The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-15
gives by our minister, Hsa. Albeit Lawrence; Mr.
Walbridge, among other remarks, said


yently as / contempats ias high dsstisstion Of my
country Ut the ae that century whose first hst nas
90 recea,y expired-sn iptslgen, soc Pspu
istion of more than hundred millions spread over
the whole northern portion OF the western hemisphere
each secured an Interest In tie soil WITH the mans
broad ard comprehensive policy shall invite all nationsto
unite with without any egstv. restrictions In tbs
emulous contest thst struggles for the commerce OF the
world Gentlemen let then return TO respective
homes thoroughly deterniuss than ever to uphold
that constitution which binds together rs one people,
and whose preservation paramount to al other earthly
obligations.
Mr. Walbridge possesses, with the natural qua'i6-
cations for ready debater the advantages of good
personal appearance and pleasing address He is of
light complexion, middle stature, of full proportion,
and active in his movements With ell these ad-
vantsges, however, he will End that he has much
to learn in Congress; but We doubt not that he viii
apply himself to those studies and investig atoms
which will render him suitably qualsed to TO-
present the most wealthy and important CONNER
cial district in the United States Mr. II 5. Wal
bridge, Of Ithica, member of the present Congress
from the 18th District Of this State is relative Of
our member elect
The Fourth district will DO represented by the
celebrated Mike Walsh whose mans is familiar to
all readers of newspapers Mr. Walsh was born in
this city of Irish parents and is the only one Of
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he is Of middle stature, slender in figure, and with
countenance at once sho wing the rsss to which he
belongs and the energy aud originality Of his char.
.ao,er He is eminently seftaught man, owing
but little to the advantages OF early education.
He has, however, read much, aud has a ready COM
mand of language, speaking On all occasions With
great and rapidty, and, when he peases, being
capable of lofty flights of eoquence. The late
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vention, and discriminating judge of public mon,
tmarked to US, soon after Mr. Walsh first appeared
us public speaker, that he was astonished at the
talents he evinccd, considering his comparative
youth at that time. He believed him destined to
make a strong impression on the public MAD;
but whether for good or evil remained to be seen.
The age of MIR. Walsh, we think does not exossd
thirty five years, yet he has been about twelve
years known to the public as the advocate Of the
rights of the working classes. Having learned
the art of lithogaphy in 1871, he was urged by
his friends as a candidate for the Assembly, on
the ticket noninsted as Tsmmaoy Hall, the menu
bers for the city being then chosen by general
ticket. Failing in his nomination, his zeal in the
cause of education induced Bishop Hughes to place
him on his celebrated Carroll Hall ticket IS one Of
the three names substituted for names stricken from
ti-o A1hAAabJ GCAot' luc O1Trou ahil LckcE 10.
ceiyipg only portion of the Catholics, amount
ing to shout 2 500 votes in all, Walsh shared in
the defeat of that ticket, which, of course, was
expected. From that time until 1916 continued
attempts were made by the friends Of Walsh
to place him in nomination on the Tammany
Assembly ticket without success. At the rai-
dcation meeting, however, held in November,
1872, at Tammsny Hall, q motion was made
to strike one of the names proposed by the nomi
mating committee from the ticket, MI vandyke, and
substitute that Of Walsh The chairman, Mr.. John
Riker, declared the motion carried, but the maa-
ayers at Tammsny Hall refused to permit the name
of Walsh the regular ticket, and the question
was loft for the decision Of the people The conss-
quence was, the defea. of Mr. yandykc, and Mr..
Tighe Davy, on the regular democratic ticket, and
the election of Robert Smith and E. 9. Baldwin,
wings. Walsh received 2,7s6 votes; vaudyke,
1851; Davy, 10 $50; Smith (whig), %. 1888; and
the regular democratic ticket over II 900, on an
average. In 1913 Walsh was q candidate on the
Tyler ticket, and received 45I votes-running 100
votes ahead of that partys Assembly tcket-on
which were Daniel B Taylor and Henry Arcularius.
among others. In 1916, Walsh received the regular
Convention nomination the Asse nbly ticket, aud
was confirmed at Tammany Hail. Some Of the de-
mOclttlc ledueTS OcNcIuueu w Cub luoIeupou,
q large proportion Of the whg party voted for
Walsh, ard, with the aid he received from the work
ing classes in the democratic party secured his cleo,
ton. There is nothing remarkable to notice respect
ing his legislative career, excepting his advocating
the passage Of law restricting the daily labor Of
the working classes to ten hours, and his constant
opposition to whatever schemes he conceived were
intended to benefit the aristocracy
Since the adoption Of the district system, Walsh
has been twice elected to the Assembly from the
Fourteenth ward, and has been once defeated by
the running Of u democratic as well ~ whig cInd-
date against him. He also ran once for Con-
gress, in the district composed Of the Eighth,
Ninth, ard Fourteenth wards, but, with NO
chance Of success, he was of course dsfsated. He
is now elected from the strongest democratic Con-
gIcssona district in the city, in which largo pro-
portion Of adopted citizens reside. In the Tenth
ward, however, he received large majority, in
GLIDING, the population Of that ward does, pro-
ponderance Of Protestants, particularly Of Metho-
dsts and Bsptists, great proportion of whom must
have voted for Walsh.
We have not time nor space to enter infinitely into
the public career Of Mr., Walsh His expedition to
Rhode Island during the Dorr rebellion, or rtvolu-
tion--his appointment to high military station by
Governor Dorr, and the refusal Of tho leaders Of
Tammany Hall to follow him, although approving
of Dorr movements are events well known and re.
nembered, as are the various difficulties in which
Walsh has been involved. We are nov only to con-
slider him in the character Of legislator. His
friends predict for him brilliant career in Con-
I gress which, it is to be hoped, may prove trus.
Certain it is that Mr. Walsh has the ability to dig
t;rc,,;sh him saf crsditahv and usefuIv and ba 4.
not learner in the science Of legislation With re-
gard to The sbbreyiation OF bis christian namo, We
understand that it is ais own choice When he was
elected to the Assembly he voted for as Michael
4 Walsh
\ The following shows the progress of Mike Walsh
in the votes given for him at eleven various cleo