New-York daily tribune., 1844-05-31

This is curious result and puzzled all the
politicians here The Wings look OF II as Il sur
render.
Oa the 9th Ballot, you sec the entire South
voted for Polk, including 50 votes from New
York. and the States of Maryland, Maine, Con
necticut Delaware, \. Hampshire, and l9 from
Pennsylvania kentucky stuck to Johnson as
Iong as she could, and then vent for Cass in
good faith.
This result has been caused chiefly by the de-
termination OF the South TO get nd OF the Globe
faction. Benton, Allen \ Co. The Globe has
latterly assailed Polk or his Texas movements
III Tennessee. and that attack has given him the
romination-so odous have Blair and Amos
Kendall become to the Southern Loco-f'ocos.
Already new Loco Foco paper Is talked of in
Washington, to oppose the Globe.
1t Is SAID here that many OF the Southern Del
eg,tes were picked ont as favorable to. Van Bl-
ron but that. finding they could not swallow
VAN they settled down on Polk as a Southern
and Texas man.
The Van Buen Delegates from New. ork.
who il seems cast their votes on the 9th Ballot
ior Folk, Us II were IN bidInage. wofe perfectly
panc.stgicken vahcn they saw the entire South
concentrating OF Polk, and learnt that his no
minaiion by two.thirds was carried. They are
terribly mortified and the Tyler men in TINS city
are equally so, sincc they consider that the game
Is up now with Mr. Tyler.
When the announcement was made IN the
street. numbers in the crowd called out " Polk
Polk-who the devil is Polk ?" Poke that in
your eye"
The Fist vote that was given for Polk, you
see was by NeEil ampshIre. and this was caus
cd by Il speech in which Gov. Hubbard led off IN
inyor oil Polk, and cast the vote Of the State OF
ew-Hampshrc for INN. This created great
sensation. especially as Hubbard said that Polk
was the fast friend of Gen jackson. This was
flowed by : votes from Massachusetts, making
shaking among the dry bones. and rendering It
evident that Polk's name being presented was
the resul, of Van Buren, Caucus last night
Virginia. North Carolina, Mississippi, and
Georgia stuck fast TO CaSs. Even Arkan-
sas AMI Kentucky came over for CasS; because
Col. .ribn4,s Withdrew Col J0hnsnn's name as
som as they agreed to proceed to ballot But
Alabama aad Tennessee bo!ted from CaSs and
vel. over to Polk and then all Cass'S trends
saw thattle game was up, and that some KIND
Of y blrga.n had been struck over night between
Pok's frients and the Albany Regency.
Alter lhe;irst ballot was over there were several
speeches defining positions and so iorth; and n
nalIv Mr.. Benz. +. Butler withdrew the name ol
Martin Van Busen amid loud cheers. The sec
ond ballotng went on, and as Maine led off for
Polk, followed by Rhode Island, and 10 from
Massachusetts. the sensation increased. bu. when
Lit. Cow D!ckenson east 30 votes for New y ork
for Polk the House shook again with the APP
plausc ~ votes from Pennsylvania and le from
Ohio, dropped IN and then the whole South
rushed IN and the game was up.
the first coun, Of the vote ior Polk was 2l1.
but indian. and Illinois made virtue OF neces-
sitv and dropped CAss, and cast Their votes ioF
Polk, the cheering. and stamping, and scream
ing we;e truly terrific albeit some OF the In
dan. delegation who ie!t themselves deserted oE
trc,ed by The South, rose and lett the room be-
ore the vote was announced.
Annexedis g LIST Of the two ballots proper taken