The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-30

IdE UEAUCHACy UN1TIHG.
Meeting In the Third Congregational District
Withdrawal OF gen. Hiram wslbridxc
ms Candidate fer Congress, In Favor Of
Inniel X. siekkcs.
The difficulties between the rival candidates to repre-
eert the democracy Of the Third district nave bean
satisfactorily nd usted Gen. Walbridge Withdrawn
from the CANVASS In favor of Dan E. sckes, noF
the only democratic nominee.
The two conventions last night at the Fifth Ward
Hotel, when Gen. walbridge rendered his decina,on
the one thai nominated him, which accepted.
oalloi was then gone into when Daniel T. Sickses
unanimously endorsed
Both con nyeaons then met in the upper room OF the
ouorg, and the joint orgAnzation presided BY
G. G. Bernard, of the Eighth ward.
Gen. wabrioge and Mr. Sickles wore then iatroSace1
10 the Convention by the chairman, Mr. Be, nard
paid appropriate tribute TO the self sacraelng and
commonoable spirit shown by Gen. wabridge 70
the district against the common enemy
sGtn. wALBRIDGx then introduced and was re
ceived with lond applause he spoke substantially o.
foliows:-
Gen,lemep-In every political organization where
norors ano enioiuments emanate directly from the
Isiy IT VIII ofteptimes happen tba, subordinate ana
personai consideraors may interfere for TINT 10 sasr
t'hoD Of AFFAIR." en the Of the demo
tao nasses of the Third Cong ressona district of
4
ecrehi ward by one Of The that now COZ
srtes portion OF this body-a Convention OF housrf
aengen' ne ana patriotic aemoo,ss whose ktndness hss
Anoher Convention, alike entitled to respect, composed
& democrats of acknowledged integrity and worth, ais
piaoed unanimously In nomination the Hon Mr. SrSeS
Il v conceded by al thai this condition Of affairs per
sisted IN, must inevitably result the lof-
of democratic member IN the next Congress. II Is
also admitted that tbeee two Conventions fairly ren~
sent the entire democracy OF the district. :, L
reGay Acknowledged by all OF us there should be su,
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deeirabie result be attained have therefore, de,ire
70 see ycu gentlemen 10 say that by no act Of ne
are rscy approaching the great constitutional strogg'e
9e.wesn the tfmoc -acy and those who offer from
tns pohcy to be Pursued In the administration On the
general government and IL becomes patriots ana a.
utb that no divided front be presented by she lion
hearted Dc mocrscy OF this district the
uici NY name Is therefore, withdrawn from the Con
G usiona arena, and desire your earnest and ener
eetic exertoDs TO augment that majority which viii
enable Your remaining nominee TO sustain the
aanif siraroR OF james Buchanan and Jonn Brecxin
rcpe. But IN thus viii drawing. must tender my
grateful Acknowledgements TO those enthusiastic and
generous friends whose devotion has never been
aufpsssed and who will | trust, recognize In
no present measure 40 earnest desire my part
ncepenoeDt journal Of this citythe HERALD whose
co,uuDs have kindly presented my name | tender
"! thanks In this public manner. To the energetic
ttmocia,c press OF this city, whose sympathes
fesysnsve my own have public acknow odg men,s TO
s.,tu.nv antagonist, 70 ours. and against whcss
yoney We war with uncessng strife, / thank f.,
bsr opposition. hut psss from these personal cons
eeraons 20 higher slntvde and brosder rcoge OF
y.sn Ihe CON msnsine position that the Guy Of New
,sibts, and We cannot esca ~ from full share Of
nc obligation which that position imposes In the ardor
Of our oay avocAtns and In the daily strife Of
tg opinions apt 70 attach too much
70 n'lss pressing and immediate, without realizing
hsi distant ard remote The State survives though
may PERISH parties may be dissolved and an
rh.sed while scc'ssy sweeps onward, carrying for
ward lie sossncng career. social comfort domestic
wfatn. lligepc lha ad
vahcfn.ni Of science and art, and the spread o,
universsl commerce where is the man who
III not aonit the inesimable importance to hm
of he ooD1puance of this Unlor9 Where IL the land in
which he bsssnss Of he and hberty and thc pursuit
-, tepooiicar mstituonss where wer4we ~ polica
up,Lty In 17sa when the Union organized
pestDt matehfess contttuiong We had thea ouy
err"Iy Of SIC tso square miles, with pcpu
hoo tnisn Of lees than that at present In the State
Ns York Ncw hsyes territory OF rising three mil
gn - square miles population Of twenty seven mil
ut While the population ID 1873 10 the sqr mils
Z 8 loo. u now, in 1850. with our great ncresse
nrn,c1s only 7a0lto owing TO the co,tinual 40
c.tCr to our den ain; territory in its width
q tS.G eight hundred and ATTY mse. and from north
s0vrh iseep hundred miles frontier Of ten Thousand
crh lto miles of coast 200 miles OF lak. and
re border within THIS congrcgatea the thirty
o'e s''ereien and independent sia,e~ Tho federal
Art Bno the seven orean,zed territories With laao
.thusttss Va ia ricultura and mineral wealth pourp
otih a. g'sh pIoduct In the aggregate annually OF
81 oNs thousand milt ps Of bushels with valuation
cultural producrop 1870 Of sbe4 772 7ss 10 1850
ssh q2i s0 wre the total value OF manufta turing
e 4 nfeTeHs 10 o n
s4d tcfmtnted si,os6. $685. 500, q tonnage whcn
$50 orpsisied OF l4G, ,il2 tons, but whicn
sc reIe-snop and half has reSched in 1856 to zla
90 toit A tonnage ou'wards and inwardsin iS2h OF
80 la7 tous, augmented. II 1855 el7s sci tons
~ imports Of the rrnec States 10 1925 sas
sO,S1b. txporis $50 tSb, ,Sgs The imports az 1858
we're s.sl sbao, white our exports were sa,6 .
tettt The revenue from customs IN 1921 was S2i,
t.fee y iste tsacae lss u snsh has be, y our al
peat where VII We stand when tho altar Of destiny
ttr rascheo It's zeDih 10 l7ou our population
5T2tto persors According TO the rates Of decsnnis
rc'eese We ,har, BY the close OF this century
en'y forty tour Jears heDc4 } have attained one
tln6iea millions In numbers Contemplate the
rtrfrdine o.vecTms Ia all The great Interests Of nis
afs' nre abs ihs1 vaiDy srive 10 estimate the vaus
y. tbe tstn You ~ili be ost IN the grandeur ~ the
oo',np stcn Amid this bright galaxy OF free and Ia ic
n u4cu tovereigbtics stands glorious En- ,~e
aio, ~rh nrritory of 5000 square mies--a popals
tsn - te' ard quarter millions, consisting Of 600 0o
suites with $50 coo Dwellings, lT5,ooo farms. 2soo0
igdusu - e'tAblphmcnr-an upequsllcd system of 10.
lttta tratsments eanas railroads, plsnk roads sud
tHuti.es rhe nsrrsuc telegraph every where beaing
t5e puatrnt Of tau city 20 portion OF our Slate
s@c mt otsilwsy IN active and successful operation al
~ ci not LEES than 500 eco ouo and though
ty seysr hb part Of the territorial extent OF tte
c,hlc,eracytsr resi property valued Al Que Thousand
uns trretec and twenty eve millions tear
Cft'h ~ the vsue of all the property ofthe Uuisp
have beer the growth and developemept oi
Z" ate 70 The unraraleed advance Of this conrnercs
euprUiu. may Justly point greaiest
fcti.yensut. At the Declaration of Independence
~ fopusi'n ~as za,oo; st the opeDins Of thc
rtessnt csr,uy wss eo,4oose in 1850 the
rsctd n OF klb 500 az while II may be estimated
three quarters o' million. THIS rapid advance In
popunilsn srd gIrw'b may be uaced 10 extending
anmecis ,sisops sbroad ard 10 Increased natural
MGcsi smmun cation with tha, vast region l,ing
between a.. Ail,s bety and Rocky Mountains More
TAR thirds Of ait the imporiat,us into the country
see through this port and third OF all the
gtrstiets T~otbrd, Of all the duties are collected
tete Nv enmpasrop Of the sggrenste foreign com
mere. ~ the wtce country with the commerce Of the
ct'y N,~ fert, we will Ind that IN 1921 the Imports
b. valued st about s7e OOto0 the exporx
y s12Cto eto. and the duties st 81 10000 Ths vas
I9,, to the oleuinF OF the state canals, In 1875,
fte,bug axe he A. the same date the imporatons
Dto he crrruy w he stsreeae we're sixty two and
fat uiCrf N. ssprru nfty tour and half millions,
stG ", dniss ,hrt.en millions Of dollars. Daring the
rex tn,c..ars Ten ,ears and persofs OF ten rom
t2 a. 1870 rnd tie rve yeare 10 1855 the commerce -
he country and 81 hts sty compares a. iollows,-
1851 r. 1870 TnTogts Erpoyfs Dmfies Tonnage,
titc aies sfStxsts0 e94 4sS24 les5l3iT5 q5s2i1o
Ntv lsik chT ~ 1e.he 36424 65i ia6ef,S5l 25ae S3
Irrrptts p.rioo, u Will be observed that nearly
bali OF all tie mporrs,ps into the country from foreign
rt ~cro usde through New York, little less than
crchird ~ al the expectations while about aveeighths
tths spfresste of tie duties were paid here The ton