The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-11-11
For the Voice of Freedom.
New York EleCtion.---The most
Splendid Whig triumph yet!

The election in the EMPIRE STATE, which took
place on Tuesday Of last week, resulted in one of the
most signal triumphs ever achieved = my party in
that State during the history of its political conflicts
The Wing party have elected all tEer State Officers
embracing Lieut. Governor, Gin place ola democrat,
elected the last year. but since appointed Of the
Judgcs,) Secretary Of State Ccntroller, Attorney
General, Canal Commissioners, &C., and by tho
unprecedented maorites varying from 80 to $4,000
Of the Senators, % i'll number, which held for two
years, and are chosen by single districts tic Wings
have elected 2G-all but six of the whole number.
The Assembly is composed Off hundred and TWEEN
ty-eght members, WHO also chosen by single
districts. Of this body, tie Wigs have elected
about 81. This election is the moro important to
the country from the fact that the whole Senate Of
the State now chosen ard for two years. will be-
yond doubt hold a majority in joint ballot in the
Legislature during that period, in which a Senator
in Congress is to be chosen from that State for SIX
years. But it is still more important exhibiting
the broad distinction between the two parties, Wing
and Democratic, The great issue Of this unconst-
tutional and abonnable War with Mexico, and the
acquisition of mora Slave Territory to this Cnion.-
At the Democratic State Convention holden at
Syracuse the last week in September, resolution
was introduced bya member of the body declaring
agans. the acquisition of any more Slave Territory
to this Union which was rejected by the body, for
which action, the Union, Polks organ at Washing
ten bestowed the highest laudaton upon the party,
and gloried in tie harmonious action of the Democ-
racy of New York with the partyin the old Bay State,
and other of tie Northern States where Conventions
had been held ard the party hat spoken cut against
the Proviso, &c.
The following is the resolution which was passed
unanimously by the Wing State Convention, at
Syracuse, which was holden the week after that of
the Democratic party by which the same resolution,
It varying only in phrascoogy had been rejected by
that party, as above stated" Resolved, That while
IS tho Wing frcemen Of New York, represented in this
IS Convention will faithfully adhere to all the COM
e promises of the Constitutions and jealousy maintain
i, all the reserved rights of the States they declare,
since the crisis has arrived when the question must
be mot--heir uncompromisng hostility to the EScn-
&c sion of Slavery into any territory now Free which
may hereafter be acquired by any action Of the Gov
eminent of our Union" Upon this, one Of the prin-
b. cpal issues, connected with that the Mexican War;
Of the great political battle has been ousby the two
rs parties in the Empire State, and glorious triumph
n for Freedom has been won by the Whig not merely
y by pluralitics by which elections may be made ii
G. that State, but Ivy majortes over all parties ant
Ut factions.
In the last Legislature the parties stood as follows
err In +hn House