New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-10-11
..a.ndsesire anr into voting for him by wilfully

d-ndeceive any into voting for hun by whfuliy
,onceal:nc his opinions. Even If 1t were posi-
Die that this would lose Us the Election, we can
bear it proudly-beitcr that he should fail TO be
President than cease to be Henry Clay. But
when his advcrsa1ies affect to jeer him for his
frankness-,o nickname him The Complete
Letter. Writer, because he answers fully the re-
spectful inquiries of his fellow-citizens, (many OF
them political opponents let us, in view of the
wilful dumbness of his competitor, rejoice that
reproach is cast upon him for traits and acts
which should commend him to the admiration Of
every true-heaEted freeman.
Observation-Disclosures Organization at
Home.
We now address ourselves TO every wing
in the city OF New York, and we ask him-Is
your District organised Not your Congress
sonal District, not your Ward, but your Elec-
ton District, containing only Ave hundred vo-
ters Ii our organization is not, on the day
of the election, thorough and complete, VIC
shall be beaten, Overwhelmingly, in this city
Our opponents hope to make up for all de6cien
cies in the country counties by fraudulent voting
here. The first and main object of organization
on our part is to prevent the outrageous frauds
contemplated by our opponents, and which will
be certainly perpetrated if Wings are not on
their guard and prepared to detect and prevent
them. The only preparation required on our
part is to ascertain. by all practicable means, be-
fore the election, the names of all the male inhab
itants of each Election District over tweaty-one
years DID, and then closely watch the poll Of each
district during the election. The great number
of places FOR receiving ballots in the city afford
facilities for fraudulent voting which can only
ne prevented by extreme watchfulness in each
district. The object of this vigilance is to aid
the Inspectors in putting their hands at cnce
upon any man who offers his vote Illegally. We
should be most happy to have Joint committee
composed Of Wings and Loco Focos at every
poll lin the city, to keep off fraudulent voters; 10.
guarding the purity Of the elective franchise;
but this we know 10 be hopeless. Wings must
therefore rely upon themselves to proven: these
frauds. Now cur question is, and we repeat it
with emphasis; Is your District canvassed is
the name of every voter, and every man in your
District who is not voter, recorded When
man presents himself to vote, and says he resides
at such number, in such street, will you he
able to contradict that statement Il not true p
II this thorough and specific knowledge has not
been acquired, there is sufficient time 10 acquire
1t now and let earnestly entreat our friends 10
al tot a, =,
not an Election District in this city which can
not be organized in the most perfect manner by
five men III less than five days, and there is not
one of these districts which does not contain
more than one hundred Wings. Our great feer
is, that attendance ON mass meetings and atten-
ton TO the concerns of the party generally, will
prevent the organization at home, in every cleo.
tors own neighborhood. The veterans of the
party are apt to suppose that this business of OBJ
tanning the names and residences of voters de.
wolves on the young, and the young are captiva-
ted with the hustle, and parade, and eloquence,
and music Of great popular gatherings, and &c
the home duties are neglected, when, in truth,
the labor Of organization is very small, and could
be easily accomplished by few Whigs in
short time, but the actual accomplishment Of it
is intellectually important.
After all the excitement and the mighty e1er-
tons in behalf of the best interests of the coun-
try, the result dependsupon the names to be found
the pieces of paper deposited in the balot-boxes
on the day of the election. The duties of Wings
can be briefly stated, and are easily understood.
First of all, let nc pains be spared to keep every
illegal vote out OF the ballot-boxcs. This can
only be done by previous organization, and by
vigilance on the day of the election.
Secondly-Let every Wing be sure to deposit
his own vote on the day of the election-let him
vote early before he attends to any other bust.
ness, and then let him sec that every other Wing
in his district puts in his ballot.
Lastly-Lct every Wing use every argument
and persuasion he can employ in kind and
neighborly manner TO induce at least enc political
opponent to vote with him.
A strict attention to these plain rules will do
much good, and if they are observed, Loco-Fo-
COS will have no reason to boast Of the result Of
the election in this city. And toward this city
the eyes of all the Wings in the State are turned
with the most intense interest and anxiety
With the example of Baltimore before us, let it
not be said, if we fail, that we failed for want of
organization and vigilance-but WE SHALL NOT
FAIL.
The Big Gun.
Now that Thomson is beaten, and his party
with him, the Loco-Focos are cursing Stockton
and the Railroad Monopoly as the cause of their