The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-10
Correspondence Of tie Madisonian.

PHnApElraIA, October 9th, 1874.
SIR Now let me beseech you to hold your breath
awhile until have done.
write this letter with the more pleasure, know
iog that your excellent paper will carry Il IN due
time 10 the remotest corners Of the Union. Some
thing of the sort should and must be the stage
psnon OF the premature Dragging, which will ny
out in every direction from what termed, In re-
cent letter TO YOU this great Wing city, The
Wings, you will see, characterized the result Of yes
teeday's election IN the city, as great victory.
will eoneede that a victory has been achieved, ac-
cording to mmemorial usage, over the Democrats
but, by whom, how, and wherefore, are very dhe-
rent que tions List year the whole vole polled here
was 1866; yesterday il was IA ,72S-beIng an in
crease, from unexplained sources, of 062i mark
this number. The precise majority for Markle, you
will see, is 1884, being the increase specified aud y
over--so that the nett gain Of the Wing ticket over
the Democratic, is % and the INCREASE. ! wish TO
be particular in this statement Now as the increase
printed in capitals, has its weight well as the %,
i, will be proper give that particular portion OF
tie "VictoTy,' more minute consideration.
1t has never been my way 10 deal in any thing for
political purposes, which social morality would not
sanction. The black crime of pipeIayng was one
which never cou charge upon our political ofpo-
nents until ndisputable evidence, not only indenni'
fed, but enjoined the act. For tue last few monks,
the probability of recurrence Of these frauds has
been mooted from day 10 day; |, however gave the
filthy affair no serious consideration until the later
part of last week, when something more than sha-
d,ws began to indicate the way the wind was bbw-
ing In the face the fact that the city and county
had nearly always gone for the Democrats, found
that large sums of money were being sent 10 this city
to be saked upon the success Of Gen. Marke, sspe-
ciSly in the city and county. ! found also that a
goodly portion of the furnished by pesons
in every respect familiar with the lines of travd be-
tween this city and New York. Taking the Wing
side under the circumstances, and the part OF the
particular class referred to, impressed me with the
belief that the ordinary tide of yisiers from New
York might be decidedly on the increase The Pecu
liar nature of the increase of the vote of the city will
show how far my impressions were premature II
will be seen from the returns in detail, that thI
cess redounded first to the advantage of the natirt
american ticket, and then that party unquestona-
bly, coalesced with the Whigs, to the advantage Of
Gen Marke. Most of the Wing candidate, for
Congress being winked away in the meantime, as a
qtid pro quo.
These things mind me, do not say occurred
merely give you the circumstances, and leave you tc
say, whether not the differences drawn seem 10 be
legitimate. The result here, however, will have ,u
pennyweigh,s influence upon the great vote of he
State that, you shall see, will record the triumph
which honesty always achieves over its foes Skunk
has no doubt received the vote of Pennsy vania ant
Polk and Dallas will doubt do the thing tit
| first Of November Meantime, don't let our coci,
stop Growing; the day will soon dawn when tn,
night owl which has struck amongst them will bau
to seek his wonted concealmeDt II.