Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-04-25
THE N. Y. CHARTER ELECTION.
To the Edifoys-doied

r. ONh hD W - lODi.
u no not ihiss II possible Tor our friends at a distance di.
" 10 estimate the value oil the victory we have gained i'm
u eiee'ion OF our Mayor. On a review OF the circum.
stances under which we fought, il seems almost a miracle
That the People should have sustained themselves So wei
as they did. The entire force of our mercantile iu,eres,
backed ny Tue whole force of the w.. S. Bank, brought in.
10 action a host OF voters heretofore unksown at the pol,s.
The number OF sailors, coming from, no one knows where
was altogether beyopd precedent, and Is the sole cause o.
pie virtue OF the People has been able 10 resist the attack
made upon them by all the arts which persuasion and
'orce could oiiilg TO bear upon them. The Democratic
portion oil our city, conscious Of its strength, made no al.
tempt % organize, until within twenty hours pre- vious TO
the Election. They were aroused only by The appearance
u oe enemy al their doors; they discovered that the en-.
UT shpp,hg interest oil The city, taking in the whole
range oil South street, n distance of three or four miles.
from the Hook 10 the Battery, had been brou.b, in,o In.
service, captains OF vessels united with their owners in
suspenhing 'neir voyages and organizing the mariners-aII
the sailor boarding houses, scarcely without an exception.
ana they are very numerous in that section OF the city,
were bought ~ as places of rendezvous. Threats and pro.
misses and bnbes, without stin' or remorse, were used In
order TO coerce those various mechanics, dspend,n,s on
N sh'pping in'eresi:-iie shipw rights. the rope makers,
coop rs, biock' makers, sail makers and others, were eli byr
lnsh'eneo or forced into a cooperation with their employ
ers-even the carmen and poricrs, and laborers of all de-.
scrip"ons OF workmen, were prescribed, if they dared to
intimate That they were favorable to the Administr, ,iop
his system OF proscri Ption was carried TO an extent bere.
t,iore unknown in this or any other country; and hundreds
o, poor wfe'ehes who were dependant OH the patronage
oil those men, were obliged either TO abandon their prin-
cip'es or be turned adrilt by their EMPLOYERS. The Demo.
cracy were on all sides pressed by an influence berrtof,ra
unknown-'he principal Bank leaders, seemed to be acin.
a'eu ny a sort OF phrenzy-as II their lives depenled ON
the issue. Relying on Bank facilities for their very cxi.t.
ehce, bdnsrup's IN business, eight out Of ten, and of no
!, OF va'ue III me community, many OF then spent their
whoie nihe' Tor the six weeks previous 10 the Election. in
Keeping up the system of agi'a'ion and prcssurc tn o,er,,e
upon the fears Of the People. The Democracy Of the c;,y
looked calmly at The strange infatuaiiou of these men, and
'oo ehuieiy on me defensive, making not even the com.
mon excrtioDs to defeat them, until within verv few d.Ys
before the EIecIion-,hey attended to their ordinary busi.
ness; but when aroused, they discovered that the yn.e.n
iHl Ufc v ~ BANK h16 ne ptrlf into fla $500. IL
ehshbeis Many OF our men, who had heretofore been
Influential at the polls, and especially those who were
suppo'e ed able 10 contr0nl those in their employ. were all
al once parahzcd in their exertions, for no perez ptible
cause, or were missing. The sensation may be described.
hSo tnat OF a man waking and finding his chamber on fire:
and although the additional strength brought into ac,ion
oy '"e oppoltion, In comparison with that of 1892, was
altogether artificial, sill il seems wonderful that, under Ire
excitement OF the panic and pressure produced by their
cries, they did not succeed-but we are now AWAKEN.
e e ana upon our guard. and can beat them with ease in
November. Our numbers, you will perceive, are the
their part, Is almost entirely from The IN marine ARR ;n ~ Q"
Inc SiIas Richards, The Alabama, The Newark. and manv
other vessels ready Tor sea, were delayed for the purpose
OF pouring Out their vote rs at The polls.--It would be vain 10
attempt giving you a description of their leaders and The
miserable articles 10 which they resorted. in order IN do
leatM MI. Lawrence; bu, the great body OF tie Democracy
$1,000 hrm, and il will forev yer rebound 10 their im,nortal bo.
nor, That they remained uncorrupied in the very midst
oil corruption. j believe we are the only ma. ime civ in
me Chon' II we excerpt Baltimore, which il not vet
brought under the influence of the Bank; aud how long Ina,
CITY Will keep unfe,tered by its chains, re mains TO be seen
~ portion oil Their population is as far above its reach, we
Know, as ours; but when we have felt its bane fuI influence
III a measure, Il. difficult TO see how they can escape.-
Ana they speak OF riois, too!-There is no impartial man in
ms senses VINO could have visited the polls here, and oh.
served the manner in which the Irish citizens were treat.
ea' VINO could say there was not more than sufficient pro.
vocation Tor the course the adopted. No good citizen can
approve OF vioience; but that man is either TOOL or knsve
VINO WIN throw a hrebraDd among ro,nbustibie materials
and then complain hat il sets his house o., fire. Ios,c.J
oil pouring OIL upon The waters, il was The constant bsi,,
OF The OPpo iton, during the three days of The eIec,ion
TO pour II upon the blaze; and they complain lha, lis eft
iects recol upon themselves"