The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-12
THE AUGUST ELECTIONS.
THE RESULT IN KENTUCKY.
oUR LEXINGTON CORRESPONDENCE


LEXINGTON, KY, August Q, 1853.
The Late Election and its Rssujfs- Vice Prest-
dent Brsckimidgs and the Kentucky Democracy
Cvlnsmden and Lecompton--75m Porter and
Tom Marshan-Biair, Barrett and Breckin.
ridge, &C.
The late election in kentucky has resulted in tns
election Of r. R. Reyill, the democratic candidate
for Clerk of the Court of Appeals. over George Z.
Mckee the Know Nothing candidate, by q ma.
jorty of not less than twelve thousand. The Clerk
was the only State officer that was elected, and
from this only we Judge of the state of parties
in Kentucky. Heretofore the candidates for this
Office have not been party nominations, nor have
they taken the stump. Reyill was the regular no
minee Of democratic convention-the largest ever
held in the Sta,e--snd canvassed nearly every
county. This convention resffiImed the platform
made at Cincinnati and fully endorsed the course OF
the administration upon the Lecompton ques-
ton. Reviu advocated Leoompton upon every
stump. In fact, il was the burthen Of
all his efforts. Know Nothing issues had
passed away, and this. together with the public
course Of his opponent, formed the staple for his
speeches. Besides he was from the state Of Owen
the county that more than everything else made
John c. Breckenridge Vice President and Revn
"nS hnoWu W W Vic puiliCuldf irltnu OF MAYOR
Breckinridge The latter took the stump for lie.
compton and Revill, and wound up the canvass In
Owen county but two days previous to the election
So You see that upon the democratic side the issue
was fairly and squarcly made; Lecompton an en-
dorsement Of the Vice President and the democratic
Congressman Of this State; or an endorsement OF
Mr. Crittenden and his contrres, Marshall and Uu
derwood.
George X. Mckee was the regular nominee
Of Know Nothing convention that assailed
the administration Every Know Nothing pa
per in the State, with the single exception Of
the Louisville Journal, asssiled with virulence
the course OF the Observation-Disclosures
Lecompton, and sustained Crittenden and his allies
Upon every stump Mckee denounced the repeal OF
the Missouri compromise aud the passage Of the Ne
braska BILL he denounced the President and assaed
the supporters Of the Lecompton constitution. SO
the issue was "a fairly and equally made on the
Know Nothing side against Lecompton and the Pre-.
sident as II was for them by the democracy. The
people have pronounced upon the issues and Ken
tucky y Lecompton and democratic by at least
twelve thousand. The masses for the President.
and with the exception Of Harvey, Of the Louisville
Denocrcf, there IL not a democratic leader In the
State against Lecompton. The Democrat is rapidly
losing ground and the Courier il rapidly gaining
is place. In fact, the Democrat has ceased 70 be
considered an exponent Of democratic principles.
SO, no matter what may be said by interested par
tics the late election l. an emphatic Lecompton tri
umph.
The Vice Presiden since his return home has
been attending to thu ariuous duties OF his profess
sion. save the small portion of his time spent IN
stumpspeakng. lie and his partner, James Il.
Beck, Scotchman by birth get one Of the largest
and most lucrative practices VA the State. Beck
Is comparatively young. a self-fnade man. and for
legal acumen and learning has but few superiors In
the State. The Vice President is now az much a
leader Of the democracy as ever Mr.. Clay was Of
the whig party. They know that his oratoricaI
powers are not excesd by those OF any man in the
Union; that he IL not politician in the common
acccpston Of the term that he is neither selfish nor
trckster; in fact, that he Is statesman, worthy
TO have been peer OF Clay, Calhoun and Web
ster They will follow his lead, because they
know he will lead them right. Months before
he made his Florence speech they knew
he was IN favor Of Lecompton, and therefore they
were for Lecompton. IL was not simply because
Mr. Buchanan recommended Lecompton tnat the
Kentucky democracy was for H., but because John
G.. Breckenridge was convinced that u was the true
policy, and told them that Il was right In fact, he
Il the head and 'front.' Of democracy in Kentucky.
While Mr.. Crittenden was making his triumphant
professions home, and while he was having anti.
iecompton receptions, there were some symptoms
Of anti,Iecomptonism and talk OF great peoples
partyr in the State. short time previous TO the
election 10 make bis endorsement fuller and more
emphatic Mr.. Crttendens friends gave him a pub.
lie dinner in his native county, Woodford, which
has always been fxedly wing and nfexibly Know
Nothing in its political status. At the pablo din.
ner he made a long speech in yindication of
his course. The result has been a reputation
Of him, his doctrines and his allies; and in hi, ma
tive county the democracy made large gain at the
late election. Poor old man he Is truly 60 be pited
In fact he lost his prestige and influence In Kentuckv
in 1913, when he went for Taylor in preference TO
Mr. Clay, and has never regained Il. The frosts of
seventy winters have cooled the ardor OF his ambi.
ton. The black republicans now see that he bss'no
strength in his own state, and they will cast htm
aside az too old
You have seen paragraph going the rounds OF
The papers about the choking at 1hos r. Marshall
by 1hos. p. Porter. Marshall il known throughout
he Mon for his oratory and his remarkable oppoy
tion 70 The liquor law, besides being well known il