New-York daily tribune., 1844-10-07
vCL. av. NO. t5s.
The Canvass NJ the sortf,-Prospccts.
Correspondence of Tire Tribune.

-. ALABAMA. Sept. q. lsii
as have recently made pretty extensive OBJ
servat;ons on the present political struggle i'll
Georgia and Alabama, have concluded 10 drop
you lire on the subject. The excitement is
higher in some parts OF Georgia than ever osfore,
but ewing TO the consciousness of great Wing
strength in three of the districts, and the October
election being only for Congressman, appre-
hend that there viii hardly be full vote, and
the aggregate will not be strict test of party
strength. But in November ersry man will be
at his post.
The Tariff ard I" Immediate Annexation" are
the topics of discussion. TIE Wings every
where support the Tariff and oppose Annexation.
With these issues you must know that the Wings
labor under much disadvantage in these latitudes.
The whole Southern people have always hereto.
fore been taught to believe that The Tariff was
worse than robbery, and tha! all its pilferngs
came out Of their peculiar pockets And they
are now taught and generally believe, that the
annexation of Texas is absolutely necessary to
know, aIe more sensitive on this subject than
TO zee Mr.. Clay lose thousands Of votes on &C.
count of this Texas affair. Under this view of
affairs, COL Polk, or rather his party, for he is
nothing, have many advantages. Polk is noto.
riously tie Southern Candidate, nominated by
Southern influence, and pledged TO all the ultra
nctions Of the " Southern Chiyalry," and if elect.
| ed, Will, no doubt, make true Southern Pfes-
dent. Thus he enlis;s ali she "Slavery fanet.
ic5" and Free Traders OF this fgloa III his sup
port, and have i.ot the least doubt that he will
get III Georgia and Alabama 10000 votes more
than Mr. Van BUfcn or any other Northern man
would have received under the present issues
To oppose to ali this the Wings can bring Mr..
Clay's enlarged patriotism, which extends TO all
sections and all interests of the country, aid the
&C lily and fairness Gf his views on The Texas
ton, leaving il 70 the common consent of the
ycea, confednrate family CT States ii il can be
done "w;thout dishonor, without war, and on
proper terms" TINS, il would seem, ought 10
satlsfy every body But nn-our SCuthcvn hot
snurs Gcnlatt Texas Immediately, and nothing
nut Texas WI! 90, ann they are in such It :u''y
.tCut H., that itc moment il 10 ascerts:ned iha,
Polk can nc e;ec;e6, they tell us Cept. Iviof Is
70 starr his n:iitary arrangements again 10 "a"
| fect Taras preparatory 10 another AnueX lion
| affair; but it is 10 he act, and nOt fIedty,
next time. So far as the election IN the South Is
concerned, NJ. Clay had just as well oppose
Annexation in toto. ALI tic Slavery raners and
Texas Ffoperiy holders are dead against him.
Our opponents are F2ioicing exceedingly in these
eg;ons over their "fexas and Free Trade vic
toty" in Maine. They are quite ccsiatic at the
course OF the Ab litonIsis in maintaining sep
,.rate organization. they were dreadfully afraid
the Abuiition,sts would aid lie Wings in prevent
ing Annexation, declaring that it was the strong
est blow they could possibly give 10 Slavery; but
they now say that the " Liberty Party" is ike
Ill other political fungi, only alming at local in
iiucnce anda aggrandizemcnt, and is lot 50 much TO
be dreaded after all. There is reiily something
AZ awk ward as il is strange i'll this affair Here
he Wings are charged with running Slavery Or
Slave interests, By opposing Annexation, and thus
aiding the Aboll,ionlsts, while the Aboilnonlsts
seem determined to let Annexation go by default.
So that .ye may be baaren by Slavery fanat:cismln
The South, ana by Abotionlsts in the North. But
my opinion is that the strength of the Wing
Policy will ride over all, in both sections;