New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-18
THE STATE CANVASS.

In almost every County the Official canvass
increases the relative vote of those Democratic
candidates on the State ticket who received the
votes of the Brooks-Amercans, rendering the elec-
ton of Messrs Jones and Richmond certain, that
Of MIR. Skinner probable, and that of Mr.. Elderkn
not unlikely. The two former have at least thou
sand majority over their Republican opponents; the
two latter are elected or defeated by two or three
hundred votes. On the other hand, those Repub-
Leans whom the Americans supported are chosen
by maiorities of Twenty-Five to Thirty Thousand.
The vote of the several parties at this Election Will
compare with that cast by them respectively last
year nearly as follows:
Republcan. $50. 600 Republican. 80 $50, 900
Democratic. -. .23l 900 Democratic - 100000
American .--. 81, 600 American.---- 21,OOo
We believe the Republican vote of the State
will prove fully equal to that of last year, when we
chose Governor, Lieut.. Governor, and Members OF
Congress. Most Counties have done nobly; but a
few have done mseraby, and their apathy and
heedlessness have defeated portion of our State
Ticket by handful of votes. Queens, Suffolk,
Ontario. CALAIS that we should be compelled to say
itD Montgomery, Livingston, Steuben' and
the lower part of Westchester County,
have been conspicuous in this detection.
There are townships in each OF the Counties near
Ms. above named, in which fully one-third OF the
Republiean voters staid away from the polls In
Montgomery, Ontario, Tompkns, and some ether
Counties. the American" strength of former
wears went over bodily TO the Sham Democracy,
where the leaders (,ye trust) mean TO stay. They
have been some time preparing for this plunge, and
we are clad they have taken it. Many of those
who talked and shouted for the Utica or split ticket
voted the whole Democratic ticket. When they
openly take their place the side they have this
wear secretly aided, they can do much less harm.
We regret the result mainly on account of the
Canals. The People are justly impatient for the
completion of the Public Works. They odght to
be finished at the earliest possible moment But
the Democratic party makes capital out OF every
months delay of that completion and out OF every
extra dollar that it can be made to cost Yet here
is Mr.. Richmond put in charge of the work aud the
estimates as State Engineer, Mr.. skinner made
Canal Commissioner with charge of Division, and
both these, with Mr.. Jones, put into the Canal
Board to pile up expenditures and instgate delays
| ali which are to be scored up to the account OF
Black Republican" inehiciency, corruption, aud
prodigahty We do not impeach the personal integ-
rty of these gentlemen; only pointo the fact that
they have palpable interest as partisans in not
doing their best for the State. they can keep the
Canals unfinished and source OF expense and tax
alton to the People. they know that the speakers
and journals of their party viii make the ignorant
and preiudiced hold the Republicans responsible for
this and insist that the Canals viii not cease to be
burthen so long as The Repri cans arc in Po'oer
Thus il has been; thus it viii be. We are Ike the
Israelites in Egypt, compelled to make brick, but
denied the necesssry straw. We shall endea'or 10
avert this injustice.
As our figures now stand, Forrest (RepubllcAn
Prison lnspec,or) beats Elderkin democratic aud
Amercanl about $50 votes, while jones Is elected
by roo. Richmond by eco and Skinner by 500.
We presume, however, that Elderkin Is chosen
aiso.