The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-30

On the City Election or New York.
THE ADMINISTRATION IN FAVOR OF FERNANDO
WOOD

WOOD.
from the Washington Unon
THE ELECTION THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
When the black republican Legislature OF York last
winter passed laws crush out Mayor Wood and the de-
mocracy OF the commercial metropolis, the democratic
press throughout the Union denounced them arocous
efforts to control the freedom Of election There was but
opinion upon the subject among the friends of demo-
cratic principles and out Of the State The laws
condemned by all friends OF political freedom every
Even of those who had contributed the election Of
the Legislature which passed them took ground against
their binding obligation and the constitutional authority
upon which their validity and force depended. Mayor
Wood opposed them and cxerted himself TO prove their
Of binding force, well their impocy He man
fully contested them inch by inch carrying some points,
and failing others The democracy far and ap
plaudod him for his manly and open course alike de-
manded by principle and policy Although the constitu
tonality Of the laws sustained, their principles
and policy met with condemnation by all democrats
and thousands of others In great measure the tyran
ny Of these laws led the overthrow Of black republ
canism in the State The emphatic condemnation of these
atrocous enscmens by the people Of the state created
semblc would speedily repeal them. The democracy
everywhere had fully expected this result
When the democratic party nominated Mayor Wood for
re election and claimed his support among other grounds
because of his maurl resistance TO the laws in question:
AID the democracy Of the city by legislation and on
count Of his qualifications for the mayoraty all expected
that every democrat in the city would sustain and support
him. and that he would receive the sympathcs Of the de-
mocracy throughout tie Union This the universal
expectation 1t due TO him and TO the cause in which
he engaged The people of the had distinctly and
broadly condemned the laws question: and approved Of
The CT the Mayor and his friends in their cndcavors
tosccure their by the next Legislature This
Of the turning points Of the November election. The
popular vote ii was thought had secured the repeal
Every thing tended to that result. Mayor Wood was
nominated and became the democratic standard bearer
for the campaign Through him the battle with the enc
mics OF the democracy to be fought Every thing
looked well and promising for the repeal OF the obnoxious
statutes well his election, when 10! few demo
Gratis, the Know Nohings and black republicans combine
in bringing forward candidate selected because his
satisfaction to both and gave hope OF his election
the democratic candidate. He is good enough
Know Nothing to satisfy that party and is quite acceptable
10 the black republicans and the dsaiected democracy
He peases all those who hate democratic principles His
election will be verdict condemning the democracy and
must tend to erpeuate the odous laws passed to punish
the city for being democratic.
The election of Temann by this coalition must tend
to defeat all hope Of repeal which the State has so
Sea 0r haw sns hs
expected result The condemnation of Mayor Wood
they say would be approval of the dongsi at Albany
last winter and will revive and build up the condemned
sectional party. They claim that they have drawn of
democrats enough to that end They chucke in
sleeve that they have cheated democrats enough into
their service TO the desired result They point To
democratic names that they display in the proceedings Of
their public meetings proof OF what they allege al
though they know that they have deceived and mised
them IN relation to the real motive actuatng the move
ment We regret 10 see democrats and Of considera
Die Standing associated aciM black republicans and other
enemies Of the administration in public gatherings and
making speeches an meetings called to secure the defeat Of the
democracy Nearly all such democrats have been grossly
deceived, and Will return to their friends when they
understand the game Few OF them dream of HE
real object Of their associates, and fewer still
desire to promote them. fc perhaps have Joined the
enemy koacing er designs, and intend 10 troc aside
their professions 70 democracy haring made up their minds
70 90 hand in hand nth their former enemies Of iohaerer
STRIPE in the rt to PROSTATE the democracy, not only
le CITY but throughout The Union. If they have no such
obcctat heart, they prove by leaving thescnemy
and ceasDg TO give them aid and comfort in their
upon the democratic party well upon the national
administration. Those who wish TO defeat both pro-
mote their object by overusg the vote the democracy
at the late State election, in which they and their al
lies were emphaticaly condemned. No true democrat,
Dh0 has The capacity 10 appreciate the effect Of his acts
iH be found doing the ranks of those hose sole
purpose 10 crush out the democracy everywhere, and par
tcald,y in the city Of Ne,o York and IN the end 10
hyo,c the present popular national administration, and
build up Nackrepublican one upon its ruins