General Apathy

I he ascendency thisdistinguishedcommander has obtained in the ranks of the Whigs, has been a matter of notoriety for several years. But it is not generally known how extensively his influence is operating in the camp of the Demócrata. The attachment of the citizens to the oíd partios seems to be fast diminishing. The old war cries of "Bank," "Sub-Treasury," "TarifF," Sec. are fast losing what little rernains of the charra they once possessed. An instance of this may be found in the election in Maine, where only 60.000 votes were cast, when there are more than 100,000 voters in the State. In 1838, 88,113 votes were polled; and in 1840, Harrison had 46,612, Van Buren 46,201, equal to 92,812. Now, why did not more than half the voters go" the polls? - Politicians may answer thequestion as they will - there is but one true solution that can be given - they had not interest enough in the issues presented by the election.OlThe Romans had an adage, the sum of which was, that it was right to tearni from an enemy. Let Liberty men earn from slaveholders from what quarter they most dread attack. Henry Clay, n his great killing' speech in the Senate in 1839, represented abolitionism as having arrived at an "alarming stage." That was the birth of the Liberty party. He said: "It is because these ultra-abolitionsts have ceased to employ jreason and persuasión, have made their cause pottticaï, and have appealed to the ballot-box hat I am induccd upon this occasion to address you."