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The Election

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Day
28
Month
November
Year
1842
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Public Domain
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Oakhnid County. - The Democratie vote f for Senator was 2248; Tariff whig ticket, 1239 C -Democratie mnjonty, 959. The Liborty vote wasns follows: i Senator- James G. Diniey, 3:31 Reiire-:cnuilivcs - Jesse Tenr.ey, 300 l " WilliomG. Page, 304 Stöfté, 29C ' " Henry Waldron, .'505 ' liovi Dewey, L97 " Jo!in Thayer, 295 Shenff-Thorn Detíel, 259 C'ievl: - Ciinrlcs Howard, 233 Retriuter - Alonzo P. Frosty 275 Treasurer - Joseph Morrison, 284 Surveyor - John Soutbard, 2SG Coroners - Jofteph G. Farr, 286 " üri Adütn.1?, 239 The Liberty vote lust year Was 190. Jdckson County. - Average Democratie vote íbr Sènaloré, 1000; Whig vote 802 - Democratie majority, 193. The Liberty vote was as follows: Senators-Erastus Hussey, 3öl Valorus Meeker, L99 Representatives - Thomas McGee, 318 S. B. Tréadwell, S09 R. B. Rexibrd, 314fchenír - íinrvey Aiisün, 333 Clerk - L. II. Jones, 283 Rprter - N. Alien, 300 Trrasurer - Thomas Cotton, 43 Coroners - J. St. Jolin, 314 J. Whitman, Jr. 316 Surveyor - A Pom roy, 317 The avírarc vote is 308. Last yoar, the vote for Senators was 144. Kalamazoo Gounty. - The highest Liberty vote for Senator we unrleistand s a little more tiran L00 - lást year about 100. Eight counttea pive 10;')5 überty votes. W':il cur friends in the other counties forvvarc tho returná?QjTliers wil) be seyèn whigs in the House of Represen; a.ti ves - none in the Senate. It will be remembered that previous to the elcclion, Hon. Henry VV. Taylor dissuaded the nbolilionisis frorn supporting the Liberty tick et, because none of the candidatos could be elected. It womUI eeem by the rësult that the rp.rne reason would apply with almosl equal force to the whig nofniriationa. GJr'The late gnle on the lates wás quité disr.strous. Some twenty vessels or more were driven asiiore, and seveial supposed to be lost. Nir.e bodies have been picked up floating in Lh'e L!ce. The account of tho loss of the MUwaukie willbe found in another column. OThe dcmocracy of New Hampshire have selected for Senator in Conress for six yo;.ri, Charles G. Jllherton, woll knowi) at the North iis Cap; AthertQD, Can it be tliat he is a fair representativo of their principias? If so, wc say, eave us from such democracy !OTlie Detroit Adverüser avowe itself nn advocate of tlic riglits of the Norti), bul. is not in favor of uny ocííon uguinst slavèry. Il makes no war oi) Southein institutions. The paper efNoy. 23, suys: llW are not prepared to say that slavry shovld he abolishcd in the District of Colwubia." Of course, the Advertiseris prepnred to say it should continue there. lindera Whig Administration. Had the editors themselves the consiitutipnal power to aboüsh it there, tliey vvould not do it, if wc understand them rightly. Admirable defenders of "JVbrÖïmi RightsP' They would battls Btoutly fot iiberty iri Detrdit, and sell woinen and children at auction in Washington!! Shame on auch Whig1 principié, we say. As the Advcrtiser is the'leading Whig paper in the Stute, t!ie sentiments of the npmjnees tbr Congress will doubtleas coincide with those here expreased. Let the people rememher it. Rcmember that tlie Whigs of this State, are ir. favor of continuing the accursed sysfem ut Washington. Not a sino-lc Whi" pag o o - per will daro deny it The rejection of Anti-Slaveiy petitions butuves the way for a general holding omintr.ion. ir Southern men could see this question in ts true light they wou!d instantly abnndon heir present po'.icy. Tiiey ore now arraying gainst themselves a most fearful hostility, viúch wül ere long assume a sha pe and form hat they lltlle anticípate. Alrendy tliere are nany at the North, who will hesitate long bébre they will vote for any Slnve-holde" for president, and the nutnber is daily increasintr. [)iirin the last few years, the South have f en eowing dragon's tcetli at tlie North, md ihc erop promise3 to he pleiitiful. Lot them take warning in season. Move all toe adjure the friends oj Hcnry Clay to pause and ponder. Northern Locofocoism ie mer.. cennry and sycophantic, and will submit to any deo-redation that is profitable; but it is Jiot so with Northern Whigs. - Ddroit Adv. The above is very significant - and true, except the last assortion. But the adjuration to the friends of Mr. Clay to pause and ponder, we could not at first divine: but finally condcd it was an appeal to slaveholding Whigs not to sustain the Congressional Gags. We may not have hit the mark; bul this was all we could inaké of it. It is good adv;ce, too. But there is but litte hope of their followingf it.

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