Wagon boxes.....lb. Whalebone, of foreign 30 THE TARIFF. 1 do Port in casks.. 20 15 do white and red, of Wigs.... 35 pr.c.12 Б [value whereof at the Cinot exceed 7 c. per lb. port of export'n. shall 25 do-all other descrip's. of, a duty of the three 5ents per pound, and. 30 do ali manut. of, ex8 cept carpetings, flan11 neis, bockings, baizes, 8 blankets, worsted stuff goods, rendy-made clothing, hos'y, mitis, caps, gloves and bindWoolen yarn.. ings, (which see)... Worsted yarn. 30 Woad, or pastel...lb. do do or stuff goods. Yams... 25 15 Yarn, woolen.. ber for b'lu'g wharves, 20 KENTUCKY-HENRY CLAY. 40 30 20 30 .lb. 6 Zinc, in sheets....p. c. 102 do manufactures of.. 302 The Kentucky Electors for President and Vice President met at Frankfort on the 4th day of December, 1844;) and after closing their official business, appointed a Committee to prepare an address and to wait upon Mr. Clay the next day at Ashland. Upon reaching the door of Mr. Clay's dwelling, Mr. UNDERWOOD on behalf of the Committee, read the address and was replied to by Mr. Clay as follows: MR. CLAY'S REPLY. I am greatly obliged, Gentlemen, by the kindness condemning it in advance. On the contrary, I earnest towards me, which has prompted this visit from the ly desire that, enlightened by its own reflections, and Governor, the Presidential Eectors of Kentucky and by a deliberate review of all the great interests of the some of my fellow-citizens in private life. And I thank country, or prompted by public opinion, the benefit you, Sir, (Mr. Underwood) their organ, on this occa-may be yet seguret of the practical execution of those sion, for the feeling and eloquent uidress which you principles and measures, for which we have honestly have just done me the honor to deliver. I am under contended, that peace and honor may be preserved, and the greatest obligations to the People of Kentucky. that this young but great nation may be rendered harDuring more than forty years of inv life, they have de-monious, prosperous, and powerful. monstrated their confidence and affection towards me, We are not without consolations under the event in every variety of form. This last and crowning evi-which has happened. The Whig party has fully and dence of their long and faithful attachment, exhibited fairly exhibited to the country the principles and meain the vote which, in their behalf, you gave yesterday, sures which it believed best adapted to secure our liber. at the seat of the State Government, at the Electoral ties and promote the common welfare. It has made, Coliege of Kentucky, fills me with overflowing grati- in their support, constant and urgent appeals to the tude. But I should fail to express the feelings of my reason and judgment of the people. For myself, I heart, if I did not also offer my profound and grateful have the high satisfaction to know that I have escaped acknowledgments to other States, which have united a great and fearful responsibility; and that, during the with Kentucky in the endeavor to elect me to the Chief whole canvass, I have done nothing inconsistent with Magistracy of the Union, and to the million and a the dictates of the purest honor. No mortal man is auquarter of freemen, embracing so much virtue, intelli-thorized to ay that I held out to him the promise of gence and patriotism, who, wherever residing, have directed s'reauous and enthusiastic exertions to the any office or appointment whatever." same object. What now is the duty of the Whig party? I venture Their effort has proved unavailing, and the issue of to express any opinion with the greatest diffidence.the election has not corresponded with their anxious nopes and confident expectations. You have, Sir, as signed some of the causes which you suppose have oc casioned the result. I will not trust myself to speak of them. My duty is that of perfect submission to an even', which is now irrevocable. The future is enveloped in a veil impenetrable by human eyes. I cannot contemplate it without feelings of great discouragement. But I know of only one sate rule in all the vicissitudes of human life, publie and private, and that is conscientiously to satisfy ourselves of what is right, and firmly and undeviatingly to purI will not affect indifference to the personal concern Se it under all trials and circumstances, confiding in which I had in the political contest, just terminated; the great Ruler of the Universe for ultimate success. but, unless I am greatly self-deceived, the principal at The Whigs are deliberately convinced of the truth raction to me of the office of President of the United and wisdom of the principles and measures which they Sates, arose out of the cherished hope that I might be have espoused. It seems, therefore, to me, that they an humble instrument, in the hands of Providence, to should persevere in contending for them; and that, adaccomplish public good. I desired to see the former hering to their separate and distinct organization, they puri y of the General Government restored, and to see should treat all who have the good of their country in dangers and evils, which I sincerely believed encom- view with respect and sympathy, and invite their copassed it, averted and remedied. I was anxious that operation in securing the patriotic objects which it has the policy of the country, esp cially in the great de. been their aim and purpose to accomplish. partment of its domestic labor and industry should be I heartily thank you, Sir, for your friendly wishes for ixed and stable, taut all might know how to regulate my happiness, in the retirement, which henceforward and accommodate their conduct. And, fully con- best becomes me. Here I hope to enjoy peace and vinced of the wisdom of the public measures, which tranquillity, seeking faithfully to perform, in the walks you have enumerated, I hoped to live to witness, and of private life, whatever duties may yet appertain to to ovytribute wo, their adoption and establishment. me. And I shall never cease, whilst life remains, to So far as respects any officia agency of mine, it has look, with lively interest and deep solicitude, upon the been otherwise de reed, and I bow respectfully to the movement and operations of our free system of Gov. decree. The future course of the Government is alto-ernment, and to hope that, under the smiles of an allgether unknown, and wrapt in painful uncertainty. Iwise Providence, the Republic may be ever just, honor shall not do the new Adininistration the injustice of able, prosperous and great. , 2508 106. 2395 2634 497. 2966 Cayuga... 4908 5202 376. 5164 NEW-YORK. PRESIDENT, 1844. PRESIDENT, 1840. VI.Ward.. 853 1624 Counties. Clau Polk. Birn'y. Har. V.B. B'. VII. 2251 1895 1711 *Woodruff. Leonard. Scoles. IV. Lawrence. Maclay. W'ms. 1396 1881 2131 Tetal...6,428 6,783 Chautauque..5612 3407 814. VIII.Ward..2497 2189 Chemung.. .1791 2592 106. IX. Chenango.. .4215 4495 243. XIV. ..1183 1698 Clinton.. 1919 2218 410. Total...6,214 6,009 273...5,824 2229 44 XI.Ward.1344 VI. Campbell. Moore. Fish. 2017 Delaware. 3071 3847 42 .1167 2269 Dutchess 5767 5627 37. Erie....... .6905 5050 415. XII. Essex .2617 1789 1 ..2014 2131 2008 2966 66 Franklin 1524 ..1936 1914 Fulton and 1964 Hamilton, 123 Genesee.. 3004 Greene...... .2968 3488 30. 2931 Herkimer .2868 4346 668. .3118 Jefferson.....5576 6391 712. Kings.......5107 4648 77. Lewis. .1640 2073 154. Livingston...3773 2709 210. Madison 3-83 3848 1311. 52 Putnam..... Monroe. 6873 5611 430. Montgomery..2849 3278 85. Niagara. .3100 New-York..26385 Oneida.. .6983 .4568 3659 435. 28296 117. 20958 2589 210. 2964 2219 72 Sullivan.....1771 59 Total...4,807 6,098 22...5,021 .6468 4834 77 Total...6,710 7,340 85...6,670 2828 3298 9IX. Hasbrouck.Ninen. Scofield. 486...7,542 8,766 14 22.. 4231 4468 6,151 1889 35....5698 5735 974 1739 978 1743 7,478 5284 35....4604 53854 1878 21....1745 1983 7717 1144. 7156 7768 393 6557 4928 3451 152 X. 4371 4845 3 Delaware 3314 3828- 144....8032 5581 60 -Total...8,121 8,645 920 1583 XI. Sanford. Collin. 6563 105 Total...6,474 7,162 E6...6,349 7,337 .4807 4817 .4787 4839 144...7,819 9,136 194 4294 4736 Rensselaer....6360 5618 181. .5752 5424 33 Greene .2959 3501 .2935 8529 St. Lawrence 4672 Saratoga.....4550 4200 119. Schenectady.1814 1679 31. Schoharie....2986 8523 111. 2895 3345 4751 41 XII Herrick.Seymour. Griffith. 177 101 Steuben.. .4385 5512 243. Suffolk.. Clinton .4083 4354 Warren.....1398 (with Genesee,) Total...4,750 5,441 606...4,699 5,520 Total..232,482:237,588 15,812...225,817 212,527 2,88 Fulton.......1974 Dist's. CONGRESS. 1844. GOVERNOR. Cogswell. Lawr'e. Suffolk .2429 3388 Total...4,935 6,132 II. *Seaman.Murphy. Whiting: 5 4820 XIV. Culver.Bishop.Corliss. 2 XV. 36 10 1XVII. Alex'r. Benton. Clisbe. 10 4781 63 1 4401 572....2877 4418 500 153 Total.6,164 5,086 68...6,064 5,852 NEW-YORK CITY. Miller. Nicoll. Phenix. Ward..1246 1026 684 930 1520 1328 :::: 1695 64 Total...6,295 8,145 612...6,280 8,194 596 XIX. Bradley. Hung'd, Porter. Jefferson....5,587 6,304 717...5,571 6,341 717 5 Oneidat.. .7,094 7,617 1,086...6,982 7,893 1,061 .1235 1080 11 3 11 Total...6,613 5,388 87. ...6,485 5,778 + Except Long Lake township, included in 15th Dist ELECTION RETURNS. Tioga .... ..1984 Chenango 4187 4550 Broome ..... 2647 2534 XXII.. Sweet. Strong. Avery. 106....2649 2536 2524 I. NEW-JERSEY-1844. PRESIDENT. GOVERNOR. Congress' Cape May.... 780 314.... 750 493 1493....1791 285. 779 215 1496 755. 493 848 96 Gloucester...1411 Total...3,818 9,608 439...8,826 Total...7,426 8,128 2.268...7,385 8,336 2,217 Monmouth...3221 Onondaga..6,495 6,961 006...6,476 6,988 9,654 438 Camden.....1448 902....1484 |