The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-23


The quality OF the cattle. however, was generally
very poor. Some few lots of prime brought lic.,
and IN one instance triie over that sum was con-
eeded. Cows and ctives were in good supply, ana
prices declined $2se 50 per head as compared with
last weeks quotations. Sheep and lambs were duh,
at e. IS per hesd-a decline of 37sc. soc. Swine
went of steadily, at 6Ac. 6ac. per pound.
Oar Municipal Poll tics-Ratificat alton OF the
County Ticket - ganmany Hall-TAe In
trfsses fs- the InesAity.
The democrats Of tAis city held a meeting at
Tammany Hall last evening to ratify the regular
county ticket OF the party. The meeting was
one of the largest and most enthusiastic that
ever assembled under the wing of the Sachems.
The ticket headed by Mayor Wood was ratified
with that enthusiasm which is a forerunner of
success. There was bit Of row, but disturb
ance in Old Tammany is always sure sign of
the success Of the party. 1t clears up the atmos-
phere.
The chief struggle in the municipal election is
for the Mayoralty, for which there are six can
didates in the field to wit Fernando Wood,
regular democrat; James S. Libby, oyster house
democrat Anthony j. Blocker, republican;
Isaac O. Barker, American or Know Nothing;
Stephen II. Branch, independent Anti Matsell
Know Nothing; and JamesR. Whiting, reform.
Among all these patriotic individuals we have
already expressed preference for the present in
cumbent Of the Office, Fernando Wood. He has
been faithful and efficient, so far as he has had
power He has so administered the duties of
his Office as to make the people know that there
was Mayor at the City Hall, and thereby he
has been superior to his immediate predecessors.
In many of his plans of reform he has been
cramped by the present absurd charter, by the
provisions Of which no one has any power to do
anything, and no one is responsible for anything
that has been done. Mayor Wood has been Bit
terly assailed by our phiiosophic contemporaries
Of the Tribme, but their structures have chiefly
been confined to attacks upon his personal cha
racter. They have alleged but one thing against
his official career. That is the appointment of
Mr.. A. v. Stout President Of the Shoe and Lea
| Their Dealers Bank, as City Chamberlain. Mayor
Wood has been severely censured by the Tribune
for this appointment, and we saw it stated recent
" that Mr.. Stout had been recommended by the
head philosopher Of that journal, Horace Gree
ley. Now this contest for the Mayoralty has al
ready brought out several rich Developments in
politics and literature and this Greeley affair,
which We have ascertained to be entirely true,
not the least interesting of them by any means.
Mark the inconsistency, The editor Of q
leading journal recommends Bank President as
a proper custodian for the city funds. The
Mayor appoints the Bank President; whereupon
the editor turns around aud pitches, into the
Mayor for doing precisely what he was recon-
mended to do by his present sssalant Could
anything be more Inconsistent more absurd
more foolish, more Grecley-ish?
We opine, however, that all the assaults on
Mayor Wood will not defeat his election, which
now seems a foregone conclusion. The most
strenuous efforts are now being made to unite the
opposition against him; but even if such coal-
ton could be formed-which is exceedingly inn
probable, not to say impossible-it could not be
successful Allowing that Mayor Wood could
not command a majority of the electors, the
retiring candidates could not transfer their
strength to any one man. The rank and file Of
the voters and not to be bought and sold at the
pleasure Of q few small potato politicians
Should the candidates opposed to Mayor Wood
retire and request their friends to unite upon
some one man, they--the candidates aforesaid
would only succeed in digging their own political
graves.
Let us see how the opposition stands. The
last candidate in the field is James X. Whiting
who has received the nomination Of fifteen
highly respectable old fogies, who have consti-
.tuted themselves a committee to reform the city
government. They make up good omnibus
load-ihe regular number twelve inside. two
with the driver TO keep the team straight, and
one on the steps TO collect the fare. This
omnibus load Of old fogyism has succeeded
in Increasing the city taxes from three
to seven millions of dollars per annum, and
in inficting upon Us city charter which Is the
most absurd, contemplate, inefficient affair Of the
kind that ever was thought Of and to the action
Of which we must charge ell the misrule and
corruption under which this metropolis has
groaned for the last three years. Well, these old
fellows turn up at every election. Nobody ap-
points or elects them. They have set themselves
up a. sort Of council to regulate our municipal
affairs, and q nice mess they have made OF It,
They held meeting In an outofthe-way corner
Of The University. and sent us circular request
ing our attendance. We sent reporter, but in
that dread hour. big with the fate Of Cesar and
Of Rome he was excluded. Now, they have no
minated Mr.. Whiting who has resigned bis seat
on the Supreme Bench to take the stump against
Wood. The omnibus party, with degree Of enron-
terry altogether unparalleled, even in New York
politics, ask all the other opposition candidates
to withdraw and transfer their friends TO WIFI
ting II is the coolest thing OF the season. Mr..
Whiting is literally the weakes, candidate in the
field. He is the nominee Of no par,y-he is sim
ply set up by an omnibus clique Of fifteen. But
the other candidates will not withdraw. It's
true that strenuous efforts have been made 10