The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-11

statsu>,alike talents, in which, says the Albany
Adss 10 surpasses every man who has come to
Albany since Silas Wright Crosby, the silver
gray, viii be beaten by Clark, soft shell bunker,
Who, having particular opinions ut all, and being
sinpiy . village physician in good repute, will re-
ccive the votes OF all sections Of the democracy.
Kempshali, as l have said. will beat Follett. who
win thus add one more to the long list. beginning
with Louis Cass and Daniel s. Dickinson, and
coming down year by yea TO this day. Of .hunkers
put up according TO party usages," and " har-
moniously" defeated by barnburper treachery.
As for the struggle between Hunt and Seymour,
it win be lively one. Both have great eloquence.
talent, and personal popularity The former has
the !" nine points of the law" namely, possession
Of the subject of dispute ne has the prestige Of
former success, and the good will of every shade
and section of his party The latter has great
wealth the aid ana council Of all the old poiiti,
cians OF the party, (sometimes rreverentiy styled
the :" old fogies. } a brilliant reputation, and
every thing which should lead him to triumph
Everything combines to give to the im2end-
ing struggle an interest and claim upon pub
Lie attention The Presidential issue-the Canal
enlargement. and it's immense patronage-the as.
cendancy of the barnburDers in the Canal Board,
depending tae election of Church-the State
patronage geDeraliy-the influence with the incom-
ing President, whichever he may be-al hinge upon
the votes OF the I'd of November; aud it is almost
absurd TO reflect how small ma jority may reason
ably be expected on eli her side In fact since the
coalition of the democratic and free soil parties at
Rome and Syracuse, in the summer OF lSi9, face
tiously called 1.-THE reunion OF the party both
wings aud democrats have been disordered and
distracted by contenoing factions, that neither has
carried a whole state ticket in any year. In the
great cities, portions Of the wings have voted for
bunker democrats, while Others have more than
offset these votes by supporting barnburners In.
stance Delaware county, where Church received
three thousand six hundred majority over Cornell,
two years since, and which last fall gave only nine
hunored majority for Wright, (soft shell bunker,
over Patterson, (Sewardite) IL can be safely said,
he hnla cir nj hs
democrats have elected no State officer without the
assistance OF whig votes On the other hand, such
wings as have been chosen to Office since that time
have If not directly voted for at the polls by demo-
Gratis, (for they less apt TO leave their party
ranks than their OF onents) received the tacit as
sistance of scratched ticket The election of Hunt
for Comptroller, in lSl9 is instance of this, his
opponent, John A. Lott, being scratched by the
barnburners from end to end Of the State and beat
wofully, while Chasheld and Jewett were elected
The present condition Of parties in the State has
thus gradually, but surely, tended towards the
oeSs OF bsrnhurners and Sewardtes. With Follett'
defeat this fall, there will be but two hunkers-
McAlpine and Mather- left in the State offices ;
and silver gray has been an unknown animal this
year past Is this The result of your Union Safety
Committees labors
From all these premises and calculations the
conclusion is inevitable that the poll teal majority
is very uncertain; and that, whatever may be its
electoral vote for President, (Which viii be less
affected by the State ticket this year than it ever
was before,) the result to State officers is likely
to be, rs in the last three years, divided regime
The anti rent vote, the 'ffce democratic" VOTE the
free farm vote, the abolition vote, the Day Books
Webster and ''cotton" vote, Gf any,) the canal
vote, the patvist VOTE the Temperance vote, are all
to bs reckoned, together with their respective nu
ences upon parti factions and clioues in arriving
at shrewd guess One thing is certain the alb
sepce Of all excitement and enthusiasm concerning
the Presidency, looks bad for Scott. The democrats
are like the veteran Spartan soldiers, who needed
no must, to urge them to the fight. The Wigs are
an undisciplined pomiscuous array, whose strength
Lies 10 the onslaught made amidst fury and flame,
fuss, feathers, and frenzy.