The Washington union., 1857-11-20
coHREsPoNpESoE oE i.
Nyw Yopx, Nov. ls, 1861.

The Dack republicuns have new aiiAs. Ahcy "iN
called the peoples convention They have set their
hearts the defeat OF the mayor OF New York com
binaton of the antidcmocatc elements under the name
Of the anti- Wood league. with A. Oakley Hall as the
leader have published indictment against the mayor Of
several columns length Iisa ehash Of the old charges
which the people have twice passed in the election OF
Mr. wood--of extracts from black-republican papers
with reputed sayings Of democrats against the mayor
which they never said, and which savings Hall was
obliged TO take back. so the indictment fell still
bonn aud the sensation produced did not pay the cost Of
setting the type.
The next step in the programme was the calling of a
mass meeting Of the people in Wall street Banks spoke
in Wall street the hungry mob orators spoke in Wall
street tho people convention spoke in Wall street
The purpose was an independent nomination to defeat
Mr. Wood No ono cared who put in nomination,
II he could defeat Fernando the First" his oppo
ncns style him. But the lucky could not be found
bis name did not suggest itself to any present 1t
WAS doubted II he was yet born. But the conglom
Grated mass settled down on Mr.. William i. lave
neyer--once q democrat and once mayor of New York
But Mr.. IL is Of much talent and great native
shrewdncss; no IL of Dutch descent aud he antic-
pated that these fellows would make fools Of them.
selves and try fool him. also he wrote letter OF
declinctioa imperative and unqualified he wrote it be-
fore the meeting was held and when the chairman
nominating q committee TO walt Mr. IIavemeyer and
bcseech him to accept the letter. addressed to he prcs
dent, handed up and read 1t came on the crowd
like wet blanket 1t knocked all the nice plans of the
committee of arrangements into p and made confu
sion the order of tho day Men Of opposite politics. fear
full that some would get the advantage of them
spnng their feet and insisted upon making speeches
amid the cheering of the crowd who cried out "oh shut
upo .,Stop, your noise sect down. and other
speeches so complimentary and encouraging to about
IN a nOb nd OrOceedinns indicated the
happy harmony of the group One man wanted Cooley,
the American nominee, to be nominated, as he the
only man who could unite the ant-Wood men, and
the triumph of the antidcmocratc party His speech
was amusingy well received In their enthusiasm tn.
crowd even hissed the speaker and vented .jeers at
the Of Cooley, and the discomted advocate skunk
away like dog In wet day 1t was harmonious meet
ing. composed Of harmonious clements Of
the Jack Hale and N. r. Banks stamp, Fillmore fugitive
slave and Frsmontcs, the Tribune and the Express
good stiff staunch free soilers and free love agraans
bran bread comeoutors, and the old line wings who
have not wheeled into the democratic lne--Barnumf
happy family il match for the goodly company
snugly tucked rp In bed shouting Down with Fer
nando Wood. AS the elements Of discomfort began to
show themselves the leaders thought it pruden to dis
sovs the meeting, and did so, with the nomination of
large committee to report nominee for mayor who was
capable Of defeating Mr.. Wood. This committee was
composed Of some of first men. All classes grades
and isms on 1t; and also the Of 'thrcc dem
oca Of the Theodore Parker and Lloyd Garrison school
And so ended that farce.
The next step In the programme off in the su-
prsns court, under the lead of Mr. Whiting This gen
tternan the Last year down from tho bench of the
supreme court to ruin against Mr. Wood He made
poor show He hoped to get the nomination this yea
the ''itizcns candidate, bnt lie did not And some
malicious enough to suggest that this step about
to relate taken by Mr. Whiting with the expectation
that he would be rewarded by the much coveted nomne
tion.
The police bill makes the duty Of the commits
sioners to procure certain number of glass ballot
70 be used at the election. This was done by General
Nyc, at the cost of Sis apiece As the comptroller war
ordered to pay the bill Mr.. Whiting gets an injunction
from Judge Davies, our know-nohing judge Of the SUI
peme court restraining Mr. Fagg the payment of the
money claimed as due the said baot-boxes and call
ing up the parties to the charges which said
Injunction is based In the affidavit the defendant swear
on Information and belief that the contract was a
fraudulent one and made with the connivance of the
mayor It is not at all probable that the hearing will he
had until the election is But the rs expected
to answer the purpose quite WE'LL and thus the process Of
the supreme court is used to swell the opposition against
Mr.. Wood.
Mr.. Wood is accused of appointing bullies and rowdies
to places of trust and power 4 but Connover the ap
pointoc of Governor King to the office of street commits
tioner has not firy got in his seat before he a
points to places within his gift Jim Irving Tom Hyer and
Matthews of the most noted short boys and shou
der-hitters In New York He is accused of making the
police political yet when the appointing power is taken
from him II is put in the hands Of the most unscrup-
ous republican partisan that be found in the city OF
imported into it Mr. Wood is accused of pandering to
the foreign vote but the citizens committee put forth
their nominee as follows in the Times
The committee OF conference last night succeeded Ia
Alderman Daniel IT. Teman, Of the twelfth ward Is the
man. He Is regarded as very strong candidate, being
an orthodox Tammany Hall democrat and great favor
tie with the Germans
Great favorite with the Germans No regard to
the foreign vote Oh, mol The hypocrisy of the oppo-
son is not good the fig leaves Of Adam to cover
their nakedness.
Amid al this opposition and scramble for Office the
nominee of the democratic party stands in the daily dis
charge Of his duty, calm as the summer morning The
democracy is d unit Its strength Is we'll known The
memory Of the wrongs these citizens have hcaped on
our city is fresh and madicning The flush of victory is
on the brow Of party The standard bearer Of ths
party Is one of their selection and not one forced
on by the powers at Albany and when the day Of eec
tion arrives those demagogucs will learn where that man
Is placed whom the people delight to honor
MANHATTAN.
THE SANTA FE MAII~RoUTE.
NEW York, Nov H. 1857.
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