New York 1809 Assembly, Herkimer County

Office:: Assembly (State)
Title:: Assemblyman
Jurisdiction:: State

Label:: New York 1809 Assembly, Herkimer County
Date:: 1809
State:: New York
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: Assembly/Assemblyman
Candidates:: Rudolph Devendorff, Christopher P. Bellinger, Thomas Manly, John Mills, Samuel Woodworth, Westel Willoughby, Jr.

Candidates:	Christopher P. Bellinger	Westel Willoughby, Jr.	Samuel Woodworth	Rudolph Devendorff	Thomas Manly	John Mills
Affiliation:	Republican	Republican	Republican	Federalist	Federalist	Federalist
Final Result: [1][2][3][4]	1366	1348	1345	1342	1311	1311
Herkimer County	1366	1348	1345	1342	1311	1311
Town of Fairfield[5]	150	153	150	148	153	153
Town of Frankfort	75	79	73	72	78	78
Town of German Flats	91	204	82	73	191	193
Town of Herkimer	166	147	160	158	140	141
Town of Litchfield	236	111	235	236	108	109
Town of Newport	120	102	120	119	102	100
Town of Norway	85	96	85	84	94	93
Town of Russia	148	16	150	149	15	14
Town of Schuyler	55	190	55	55	190	183
Town of Warren	240	250	235	248	240	247

Notes:

[1]The Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY), New-York Evening Post (New York, NY) and New-York Herald (New York, NY) use the name Davendorf for Rudolph Devendorff.

[2]The New-York Evening Post (New York, NY) and New-York Herald (New York, NY) use the name Woodward for Samuel Woodworth and the spelling Willoby for Westel Willoughby, Jr.

[3]The New-York Evening Post (New York, NY) and New-York Herald (New York, NY) report 1365 votes for Rudolph Devendorff.

[4]"Extract of a letter to the Editors, dated Herkimer County, Village of Alexandria, Fairfield Academy, April 2, 1809. 'The great struggle that has for some time agitated the state, is now over--and it is to be feared that the western district if not the state, has fallen victim to the deception and artifice which has been played out by tories and apostate whigs. In this county, whose representation in the last legislature, consisted of three republicans, two federalists and one republican are elected. But from the independence, good sense and proverbial candor of one of the gentlemen who are now called federalists there is very good ground for hope, that the late glorious demonstration of the wisdom of the measures of the late administration, will induce him to support the interests of the country, regardless of the mean and despicable artifices by which he has been elected. Six years residence in Utica, has afforded me a tolerable opportunity of becoming acquainted with political characters in the W. district, as with the politics of the state. I regret that the result of my observation convinces me, that if we have fallen it is owing wholly to the false security and culpable inactivity of republicans! While federalists have done everything exerted every nerve and unhesitatingly made use of every means, however base and shameful, the REPUBLICANS have done nothing!--There are instances, not only in this, but in Oneida, and other neighboring counties susceptible of proof, where federal merchants and lawyers have sold their establishments in one part of a county and town, and have removed to another part of the same town and county, or to an adjoining county, for the sole and only purpose of electioneering, Personal influence on the part federalism has appeared in every shape that devils would assume, and in the most threatening attitudes, brandished its iron sceptre over the dependence of poverty and cringing servility; and, where these could not succeed, direct, palpable and barefaced bribery has been the resort.--These unprecendented and unwarrantable exertion have evidently two objects in view -- First to usurp the state and national administration and place the government in the hands of men who are completely in the interest of the British cabinet -- And secondly, by converting the sacred ceremonies of the elective franchise into an annual exhibition of fraud, violence, and turmoil, and to make the people sick of elections, and thus prepare the way for that system of government WHICH HAMILTON PLANNED, and which when once established, is beyond the reach of all earthly power. They know that the natural sea of liberty is pleasant and delightful, and that the people will prefer to sail upon it, until the whirlwinds and tempests of faction drive them from it, and compel them to seek refuge in the death-like, joyless calm of monarchy and despotism.'" The Public Advertiser (New York, NY). May 8, 1809.

[5]The Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY) reports 43 votes for John Mills, however it reports the same number of total votes for the county as do the other sources.

References:

The Public Advertiser (New York, NY). May 8, 1809.

Columbian Gazette (Utica, NY). May 9, 1809.

Republican Watch-Tower (New York, NY). May 12, 1809.

New-York Evening Post (New York, NY). May 15, 1809.

New-York Herald (New York, NY). May 17, 1809.

The Balance, and New-York State Journal (Albany, NY). May 19, 1809.

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