New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-11-13
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The fact that New York has gone Wing by
900 TO 40 600 msiority-to say nothing OF Mr.
Fillmore's 5O.OoO-is by this time pretty generally
understood. Doctors differ as to the meaning of it,
however. and the doctor Of the Journal Of Com
meoc who is usually called in by his LocoFoco
friends when the case seems desperate one) puts
his cane to his nose and, after much severe cogita
ton. concludes that, on the whole, it don't mean
anything at all
We are not satisfied with this explanation. Il
does not seem 10 be based on a careful considera.
ton Of all the facts The reasons given for il by
the Journal may be fairly condensed as follows
!. Apathy .. Light Vote; 3. Family quarrel in
the ranks of the defeated party. Let us think a
little
That the vote is considerably lighter this Fall
than il has sometimes been hitherto is most true ;
ont what then We believe il moderated by the
Journal but no man could have expected so large
vote now as on many former other occasions.
This is the year before a Presidential Election,
when there il usually lull in the Political storm 7;
we had neither Electors, nor Governor nor Mem
bers Of Congress to choose. The vote is nearly
what might have been expected at such time
II it seem dwarfed. il is by the magnificent pro
portions of the majority
But in truth when men who have always be.
fore been prompt and ardent at the Polls, stubborn.
~ absent themselves by whole neighborhoods at
an election, they usually mean something. They
undoubtedly did 80 in this instance. A brighter.
loveer day never shone than the I'd of November
the season was too late for the farmers to be busted
with Fall work, too early to be engrossed with the
avocations of w inter. Those who reirained from
voting had design in 1t, like the Spectator in his
moods OF apparent dullne.. The Quaker, who was
solicited TO contribute To a non. Quaker Church re-
Piled. Friend, it is against my principles to pay
toward erecting thy new edlhce, but will give
ESQ toward pulling down the old one. The fact,
then ths,two hnhs OF tho usual Loco Foco voters OF
this State could not be drawn out by the disaster
~ thsir party evidently impending, doing away all
necessity Tor calling out the full Wing vote, is
pointedly significant
But more The division Of our once triumphant
adverssres 10 no. the light matter that the Journal
would have it. Party action usually has diverse
springs some are active and jealous in the cause
for one reason. some for another. Now the more
democratic portion of our State opponents cur.
rsp,ly known as Barnburuers are at war with
tueiS ieto Sohhncos Vn qucstohs NnlSh cultf iabS-
ly into our National Politics They are not well
affected toward Slavery. Of which the National
Administration IL the creature; they are sternly
adverse 20 the Extension OF Slavery over new ter
rtor,, while the Polk dynasty is determined that
the line OF the Missouri Compromise shall be estsb-
lisned TO the Pacific, II our conqaeriug eagles shall
maintain their present sscenaencyi they are Ia
priacipe hostile to the creation OF great National
Debt, which our present rulers are pilng up Al a
rapid rate. These are new grounds OF differ
enee, yoa may trace them In Silss Wright
Speeches in lssa in the resolutions of the Herki.
nsr Mass Meeting in the isl OF that year; in Gov.
Wnghts letters To Col Stevenson, sc. with regard
TO the Ssn'osnis Expedition, and Abandsnty else.
where. AL me dreams oil eonqaeat and permanent
occupation wherein our Federal ralers are induls.
ING are ~ deadly hostle 10 the fundamental ,des.
of toe BMnbarners a. To those Of the Whis. Thu
differences thence resulting may be smo,oered for
q time, in the presence OF common and formidable
dangers, but an explosion was II the nature Of
thinss inevitable. And there is not to day any
portion Of The people Of our State more deterInin
sdly hostile ~ Mr.. Polk and bis policy than Tie
BsInbarnen.
And this brings us to the only remaining pom
90 which 20 desIre attention The dtmsHtsAe'
Asss,lay >the Hh'ss Of these rho hare hitherto op
posed s. There are thousands who long ago per
eel d the holiowness aud knsvery OF what PssseN
for Democracy who were disgusted with the mel
preferred and the means employ ed by their party
who spprshsndsd mischief from the measures sn'
evil from The principles commended as Demo
cratic. Bat the dread OF the w higs overpowsreS
their spprshspsioss from the eoarss OF our oppo
cuts. They were poor nsa, and they bad es''