The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-06
Incidents of the Election in this CITY, &c.

The day was remarkably quiet, considering the ex.
element expected to take place at the election polls
Some trifing skirmishes took places which were
speedily queled by the police and matters terminated
in peace. In the evening the heavens and the fog
were Illuminated With the glare of burning tar barrels
set on FIRE by the victorious parties.
SIXTH wARD--DRsTRUcTIoN OF TICKET BOXES.
This ward, which has ever been notorious for the
free indulgence Of election privileges exhibited no
very serious symptoms Of rotng, though there we're
several small fights and effects Of rowdyism visi-
BILE at the various polling places dispute arose
tween the parties Of two of the candidates for the As
s'ssns imam ssrr and Mo.sushn both
Mclaughlin ticket boxes which were ovelthrown and
totally demolished at the polling places, 81 ana 100
ebul on Of feeling on the part of the adhersnts Of
these rival candidates the voting on the Mclaughlin
means OF reducing the usual a.mocysse m.o,s, 'ne
his ward very considerably.
UPPER WARDS
In the upper wards, the bslloting went on very
quietly during the day. At the Various election
polls the voters gathered around in only email
Snmbsrs, compared with former elections. In the
made In the morning, st the Second district poll.
A butchers cart, containing four Individuals was
cupants of the cart jumped out ana began tearing
down the whig placsrds, He amused himself In this
cd Seeing the stars the friends OF the destructive
Individual beckoned him away. lie observed their
signal and jumping into the cart the quartstte made
Oh as iastas their nag would carry them. This was
the last cemon'fation Of the kind during the day at
that place In fact remsrhsbls degree OF order per-
yadtd the upper districts during the day.
ILLEGAL VOTING.
During the election, men called Martin GilmArtin
arrested al the Pth district poll Of the sixth
committed hiIa to prison Tor . furiher sxaminatioa
John schuebber was arrested snd brought before Jus
tce mountert on charge OF swearing in ME vote lille
gsly at the Second district poll, In the Thirteenth
ward. lie swore that he resided In Attorney street.
situated In the Thirteenth ward when 10 he reid
ed In Suffolk street In the Eleventh ward TIE msgs.
trste committed him to prison for further hearing.
man called The mas Truman was arrested yester
dsy for ptng TO vote illegally in the Tenth ward
The magistrate committed him to prison.
Election Night mt Tammany Hall.
GEoASs OF Tux WOUNDED MIxIURK oF
TRlurLATIos, PUN AND FRoIIG.
At ,even o'clock the democratic head quarters of
Old Tsmmany was crowded with the anxious aud
nertrto-be terrified democracy. Before the doors Of
the main ball mp stairs opened, the crowd flled
up all the lower regions And for their ment,
In the mean time the boys got hold Of q drunken
,silcr, who looked II he had just made his escape
from the subtesnesn orgies OF water street. with his
into s,se roam "a So,,,,.a mo-. ,shla a. .
speech but sticking fast after declaring that he
for God and Liberty" Ia. vas unceremoniously
elections then announced which, from dis
hea:tenipg the crowd only rendered them the more
sanctum were at length opened and In I've MINI
the large hall vas filled to its oapseits. There
position not 70 be- cheated out OF the fun Of election
night by any ohsster In fact the mass Of the meet
ing came 70 have a mary nigh. Of Il. hlt or miss
Mr B.rAnp Of the editors Of the Clsb, opened ths
ball PeLow Denoorats, In pursuance Of time hon
ored usage. have been designated to preside the
deliberations Of this evening. trust to
gratnlste each other ON the glorious yictory (hi nj
h) the battle has been fought and the victory has
be achieved ear We hall
know whe are the killed ana wounded and Who
rntins In possession o. the field. tsst will be
victory TO the Union and the democracy (Applause)
All must have observed remarkable feature which
has characterized the recent election. Although
large majority OF the candidates were for Local and
municipal Offices the battle has not bsen fouk hi upon
quettiens OF state policy No question respecting our
nestle banking System The battle has been fought
upon national platform, sud upon national subject
IL feature unparalleled the history Of our local
party conflicts. True In times past, the questions
q war, finance aud the tariff have mingled In our
State conflicts But never has there been such .
nstirg feeling the great and over ~heniny jssus,
the qusstion most at hsart has been the pre-
hsr. passed q ,srous msny & pcr .na
dangers before and upon questions Of precisely the
sane chsractei- spesiiipg TO the public and threat,
ening to the country. But compared With the peril
ana the danger which nov thresten as. they do not
deserve TO be mentioned We had nulliacation in
Msssschusetts and other Eev Epsspd states In 1919
but II confined TO email district aud died out.
There ives also notification In South Carolina In the
oayt of uenefH nut " ~ OF Hiofy OF
his administration that he st-d it In Its ineeption
IL remsns to be seen whether this whig sdminstrs
titn will DO II IL wrs the duty OF the President,
weeks ago to Issue bis proclamation 10 vindoa.isn Of
the Law. The Law has be,n prscticsly nullhsd. not
in one State, but In many States for even In our
own state higher law than the consultation has
been Get up; aud OF citixsps this
tcsi deuson have declared that they will submit
20 the laws The thit hat occurred In the New
England etstes IN Illinois and in other states o. this
urion Under such err sumsssnses ~ vas the uuty
OF the President to issus his psossmstion. re.
M no OF n he
laws Why he has not done % u Il not for
90 ssy; but such . man Ovrsrsl Jackson
we've cur fre'ileBt no party spprebension rs con
cerping any pending election, should haze deter.
red him from his proclaim alton. IN the right Ian
guans, and a. the right tim.. tAppiaus.) We have
rot been blvrsd OF cursed With many vhis admiuis-
trstors whenever We have had ons, disaster has
followed W. I've track. Let ne hope that In this
tiur the tids Of sedtion and dfsunien vfi be rolled
knok men the er any trn<t that the slssfis, Gil