The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-10-09

From this curious and important table it will APP
pear that the actual decrease in the number of votes
IN the State of Maryland in 1916, compared with
the number taken in 1884, is $40 In this decrease
the largest proportion consists Of wing votes there
being decrease In the whlg vote of 1853, in one
year, while the decrease Is only 2, III in the demo-
Gratis. This relates to the popular vote. AS to the
particular results IN regard to the State Legislature
and Congress, the facts vary in remarkable degree.
Ia reference TO Congress the wings have elected two
and the democrats four members, giving them ma
ority of two to one in the Congressional delegation;
whilst in the State Legislature the wings yet have
an aggregate majority Of the two houses, equal to
twenty over the democrats. There was If the city
OF Baltimore an eccentric movement consisting in
an attempt to organize native y party, which
numbered ,l47 votes, but produced no other effect
than the defeat of whig member of Congress in
that city.
These are the curious results OF this election,
mingled and mixed up with variety of opinions,
ideas and differences. From these results we find
the administration organ In Washington shouting
victory-a tariff victory; whilst the opposition or
gan, the Latefgencr, sends forth an equally loud
shout tor an anti-repudation vicory-a mo-
raj triumph in favor of public credit. Now
ucy dic uolH right ana we rather think,
that the singular result of this election shows
the discrimination with which the people of Mary
land regard the public questions alluded to, mingled.
indeed, with the apathy of nearly ten thousand who
care nothing about tariff, reputation, or public
faith al all Out of the seventy thousand voters in
Maryland, ten thousand it appears care nothing
about the tariff one way or the ether-care nothing
about public falkland are entirely silent as
regards the public questions of hereafter On the
other hand, setting aside this, and considering the
Democrats as being in favor of modified tariff.
there is only small majority in MARYLAND decided
~ recorded on that side Of the question, although
some of the leading Wing members have received
their quletus by the eccentric "Native movement"
There can be no doubt, therefore, that the cleo.
ton IN Maryland indicates the apathy of the great
body OF the people relative to the maintenance of
the present tariff, and that they are rather in favor
OF some modification of that law than otherwise
Again, there can be doubt of the other inference
that the people OF Maryland oppressed as they are
by debt, are yet in favor OF maintaining public
credit, and OF preserving their faith and repu-
tauon as State against all approaches of
Reputation and dishonor. In both these respects.
we agree with the organs Of the two par
ties, and think much consolation may be gathered
from the result In all points OF view. Nor do we
think there can be any doubt of the general fact,
that the great masses Of the American people, what
ever fanatics and moralists may say, would prefer
modification OF the present tariff on some equitable
principle OF compromise, than its continuance