The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-02

The VOTE OF THE STATE AND THE CABINET
ORGANs.--Some Of the minor organs Of the Cabi-
net in this State. who are ever harping on one
string, or mechanically playing the same tune
over and over again, like the hurdy-gurdy
grinders, are attempting to analyse and mystify
the vote cast in the late election. We think we
made it pretty clear in the HERALD of Sunday
last--a little too clear, perhaps, for those who
do not want to see, and shut their eyes against
the truth. But facts and figures are stubborn
things, and remain staring people in the ce
whether they are looked at or not in return.
One of The Van Buren, papers states the vote
as follows =
Seward wbig vote 1852 ZOO
Wings voting with the national democrats so 600
National democratic vOe.. ............... 65,7l7
Van Buren, free soil vote ................. 96,6OO
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .405, l07
or whom were wings. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $4,000
National democrats. ................... .OO0,OOO
Van Buren, free sollers. ........-........l Oo,OO0
The writer adds, that the whole number of
the democratic party proper in this State,
voting and not voting at this election is 2o4 600.
1t would therefore appear, according to this
statement, that the wings in the State are to
the democrats as three to two--a statement
which is sadly at variance with the vote of
the last Presidential election But the entire
number of wing votes in the State stands thus,
according to the barnburner papers,
Seward whig vote. Observation-Disclosures 62 100
Wings voting with national democrats . 10000
Wings not voting Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
Total wing vote. Observation-Disclosures. 2s4 100
What the writer means, therefore, by the de-
mocratic party proper, is the barnburners, and
these, he contends, number in the State 20i.-
COO. But to make good this calculation he
states that more than half, OF 108 900, did not
come to the ballot box. A very likely story in-
deed, with all the federal in1uenc &C of the gov
eminent brought to bear upon them, and all
the whippers-in of Marcy and Van Buren, work.
ing day and night like beavers. And this ridi-
culons assumption is taken for granted, while it
is asserted on the other hand that there was
not single national democrat who did not
vote. But supposiDg all this to be true, what
difference does it make as to the point that we
contended for? Whether they were barnburners
or national democrats or wings who kept away
from the polls, they disapproved of the Cabinet
and its appointments, else thew --'c--''' -i-'
- wvuiu nave v"teu
On that side; and by the admission. there
lore, of the Cabinet organs themselves, less
IMAM a fifth of the whole vote of the State was
nd, with all kinds Of appliances to come for
rd 10 fho Col, Tho nj ;c4
In 1852 there was for General Pierce in this
State an overwhelming majority of $4,000 votes
over the Scott and Seward whigs-and there
were cast for him in all $4,000 votes. Now
there is only about third OF that number in
favor of his administration, and there is ma
jority Of $4,000 over it by the same Seward
faction who were last year $4,000 behind, and
the national democrats have 5000 majority
over it, SO that with the exception Of the abo-
litionists proper the vote for the Cabinet is the
lowest fraction of the voters Of the State and
upon the confession Of its organs it could not
bring one-ffth of the voters to endorse ito
course. Again, in 1852 the vote for Hale
was q, 600; this year the abolition vote proper
is only Is 900. There is therefore, diminution
OF 10000, which have gone to help to make up
even the 95 600 that voted for the Van Buren,
and Marcy administration. Our position, there
fore, is not disturbed in the slightest degree by
tue figures of the Cabinet organs in this State,
for. admitting them to be true and correct, they
establish exactly what we contended for. But
they are not true by long shot. The follow
ing, in round numbers, will be found to be COR
rect -
Seward vote. 100000
National democrats ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 100 900
Van Buren, free soil Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
Abolition vote proper ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $1,000
Not voting. ...............1 1870, 600