numerous orators, held all over the
country. Orators mns,rels, poets, ballad-singers,
broken-down editors, blacksmiths, shoemakers,
and political lazzaron of all sorts, are hurrying to
and fro, securing the country and Fastening from
gathering to gathering, like hungry vultures fleeing
to some battlefield widely and thickly srewed
with the mangled bodies OF the dying and the dead.
And how do the respective chances of the candi-
dates appear to stand? 1t is quite clear that the
party newspapers cast not one ray Of light on this
interesting and universal subject Of enquiry. Ac-
cordng to the whig journals there is not the slight
est doubt of Mr.. Cay's election State is 60
ing out and out for him-and his return by an i'm
mense majority is certain. The democratic party
prints are equally sanguine and inscriptions in
telling all sorts of lies. Every election return is
distorted and falsifed by these political prints.
And the public quite aware Of this-it were
very strange indeed if they were not by this time
place no sort of dependence the statements Of
the organs OF the factions The intelligent and
sober men In the community, properly look to the
independent press for correct information respecting
the results OF the State elections. We have been
giving from day to day, reports and analysis of the
returns, collected from authentic sources and pre-
pared with great care and the strctes mpartiality.
And the result of our investigation has been con-
vron in mind that In all the States heard from
the contest will be the closest we have ever yet
seen, and that the decisive struggle will in all pro-
liability take place in this-the !" Empire State"
And in New York, we do think that the wings
thus far have the advantage. They have been
much better organized here, for this campaign,
than they ever were on any former occasion. They
began the business at an early period They have
been expanding money freely in the feeding and
clothing Of wandering minstrels and orators -
Bran-new flags without number have been bought
and hoisted, bearing the names of "Clay and Free
llnghuysen," in the breeze. Large sums have been
paid for taow-candes of all sizes for the purpose
Of illuminatlons. In every possible variety of way
the wing electioneering has been kept up through.
out this State with ZEAL perseverance,, and success
The democrats on the other hand, have been
rather apathetic and indolent. The defeat of Mr..
Van Buren, at the Baltimore Convention, broke up
to considerable extent, in various quarters, the
admirable organization of this party. Many of the
old leaders have kept of the field, at least, till
very recently 1t must certainly be evident TO all
candid and impartial observers, that in activity,
unanimity, and enthusiasm, the democratic party
in the State Of New York, have been considerably
behind their antagonists. But the democrats ap-
pear now TO be- making up considerably, and re-
cent indications would appear to show that they
will, after all, make of ther old bull dog fights
before they reinquish the field in November next
As far then, as we Judge from the indications
in all quarters, the chances of Mr. Clay and Mr..
Polk are on very nicely adjusted scale Of equality
throughout the entire Union, with the exception of
the State of New York, in which, at present, on
this fine morning of the twenty fifth day of August,
thousand eight hundred and forty-four, the
Wings have not the slightest perceptbe shade of
preponderance. In such state of affairs, any
movement OF both parties in this State becomes
Invested with immense interest This accounts
forhe intense anxiety with which both parties re.
gard the great mass convention of the Wings at
Albany tomorrow. That will, indeed, be a most
important event in the progress OF the cam
palgn. very influential turn may be given
one way or the other by the course of the leaders
there. There's no knowing what effect Mr. Web.
ster's speech may have One thing is certain,
however-that is, that the coming election will be
decisive one for many years to come. If the
wings get worsted, we think they may calculate
on long term Of r. lief from the cares of Govern.
ment. And if the democrats get beaten, what with
that and their own eternal intestine squabbles, the
same late may, we suppose, be safely enough pre-.
dicted for them. However, we anxiously await
the report OF the speeches Of Mr.. Webster and
others at Albany, which we shall publish in full AT
the earliest possible moment