The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-23
"MR. CLAY Is ALREADY ELECTED"

The pretended confidence oil tho wings III 'no
election Of MIR. Clay, more baselsss vision got
up 10 cover an nglorious retreat After MIR. Folks
election these same boastfu editors VIII say they
were only in stthat any reader Of the least pene-
tr.tion might have known the Wing cause was 10 a
dsspsrate and even hopeless condition
We believe the Wings pretty generally, and with
them Mr. Clay himself, inwardiy gave up the con-
test upon the receipt Of the returns from Maryland,
which State, they had been led to believe, would
give The Wing candidate for Governor majority Of
5000 votes. The disaster in NJ inc was the first
blow Wing faith in Mr. Clsys chances of success;
the unex pected loss sustained in Maryland extin-
guishee all remaining hope Of success, that had sur
vived the 6rs. shock. Georgia vas the next State
TO smite Mr.. Clay and it done handsomely, by
a majority Of upwards of 5000 Delaware also
gave him kick. Ohio has fallen short of Demo
cratic victory only by ,093 votes, showing Demo
cratic gain Of twenty odd thousand She will sue
cssd The next time. A contemplate uick was Ie'led
on BY our opponents 10 carry Pennsylvan for the
Whixs; but the honest ci liens Of the pure and I'm
contaminated counties Of the interior, defeated the
corrupt design, and henceforth attempts will
be seriously made by The Federasts to get the Key
stone OF the glorious Democratic arch Federal
attempt on New York has been nipPed in the bud,
killed on the Threshold and will be heard Of no
moro forever. Had the trick succeeded 10 Penn
syivania it might have been repeated in New York
but failing in the former, there is no possibility OF its
accomplishing anything worthy of alarm in the
lattsr.
But our object was merely to show that the empty
boasts Of the Wings ab,ut the certainty Of Mr. Cays
eection-as if the fats had permitted such event
70 be within the range of possibility ARE the reck-
less expressions Of desperate in moment Of bit.
tsr disappointment and when conscious that the last
ray Of hope has departed from them. They know
and feel that MIR. Clay the wrong man and they
are convinced that he cannot come within fifty
electoral votes Of being elected.
We will give specimen Of Wing hopeless
ness and desperation, from the last Jonesboro Wing,
the editor being one Of Mr.. Clay's intimate cores
posdents. Our readers must remember that this ed
itor erected flag over his dwelling, and planted
in front of his door, to celebrate the victory
In Mime. He gave notice that when the inhabitants
Of the adjacent county should hear his cannon, they
might cheer for Maine. All this was announced in
advance. But when the result reached Jonesboro',
the editor admitted his mistake and said that he for
got that Maine was dirty Locofoco State BY the
number Of the "Whig" before US, we find that the
editor has fred his gun at last He was resolved
that tho news from Georgia should not dsappoint
him, and 20 he fired his gun and Illuminated his
shop 10 advance Of any news. lie announces Geor-
gis having gone for the Whigs by abou, 5000 ma
jsriiyW
The Jonesboro' Wing editor Of course considers
Mr.. Clay As much elected 4" already" as the Rich
mond Wing editor. He not only says Mr.. Clay i,
elected but gives the modus operandi Of his election
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