New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-11

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Of its prostratiorl are fe0rlessly laid bare IN
the following
THE RESULT. AND ITS CAUSES
The State OF New-Jersey is naturally Wig
It's Iron and Manufacturing interests need protac.
ton It's people, in the mann. are well-lniormed
upon political subjects It's inhabitants are noted
for their orderly character and all these unite to
constitute the legitimate supports OF the " hlg
party, He VINO imagines that the recent contest
has decided that Ncw-,ersey is opposed to the
Protective principle that her people disapproye
of the recent votes Of her Wing representatives
in Congress that its inhabitants are in favor OF
wars Of aggression. and OF violating the faith OF
treaties; that ourpeople have changed their views
upon the doctrine of Internal improvements, IS
beneath contempt, on account OF his Ignorance and
foolishness. These questions have not entered
into the contest. Upon them the Wings were
sound and, had the issue been made upon them,
we would have carried the State by an oyerwhem
ing majority What, then, has led to this result
How has it happened coming upon us like clap
of thunder from clear sky, that the State has
been swept by our opponents by 5000 MAORI,
~ What are the reasons that have guided the
people in the decision they have made We
shall go over the ground carefully, and give our
views upon the reasons Of our ignomlnous defeat.
Here follow illusions to local differences aud
feuds, OF no interest out OF the State The Merc1-
~ then proceeds
The second and BY far the most efficient minis
ters of our defeat have been the reform measures
openly supported by the Democracy OF the State
The contrast between the two parties in their
separate State Conventions, striking and in-
structve The Wings passed mealymouthed
resolutions squirting every way and meaning
nothing The Democracy came up boldly to the
van Of these reforms, inscribed them on their ban
ners cheered them in their meetings. and went
before the people with a certain confidence in
their support. It. is true that many OF the W hIgs-
who were confident Of the views OF the masses,
and who sympathised with these measures, un-
dertook to pledge that party to their support
but the GOODNESS Of many and the open opposition
of others. cast away the only chance OF success,
and has thrown US high and dry on the banks OF
that river surnamed the Salt. Nothing is more
truly ridiculous than to imagine that a party
founded essentially upon Conservative ideas can
succeed where suffrage is free and ungersal.-
The very nature and element OF popular Govern
ment demands continual progress and the true
Statesman is he who endeayors to guide this
spirit to useful ends and honorable purposes We
would not bend to the Madness of the popular
voice let it roar ever so loudly neither would we
Weld one step to the rush OF leglons, were wrong
and Injustice to be committed; but when gene
rous and wise reforms are to be demanded when
absurd and obsolete distinctions are to be re-
peacU We NOuU take tue lIuIlL " III IItOSC
in advance, and press them support upon the pup
lie mind of the State These practical questions
are oil more importance to the people, than who
hold the Offices or who pulls the political wires.
The lessons taught by this election have been eX.
ceedingly bitter and the medicine administered
decidedly unpaatablc; but We trust that the
teachings viii not be whovlost and that the pre-
scrption OF the MUSICIAN Will be duly appreciated
The third important agency in our defeat has
been the utter disregard of the vote OF our natur-
allied citizens which has marked the whole poll
cy of the " hg party, particularly IN our own city
and District Twotfths of the vote OF this city
is of this character and yet what have We done
to strengthen ourselves with Its influence NO,
thing On the contrary they have been subjected
to insult at our primary meetings, and are almost
uniformly treated with contempt by those who
assume the direction OF political matters Con.
trolling an enormous vote, exercising a powerful
influence when have we ever nominated one OF
them for any local office, not mentioning one OF
Importance Coming from lands where they have
been doWn.trodden and oppressed, worshlplng tie
very name of Democracy assumed exclusively by
our opponents we have need OF much labor to en-
tighten them as to the true position OF the W hg
marty. Instead of their meeting with Insult, We
Sh0rId welcome them to our primary assemOlages
place some of them upon the committees
make i the occasion of mutual counsel-enter
more or less into their designs and sympathles
ever remembering that they are the countrymen
of Emmett and O,Brien Of those who fell like
Martyrs in the streets of Berlin, Vienna and
Rome or Of those brave Hungarian and Poilsh
warriors whose dream oil Freedom was short
though brilliant This neglect, this utter folly on
our part, has thrown against US host of voters
in this County, which common care and prudence
might have preserved. Never have we known SO
complete and uniform vote to have been given
against us 10y naturalized citizens as at the late
election and il attention is not instantly given to
tbis subject. this whole body will be placed per.
maneney in opposition to Wing measures