The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-09-16
NEW YORK HERALD.
New York, Monday, September 10, 1874.
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The Presidential Election--Imminen Dan
ger OF Defeat 10 MIR. Clay and the Wings.
The extraordinary result OF the recent election
In Maine, - beginning TO produce a strange feel
ing OF dependency In the wing ranks, and al
equal degree of hopei in the locofoco camp Befor.
this election II was confidently predi ted by The
wing organs in Massachusetts. particularly the
Boston Ailas, which is generally toleraby accu-
rate IN Its representations, that the wings would
carry the State OF Maine by an overwhelming ma
lority, and the opinion was generally conceded In
by the party throughout the whole country. 1t is
true the locofocos put forward similar boast
that they would carry the State, and the result has
shown that the calculations Of the wing leaders
and the wing organs most deceptive, and that
the greatest dependence ought 10 have been placed
on the locofocos predictions
The iocofoco majority in M iine, indeed, exceeds
all anticpations. Aud no less astounding and I'M
expected is the extraordinary vote which the aboii-
tonists have poled. As indicating the seafime nts
OF the wing party, we give the follow ng extracts
the one from Maine paper-lhe Whig e. Courier
Of Bangor, and the other from the Courier & En-
qair0 of this city, in which an attempt is made
to account for the apathy in the wing ranks and the
singular success which begins to attend the loco
focos
From the Bangor Wing and Courier.l
The result the election in this State so far an we
returns to be somewhat decisive in favor the
party majority of the people of Maine have shown
Willingness TO sustain the loco party with the
date annexation of Texas the destruction OF the Protec.
tive pocy and the views Of dscouragipg the
nufacturing interests Of Maine The position of Maine
thus defined and il the views of her citizens should
vail in the nation would pass before Texas
would he annexed-ths Tariff for protection destroyed
cipal forbidden to seek Investment in mannfactnr
ing shout Of re jocing would be heard in ali the mar
kets OF Europe, to he followed by wall of rising
from the bottom of the hearts Of the labong in the
United States.
Since the result in Maine can afford nothing sasfac
ton aud joy to the wings Of other States may give them
aword OF warning Depend not alone upon the excellence
OF principles but in order to insure the OF
your principles engage at once in thorough and efficient
organization in every town. Conventions may be
merousyattendea personal effort must not be
ed. II may be for the interest Of support the
measures OF the wings but is important he be made to
see IT, and to understand the practical difference between
the true American policy advocated by the wings and the
British policy advocated BY the locos Maine mas given
the note Of warning. The wings here where tn y
might have improved They say TO their brother wings
In other States organize put forth personal exertons
arouse the business men, interest the mechanics attend
70 laboring and make the personal matter
IN which all shall be interested and all mingle hand to
hand and heart TO heart
Is characteristic OF the locofoco party always to do
about twice as much as they make public. Their
meetings and great public demonstrations in this State
are far behind those OF the Wings but fear their
cret silent subterranean operations much greater
This must be remedied and that right speedily. Mass
Conventions have most excellent utility and should
b. neglected But they cannot do al the work OF poll
teal campaign. They are usually held in the larger
towns and in the immediate vicinity Of the great public
thoronghfares Here their influence in arousing public
attention !. most decided and sslutry But they should
rf he vyhn thav
do not reach The farmers w live away from large
villages, who cannot attend 'ese meetings. are conss
1uenty left to opponents, who go them retail
in quiet an nnnoticed way their misrepresentation
Wing and their foul SANDERS upon Wing cand
such efforts these fear adequate antidote has
been provided by the Wings. If il be So il is matter
which should receive Immediate and close attention.
We believe these views to be correct. And if
they are so, the success of Mr.. Clay stands in
very precarious position, unless the wings through
out the country that have been hanging back, come
up 10 the polls they did in 1910. We have al
ways belleved-from the most ndspntable data,
the election returns-that the opposition party, or
the wings have always retained very considerable
major ty Of the popular masses of this country in
their ranks, but that from their pursuis-their ha
bits-and variety Of other circumstances it has
been very seldom that they come forth TO the polls
en- masse, and that to this lukewarmness may be
Inscribed the almost uniform success Of the demo-
crazy, with few EXCEPTIONS and the permanence
of that regime in the government OF the country.
In lSl0 when Gen Harrison came into the field
there was such intense excitement throughout the
country in relation to public affairs, and the mea-
sures OF the previous administration together with
the commercial revulsions which had agitated the
people TO great a degree, that both parties
came fully out at the polls, and on that occasion
the locofocos were completely demolished. Since
that time, however, il is clear from the results of
the State elections, that the VIII gs have reapsed
into their characteristic apathy, and accordingly
we see the locofocos resuming their ascendancy,
and restoring their regime. But now we ale on
the threshold of another Presidential election, and
the great question is what prospect is there of the
wings coming out in support Of Mr.. Clay for the
purpose Of securing his return in the present
dition of the countryl
According to all appearances, as indicated by the
recent elections, Mr.. Clay's chances are diminish
ing every day, and this disastrous state of things
has been produced by the conduct, policy and tao
tics of the principal leaders of his own party in the
North-his newspaper organs, and the entire masses
of his political supporters, who summon conven-
tons, get up mass meetings, organize clubs, and
do the general business of eectioneering through
out the non-slaveholding States.
Let us, with little more defniteness, indicate
the causes which are at work that may result in
the entire prostraton Of Mr. Clay in the next cleo
ton and the ultimate defeat of the Wings We atri-
butethe chief OF these the utter ignorance
of human nature, and the operation of hui
man motives, which characterize the wing
leaders from top to bottom from Mr.. Webster
down the verest loafer in the Knckerbocker club
from ex Governor Seward down to Greeley, the
Fourirrite philosopher. During the last three years,
owing to particular circumstances and the constant
agitation of the slave question in Congress by the
Hon. John Quincy Adams, Mr.. Giddings, and