The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-04

was vrncipls 10 which We were devoted. and net
man We are now sorry to see aed 20 say events
have ipstised car foresight And realized our apprc-
hens;nps eyep beyond what we dreamed of but
We claim nothing for that foresight. except again
10 claim she confidence Of cur readers Tor cur
srinisns when we so unfortunate rs to differ
from them .
In this great city and its populous suburbs the
Presidential nomination has faiied 10 coneiiiate
either the Anerican or the foreign population and
hsbce il has dragged down every thug contested
with it, federal, State, ar municipal. The wings
here have never before suffered such rout There
are but two Survivors, 40 believe, OF tho present
writing, among all nominees for Congress,
payeralty, and city officers, TO tell the tale of
existence, even, and they are the Assistant Alder
man and State Assemblyman in the Fifteenth ward.
Six Corgressmen lost, and the cicy govern
ment is gone, nov, from top to bottom. The over
whslning majority here threatens to swamp the
Governor, canal officers, and all and the indca-
tions are, that other poputous places in the State
have done almost as badly as its great city. Ia
short, AL is lost, and there is not even squadron
saved here or hereabout.
From the Journal of Commerce (neutral-leanns 10
scott) Nov. .
Sufficient returns have been received to remove
what little doubt existed BEFORE (and in Wow it
was next 10 none at sll) Of the election of Franklin
Pierce, Of New Hampshire, TO the Presidency OF the
United States for four years from the 4th of March
next, and OF VIM. King, of Alabama, TO the Vice
Presidency during the same period. Their ,joIity
in the Electoral College, as well as In the popular
vote will be large In Short it bids fair to be the
most decisive Presidential election that has
red for long period II is q verdict Of the people
in favor of the compromise in ell it's parts-of the
tariff OF 1876 IN its essential features-And Of the
measures generally Of the democratic party. 1t is
condemnation of Sewardism, and all that class of
ultra doctrines which for several years past have
been preached by the Albany Eucning Journal, the
New York Tribune, and their evil associates. The
great misfortune Of Scott was, that he was brought
out and petted by the Seward clique The people
hat H. ~ H.
the influence of that dangerous faction and obliged
to distribute among them his largest fayors. The
people would not permit this. Had Mr. Webster
Mr.. Fillmore been the wing candidate, or had Gen.
ner tho result might have been different, at least
in degree. We trust, however, that what has been
done will prove to be for the advantage of the
try, in all its important interests We believe that
MIR. Pierce will administer the government wisely
and well. He belongs to good old stock-staid,
reliable, and patriotic. He will resist extremes.
He Will be President for the whole country, and
for all classes of its inhabitants. He will do his
duty faithfully and ienressly, according to the best
Of his judgment, which, we believe, is very sound.
From the National Democrat, Noy 81
The election for the seventeenth Presidential term
has passed over, and the result has been demo.
cratic triumph unprecedented IN the history Of the
country.
The task Of electing President to the immense
responsibility of controlling executive affairs for
the struggle of continuing parties has been severe,
though the two great parties have been sharply
divided as 10 principles. and measures and men
we feel assured that all parties will bow to the will
and stand ready, cheertully and unreseryedly to
abide by the decision OF the majority
Where else in the wide world, under what other
form of government, could the ready acquiescence
which has ever marked the people Of this country
in the potent Judgment Of the ballot box be foundl
At the first election for President, now more than
sixty years ago, when Washington, the Father Of
the Republic was the peoples choice, but ten States
voted, and for his first term there were but sixty
nine electoral votes In that brief space Of time
within the history of a nation, to what pitch Of
greatness has the country arrived. Yesterday,
thirty enc States voted and the number Of electoral
votes that were cast were two hundred ard ninety
six. Our then comparatively limited territory has
expanded from the shores Of the Atlantic to the Pa
ciic, and from Maine to the Gulf Of Mexico. Let it
be recollected that all these gains Of territory, all
this legitimate acquisition of wealth, has been
gained under democratic administrations, and
now we have once more democratic govern
ment before US; Wing imsecilty and misrue
has received its sentence Of baniahment, and We
may now hope for yet further extension of our
commerce and our prosperity-yet further increase
OF our Territory, and an increased Development Of
our national resources. Beautifully does our system
Of government work. No matter what petty diff
cultes may arise, DO one thinks Of civil oisturhance
no anxiety is feltno interruption occurs even Tor
day; the republic is felt, under a circu instances, to
be re safe as ever because the people feel that il ia
in their power, through the ballot box, Mt future
election, to quietly remedy the evil. Sixty years of
varied trial. as to executive selection has served but
10 justify more and more the great constitutional
framework of the republic
In the election of yesterday the great masses Of
the American people may feel double pride, for in
expressing their preference for the democratic
didstes they have evinced their patriotism end good
sense, feeling assured that democratic adminstra
ton viii preserve their constitution and strengthen
their common fraternity.
From the Evening Post (fcse soil democrat Nov 81
The election Of President and Vice President has
resulted In manner contormable 10 the eHpecta-
ton which We have all along entertained though
the sjorities for the democratic candidates have,
in some instances, exceeded the estimate upon which
we Lad fixed. The populor current which has run
strong and so rresistiby in favor of these candi
dates, has carried everything with it. Candidates
for local offices, presented under circumstances
which, on ordinary occasions, would have rendered
their election impossible have been taken up by the
swell OF this mighty tide. and swept into their posts
with an ease aaich has astonishsd cTer their par
tsans.
For popular movement. 70 decided as this, and
mani.etiDg itself to such xent throug bout the
United States-a movement in which the North hiss
Co operated with the south. and the East with the
Weet-theIe must be some Cause which it csnnot be
very difcult to discern. 1t must BE of very
universal operation, can 1t lie far out Of sight.
Almost The only prominent Characteristic OF tho
rhig administration Of affairs for 6ye years past, has
Ueel TIC II kIoIuslbI VIII pun
lie money hiss been divided among favotites Of the
administration and projectors besiegipg Congress
with plans Of expense fer their private benefit Tire
cisms against the Treasury, in which General Tsy.
lars cabinet was concerned, brought forward sad
paid under his administration, b. VIGOROUSLY dis
graceful collision: the connection OF the present
Secretary Of the Treasury with the infamous claim
of Gardner, by which the Treasury was pluudersd
Of half million Of dollars; the projects Of
steamers, favored by the partisans OF the admins
tration, and encouraged by the executive, by which
millions hsye been squanderec for the advantages Of
individuals: the proiuco appropriations Of the public
lands, for almost any spscious scheme, devised ey
anybody who expected TO derive psrsonal sdyan-
t. &c from his show Of public spiIit-shese, il We
view the four years which the wings have been IN
power, wiz comprise-with the exception Of the
coppre mice measures, which were adopted by
wings and democrats in COMMONWEALTH all tia. is
peculiarly striking and worthy Of note in our po-
lticsl biacry. II is these which give character
to the conduct Of the government during that
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