New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-04
Osr WIKI Ward Meetings.

On Friday evening next, except 10 cases wnere
the respective Ward Committees shall otherwise
direct, the Wing voters Of our City are called "a
assemble in their several Wards for the purpose
OF oboosng Delegates 70 their several Conventions
for the selection Of candidates for Congress, As
sembly and County Osices. The interes, attach
ed 10 the Presidential struggle, the sanguine hopes
of a Wing triumph in the City and Nation the I'm
portance Of the imminent question 10 be settled IN
Congress. and Of several among the stations 10 be
filed at this Election, all conspire 10 insure an IN
usual muster at the Primary Meetings Some
Wards will poll one thousand votes each few or
none less than FIVE hundred. Very properly, there
fore. have the Committees Of some Wards direct
ed the opening of poll Friday morning, so that
every Wing elector may vote at just such time Of
day as suits his convenience, and that votes may
be taken a. deliberately and scrutinized as care
fully as at the State Election.
After these Primary Meetings. have passed we
shall doubtless have grumblings and wranglngs
about their fairness with complaints that illegal
votes were received, and that the results were
controlled by secret cliques Of wire-workers, bur
rowing for personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. How far
these will be true how far false we shall not then
attempt TO determine. At present, however, we
may remark that there IL one sure way 10 defeat
ell unfair Vaccinations and that is by rallying
every Wing voter 10 attend these Primary Eec-
tons. II we all 10 thithcr rs ought and
vote only for capable and honest men, we shall
have such nominated which will be great step
toward success in the approaching Election If
on the contrary, the intriguing should be allowed
70 cut and dry things to their liking they will be
hardly more culpabe than the inert and lukewarm
who stay away from these Primary Meetings, and
Aiterw ard make the fruits of their uniathiulness
an excuse for apathy at the General Election.
Let every Wing resolve To vote at the Primary
Meeting in his Ward, to vote intelligently,
and urge his Wing friends to do likewise. Let
each ask who are proposed for the most response
bile ststions-Registcr, Recorder, Surrogate, Con
eross, Sc.-and vote lor Delegates who are in ia
vor of the men who ought to be selected. The
pretence Of non-committsl is generally a swindle
there will be few running for Delegates who
have not determined whom 10 support for nomina
tons il chosen, there will be still fewer honest
men who will not frankly say whom they intend
10 support. Let us have open, manly dealing
lot US have free and fair consultation lot us have
Justice, fair play, aud we shall lay solid iounda-
ton for a signal aud beneicent triumph. But
pipclsying and underhand cabalng are less
likely to prosper now than ever before. The bands
81 party have been signally relaxed by the events
If the last four months, and there are good many
who will vote just as they have mind to at the
ensuing Election, in defiance of all appeals and
exhotstions. A triumph iouly won at the Pm
mary Meetings will be apt to prove no triumph
at all
Above all things, lie, US remember that we are
all Wings, and that If we differ at the Primary
Meetings. we are bound to act as brothers at the
swiftly approaching Election. Let all things be
done decently and in order and in case OF dis
order or foul play anywhere, let the meeting be
adjourned over to next morning and a day pol
held by general consent. Let not zeal for friend
or fsvortcs impel any Of to tsrnsh our fair am'
and work disaster to the Whie cause.