New-York daily tribune., 1845-03-04
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TO HENRY CLAY.

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TO HENRY CLAY.
The Central Committee OF The Democratic Gay
Clpbs of New-York City, on behalf OF lhelr con-
.ti,nencies and OF the twenty six thousand fFeerlen
oil this City who OF the fifth OF November las; voted
TOR Wing Presidential Electors respectfully present
10 HryRy Clay this statement Of theiE action, with
an expression OF their sentiments toward him, IN
view O: the result OF the late Election.
The Wings Of the City OF New York, early n
the wear lSIl, presented the name OF Henry Clay
as candidate Tor the Presidency OF the United
States. 1t that time, with the purpose OF conceu-
tra,ing public opinion in support OF that nomination.
thew organized the fist Clay Clubs; and these, the
earliest organizations ever known any where uadef
that name. are represented IN this Committee re
viewing their original purpose and their iaooFs loi
its accomplishment, IN all the light OF present iac7
and actual results, they can find nothing thai hsy
would retrac, in what they have said-nothlns 'na'
thev regret in What they have done-iof tne cause
And though they might have done much more
they are content to point 10 the fact that the Sl
OF New-York gave for Henry Clay IN L ~ SIX thou-
sand more votes than il gave Tor William hehly
Harrison in 1910, as an evidence that something
has been done here for the redemption OF their on
r;pal pledges. This is the whole net gam OF the
Wbic vote of the State OF NewYork since ISL,
and is sufficient testimonia! of the appreciation
of the merits of Henry Clay by the ireelnen OF the
greatest city OF America-eiyins more votes, and
more Wing votes, than any city or county IN the
Union.
This increased vote (amountng 10 more than
26 O0M was 10 truth, large majority OF the lawful
suffrages Of the people. And the list OF Presidential
Electors who were pledged to vote for Henry Clay
received majority OF more than 10000 and hardly
less than 20,o00 lawful votes in the State OF New
York The reversal of the avowed will of the pco-
oe o; the State and Of the Nation, was effected by
deposlting in the bao-boxes OF this City and stale
at least 5000 illegal votes,-most OF them being
introduced under deliberate perjury.
Against these agencies of fraud and crime, this
Committee have contended only by endcaYoring to
Snform the people of the character OF the measures
and principles involved in the contest, OF the reia-
ons of the parties and candidates TO those OBJECTS
and of the means in preparation by our opponents
for the attainment of success. In these efforts, we
have circulated at ourexpense more than quarter
means. have employed agents here and throughout
the State, have conducted correspondence with
many hundred individuals IN the same connection,
have convokcd numerous great meetings which we
have caused TO be effectively addressed by devoted
and capable speakers; and we concluded these Ia
bors by the display, in grand procession, through
the streets of our city, Of the largest assembiagc
and most splendid demonstration OF the mechanic
arts and of their operations and political associations
that was ever witnessed in this country All these
things we accomplished at an expenditure, by this
Committees not exceeding SS3.U0O, through lle
whole wear aud the whole contest. s-.si
The good thus cheaply attained is permanent
What has been done cannot be undone within the
continuance of this generation. The people have
exsrcised notwithstanding and judgment on thair
noli,ical duties and interests TO such an extent as
torbids any future attempt 10 deceive those thus
enlightened. The laboring classes have been, IN
vast numbers, instructed in the history of National
legislation. and in lis relations to individual and
general benefit They have read and studied deep
ly ON the subjects presented TO them; and, having
been thus convinced Of the justice, wisdom and
bcneyolence of Whig policy and the honesty OF
Wing Administrations, they will remain wing
through wears TO come. They have been made
familiar also with the history of the life and public
services OF Henry Clay, ard have formed Juds-
men, of his merits, whose grateful manifestations
can never be represscd but will be lasting as lie,
and continued 10 other sencratoEs.
These labors, so honest in purpose and so benc-
fetal in immediate effect, have been rendered vain
as to the actual result of the election, by fraud
votes. Parallel with the fact of these supendouS
potica crimes in this State. appear similar noiori-
ous and decisive frauds in Pennsylvania, Georgia,
Louisiana and other States, making evident Inc
wide practcal distinction between majority OF
the legal voters present at the polls and majority
of the votes counted.
These statements are not presented here to vlndi-
cate the American People from the charge OF hay-
inc caused the eyl result; nor TO relieve Them from
their nus, responsibility iorit The reproach on the
national character coald hardly have been less II
2GO or % 600 votes suddenly transferred from one
side to the other had reversed the formal decision.
TnE PEorlE could not have shown themselves
wise. us and grateful by division nearly equal,
between two such candidates and two such parties
And therefore of as little moment is The fact that
more tlldn O,JOu oEclScIS Ntic Hdsui'!I"uu "ub-
the wear 1914 in this City alone, and abont twice as
many in other parts OF the State. nInety-nlne-hun-
dred,hs of whom Of course voted againstus. Though
the great result was produced by The votes OF more
than 100, 600 men who a few wears before were the
subjects of European monarchS, and aliens IRON
our epubican Institutions not only IN birth, but II
education, feeling and character, this circumstance
NAV be passed over as merely incidental, since the
tar more important aud absolutely essential portion
of the hostile vote was given by those Of American
birth and republican education More than l,Oco,-
600 native citizens OF the United States gave their
votes, with these foreigners aid OF foreign inter
ests, and against the honor advantage and rights OF
,heir own country. The moral value OF the resuI!
would have been little varied ii the mass OF suf-
flage so nearly balanced had inclined in favor of the
righteous cause by few thousands out of nearly
S,Oco,C00 ballots.
Therefore il is, that we do not present these f2cts
as an apology for defeat nor woald we from them
derive consolation. To us and the country, more
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