Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-08-21
From the New York Herald.
Rrfurns ofthe recent State Elections-Ihe
Contest Ihickens-THe Importance Of

Rrfurns ofthe recent State Elections-Ihe
Contest Thickens-The Importance Of
the Issue.
We give in another column, compre-
hpnsiva and carefully digosted s,ateuout
of the results, so far as ascertained, Of the
elections in North Carolina. Indiana. and
Kentucky. The general impression made
by tho returns is, that the approaching
contest will be a much closer one than
had been imagined. The result Of the
election in Louisiana opened the eyes Of
all TO this fact, and demonstrated that the
wings had there al leastl,recconed in some
degree without their host. in North Car
olina the locofocos have gained three
thousand votes since lS40. willis, The whig
vote exhibits a falling of of no less than
four thousand. In Kentucky The Whig
majority has been considerably diminished
in consequence Of the popularity Of The
Democratic candidate. Altogether. il is
quite clear that there is a remarkable falling
OF in the Wing vote as compared with that
of 1910.
Other evidences. striking and significant
enough, are not wanting, that the Wings
will have a much harder fight Of it than
they anticipated at the commencement Of
the campaign. When the campaign hegan,
every body remembers how sanguine and
how assured of victory the Wings were.
Their mass meetings and gathering of the
people, had the aspect of great scenes of
rejoicing after triumphant conflict. ra ther
than that of marshaIinss of the hosts for
battle. Addresses and ora,ions deifying
The "Mill boy of the Slashes" were deliver
ed, by enthusiastic youths, and hymns of
glory and Of triumph wereisung by blue
eyed maidens; whilst The old sat silently
mute, or lifted up their voices only tojoin
in the loud acclamation;which announced.
aIasG a little before the election of Henry
Clay. Webster. and Choale, and Granger.
and all the great orators ofthe party, made
solemn resolutions that they would not
speak at public meetings during this cam
paign-thal they would generously leave
the field to the young heroes. who, with,
souls in arms, were painting fop The fray,
and eager to flesh their maiden swords in
the bodies Of their locnfoco foemen. But
the scene appears to be changed. Mr..
Webster is out and very heavy too. He
has been speaking at Trenton andat Con
cord. and at Springfield, and will make
one of his tremendous efforts at Albany on
the 9th inst. whenthe river counties meet
iu Convention And the other great
leaders are also oht and are also very busy,
In the whig camp all is hustle aud prepa-
ration. and iris pretty generally considered
that really, after ALL il will be necessary
to fight little, in order to secure the tri-
umph Of Henry Clay.
Nor is this newly awakened alarm in
the whig ranks without just grohnd. All
now see thar rather too much lime was
octupiedib premature rejoicing before the
battle was fought; and tina. there is pos
sibility thai, the day ofgrace still left, may
not aufice,to retrieve the ground that has
besrlosr in foolish inactivity. Poor Hor-
ace. Greely. for one, is in terrible splut-
ter, and is calling On his bretheren to come
up to rtie scratch, in tones somewhat less
musical than melancholy. And the
question now presents itself at every turn,
can the wings really be brought oul in all
their force al. the next election? Does