The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-11-07


them Heretofore tho enemies Of the democracy have
endcavored TO partially relieve themselves from the obi
UNI and modification their defeats by attbutng them
10 frauds upon the baotbox and to uan violence upon
peaceable, aw-abding citizens. Tuesdays history I'M.
answeably refutes this ptfu SANDER and ooncusivcy
proves that wherever frauds have been perpetrated and
hireg ruans employed 10 bully aud blaspheme about
the polls the democracy have not been gamers by either
On this last occasion the opposition had purely partisan
police specially created 70 suscrve their l~se end,
under their own exclusive control and ready to do any
thing the, dared to servely their masters and
keep themselves in place They had glass ballot boxes
and sundry other pretended precautions against Ger.
tain wrongs and outrages, with the commission Of
which they themselves had, no doubt long boon IA.
mlliar An uncquivoca and iynominous defeat was III.
very natural result of their mpudent hypocrisy
In all times OF financial national danger the nns,
of the people instinctively fall back upon the demo
cratic party for guidance aud relief babe does not
surely nestle hi It's niotLsrs bosom at the appoa,
Of any seeming peril This feeling Of hopeful conhdchc,
in the ability and truthful desire Of the democracy to ex
trcatc them from the impending ruin which ther have
been instrumental in bringing upon themselves and
the country never more strikingly manifested
among the people than ut present The lofty daring
and sefsacrifeing patriotism which have ever char.
acterized the conduct Of many leading democrats
during critical times arc beyond all praise, In how
many instances have they. checrfully given them
selves up sacrifices for their county's good We
have been at loss for to form lead for
lori hopes We arc sublime In danger and dcatigabo
and undisnayed in adversely and, II but conduct
ourselves with discretion amid the political pres
perity which is poins in upon from ali Sides we
shall enjoy long lease power, and render great aud
lasting blessings to the nation which already much
10 democratic men and democratic measures.
Nor is it enough that we should have the best and
ablcst mon in the nation at the head Of affairs in Wash
ington True they are of the first importance are in.
dispensably necessary Without them ali else avails
nothing but still the great Of the people who lack
either time, opportunity inclination to study out the
character Of party through It's history, very apt to
form their opinions of IT, aud be controlled In their
tion BY the conduct OF its leaders and Office holders under
their own immediate observation Our opponents Of
every stripe and grade have been mouthed in
promises the people when seeking power but in every
case wherein they have succeeded in obtaining 1t their
performances have fallen most wofuy short the
of their professions The inst temporary foothold which
they obtain on power they invariably to construc
into lie lease and never fail to conduct themselves
that ere single year has passed the whole community
become disgstcd with their dwelling yagaries and i'm
becty and shocked at their unblushng corruption II
we would profit properly by the lesson thus taught
in the history Of opponents let us place none in
power but men Of acknowledged ability and unl,icstoned
integrity let us fall back upon the old and tusty but
lately almost forgotten landmarks Of party, and we
shall avoid many disasters in the future which must 9th
erwisc inevitably and justly oyertakc Above all
must under circumstances permit ourselves to he
hoodwinked thrown from our present wellpoiscd bal
ance by the fusome and hypocrcal aulaton Of hrcng
Journalists who used their best and worst efforts during
and traducc and defeat candidates. We riumphcd IN
defiance Of them. and now, in still increasing pros
pcrity certainly neither need wish any of their
useless and trcacherous aid While il is their part
forced tribute and base concession to power, must
not permit them to labor under the deusion that
the world nisnterprct their motive on overcstimatc
their Importance They only seek confidence for pres
emf gain and opportunity to stab at the first oppor
tunty y. I'd
NEW York, Nov. 8, 1857.
No ono can doubt that our city has done well No
means have been left unried to New York from
tho democratic faith and rule. But all in vain We
have had paid and spy police thrust upon The
gog shops aud liquor saloons closed, for It said
that from these the democsatc voters. GLASS bal.
lot-boxes introduced, for IL agreed that the
democrats succeed by stufng the ballot boxes. But
alas, alas with the police without II, with liquor
shops opened or Shut with glass wooden boxes the
votes of the democracy count we'll, and there are just
as many Of them And the ki,e Of the party, routed in
the city, has been sounded in the State and tLc good
old democratic rule is soon TO c resumed IN the Empie
State Indeed, no reasonable doubt I've entertained
that the democrats have carried the State But The
ate will probably remain in the haIrls OF the rcpuhi
cans land this, with the veto of The governor will pre-
vent the repeal of the odious municipal law and prevent
such notifications Of the banking awsof this State the
public good pciously demands Indeed il i quite ques
tionabe whether the republicans S,, d. not demand
change in the banking laws of the State quite impr
riousy and radically the democrats; and il 80, the
matter will be early adjustesl he New York Post the
other night seemed rather glad that the dcmocra lpd
probably carried the State and put its rejoicing tho
10 give il to the State But the triumph is noble
one and has put the paper theories OF the republicans 10
the wind in regard to the latter and the defeat of the d.
nocray The policy Of the republicans has been to make
the election OF the mayor stand by itself in December
but the attempt TO defeat Mr., Wood win meet with
signal rcbukc at the polls The defeat of Bradford sur
rogac has led the mention OF his IA connexion
with the Office Of mayor to against Mr.. Wood Hut
am inclined to think that Jim Nye, he is called the
present nominal head of the police commission is to 10
the man on whom the combined opposition viii unite
The bargain between the republicans, the Americans and
the anti-Wood generally, has been made. Colonel
Nyc supposed to possess qualities 10 unite all the forces
in the opposition But Waterloo defeat awaits thef
gentlemen the polls and the boosted 1000 majority
they intend TO roll up will not be found when much