The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-12-18
THE RESULT OF THE ELECTION
IN NEW YORK. AND THE DIFFER
ENCE BETWEEN THE VOTE FOR
MR.. WRIGHT AND MR.. POLK.


Great efforts are made to free the anti-snnex-
alton friends of Mr.. Van Buren, from the charge
of having voted against Mr.. Polk at the late
election in the Stale of New York. A letter
written from Washington TO the Evening Post
calls attention 10 this subject, and attempts an
explanation:
al regret To see that an opinion prevails here to
soLyc extent among the democrats OF other States,
mat the disparity between the electoral and gubeina-
oral vote of New York, is ascribed TO detection
among the more particular friends of Mr.. Van Bu-
rem, towards the electoral ticket
The error is a mischlevous one, and should be cor
reced. Within my limited observation, and rom IN
formation derived from other sources think am
safe in avernng that no such detection existed even
to a partial extent The causes OF Mr.. virgins
leading the electoral ticket, by so large vote, had
supposed were well understood in New York and
lest some of US should lose sight of them, viii here
briefly recap,uate those which principally contrbu-
ted to run Mr.. Wright ahead of his ticket. In the
first ace Immediately after the Syracuse Convention,
the Wings virtually conceded the State on The Cow
ernor ticket, and bent all their energies towards Sc
curing the State FIR Mr.. Clay, and whenever they
could secure partial VOTE it was sure to be for the
electors and in the next place, the system OF Stale
finance and State policy with which Mr.. Virgin was
supposed to be Identified the great confidence In his
ton that his opponent was favorable to the schemng
specializing and fund mongerng policy OF Mr. Sew
ard, secured the Democratic candidate many votes
which probably did not politically belong to him. This
we honestly believe to be fair solution OF the
matter"
Now nothing can be further from the fact than
this attempted explanation.
In the State of New York, they have but one
State ballot This contains the names OF all
the candidates for State officers from Governor
to Members of the Legislature. AT the head OF
the ballot is printed the name of the candidate
for Governor--next Lieut.. Governor, and so on
Now a Whig, intending IL vote for Wright for
Governor, would strike from his Wing ballot
the Wing candidate, Fillmore, and insert the
name of Wright, in its place. Such ballot
would, of course, give Wright one more vote
Than his associate, Gardiner, the Democratic
candidate for Lieut.. Governor Deductlng then
the vote of Gardiner (Which is the true Demo
cratic vote) from the vote of Wright, and we
ascertain precisely the number of votes cast by
the Wigs for Wright, e. G.
Wrighl's vote 241,O57
GARDENERS vote 240,S49
20S
In the whole State Of New York, then, it
will be perceived Mr.. Wright got but POS
Wing votes. The residue of the difference
between Mr.. Wrighl's and Mr.. Folks vote
was made up by treacherous votes in the Dem
ocraric party.
That such detection should have existed
is not surprising, when we consider the means
by which it was produced
In an article in the New York Express, of
the 4lh Of December, inst, we have this pre-
cious confession.
| "The movements of the copspirators, as first de
veloped in the secret circular seconded by the
publication Of Mr.. Sedgwick's pamphlet on Texas,
which was stereotyped and furnished to the Wigs, as
we're also the speeches Of Mr. Benton, in immense
quantities, through the State"
That a detection among the particular
friends of Mr.. Van Buren, towards the Electo-
raj ticket OF Mr.. Polk existed, to the extent Of
| H. Isa~----- e-.-~--- ~r.- >~.'s"''- 80" Na'
Folks vote, excepting 200 Wing votes given
TO Wnght,) is so clearly demonstrable, tina
those who wish TO believe the contrary, can
not