Smyrna times., 1854-11-22
From the Albany Register tNational Wing Central
organ November 9.
Political Affairs in New Vozk.-A Re-
maykabla Exposition.

deceived in the result of the election, for as
heard from. We supposed that the contest
would be between Mr.. Clark and Governor
Seymour. We thought that A.r. L liman, while
he ~ ud POLL d :, spcctube VOC, stood 10 pos
sb!c ci;ur,. oi au election. Bat We have as
c"r,ali ii Il great fact, that these are times
which ifiic ali calculations founded upon the
observation and experience oi the past at all
tyy.4t. they haY@ comp ictciy bat.Cd OURS. They
nave acted Independently as tree men should,
ard we are glad OF 1t. We see IN the progress
Of events, that the gooi time hes come when
Individual men everywhere wall act and think
Tor themselves. they have dlscorded that cor
rupt code that bound them TO party instead OF
principles that made them automatons IN the
hands of political tricksters, Of demagogues to
whom no honest man, no independent citizen,
should LuvG submitted.
The rtaUtt, whoever may lie elected, Will be
productive OF great good. 1t VIII serve 10 de-
iiopsiratc the fact that the ps op!c still hold
the re- rs OF power, and that - Their voice Is the
voice 0. Gcd." Whoever may be our next Gov
crnOT, one thing is entirely certain that Old
coivsIois are BROKEN uP. The power that
has heretofore controlled to state, and por-
toned oat the governmental patronage, Is ut
tcrly broken. The great central power is dis
solved. The scepuc has departed from judah.
FOR this, which is sure SEQUENCE OF the pres
cnt canvas, there Is great Cause tur congratu-
lation, whoever shall be our next Governor.
There never was III a country with Tree
constitution such utter tyranny as mas existed
in this State for the last twenty-five years A
tyranny that was Just a. potential III the sur
/ preston OF popular sentiment, that controlled
/ the political actions OF men, Just as ehtct1aIiy
as would decree OF the Russ Car he sem
tlment or the actions OF his seris. Inc .nstru-
mentalltles by which that tyranny was supper
ted, too, were OF the West KIND. The great
motor was the primary meetings, and these
had come 70 be made up in the mann OF the
! vicst and most worthless people in our cities
/ cspccially -Inen that were never seen except
on the recurrence q those meetings, and posi-
/ Liy on the dayso OF election, men who were ished
up and brought up for the purpose from the stews
of debauchcry, from the grog shops and filthy
Lllevs, men OF violence and disorder, steamlng
with RIGHTEOUSNESS and shouting plasrhCmIes.
With such a class decent men would not as
sociate in the primary meetings, and as con-
sequence did not frequent them. Yet just such
men, IS a matter OF fact, controlled nominal
tons, and dictated as TO who should be our public
officers. Everybody knew this Political knaves
glored i'll it because it Was the basis OF their
power. And yet such was the degree of NOR
al courage required tc break up such stupen-
dous system Of corruption that few would ven-
thus venture were set open and hunted down.
The same vile instruments, the same deSpica-
bic pack that controlled the primary elections,
were let loose upon any man who Ventured to
to question the potency OF caucus dlctatlOn, and
8 like hungry hounds were put upon his trail, and
they followed him with open mouths and rave
nous Jaws until his influence was utterly de-
stroyed, and he was worried INTO submission or
, political death. But such "A state OF things
could not last always. 1t became an evil too
grievious to be borne, and the people have ris-
E en- III their majesty, to whip 1t cut. They
J have, with it, whipped out the power and influ-
encc of those who planned the system. The
central power" heretofore potential, with
all its instrumentalities reaching all the way
{" from the throne of the Caesars to the hired
:, and brutal gladiator, that was ready for pay to
Shed blood in the arena" cXcis only contempt
o by its frown, or ridicule by its threats
;, Another good result will follow the contest
n that has Just closed. 1t has vcnd Gated Ameri-
:, can nationality, and shown the power of the
u American sentiment. The Gcmagogues who,
+. to secure political influence. Landed Cathoi-
f. cism, organized foreign corls. and used them
~ as body guard not only to push their own
n fortunes, Lut to hunt down American mon ten
~ thousand times their own supericrs in inteli-
10 gcnce in integrity, and in every attribute that
l. poes to make up the patriotic citizen, have
~ been most signally overthrown. The moral
prestige resulting from such overthrow will be
70 most saIutarv. 1t Will teach the demagogues
er who would degrade the American character
~ for the sake of political influence, who woulC
or insult the faith of the American people to adj
ia vace their own selfish ambition, that however
81 successful such coure may for time be, the
,s end will surely be disastrous. 1t will admon
;y. ish those who come to our country refuge
or in pursuit of fortune, that they must la
or aside their bgotry OF faith, their prejudices
ioI the country when they enter the America
,ov politics; that they must cease to band them
Of selves upon their religion and their origin, an
,ob become AmericanlZcd, Nsslmlatlng and sym
op pathising with the American people, becom
of in fact, purely and only American citizens
aei. AS such they will be cherished and admltte
tLa to positions of influence and honor, As any
i'm thing else, while they will be protected IN the
If social, political and religious rights, they Wi
ms not be preferred TO official places OF power. 4
49,, American citizens If thty choose to becom
such in truth as in name, they Will be accep
!, : cd without inquiry as 10 their origin or the
,lo faith: but they will have learned by the resu
,a,,. of the present canvass that the American pc
10, Me. looking to the preservation of Americ,
,bla institutions when they station their sentina
1ich hereafter, will" put none but Americans
,uld guard"
-oke These are some of the results of the prese
wise canvass that are certain, let it finally termina
such as it may, and they are worth a month OF G
only citement, and day Of labor such as Tuesday
fend fact was They will exercise salutary m
al influence, such as every honest citizen "
lend rejoice over.
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