New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-02
The struggle which ended yesterday was without

The struggle which ended yesterday was without
q ,sralie in our politics. 1t was contest between
o single man On the one side leading all that was
wort in tie population, and the mass of decent
citizens Of every party on the other. Tais man,
with personal antecedents Of the most disgracefal
nature guilty of repeated pecuniary frauds of the
uesnsst description, saved from State Prison only
by the statute of Imitation hsd twice procured
himself to be elected MayOr Of New York, though
each time BY minority of the votes. Tnis he had
accomplished BY stratssems not necessary to be
counted here, which had given him control Of the
nschiIery of the Democratic party, and had
made him the candidate of that patty against
the wish Of the majority Of is members. Thus
provided with the tShsman of regular nomination.
however, that serviity to party which is one Of the
most melancholy and alarming features Of our po-
Hteal system, and plentiful Of money aud
other corruptng Influences among the lowest ele.
merits Of the population, and more especially
anops The Irish, had brought a,out bis election
For three years be hsd been Mayor; and though
he began with abundant promises Of good, to which
all his former opponents we're careful to allow eve
ry opportunity Of Performance, his administration
had uLdeniably been one Of the worst which this
unfortunate city hsd ever seen The security o.
life AID prop Tty hsd greatly diuinished taxation
had doubled; peculaaOns in which thsre was great
reason to believe the Mayor personally a shsrer
sbouLded; sapguinary riots we're sst on foot as a
means OF continuing him il power; and tn, city
soverntnt generally used for bis private profit,
just the money ard the confidence Of his partner
"A II fha n e. oh ba
still continues before the courts.
Such was the state Of things when in September
this map, BY an extraordinary stretch OF manage
meLt, again sustched the control Of the Democratic
nominating Convention, and once more put himself
forth as its regular candidats This was followed
BY tie sigrs of revolt on the part Of the best
elements Of that party WAS evident that tie
impeiious trickery of which Mr.. Wood is 30 distin
guisbtd master hsd now gone step too far, and
that the blind obedience t. regular nominations
which had been counted upon By him would be
repudiatet. 1t 10 true that some persons who yss
made pretersions TO character, like Mr.. John
CocArsae and Mr.. Augustus Schell, still adhered
10 the doctrine that a regular nominee must
DO supported, even though VIGOROUSLY " devil
incareate; but in great portion Of the party more
manly and creditsble sentiments were entertained.
At the tame time deep impression had been made
on elass Of citizens who hsbitaslly abstain from
participation in public affairs, BY tie appeals Of
MIR. Wood to the workinguen thrown out OF EN-.
ployment by the prevailing commercial rain. These
appeals were Of sor. which only desperate dem
sgogue would resort 10; they were summed up 10
the proposal to transcend the authority Of the Cor
poration in q novel system Of ams giving and in
the declaration that in the society around US, the
lAborers, who produce all hsve nothing while
those who produce nothing have Ill.
Such was the state of affsirs only 8 fortnight
ago, when a popular movement apart from all
party organization, resulted in the nomination of
DANIEL +. TIEMANN as s candidate on whom all
the elsmepts Of resistance to Wood could bss. b.
united. Mir. Tensnn was accepted with honorable
enthusiasm By both the Republican and American
parties, whose members cheerfally postponed every
partisan object to the supreme necessity of
relieving the city Of the injury iu.epa-a.
bic from Mr. Woods administration A large
and most respectable mass Of Democrats, iacudirg
almost every man Of position and character ia that
party, gave themselves heartily 10 the work. The
canvass, though short, was animated. Ga the part
Of Wood every effort that desperation coad sug.
gcst and that the most lavish expenditure Of money
could execute, was eDsrgetcally adopted lis