The New York herald., 1844-11-18
ELEcrIoN IN 1914.

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Voters staying at home, about. 3o0,0oo
The actual official results as soon as they are re.
ceived we will publish in this journal. They may
vary to some considerable extent the statements
now presented in the table just given, buwe doubt
whether there will be any great variation so as to
change the aggregate character of the general re-
suit Il will be from these returns that although
Mr.. Polk is elected by majority of nearly two to
one over Mr.. Clay, in the electoral vote, yet he
will probably be $1,000 of the popular vote behind
the aggregate vote cast for Clay and Brney united
This would make him. what is strictly termed a
"minority President Yet it is no less true, that
even if the great State of New York had gone for
Mr.. Clay, MIR. Polk would have been elected with
out it. For it is singular fact that nearly the
whole of the valley of the Mississippi, with
the exception of Kentucky and Ohio-under
the immediate personal influence of MIR. Clay and
his friends-has gone for Mr. Polk by large popu-
lar majority. Then again in the Southern States,
with the exception ofNorth Carolina, all have been
ne only loses Maryland, Delaware and New Jer-
sey, while he carries with him New York and
ronasyiyania. lie dirdsa aessi.. ~ 49, rec
England formation of States, although he is in the
minority in the popular vote there.
These results present an extraordinary state OF
facts, which will give rise to variety of reflections
in the mind of every Independent man. One ofthe
first things which strikes us is the glaring evidence
thus presented to of the mistaken confidence, the
folly, the weakness, and the absurdltles OF the
friends OF Mr.. Clay during the last summer and
throughout the contest They seemed to be utterly
ignorant Of their position during the whole of the
canvass for it is memorable fact, that one OF
the most popular Of their journalsts-Horace
Greeley-actuay estimated the vote OF the State
of New York at a majority of 10000 for Mr.. Clay,
and this at time when the contest was at its hot
test and the extraordinary formation and progress
of the liberty pary stared him full in the face.
That might have forced upon him very different
conjecture. We are not surprised that he whig
journals throughout the country are lamenting with
the extremity of pathos the defeat of Mr.. Clay, and
wondering what has caused land can scarcely real
ize the fact that such distinguished statesman has
been defeated by such an obscure parsonage as JAS
X. Polk of Tennessee. They must look upon their
own arrogance, folly and absurdity, the cause Of
this, humlliating defeat. During the last summer,
when this journal, independent it was and is, OF
all ridiculous personal political influences ,calmIy
and resolutely pointed out to the whig party their
position, what was the return we received from
these journals and these politicians? Why we
were denounced with the EXTREMIST violence as
being locofoco in dlsguise-as being purchased
by the locoioco party-as being in the pay OF the
locooco party, and as being actuated by mercenary
motives in all our statements Who has come out
the most accurate and faithful in all his statements
nowl During the whole of that contest we fear
lessly tod the wings, and told the whole country
the position Of things, and every thing has come
out as we predicted. Mr.. Clay-one of the most
distinguished men that this country has yet pro.
duced-although he may have some defects OF
character-has been defeated by the folly, the ar
rogance, and impudence of his own friends and
his own party. He has been destroyed By ,chig
Journalism such journalism yow FIND in The
New York Tribune, the New York Courier and
Enquirer, the Boston Atlas, the Richmond Wing,
the Louisville Journal, and the Albany Evening
Journal-papers with a greater disregard OF truth,
justice, honesty and moderation than these, never
existed Now they are weeping aud wailing and
gnashing their teeth. But they have done the
deed Their lamentations are vain and futile.
With the returns OF this contest before them
with all the evidences of their folly before them
how are these journalists now engaged2 Instead
OF extracting wisdom from the folly of the past,
they are beginning already to peIpetuate fresh abb
surdities, and to commit new foes In the midst
of a prosperity that will set the schemes of ali
trading politicians at defiance, and Law all panic
makers on their backs, they are striving TO
get up panic In business, and to prescribe
the poorer classes of society because they
exercised their right of suffrage as they chose.
Some are for repeating the naturalization laws,
because portion of the naturalzed citizens voted
against them others are for all species of proscrip
tlon against those who opposed them. We see
indeed, on all hands, amongst these whig journal
lists, the same folly, the same absurdity, the same
falsehood, the same RIGHTEOUSNESS which led 10
their late defeat, and which must inevitably lead
10 similar disastrous results hereafter The vlcio-
ry OF the democracy has been won by the skin OF
It's teeth, yet we doubt whether the wings can avail
themselves OF their singular position and strong
forces to recover power in lSiS.--We shall wait
and see.
ONO RrvKR.--~This river at CINCINNATI on the
18th instant was high enough for the largest boats
THANKsoNNe IN VERMoNT.-on the 9th prox.
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