The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-11-11
ELECTION lNcrDKNrs.-The Philadelphia Inquirer

ELECTION lNcDENTs.-The Philadelphia Inquirer
says:
Among the incident. OF the recent election we
may mention the following: An old and highly re-
spectacle citizen Of West Philadelphia who IS af
ncted with the palsy, was taken TO the polls in a car
rage when his vote was refused, inasnuch as he
could not get out Of the carriage and the inspectors
would not go TO him. An expedlent was then resort
ed 10, by which the vote of the old gentleman wa,
attached TO the end of long piece of bamboo and
oy this means he passed it from the carriage through
Tie election lndow, and II thus received by the
inspectors, registered and counted"
Playing Vice PresidenL-Mr. Frelinghuysen had
the pleasure of playing Vice President for one day
We copy from the New York Evening Post, his
speech on receiving the congratulations of the Whiss
on his victory, and his pledges for the taitl discharge
Of his duty Vice President Mr.. F.'s pledges viii
undoubtedly be superseded by the "instruction,r
which he has since received:
Mr.. FreiiHghuyser,S Speech--The Whig, were en-
much delighted with the returns and reports received
10y the last evenings boat from Albany that crowd
OF them proceeded to Mr.. Freiinghuysens residence
TO congratulate him on his election
Mr.. FreDghuysen appeared and in n neat sneerb
thanked hrs friends for This mark of their resoec,
lie regarded the question between the parties as de
cldedly IN favor OF the Wings by the vote of New
fofk, and congratulated them on the cert,intv of +,
glorious triumph throughout the confederated repub
nc lie should endeavor, he assured them, to per-
form with fidelity and TO the best of his abiltv the
duties which the happy issue Of our election had cast
upon him. The multitude received his speech with
acciamauons, and continued for long time in the
streets, making night hideous with their boisterous
rejoicngs.
This evening, If Mr.. Frclinghuysen's friends should
repeat their VISIT II probable that he would address
them in somewhat different strain.
a Bd-Aproros Of betting. Here is a sneeimen
from Michigan paper, which is the beat bet on IN.
election we have seen Some Yankee girl is offering
70 pei on fo'ks election with any respectable good
looking young man, as follows "T'be stakes shall
be the parties If Polk rs elected win. and mary
the gentleman who bets against me If he Is NOT The
gentleman wins and marries me.r
From present appearances, the lady wins and mar
ries the gentleman.
The New York Commercial Advertiser thus talks
about music
Taking leisurey stroll, last evening in the
ne ighborhood Of Chelsea our ears wer, sudde,,,
struck from afsr by what seemed the echo of rroa,
shoG but IT was IN fact The shout itself, not hoarse
and resonant like that put up by multitude Of men
but psrtaking rather OF boy-hoods shrill and mining
treble. Advancing toward The sound we pressntlS
found ourselves IN front of small srmy-nIyentles
OF from eight years old to dozen or fourteen-plen
thdly eq~pped with banners, in imitation Of their
full grown >ompeers. They had drum. wkich was
beaten win unsurpassed vigor # not with admirable
skill; aod ever and anon, at a signal from one who
seemed 20 be Me dux, the leader of the host uprn.
the shout that had first attracted our attention We
love 10 hear the sound Of youthful voices swelling
1ut upon the breeze IN Joyous union but The muie
eas mol peculiarly charming in the present na4noe-
doubtless from ue tauit OF our own mood at the in
the clamor took articulste form and the |
ounds Il wtirlcd into our ears were, Hurrah for |
Folk and Dallas"