The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-09-21
From the .Ne,o York Epeniag Posi-.
THE POLITICAL PROSPECT.

cded improvement 10 the poll ical aspects Of The
ton The wings have lost the confidence with which
they lately spoke Of certain victory in November and
the hopes of the democrats have been raised just in
proportion as those Of their enemy have fallen The
tone Of The democratic press everywhere is that of
unaffected reliance upon the success OF democratic
| principles.
| The excellent nominations for the office of Gov
ernor which have been made in several Siales--of
| Mr.. Bancroft ia Massachusetts, Of hlr Skunk in
| Pennsylvania, Of Mr.. Thompson in New Jersey, bui
above all, of Silas Wright in New York-have had
considerable effect in anmating the democratic party;
but the glorious result in Maine, coming fast upon
the iop of these has elevated that animation to high
pitch of enthusiasm.
( That our readers may the effect which the
Maine election has worked upon our opponents, we
will quote a paragraph or two from ther papers,
| The. Bangor Wing announcing the defeat says.
"Since the result in Maine can afford nothing of
satisfaction and JOY the wings OF other States, ii
| may give them word of warning. Depend not
alone upon the excellence of your principles, but in
order To insure the success of your principles,
gage at once in thorough and efficient organiza-
| ton in every town. Conventions may be hume
rously attended, but personal efforts must not be ne
| elected. IL may be for the interest of man to sup
port the Of the wings bat it is important he
be made IT, and TO understand the practical DIFF
| ference between the true American policy advocated
by the wings and the British policy advocated by the
locos Maine has gpen The note # warrins-"
Another whig paper, leading journal of this city,
remarks to the same point:
"l is characteristic Of the locofoco party always to
do about twice as much they make public
| Their mass meetings and great public dealonstIa-
ions this State far behind those of the wings
but fear their secret silent, sublcrIanean opera
tons much greater. THIS must be remediej
and that right speedily. Mss conventions have a
most excellent uiy, and should lot be neglected.
But they cannot DO all he work of political eam-
paign. here are thousands OF the people whom
hey do not reach. The farmers who live away
from large villages who cannot attend these meet
ings, con-equently lett 10 opponents, who
20 among Them, retail, IN quiet and unnolIced
way, their misre presentations of wing measures
ard their foul sanders upon whig candidates, and
confidently count upon the effect. Against such Fl
(ors these, fear adequate an,idote has been
provided by the Wings. II il be so, it is matter
which should receive immediate aud close atten ion
| Here then the truth is at last confessed. The
bubble has burst-the deuson is passed away-the
wing party Is coming 10 It's senses few months
since, mi.led by their accidental triumph in 1870
the Wings supposed that the system of popular sgi
tation which was then begun, would again carry all
before IT; they were perfectly Of doing they
pleased; the spirit OF $780," tley cried " is
ing, and will nos down, until Henry clay is seated in
the Presidential chair" But the August elections
at the West, and the Maine election particularly
have opened their eyes, and they begin TO that
Isomething more Is needed to move the people than
mass conventions, coon tInDleUs, Shouts
I" These agencies" they say now, ARE not ompipo-
tent; they good in their way, but something
IS wanted; we must organize aud actn Most tluly,
as the Bangor Wing expresses II, Maine has given
the note Of warning
But, while the spirits Of the Wings are dropping,
the Democrats have been reused to stronger hope
and decided action. he events winch have
pslsied the wings have given them life OF the
Maine election, says the Augusta Age:
"This defeat of the federal party is, to them, no
common disaster. On the rorut Of this contest their
leaders in Maine had literally stsked their hopes -
They selected, with great elaboration, the issues on
which 10 go before The people. They went into the
held with their strongest and most popular men, who
have been upon the stump constantly, since the
opening Of the campaign. Mr.. Evans, their chsm-
pon, has fought with the desperation Of man who
iet that his all was saked upon the result Of the
contest lie has been mtiring in his efforts, giving
neither sleep to his eyes, nor slumbcr TO his eyehds
for the last two months and has been supported al
all points by The elite Of his psrty---and with flying
recruits hom other States, while tie whole State
has been covered with federal orators 4 similar
cslibrc, Of our own people 10 all extent equalled
only by the frogs that IN ancient times infested the
land Of Egypt, who have filled the Of our pco-
pie with their lcroakng against dem cratic men aud
measures. They have perfected an organization at
once general and minute, spreading over the vhole
State and sending its ramifcstons every school
district and neighborhood ~ 1t. And finally they
have been chccred by the encouragement ADD
means OF their friends ron abroad.
"Aeans, all This array Of men and means have
the demicrscy coniended, noby and msnfuIly, and
most iromt hantiy have they out the conies
Our people too intelligent 20 be misled by the
sud partial metropolitan, and anti American doc
times Of the Wings. They have patiently listened
To the long hsisngues Of their orators who have
ehed themselves IA VAN 10 deceive them by their
cuckvo cries Of protection while they have been
advocating doctrines and measures which, IN fact
protect the rich and rob the poor.
I 40 rhe sober second thought Of our people has
senally rrevsi'ed and has rebuked in such manner
az MOI 10 b, Erguuen, a, cs-s Of politicians
mo place 30 low estimate upon the integ ncr Of
the American people, a. 10 suppose them capable IT
beng pul I'd and lei away by the miserable bu hoone
~ OF a " white hawk, or the low ribsldry OF coon
songs and coon hammers and mettoesn
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