The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-09

glTe nothing 70 this ob1ects but applied 70 by the
friends of Breckenridge would gladly contribute
for he, at least, was generous and manly oppo-
nent Clay never suffered wrong at the hands of
such men--false friends betrayed him down to the
last hour"
Mr. Breckenridge has troops Of friends in New
York. who take the veliest interest in his success.
We cannot do less than apprse you Of the attempt
TO buy up your constituency with foreign gold. Very
truly, your friends and servants, .; Z; SIokLEs,
On the other hand. if Mr.. Stanton is re-
elected, it is by tight squeeze" notwith-
standing his former majority Of eighteen hun
dred. Yet we presume that Mr.. S. had secured
for himself the confidence Of 8 the powers that
be- or how else could he have calculated upon
making "a great deal of money" ifhe were re-
elected. Perhaps, too, his constituents may
have returned him to give him chance to turn
an honest penny for they of Kentucky are
brave and generous people. But deferring
further specifications for the present. we must
repeat that the general result in Kentucky, all
things considered, is great wing triumph, and
the moral of it. whether resting upon free soil
appointments, or money making operations,
is worthy the serious reflection Of our public
servants at Washington.
The same may be said of Tennessee, where it
appears the democracy give it up that their
candidate for Governor, Andrew Johnson,
very popular man, is defeated. And the issue
of the contest was upon the Governor. If John
son is swamped, then we must declare that the
Tennesseeans are even more ungrateful than
the Hunters of Kentucky" Tennessee voted
for General Scott, it is true, but there was
reason to hope that the general result of
November would open her eyes, and that
with little coaxing from headquarters
cast anchor among the democratic squadron
But, after having had the printing of both
houses of Congress, after getting the full mis-
sion to Brazil and a good lot of other nice lit
tie pckings and perquisites. if she has turned
round and elected wing Governor. we can
only exclaim is it possible? Have the wings
really succeeded in throwing dust into the eyes
Of !" the honest yeomanry," by on indignant
cutlery against the freesoil appointments of our
national democratic President? General Arm
strong, of the Washington Union, who knows
something of Tennessee politics, ought to
explain this mystery to the cabinet, provided
that the Secretary of State can spare few
minutes to such small matters as the Tennessee
elections.
In North Carolina the democracy have been
in very uncomfortable stew. Father Ven
able" disdaining the dictation of bob-tailed
lawyers and small beer politicians" ran upon
his own hook against the regular democratic
nominee, and the consequence is, that whig
has slipped in between them after the most ap-
proved Missouri fashion. In some other dis
tricts also, things are mixed up and confused;
and upon the whole. the Secretary Of the Navy
has not managed the wires with the proper
skill to ensure democratic harmony. But if
the materials Of the party can't be made to
stick with pitch, rosin, tar, and turpentine, it
were vain to expect anything from the cohe-
sive power of the public plumber"
But enough for the present We must wait the
full returns from Kentucky. Alabama Tennessee
and North Carolina, before we can clearly solve
the results of their late elections. Primd tdcie,
they convey significant warning to the adj
ministration-a warning, not only Of the re-
organization of an opposition party, but of
troublesome defections in the democratic
ranks. If such things are done in the green
tree. what will be done in the dry? The
Cry stall Palace and the Pacific Railroad may
have helped the good old democratic cause in
the West; but what is to be done for Georgia
There's the danger.