The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-11
INTELLIGENCE ~ THE MAILS.

IN ClIBIsGCNGE ~ The MAIkSs
WAsHINoror, Nov. 8, IS4s
me Ffe'den'ia' Election Telegraph .aceounts-71.
democrats and the Taylor M.n-The Recepton of
| me Neps By NE Democratic Oomminee-Great he
| cess'"n 81 Taylor Mrn-Ths Department. pTcar. Of
| ByGy-.a Spirited Trick-Jan Buren, and IN. Ex..
| Sofiers, &c. &c.
=" HWra for Old Jack" Such Is the crv res ,b1 al
from end of this city to the other as the
hourly come in announcing Gen sral Casss defeat ave-
r7whsre. Anne has seized the Observation-Disclosures
looks proclaim blank disappointment whilst the TAYLOR
m N are almost frantic with delight. The democratic
here have given up all hope of victory they confess
that General Zachary Taylor the illustous old m,n
who was first nominated by the New York Herald has
carried every thing before him
We stated few days ago that the Democratic Com.
mttee had made arrangements to receive
dispatches with the returns fast they could be-
made out. Tie venerable editor of the Union sub
scrbed $500 to the fund to pay for these dispatches
with The uDderst ndiDg that his paper was e. ye Tho
benefit Of all the news Every good
expected To tubscTibe hfty cents The be nv
colo, the announcements were to be m ide in a room
under the Union office. Well at an early hour last
night, the democracy tcgsn to assemble to hear thu
good news The first place h, ard from was Alex
andria Va and there Taylor received a pretty good
majority On that's nothing" exclaimed the Com
mittee, its n id whig hole any now - Th. ham,
waxed apace and the crowd began to grow mn.t.nt
ls
gentlemen the fact Is our correspo ar,
larry Iemss." replies member Of the commiItes
scratching bis head, we have only heard from a few
precincts and the devil take their stu pidity thew
have forgotten to mention the ounties ~ AT last
few more returns come in and general pulling out
saq ns1 for
voice but You forget theres Thousand gain for Fay
lor in old virg'nny" Alb, ha" said our friend H-k,
We traitors in the camp. Mr. President move THAI
all gentlemen in this room who have not pad sn-,r
half dollar to the telegraph fund be requested to walk
up to the table and pay, or-walk out of the front
door. This resolution was vooif.rously irried aud
some half dozs n Taylor mon made tracks The IA.
turns after this came in very slow-and all on the
wrong eue-and the democratic mittee at lie Moth
elected the crowd put the key of the door in its
pocket and went to bed in u remarkably bad
humor or course In proportion to the i'll Of ths
democrats rose the spirits of the TAYLOR men Tha
news day, has given the coup de g,acs to the d.
mocratic party; they completely chop fallen Tay-
Tor banners are sus ended everywh.rs Every iitte
urchn you meet salutes you with the cry of "furrah
for General Taylor " and still more singular many
who heretofore believed To be stro or Cass
men, much go indeed AZ to belong to the democra-
tic association now denounce everyth and every
body, who does not support the Philsdephia nee
One Of this description of gentlemen is in the Post
Office department He is the same in diyidual who in
1914, when the news first that Clay had carried
New York. made pre- partitions to umi his house,
in the evening" however turned out that Polk had
carried the State but sooner than waste the ca
which had been prepared this piabe ofic al llumna-
ted for the Tenn and hurrahed with a. joyful
face II he had never even heard of the great en-
In the departments, scarcely a democrat can be
found. They don't know anthing at all about poii.
ties. or If they happen to have faint glimmering it
il all OF courte, In favor of General Taylor friend
called on General McCalla the Second Auditor this
morning when the following colloquy took pacedHow
do you, General; what do you thi NIX of the ne ws9"
"The news" inquired the General. What ne VS."
why, don't you know. Have you not seen the pa
use sure Cass is elected oh my dear sir you're la
boring Fra mistake Taylor has carried
could with h hands ss' on shS hi.
his head bent forward and his mouth wide opeu he
gazed in speeobless amazsment at his informant At
this juncture we Left and cannot say whether the
General has yet from his surprise 80 far as
even to finish his sentence.
An amusing circumstance came Off yesterday. A
farmer from Bladensburg, Maryland was in tow a With
a load Of produce of eoWe DESCRIPTION, which having
disposed Of he WAS preparing to depart for home but
previous to doing go, stepped into Smms liz store
to get little old rye. Simms' ~ Immediately under
the wbig committee rooms tho of the
The his pin. derUvuusu down and In uosuIsted
Mr. S who Is consequently a fret rate whig Mr.
fre nd and to induce him either not cast his vots
at all, or t. give it to Taylor In the meantime some
horses out and hid them The farmer under the com
bined influences of wbskey good COT " forgot
all about voting till democrat happening to pass BY
eepied him, and guessing the game which was up at
once attempted rescue. The farmer showed no dis
position to bulge, but the democrat, strong in his
cause laid hold OF him. and carried him in triumph to
Biadensburg wntre he cast his for General ass
and william Butler. The democrat bad to aght
hard for his prize, aod assuredy il the democrasc
pnr come into power again, he ought to be re-
WaIded.
to look at the election of General Taylor in
serious point Of view (or regard his election a.
certaip) what Extraordinary does Il
pressnt? You behold the spectacle of u refusing
10 bind himself to any party-refusng to pledge him.
self in any wayeleoted by the ug Of
the people It 10 q great, magnificent, aud ysta
boodlt revolution The election of Harrison
at all compare to 1t Harrison pledged to the whg
patty in all the bank question. His election
carried by burrah The feeling for Taylor has been
silent, and therefore the more to be depended on is
it h whig victory? Assuredy not. iJ is a victory Of
the moderate men throughout the MON; and 1t pro-
claims. forcibly language proclaim it, that
the people sick Of this humbug OF psrtya cry got
up the popular benefit but to enable ngers-
to fatten 10 Incidence Mt the public crib
The FREQ soil vote anticipated in remarks
on Monday has beer very small and 1t is evids thst
Van Buren, has not carried bali of his party Ire free
eoieTs not prepared to throw away their o.,
and merely wished to make . demonstration a.
nucleus to found . party on for 6a By that time
We hope the question will have vsnkhed in thin air,
either by California and New Mex,o being admitted
into the Union States, having gone their
hook and are unpatriotic enough to declare we
don't think it matters rush which they adopt
The following epitaph was prepared for Van Buren,
this morning
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