The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-09
City IntellIgence.

City IntellIgence.
Tus DAY AsrEa THE ELrsrioK-Nsver has the city
After the day Of an exciting election assumed
perfect quiet than yesterday. The wings had well
nigh exhausted themselves with the rsoicpgs Of the
previous night and the democrats poor fellows, re-
NAMED at home, or walked THROUGH the streets as II
they following to the grave some near friend The
deepest apgurh was depicted on their every counte-
nance, and 1t 10 said, many were obliged to 30 to bed
the pews bad upon them At early hour Il was an.
nounced that Tsmmany Han wouiu bs let far rh-
coming four years, and nffy dollars each were offered
wicked Taylor men should not triae thus with the
feslif 81 :ie vsnquhed. 1t shows Q merciless dis
position which, should the tables be turned at
future time, will be hurled at them In return with
double wrath. The news much on one side.
tbst many essayed to doubt though at the time
looked though they had just received an electric
shock from the FIFE Of which they could hope
to recover. The new majors and colonies who had,
but short time since been active in leading the
torchlight van, shirt nix down in despair;
and he whose voice had sounded clearly in the
Of copmsnd along the whole line Of march threw off
the cockade and SASH and sought that which he could
not fndT,a moment Of sweet Tepose. Old Tsmmany
not 81 that looked the object Of confederation.
deep gloom hung over the old Dutch church, at the
corner Of Nassau streets The result was more
than the deacons of that time temple could
realize yet they could not doubt the truth The
of expulsion were vitbly traced, and the step which
object looked faint and worn Hope fed but as
the return from the Western Reserve Of Ohio came
dancing the wire spark OF hope burst their
conferences Alas! that was doomed to he crushed.
for had they ereedly swallowed down the cheer
Ing beam Of intelligence, when Pennsylvsnia sent
signs which extingu he'd the half che rshed hope and
the cloud and gloom grew thicker and blacker. At
that marble palace too in Wall street. the stiffness Of
The death chamber prevailed. There, too bag.
gard looks and sorrowipg FORMS They preparing
for the great funeral OF the long cherished object
their lives. With all the pride ONCE beget, few
poraed into their very being But It was lost hope.
lessly lost he name Of the hero of Buens Vista had
parse over tho broad extent Of the country and IKE
. mighty maehtrom, had drawn evsryt thing in its
whirlpool They looked not for it, until it was upon
them, and they cried avaunt! But 1t was too late
They could retreat it's extent was too broad
and before they could rally, the blow Of (oeiaD d-s
truction was struck and they lett writhipg in the
agony Of their mortaly wounded hope The Taylor
blight had lett them thus and then If to add mise
ry to sorrow, the heartlcss barnburners announced
that the rie nds of MIR Cass had succeeded defeat
ing the election of Mr. Van Buren, This was the un.
kndest cut of all They had supposed If needed in
the hour OF peril and Of danger that their recreant
brethren would ny to their rescue. and save them
from utter nnhation. They would not believe that
there Pbassrius who would destroy, not only
himtef but the noble Tbrscian tribe whose gallant
Spartacus strobe so VIGOROUSLY over the updulntinu
plains Of Michigan. They are looked upon as
the destroying elements, and the bitterest au-
athemas are heaped upon them. They have weltered
in their blood, and died at the feet of the Gladiator
who knows Of the rmation of the death of
the recIesnt brother than the shaft of defeat
on the field The evening still added to the already
wretched condition Of The disconsolate hunkers
Several Of the whs Newspaper Offices illumn ated
and fireworks were displayed Old Tammany retained
her goominess, while in tie were some half
dozen more bold, under defeat, than the rest who
themselves the victory they had achieved
in Ohio. A torchlight procession, from the Third
ward marched through the city, cheering for victory
and groapDg, particularly when in front of the old
wigwam Of the vapqushed. The wings met at La
fsJetts Hail. and, for while, revelled in reiocinp
The returns of the day need all of which
were received with hu1sas, except that from Ohio At
the Broadway House, the principal feature of the
evening was Polly Parker who was in his same old