The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-06
The Result OF the Election Yesterday.


The result of the election yesterday, in this city,
ii will be seen by the returns which we publish, is
decided triumph for the wings, in the choice of
their candidate for Mayor, Mr.. Kingsland, by avery
large majority, retaining also, cir majority
10 the Common Council, and electing the District
Attorney, N. b. Blunt, over John Graham, three
cut Of four of the members of Congress, and
majority of the sixteen members of Assembly,
from the city.
A variety of causes have contributed to produce
This result, some of which we may briefly notice.
First, the election for Mayor may be said to have
turned upon the personal character of the candi-
dates; or, rather, the opinion entertained of them
by the merchants and other business men. vio-
lent attack was made upon the commercial integ-
Iity of Mr.. Fernando Wood, the democratic can
didaie, which had the effect to prejudice voters
against him, and to turn the current of popu-
Mar favor towards Mr.. Kingslsnd the wing
candidate, whose character as a merchant stand,
high in the community. Hence, the advantages
possessed by the wings on the Mayor ticket
places their vote for that Office far above the
usual strength Of the party. Asain--thc Union,
national feeling of the city at this time has been
adroity turned by the wings in favor of their tickets
m this city, all of their candidates having ex-
measures adopted by Congress-; while many of the
democrats were tnctured with free soil, or Van
Buren, doctrines, and the support of the Evening
Post ian abolition press) given to the democratic
nominations tended, 10 cast suspicion upon them,
and 10 aid in their defeat
But one Of the main causes of the defeat of the
democracy at this election, is doubtless owing Il
the rowdy character of their nominations Wher
IL faek, Iar
spon to support the avorites of the bhoys for Con
gress and the Legislature the stool pigeon candi
date for District Attorney, and grog shop character
ard DULLES for minor ofiices-it is no great wonder
they revolted, and left the leaders of the party, with
their rowdy followers, in the lurch.
This election may also be considered as a YER
dict of the people against the corrupt system of pr-
mary ward and district caucus meetings, for pack
ing delegates to nominating conventions. Both
parties, we know, are corrupt in this respect; but
both could not not be condemned by the people at
once, without an independent organization. They
have, therefore, made chsice between evils; and
where the wings have presented the best candidates
for Office, the honest portion OF the democrats have
abSnsoned the nomination Of their own party
leaders, and in this stronghold Of democracy have
given the majority to their political opponents.
With regard to the result in the State for Cover.
nor, and other State officers, we have no doubt OF
the election Of Washington Hunt, the wing candi.
date for governor, and Ebenezer Blakely, the
whg candidate for canal commissioner-that por-
ton of the State ticket having been adopted by the
anti-renters, who thus again hold the balance o
power. The indications also are that the Sew.
ard wings will have a majority Of the
members Of Congress elect and Of the members o
Afsembly-and thus, by means Of the latter, be
enabled TO choose United States Senator for col.
league Of w. II. Seward, Free Soil or Abolition
Wing, TO cooperate with that Senator ia his fur.
ther schemes Of agitation and sslfaggrsndizement
When the result Of the election in the State is
more fully known, we shall endeIvor to take a
view q the whole ground, and show to the people
Of other States the momenious results which are
likely to grow out Of this election, which commits
the fate Of the Empire State into the hands Of
Seward, Weed, and their associates, in agitation Of
questions which were supposed to have been set.
tied by the late action Of Congress.