Iu,portnnce of a Single Vote.
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The Cincinnati Atlas publishes the following
remarkable instances Of the Importance Of a SIN
gle vote -


One vote in the city of New-York returned a
Republican member To the Assembly, which
mace mrortyin ,he Legislature OF that State
for Thomas Jefferson, and gave him the vote oil
| Nev-York, without which he could not have
baen elected. ihe whole policy of the United
States during the Jetftrson and Madison admins
tra,ion, PERIOD Of sixteen years, hung On that
one vote.


One vote elected Marcus Morton Governor Of
Massachusetts IN aggregate pcpule. vote OF
nearly oac hundred thousand.


One vote elected Wiiara Allen in the Chilli.
cothe district 10 Congress in 1884, and one vote
subsequently made MN United States Senator
for SIX years afterwards.


One vote elected Mr. White to Congress from
Vermont, in 1922, and member was also chosen
In 1924 by siugie vote, In a canvass where
about 5000 were polled.


The following case OF the hind is still more
remarkable -


In 1880 Dan Stone, ofthis city, was candid
ate for the State Legislature Walking up Main
street or the morning OF the election, be overlook
an acquaintance going TO ihe pols, who intended
TO vote the oppnsiIe ticket. Stone solicited mis-
vote. we are old trends, said he, 'and know
you will show friend that marx of kindness
Party spirit was then comparatively quiet. The
voter replied "Well Dan, you're pretty clever
| fellow, don't care if CO." That vote elested
Stone, and gave majority of ore n the Legisla-
ture, which mace Thomas Ewing United States
Senator. Mr.. Ewine's vote on The question of
confirming the appointment ofM,rtin Van Buren,
ss Minister Pleni ipotentiary to Great Britain, en-
abled the Vice President TO give the casting vote
against it, and recall afr- Van Buren home.
That recall made DIR. Van BHfan frs; Vice Presi-
dent, and then President, and determined the gen.
eral policy ofthe country for four years.


One vote accomplished all this.