New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-21
KENTUCKl-THE ELECTION.
Of The ". Y. Tribune.


ASHLAND DISTRICT KY, August, 1857.
The result of the late canvass and election in this
District and State, is big with instruction aud Gig
nifcsnce, which your myriad readers and all The
people will de- well to carefully and seriously con-
slider In the Louisville District Humphrey Mar
shall is reelected by about lOO Instead OF 2,55i
his majority of two years ago, though the oPposi-
to him was little more than nominal His competi-
tor Holt, is pretty declamer of committed
speeches, but is no debatcr, and believe not even
citizen of that District.
Underwood is reelected in the Hid by about 200,
whereas his majority in le55 was l,779. Cox il
defeated in the IXth though be won by ,4S5 votes
two years stree. Inthe COvington District Swope
X. n, was elected by 400 majority, whereas this
year the National Democrat walked over the course
without opposition. In this District there was per-
cephblc fear that Marshall A. H., could not be re-
elected uhoush he went in by ,5O3), not being
great Gin the stump, so he was very q'u-
city permitted TO withdraw his name from the
nominating convention, and Roger W. Hanson was
put upon the track, chiefly by virtue of his efficiency
in the canvass for Fillmore last fall. lie did not
sustain his reputation, though he is more torcible
speaker than Mr.. Clay. Neither of them is very
familiar with the political history of the country
and neither of them would will reflect much
credit upon the Ashland district. Mr. Clay seems
to be the better educated of the two, and speaks
more after the New England style.
They both indOrsed every word and letter oil the
bred Scott decision, Hanson declaring himself as
GOOD a niger man as there was in the State. The
great telling argument in favor OfClay, was sbstan
tally this: 1.-The American party. were II ever 80
"trIe to the South, will be pOwerless for good IN
the next Congress; and why should Southern
District give divided, distracted support to
"the Administration of Mr.. Buchanan! We ought
"to present an undivided frost to the progress
"of Black Republican doctrines. The Know
"Nothpes did not unite with the Demo-
"crats to defeat Abolition Banks, aud will
"you trust them again" And so on
through the chapter. Mr.. Hanson advocated the
distribution of the land proceeds among the States,
but Mr.. Clay opposed even thi. as an Abolition
scheme, aud the way he proved it is fair Illus
rration of his craftsmanship. He said it was
unfair to the South New-YOrk would get
as much as Virginia. Kentucky ard Ten
nessee all put together-Ohio as much as
kentucky and Tennessee. Besides, the measure
would divert about S3OOO,O0O annually from the
treasury making it necessary 10 raise so much more
by the tariff OF these three millions, the South
will have to paw two dollars where the North pays
one, because the South is the great exporting, I'm.
porting and consuming section OF the country! II
Hanson had given the figures in reply TO TINS last
argument, bis defeat would have been sure by humid
reds.
bred Scott Pro-Slayeryism rules the hour. Even
Humphrey Marshall, with all his power and popu.
larity, ard Emancpstionst be is said to be, had
to indOrse the monster instead OF stripping and ex
posing his ugliness, as man could DO more etfec-
tually than he.
The difficulty between Mason and Cox, out of
which grew the rumor thst the former had shot the
latter, originated in charge by Mason that Cox
betrayed Abolition tendencies in that he would not
unite with the Democrats to defeat Banks. Cox
resented the charge in such style that Mason, violent
and Overlooking as be IS thought prudence the bet
ter part of yalor, and did not repeat it,
Americani:m is buried. 1t was killed last Fall.
but was long in finding it out. 1t is time now, it
seems to me, for the friends Of Free Territory, Of
Free Labor and Of Free Men land let me say Of
FREMONT tool to begin to organize and MAKE
them seves known and felt Who knows how soon
louisville District MAJ emulate St Louis ard send
Judge Nicholas or como othe1 right sort Of nan to
Congress @kfteLNN'