The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-02

The elections which have taken place ia Vir-
sinia, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, and
elsewhere, since April last have, upon the whole,
been exceedingly unfortunate to the wings. We
should not be surprised if the elections in Georgia,
Mississippi, and louisiana, were also to turn out
10 the advantage of the locofocos.
The election for Governor and State Legs-
lature, in Georgia, took place yesterday. The
ground occupied respectively by the opposing
candidates for Governor-Edward Y. Hill, wing,
and George w. Towns, loco-is marked and
distinct. The controlling question in the Issue is,
ofeourse, the Wilmot proviso, or the power Of
Congress TO exclude slavery from the territories.
Upon this question the wing candidate is dumb
an oyster; while the locofoco plants himself upon
she ground of Mr. Calhoun and the Southern ad-
dress. He is opposed to the proviso-he Is willing
10 accept the Clayton compromise, the best thing
shat be done in the present state OF affairs, but
against any interference by Congress with slavery
In the District of ColumbIa-he urges a "deter-
mined resistance, all hazards and to the last
tremity." The locofoco presses occupy the same
positions, and plead, that if they can carry the
elections in the South, "the degradation of the
South may be averted." They proclaim the pro-
vso to be the settled policy Of the whg party, and
quote from WING free soil paper In Pennsy lvania,
20 show that Gen. Taylor, IN his tour through that
State, expressed himself as utterly hostile to the
introduction Of slavery into the new territories"
Ssch being the positions upon which the locofsco
candidate presents himself to the people, against
IN opponent whose opinions are only to be gather
ed from the general sentiments Of his party, no
hing abort Of a MIRACLE a revolution In Georgia
could prevent the defeat Of the wings.
In Maryland an election for the Legislatu and
members Of Congress takes place tomorrow, and
The prospects OF the wings are here more favora-
BILE. Maryland does not occupy the extreme
Southern ground upon the slavery question. She
N ranked az a whig State-she is in favor Of pro-
section; and the appointment Of Reverdy Johnson
% the cabinet, Is generally satisfactory to the
psuy. The wings have been driving a vigorous
campaign in that State, and the two organs OF the
cabinet at Washington have been active volun-
seers in the cause. The loss or gam Of member
may decide the comIlenon Of the House; and with
the prospect OF the restoration Of the old party sys
wm Of the Congress printing, matter OF life aud
death to the Washington organs is involved in the
loss or gain Of the House.
The damage which the wing party has already
sustained in the South is easy Of solution. II is
be found in the sbohtionism Of the Postmaster
General and the Secretary OF the Interior, and
them system Of enjoying and 6lling the Offices II
the county. II Is TO be traced to the foreign
policy, or rather the want Of foreign policy, OF
the cabinet. 1t may be charged to the Influence Of
EDWARD with Collainer and Ewing and the abeh,
tonisis. AID TO some extent, TO the socialism,
Eounerism and abolitisnism Of the Ndo York III
b~~e IL, course has been suci aal to the wing party
10 the South, and iis labors TO widen the breach be-
tween the two sections Of the Union, have been
nisehieyous and malicious. The favor which j.
has sought smong the various castles and factions
Of Hboiiionisis, has been breaking down the wings
Of the south. Nor can there be any unity, or any
sonuclling power in the wing party of the Uaion,
with such Judas IN their councils.
The States of louisiana aud Mississippi elect
rS.ir members TO the new Congress on the 9th %
November, and we shall look with some interest
10 the opinion of the cotton growers on the Rey
Gaze, and for the decision of the sugar planters
upen the services to Queen Isabella, Of the hons
squadron Of Round Island The only hope for
hissssipp u that the appointment Of Mons lieu
dsb,u, the French cook, a. Consul to Lyons, vii
redeem the State. Whats the opinion Of Nsssa
Greeley