The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-11-14
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
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may rely. The moral Of the struggle IL however plain %
those who win read It. The higheriaw party Of the city
which comprises very nearly halt i,s wing popalaaonls
much neited with the result in the They antci-
paied that the disnclinaon support Hunt without dis
Of sympathy his part with resolutions Of the
last wing Syracuse convention would generate counter
disncinaton of the Landowners for Seymour
standing he did national grounds, while there a
candidate the field who upon anti slavery doctrines
nearly akin 10 their The lowest majority they
thought he would get Of the city was thirty thousand
Ga the oher hand many bunker democrats aud not lew
Union wings. would willingly have wagered thousands thai
Seymour would not leave the city with less than ten
thousand majority Bets OF four could easily have
been obtained ON Seymour majority In the city Of five
Ihousand Thus all parties greatly deceived 10 the
real condition Of the sentiment OF the State This, how
ever, is by wonderful, when reflects the
late trouble In the democratic ranks and the present
difficulty among the why's; which, together make il
tremely difficult for here 10 understand precisely
where they In politics We beaten shamelully
in the city by First there among
host Of candidates which failed ia have the
OF the community They served to render the whole ticket
odous in the estimation Of that portion OF the party who
take little interest in party management nominaons &c
Next the wings spent money freely blackgnards and
DULLES, who unfortunately in all cities have undue weight
with ignorant and unhinking Aiter this fashion
were Henry Arcuarius and Mr. Marsh hgs (s
gray being elected In their stead Briggs Arcula
rus by msority Of less than $780, and Haws Marsh
by plurality Of some 2iO. On the morning Of the cleo
ton appeared that certain rowdies in the sixth ward
dissatisfied because the friends Of Marsh had
thousand dollar be quandered In drink and
in the ward. They started the name of
nesboy, of under the legal age and laboed
actively that, by the close of the polls five hundred
and eighty ignorant vicious had been induced 10
him. The sixth is the FivePoints ward, and in il
Idle, ignorant and vicious persons than in
any part his any other city the United States II
not wonderful therefore, they succeeded in collecting
the groeskops stews and other such ciibsof hatlo
cal ity force of this kind, and thus compassed the
defeat Of nominee. The wings undoubtedly poured in
l.x. -l..nss k tbal
bhoys against Marsh the ground that
they had failed get money for supporting him, their
pockets evidently cra,nmed by unknown hands The
articles in the Herald against Mr. John Graham, the den
ocraic for the district attorneyship had the e
feet preudicng the community against the whole ticket
He accused by that paper Of being the associate and
boon companion Of thieves, stool pigeons &C.
&C. All this is untrue; for man in New York OF his
age enjoys OF the and confidence OF his fell
w-citizens.
On the whole. this election is taken TO signify that The
State of New York is by gone in the mire
Of abolitonism thought 1t has made all here
derstand II further agitation Of the slavery question
the danger the perpeuaon Of the Union
compel those Of all paIties who would preserve It by
close adherencc In 10 the spirit actnang its
founders to combine into political party they will sweep
the State by overwhelming ajoriiy Where one barn
burner voted for Seymour, who is willing stand
the platform Of the resolutions of the last Democratic State
Convention there were five wings most
reluctantly, because he failed disavow sympathy with
Messrs. Weed. Seward. and Greeley In this manner
most important result has already been obtained. Every
body in New York understands that IL ''he worst
should come the worst" II will be easy for this State to
do her share tho restoration of harmony between the
sections al the bsot-box am the last In the world
to desire great national parties destroyed
rejoice know that, whenever the day comes on
which may be necessary poll the citizens Of this State
upon the question OF preserving the Union by leaving the
South concerning slavery, New York will be found
right side up, beyond all question.
estimate there thirteen members chosen the
Nnrk I'm M yn ansfu
essential modification OF the fugitive slave law There
but single New York In favor of the enactment OF
this law So change which will be equivalent to dit
ference of twenty four votes such question Is victory
enough for friends OF the Union, though may
have lost the governor which, before remarked 10 by
certain. Since the election, the Albany Evening
and the Tribune Of this city out hercey against
friends OF the national administration, avowng the
purpose OF driving them from the wing party. IL seems
rather odd that they should thus asa Francis
Granger and William Duer but they have doubtless po
caI end 10 obtain by that policy As Messs Greeley and
Weed print IL 10 said Mr. Seward slks-not hesia ting
to declare everywhere that the present national admins
,ra,ion must be Tylsrzed. ''How we apples swim -
friend who keeps he rum Of such matters with
sums up the result the congressional In this
State follows, viz, There elected hunkers and
and national wings and Sewardites. In
this presume he claims the defeat of Chase In
the otsego district which Is still questionable and also
takes IL for granted that Dean and Murray (banburne
viii renal In true their Wrs pledges their
free soil anies and associations, acting hereafter alto
peh-r with the national democracts have little faith In
written pledges however, from gentlemen whose positions
are 80 questionable make them their part
ary and calculate that when the pinch these gen
emen viii be found siding against their recent friends In
the last presidential election, Mr. Dean of the
most active van-Buren In the State II he redeems
his word in this case, he win prove himself In
thousand.
Ia New Jersey the revolution has been brought about
wholly by the relative position OF the two great parties
The democracy throughout the State, In their resolutions
and speeches. took ground favor Of the Compromise bills
one and all. while their opponents rested the "higher
IA w, PLATFORM without the slightest attempt disguise
their views after the fashion Of Washington
Hunts my.,ifyng letter, which retained for him the suf
r.s.. OF thousands who would otherwise have sustained
Seymour The cause Of the Compromise gains six votes
BY that election This also victory enough in itself But
in addition we have gained United States there
for six yearso be ssunch national democrat Of
The railroad monopoly question entered very e into
this years canvass In New Jersey. tho e,ctement
upon the slavery question overshadowng IL entirely
Besides the capital ant-abolition results TO flow
from the New Jersey contest the democratic legislature
and governor will doubtless pass act TO enable
the people say whethsr they win not have convention
consunmate the many reforms In the State
OF which there such absolute necessity Under wing
rue your readers may rely IT, egalised convention 10
make their constitution Ia accordance with the spirit
Of the age would never be he'd.
The city newspapers doing their bcst to get up
friendly rivalry between and about Jenny Lind and Parod
and they succeeding charm--as, though singing
both the nights the ehserainmens Of both are
alike well pairouizsd The fair vocasnss we'll ss man
ayers epresarios, Bamum, and Max Marczeksrc coin.
ing dollars common phrase. While the good foks