Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-10-03
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the inquiries Of numerous distant CORES
pondents, "Ilow is il in New York :"
"Do write me pricaielY your honest opin-
ion," &c, has set forth its opinion of lhe
political prospects in the several COUP
ties Of that State aud the facts upon
which it is based. The Tribune says.-
Gen. Harrison received the Electoral
Vote Of New York in 1910 by popular
majority Of l3 $50 in some 24Q, 900 votes.
Now we do know of hundreds who voted
for Van Buren, then who will vote for
Mr., Clay now /; we know Of no changes
the other way OF al all equal nnuunt. We
have lost slightly in two or ihres Coun-
tles-say Fulton, jefferson, St. Law.
renee and Clinton, (where We were
helped by the 'Palrio' ctIervescence in
40 ) but we have assuredly gained in
This City, in Kings, Duchess, and Onei-
da. We are greatly deceived if Rock
land, Westcheser ,SIeuben and Livings-
ton do not show better result for the
Wings than that OF 1910 while We
know no County save those we have
mentioned in which there has been any
perceplible loss 10 our side. The inter-
mediate Elections have gone against us,
simply because the vote of the State has
not nearly been called out since 40.
The opposite party never before uor since
polled so many votes as then.
The only chance, then, of our losing
the State is by the increase Of The Third
Party or Abolition vote. But for this
MIR. Clay would have, as we estimated
months ago, fully go, 900 majority in the
State. This was 2,8O8 IN 1910, I 263
in 1912, and 1880 in 1913. Should
il increase in like ratio this year, and
mainly be drawn, a. heretofore from tho
Whig ranks, it might endanger the tri-
umph of the Wings. But, in the first
place, we are sure it cannot so increase;
and ~ the next place we know II has this
year drawn It's recruits in good part from
the ranks OF our opponents. This is no
guess work. The Vermont Election
returns demonstrate it. The movements
in different parts of this State establish
IT. In Chautauque Co. Judge f. Il.
Foote, always before one Of the strong
est Van Burcn men in this section, is
now actively canyassng for the Blrney
ticket. A well informed Loco Foco
neighbor assures MS that bis efforts will
tell. So in Rochester, where Nlessrs.
j. ID. Husbands, Geo. w. Pratt, and a
number who have hitherto been ardent
aud most efficient Van Buren, men, are
nov as active for Birncy. In Madison,
the open secession from the Van Buren
ranks to Brncy OF men always and still
the bil,erest adversaries of the Wings, il
headed by member of our last Assem-
bly,, followed by several others who have
filled responsible stations in the git of
that party. In short, the Liberty party
organization IN the State, which has al-
ways before borne wholly against the
Wings, and would have done this
time if Van Buren, had been re-nomina-
ted, will this year take votes from our
opponents as well az from us-to what
extent we cannot say, but al any rate
considerably. IL IRE had their Texas
load TO carry, we should get no votes at
ALL
The Liberty party press and organi-
Zallon are mainly IN the hands uf bitter,
deadly enemies of the Wings, and es.
peclally OF Mr.. Clay, who mean to de-
feat us if they can. Many of them viii
>teal'nily vote The Polk ticket if they can
do II III no other way. But there are a
great many who vote Ambition solely
because they drtesi aud abhor Slavery,
and they are strongly averse, on every
ground, To the Annexation of Texas 20
lhis Country so long as Mexico shall be
4 AT war wnh or Slavery exist therein.
/ Thee will vote with us still f they can
be made TO see and understand the truth
that the election of Polk ensures the sue
cess of Annexation, while the triumph
of the Wings in the election Of Ilr CLAW
VII as sureh prevent Annexaiiou % long
Las Nrxco snail persist in claning shat
Territory or respectable portion Of our
own States object tothc union. We be-
I'rve they will yet be made to see this,
N spite o! the desperate efforts of the
\ Third Party leaders, aud tha, those who
heartily prefer the asccndancy Of the
Wings TO that Of the Loco Focos, on
Texas aud other grounds, will yet vote
with us II they do, Mr.. Clay will haze
a large majority.
but let us turn now 10 the calcula-
tons "I our opponents The following
- published n The estimate mode at the
i"ro Foco Slate Convention recently
held at Syracuse, and we presume il IL
! the estimate
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