New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-09

The Official Canvass of the votes cast at our late
State Election will be made in the several Counties
tomorrow; and We may postpone further details
until The returns shall be officially made public ln
this County, we presume, the canvassers will wire
draw their Iabors through ten or fifteen days IN
order to lift more money from the City Treasury
into their Owl POCKET but, as nothing Of much
interest now depends on the City canvass. this i'm
position can be better endured this year than ord
na,ily. We need only state generally that VIM G.
Vaudeville Dem is probably elected to the SEN
ate from Dutcbess and Columbia by American
votes-tlst George G. Scott IT, in like manner,
chosen from the Saratoga District, where the
American" went solid for him; while the XIYth
(Deawar and XVIII (Warren) Districts are
stl claimed by both parties. There is little doubt,
however, that the Americans" with Judge Stow
Urdeper dent), will hold the Balance Of power in
tie Senate and al,o in the House. Frost Horton
(Amercan) is chosen Assemblyman from the upper
district Of Westchester, instead Of W. P. Moody
(Dem.)
TIE Democratic State Ticket is elected by
,paler msjority than we at first supposed but we
think it must exceed 10000 and will probably
reach 5000. We believe the democratic" vote
is Just about that of last year Q95 0OO) while the
"Repubcsn" has fallen off from 276 900 to about
Is2 COO, ard the american" from 1a4, 900 to not
far fiom $4,000. OF the seeding Americana"
rather more joined the Democrats than the
"Republicans;" but the dissolving party traded
with either Of the survivors as it could drive the
bert bargain 1t is quite possible that the "Ameri
can vote of the With District, cast solid for
Thayer (Dem. J. has elected him TO the Supreme
Court over Martin Grover Republican, though we
think it has not Aonzo C. Paige, DEM, is said
to be reelected in the WITH District, by the sup
port of the Americans, though We do not consider
this certain. In the lid (Albany) District, on the
other hand, as in the Ist and lid, the American.
coalesced on Judicial, and in most Counties on
local tickets, with the Republicans.
The "Ameiican" party has proved, like Samson,
more effective in death than in life. 1t has in
many instances been strong enough to dictate nom-
nations snd control elections, and it has probably
secured a controlling power in the Legislature. 1t
may now, by using that power wisely aud uaself-
isbly, leave grateful remembrance in the public
mind. One Of the cherished objects of its past
effoIts-a Registration Of Voters, or some e9aiva-
lent preventive of Illegal Voting-it may now de-
mand and secure We sincerely hope it may do
80. though there was no great excitement and
every voter had free and peaceful access to the
polls throughout the day, we believe Thousands of
votes were polled here last Tuesday by men who
we're not legal voters or who bad already voted at
least once TIE Republicans last Winter gave us
some excellent amendments Of our Election Laws,
whereby to every legal voter is occurred his right OF
voting once. Now LET the Americans add to this an
Elective check upon any voting BY other than legal
voters, and by these more than once, aud we shall
have nothing in this respect to desire.
With which of the great parties the few "Amsri-
CABS" in the new Legislature will act, remains to
be seen; but we presume they will decide each
question as il shall arise on its essential merits.
And as their journals and speakers have generally
Joined in the clauor sgaiDs. the Republican
legislation as last Winter, we presume the Aueri
cans will generally join the Democrats in repeating
that legislation. We know nothing on this point but
what appears ON the surface, but that convnces US
that the Metropolitan Police bill is doomed to very
essential notifications if not to total repeal that
the act relating to the Assessment of Railroads by
Towns will also be upset; and that any measures
which the now victorious party may zee fit to bring
forward and support locking to retrenchuent Of
expenditures or decreate Of taxation will receive
votes enough to insure their passage. Yet The
Albany atlas says:
"Witbout the Legislature, the Democrats will be
able TO accomplish much less in the way Of reform than
is desirable 1t is the legislative power which controls
the financial expenditures of the State, and wastes or
economies the peoples money. The Treasury is
compelled to pay what the Legislature sppropriates
90 long az funds are provided. Real and searching re-
form can only be carried out by the aid of the law
making power. That, we fear Is not to be in Demo-
cratic hspds and hence it may be doubted whether we
shan see 'the Lobby extinguished during the sp-
proachiI session.
-Ifthe Democratic" State Officers shall recon.
mend, ard the Democratic" Members of the L g.
stature unitedly support, measures of "real and
earching reform" and they are defeated by the
old vote Of the Republicans and Americans, tho
People viii perceive the fact ard place the respon.
.ibility where it properly belongs. Catil they do
60, however, it would seem idle to interpose apollo
gle. for failure that may yet be avoided.
We believe the People have been deceived with
regard to the i.sues on which this Election should
have been decided. We do net consider the last
legislature immaculate but We believe it was bet
ter in every respect than its predecessor, wherein
the Republicans were decided minority. We
believe the cry raised against excessive taxation
vas essentially dishonest and fraudulent, and that
the Republicans we're nade to lose tens Of thou
sands Of votes BY it which they ought to have OBJ
tanned. We believe that the Slave Power ha, thus
won signal but shortived victory over the Re.
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