The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-21
VOTE FOR eECRETARY OF STATE.
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The free soil mejorities over the hards or nation
ais are larger than anticipated in several coun.
ties particularly in Allogany, Chemung, Erie, Frank
lin, Fulton, Greene, Lewis, Suffolk and st Lawrence.
Hence the reduction Of the majority of the natioaal
democrats below the estimates based on the
first. But the majority, as will be shown by
most of the names on the national democratic
State ticket will be sufficient to demonstrate to the
people Of the United States, and the Cabinet at
Washington, that the downfall of the Van Buren
dynasty is accomplished, and that the coalition Of
Marcy, John Van Buren, Seymour, Redfeld, and
others is de nolished. An examination Of the vote
will show that the coalition with the government,
national and State patronage in their hands, have
only been enabled to obtain but little more than
fourth Of the popular vote 1T the recent election The
Cabinet of President Pierce will see that they are
condemned by the people of this Stase by the asto
mshing popular majority against them, including the
whig vote, of one hundred and sirtytpo thousand.
The result Of this election is very curious with re-
gard to the total number Of votes polled by each
party. At the election for State officers, two years
since, the united democratic party pollei for their
State ticket an average Of about two hundre and
one tbousa and votes, and the whig the same within
o few hundred votes The aggregate vote of both
sections of the democratic party now polled shows
falling off, compared with 1861, Of only about four
thousand votes; while the falling off the part of
the wings about forty thousand. The certainty Of
the Of the wings at this election and the de-
fection of the silver grays, or national whigs in the
support of the Seward State ticket, doubtless the
main causes Of the diminution OF the whg vote But
this falling off has been much greater than was ge
peralIy anticipated.
The vote OF the national democrats has astonished
many Of our politicians The Wing State Central
Committee aud the editor of the Tribune, esti-
mated that the vote of the nationals would not
exceed sixty thousand. We, however rea-
soning from vorous causes, and particularly
taking into consideration the vote between Cass
and Van Bmen i'll 1913, were satisfied that
the split at the convention in September last would
result in dividing the de nocraic party in the State
into two nearly equal sections TIE first returns of
the election confirmed cur Impressions and we there
fore put down the vote OF the State bet ween the two
sections as follows Nationals (or hards) 100 900.
FREE soilers Cor softs) $1,000. The official returns
Will show how Lear we we're correct in our e5tim ate.
TaE ABOLITION OR FREE DEMOCRATIC voTgs
II will be recollected that there was State ticket
nominated in this State by the abolitioasts proper
on which were the names Of Seth NJ. Gates, Charles
B. Sc,gwck, John Jay, and others. 1t was called
the Free Democratic ticket, and was supported by
that class of abotionists who last year voted for
John p. Hale tor President.
The following are returns from part of the coun-
ties of the State OF the votes for this abolition State
ticket, compared with the vote for Hale electors last
year.