Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-12-05


The RECENT NEW YORK ELEcrIoN.-The
majority against Fernando Wood, when first
elected Mayor in 1854, "a plurality elects in
New York; was 1857. In 1856, when next
elected, it was 5000. On this occasion it
dwindled down to 2,430. Thus, it seems that
he has been steadily gaining friends by his ad-
ministration Of his trust, having been elected
only through the division of the opposition.
He has been gaining strength, too, under the
fire Of the bitterest opposition of personalities
ever directed to break down public man in
this country. The heavy vote polled for him
few days since renders it certain that the New
York public entertain but little respect for
most of his assailants on personal grounds; or
their advice would have weakened rather than
strengthened him, as it has done Our i'm
preston is that bis foolish exploit in pandering
to demagOgism in the matter of the late
agrarian demonstrations in New York, brought
about his defeat, and not the charges against
him, personally, that the Tribnne, Times and
Express, have been ringing 80 pertinaciously
in the public ear. He is beaten, but only after
demonstrating that he is the man of perhaps the
greatest power and influence in the city of New
York for such opposition as has been directed
against him would long since have broken down
any other public man, however little those
making it might have been respected and con-
fded in by the voters of the city.
CHARACTERISTIC LABORs. II The Northern
opposition press are doing their best, of course,
for the complete detachment of Gov. Walker
from the Democratic party. Never before was
he SO great and good man. The whole future
of the country rests on his shoulders, according
to the assertions of these good -natured and
suddenly enthusiastic admirers of his They
tell him, in effect, " Only set up against the
Democratic party and its chosen chief, Presi-
dent Buchanan, and it is as clear as MONDAY
that you may sweep them off the face of the
earth, as it were
But this happens to be precisely the Ian
guage they have used to every gentleman they
have attempted to detach from his allegiance
to the Democratic organization. They have
succeeded with it in hurrying hundreds into
the yawning political grave wherein those that
listen to them tumble headlong, sooner or later
A few they have temporarily advanced in o
| small way but only to positions rendering their
sure eventual plunge into their wide mout hed
pit Of political oblivion, the more conspicuous
1t is sincerelyto be hoped that Gov. Walkers
proverbial shrewdness will enable him TO avoid
taking, upon mere abstraction, ls premier
pas in that direction. The fact that they now
evidently have high hopes of " bagging'' him,
is no proof whatever that he will eventually
enter their tolls
FLORIDA Observation-Disclosures d. l.. Yu-
lee, of Florida, on the 9th ult., delivered an
able and very interesting address before the
Savannah GA Chamber of Commerce, in ex.
PLANTATION Of the system of railroad improve
ments in progress!in his State, the condition of
the various works, their prospects, 10 The
speech is one of the most elaborate and care
fully prepared papers that has yet seen the
light in this country on such topic, and can
not fail to be of great advantage to all who re-
feet on the progress Of the development of our
national resources, as we'll as to all who study
the influence Of new works Of internal improve
ments on the value of competing or connecting
works of the same description. 1t will doubt
less be extensively republished.
DOING GOOD SERvICE.-No other two Demo-
cratic newspapers are just now doing be tier
service in the good cause Of the immediate
settlement Of the Kansas imbroglio, by remit
ting it back to the people of the Territory.
clothed with all the undoubted powers Of citi-
zens Of a State Of the North American Con.
federacy, than the New Hampshire Patriot
and the Dayton Ohio Empire They are gal
liant champions, indeed, in the time honored
cause. agsl' -
The CIrY.-The Federal Metropolis is fast
filling up, not only with members Of Con gross,
but with the familiar countenances of 90 the
lobby men who come to engineer any
and every thing through, for q reconsideration,
of course. So far, their attention appears to
be fixed on getting interests in the printing
plumber" combination designed to divide what
they are ersonecasly told Through newspapers