The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-11-16
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK


sSs- The following letter, written on the day
H. election in New York, is from one who
lily ioresaw the results, and understood
.la;, canse.-Ed. Era.
SCHoHAEIE, Norember :, 1854.
=. H.. Editor ofMe National Era:
NJ obiect in writing to you at this time is to
correct idea as to the main issue in
~ iay's election in this State. 1t is Rum or
1 M pm or for or against prohibition as to the
10 ~. If intoxicating drinks. The liquor deal
say E.tillers. brewers, and Seymour adherents,
w. w.. forced this issue on the people. Immense
ia # money have been raised by chem. to
;I'o the voters and the Press. The latter has
u'-,,lrl to this irresistible argument A
y, rumber of those who had hoisted the
5.ny,o Aag, have taken that down. and are
.a;I;n1 under that of Seymour. Many of
H. ar the publishers, hold Offices under the
t.iI.,;,i,tration of the General Government, and
- orders from headquarters. Hence, the
p-.,s,a vote will he small. Seymour's will be
-.rIlsi by the Wing Rum vote, and aided by
49, Silver Grays and Know Nothings, who will
LIS, unanimously vote for Ullmann, and thus
Inc the vote of Clark. The Romanists will
ia man 90 for Seymour; and if he is elected,
=. now seems possible, it will be heralded in
i. Administration prints as triumph of theirs,
and AN approval of the Nebraska outrage.
~Wban the wicked bear rule, the people
,o,ara." And yet the people will be response
A. for the evils we now suffer, and which fear
vl hy this days vote be, in this unquestiona-
M An,i-Nebraska State, continued, by reason
i wrong issue having been made. "The
children Of this world wiser in their gene
ration above the children of light" Hence,
,L.r have been able to change the issue during
m, voting. and operate on the prejudices, igno-
rance. and cupidity, of tens of thousands who
IN reality are opposed to the extension of Sla-
very. | was delegate to the Anti Nebraska
Conventions held at Saratoga and Auburn, and
A., to the State Temperance Conventions. |
laow there WAS 4 general wish to form new
Marty out of the old rotten Democratic and
Nmg parties and to form one great National
Repubcan party A resolution to that effect
wa, unanimously passed, and / trust will be
honestly carried into effect. No reliance for
Freedom can be placed on the leaders of the
IA parties: and as to the Wings, the Silver
GriIs or National Wings, at the head of whom
/, Nr. Fillmore they are in the same category
With the Old bunker Democrats They are the
determined enemies of Governor Seward and,
Z, prevent his reelection to the United States
Senate, the Know Nothings have been induced
70 nominate Ullmann to defeat Clark, and thus
destroy the prospects of Seward. | can but
-L5r that all these combinations for evil will be
defeated, and the result be favorable to the
cause Of humanity and human rights. The
tale will soon be told, as few brief hours will
give the result. God grant that it may come
oat night. by verdict in favor of Clark, who is
right On all the great questions for which we
tt a common interest, and the voice of New
York b. heard in unison with those States
sh,h have already spoken loudly in condem-
nation of Douglas and the present Administra-
i.an the representatives of Slavery.
In haste, yours, respectfully.
p. OsTERHAUT, Jr.
is not Vet ascertained who is elected Gov
frlor of the State of New York. The leading
raniidates are Messrs. Seymour and Clark
The latest report we have from Albany is, that
10000 votes have been heard from, and that
their summing up places Mr.. Seymour 1850
yote- ahead Of Mr.. Clark and II, 400 ahead of
Mr. Cllmann. Seventy-eight Wings are elect
rl 10 the Legislature. Fernando Wood, as we
stated Yesterday is chosen Mayor of the city of
New York, by plurality of 1900 votes over
Mr.. Barker, his leading competitor.
W. have reports of the results of the election
ia all the Congressional districts of New York,
texcrlt one,l which we think may be generally
rrielupan. \ comparison of these results with
the present Delegation from that State, will
enable the reader to discover the extent to
which the Democrats have suffered in this con-
test. We therefore insert, in parallel columns,
ut Of the Meml,ers of the present Congress
aaI of those elected to the next Congress, as
~,l from the State Of New York as of the 9th
er States which have held elections this week
In the fifty districts reported below, in which
The Democrats now have thirty-eight members,
II Nil be seen that they have elected to the
neNt Congress only thirteen members, (inclu-
ding the Auti-Nebraska Democrats.-Nat Int.