Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1844-11-08
New York.

Our readers will remember that in our
last number, we expressed our confidence
in the Democracy of New York. We
still feel the same confidence. Indeed the
result in Pennsylvania has, in our opinion,
placed the matter beyond doubt. twill be
remembered by those who have read Fed
eral papers for the last two or three months,
that they insisted that Henry Clay was
much stronger than his, the Wing party.
The Pennsylvania election has complete
ly dispelIed this dearly cherished illusion
of the Federal imagination.
We say that this result will, or rather
has, exercised vast moral influence over
the vote of New York. No returns have
yet come to hand from this State, but we
candidly say that we feel as certain of her
vote as we do of the vote of any State in
the Union. From the subjoined extract
from the New York Morning News, our
readers will see that the Wings will not
be able to effect as much by their coalition
with the {" Natives'' as they anticipated.
The Democratic members of that party
have had theil eyes fully opened to the
game the Federalists were playing, and
have determined not to be duped by them
any longer:
THE VOTE OF NEW YORK CITY.
! The wings have been sending all over the
country an assurance that they are going to
carry the city by large majority for Clay, by
means of their projected coalition with the ma
tives. They have promised their friends in
other counties and States a majority of moi
less than ten thousand. Let no one be alarm
ed at this. 1t is all, in vulgar parlance, gam
mon. A fortnight ago we had some appre
:, tensions that they might perhaps get cou
pie thousands by such coalition. These a
: arms have now all vanished. We expec
now to carry the city by large majority. W.
shall be disappointed in every vote under fou
! thousand democratic majority, and shall no
be surprised if it should be higher.
We have nothing but the best assurance
t from all parts of the State. We give them al
r back, with interest.
In reference to the great coalition, we vii
content ourselves with giving the followin
: calculation Of the probable vote of the city
/, made by prominent, active, and Jealous de
h mocratic natiUe. From it our friends abroa
!, can draw their own conclusions. "A coupl
>. Of hundred of democratic nati7es," said III
1. individual referred to, evil be the outside
o the number who will be weak and unprinc
r pied enough to be corrupted by such a mea
It and miserable coalition as they talk so muc
% about; and Polk must 60 out of the city wit
q large majority. The democratic party pole
l. 10000 last spring, the natives $4,000, tt
e wings 5000. Among the natives, about 8
d 900 were democrats, who will all now vo
as good and true democrats, for Polk, Dalla
> and Silas Wright. Substracting the SOC
J. from "a 900, will leave 5000 wings and viii
J. natives, and adding the 5000 will make 81
= 600 as the probable vote for Clay. Addin
the 5000 to the 10000, will make $4,000 ;
,, the probable vote for Polk. Majority for Pol
Notwithstanding sufficiently wide marg
l. to allow for the seduction of larger numb
Of of democratic natives than supposed, and
(, allow for the possibly that the democratic nj
?. tives i'll the spring may nc: have quite amour
ted to e,OOO.''