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

The Municipal Election Tomorrow
marakable Intelligence from Washington
We give elsewhere in cur columns a very
significant article from the Washington Union.
commenting upon the position of parties in this
city as respects the municipal election which
takes place tomorrow, and declaring e,nphaticauy
IN faror Of the reelection Of Mayor Wood This re-
election is viewed in the article from Washing
ton referred to as being one of the most neces-
sary of all the efforts now remaining to be
taken for the democracy to attain the triumph
in the present disorganized situation of politi-
cal affairs
The several journals which are engaged in
putting forward the Wall street stockJobbers'
nominee, in opposition to Mayor Wood, have
been anxious to gain credit to the opinion that
Mr.. Buchanan and his Cabinet are opposed to
the election of Mr.. Wood, and labor to make it
appear that the oficeholders connected with
the administration in this city are working
hard against his reelection, apparently in ODE
dience to limitations from Washington. These
efforts and assertions are, it is easy to see, no.
thing but mere trick of these politicians in
the straits in which they are.
The contest in relation to the Mayoralty of
this city is of such character and quality as
to have assumed the form and proportions of
contest in which the existence Of the democratic
party of the North is at stake, in this its
strongest citadel. AT the last State election
the republicans and Know Nothings were COM
pletely Frustrated, and therefore, as last re-
fhavh pva tai nn nnSU at ND
new name, combining and coalescing with all
the odds and ends of parties in this city, in
order to put down the democracy here, as the
first step towards its future defeat throughout
the Northern States.
This is the exact and strict view of this con-
test, and it seems to be thoroughly understood
in Washington. On this account the Washing
article we refer to, denouncing all deserters of
the democratic party, whether they be John
Van Burens or John McKeons or any others of
less Importance and consideration. We see, by
the efforts and by the bitter violence with which
the candidate of the democracy is assailed,
what is the estimate which Seward and Weed
put upon the victory which they hope to obtain.
So far, then, there is no doubt whatever of
the sentiments of Mr.. Buchanan in relation to
this contest, nor of HE desire to support Mr..
Wood.
But what is to be said of those who are la
boring with every effort against the candidate
of the democracy, and doing all they can to
blacken his character under the mantle of de-
mocracy, and with the pretence of being sup
porters of the administration? 1t is very evil
dent that if they should be able to defeat Mayor
Wood in this contest, the combined opposition
would raise a loud shout of triumph throughout
the whole Union, and would be ready to march
onward to other and similar triumphs. In such
a condition of things the officers Of the Custom
House and of the Post Office would do well to
consider their future position. If the democra-
cy should be defeated tomorrow in this city,
there is no more chance of their names passing
the Senate than there was for G.. N. Sanders the
day before he was rejected as the American
Consul for London. Mr.. Butterworth, remem-
Der that.