The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-21
Speech OF MIR. Daniel r.. SIclxlos.

the member Of Congress elect from the Third district
sembed Saturday evening in front of Gardeners Hotel
in Park place, with band and screnaded that gentleman
Among these quite numerous force Of discharged
Custom House officials, the whole assemblagc numbering
altogether about five hundred They marched process
sion from the Fifth Ward Hotel with banners and ranspa
rences their arrival the hotel where Mr. Sckes
il at present stopping they gave him three enthusiast
tic cheers Mr. sckles in compliance with the generally
expressed DESIRE then addressed them He spoke fol
lows
FELLOW ClIzESs-This visit cvinces the pleasure my
success in the recent canvass has given you. thank
you for the cordial manner in which you have honored
me by your enthusiastic congratulations. We had, in
deed hot contest All that was left OF the democratic
flag this district you carried Torn by faction, traed
by mercenaries desc ted by traitors, the old banner
of the Of the battle victorious
borne by my friends 1t the head of the nvincbe demo-
crazy OF TINS district, You naa 70 encounie, al Una.
scriptve and bgoted among the Know Nothngs, and all
that is actous, mean and infamous in the democratic
party We have beaten this combination routed this co
alton and scaped The renegadcs Wood, Tucker Dckin
son, Sche Birdsal and Waibridge, who commanded
the corps spies dcserters from the democratic
camp (Cheers) 1t is gratifying to know that we made
concessions. Every sort of opposition was openly
delcd and crushed. We stood on the administration
platform We did not give up the restriction in the
English bill,'' agree that Fernando Wood might
go TO Nebraska Governor or be again Mayor OF
New York; nor did trade oil the State or county
ticket All these oxpedicnts are lett to democrats Of
easy virtue and candidates weak in the back bone
We achieved triumph for the administration without aid
from the Custom House nay, in spite Of its hatred aud
hostility Mr.. Schell, Of course supported regular nomi
nations; but unfortunately for man Of so much sense,
he 70 Wabrdges quarters at the Aston House the
night If the election get the and to fclciae my
friends the splendid triumph they had won. Undol
ordinary circumstances would have been more agree.
able TO retire from the House at the close OF my
presen term and devote myself exclusively to my pro-
iession but having deemed il matter of duty to my
city and the demoor ATTIC party TO rid both OF the
atlocious government Of Fernando Wood defiance
Of apparent endorsement from Tammany Hall, was
only fair to give Wood and his miserable gang OF followers
a chance get To do this bound to present
self candidate before the people, and defy him TO
do his worst. did He found allies Dickinson
down my district and made the Astor House his
headquarters devotng himself assduously to my de
feat consistent with occasional exertons against
Corning Twelfth and Taylor the Second districts,
both regular nominees OF the party Tucker Secretary OF
State, pitched in also; poor fcowhs gratitude, like
his pug nose, is nconvenenty small, too small to be
tangible. had voted for him in the State Convention
with coeagues-thcy did and does not like to
be unamiabc: IL your friends make fools of them
selves you do else be called mpractcabe.
dad nore-although self respect forbids my recognizing
Tucker in the street, Stamped the State for the ticket
last yea upon which Tucker had place. AS If TO see
how ssharrnonious could make my self even accepted
mission from Mr. Norton the present Deputy Secretary
Of Uhc gentleman who grnds the organ the Daily
Necs for which Tucker plays monkey. This mission
was 10 carry pocket full Of "posters for Tucker
Utica to Oswego, where was going to make speech for
fucker and The constitution" These posters faith
fully delivered my friend De Wolf directed by Mr..
Deputy Morton; and they were doubtless industriousy
used by those republicans who did not Ike Clpptheir
Morton, who overseer ncgotator and plunderer for
the Daiy Naos-organ Of Dickinson, Wood, Tucker,
Sehe Co-could not find consistent with his pocket
and the pockets Of his friends Mr. Postmaster Paine OF
Rochester. and Mr.. Tucker, owners and contributors
10 allow the Ne'cs TO support my election, unless the
sum Of 81 900 raised and paid 70 the concern by
my friends The opposition of that dirty paper has always
been proptous my fortunes and congenal TO
tastes that would have sold my horses II the sacrifice
had necessary, and stimulate its hostility
The employed by the DICKINSON faction TO defeat
me VIII be comprehcnded by the specimens have gwen
bat from the abundance Of materials al my hand will add
two three more facts Tucker orderly scgclht OF the
company, offered respectable citizen OF the tith ward,
Mr. Casey, to get relative pardoned out Of The state
prison. where hc confined for mansaughtcr, II Casey
would desert the standard OF his party and join Tucker
and the republicans in supporting Wabrdge Mr. Wood
stated falsely of course ut the First ward meeting, that
among the things did last December, To defeat him,
get somebody other pardoned from the Penentary
10 oppose him. This statement was not only untrue but
absurd No believe has yet suspected me OF being
idiot, and none but smpcton would expect a man
who bad been sentcn led TO the Penentary to op
pose Wood. II the cells had been full last he.
cember Woods vote would not have been SO
large. Tucker recently applied TO Mr.. Jocsbury,
editor Of the Catskill Recorder, TO publish attack
upon me, and offered nducement TO give TO the Re
ord the fat job Of printing the official State The
on.r was declined aud The printing has been gwen to
Dtmocfdtic Herald of Catsk-whch yielded TO the terms
of the Secretary OF state As demented on the day Of
the election Tucker presented himself at Filth ward poll
and voted His family reside in Albany. lie represented
The Twentieth ward in the last State Convention He does
lot reside IN the FIFTH ward. and had right 10 vote
there Ny friends have under consideration whether
they will prosecute Mr.. Tucker for illegal voting
Wahrdge also in his vote. He resides 10 Wash
ngton may become the painful duty Of the Governor
elect TO issue a rcquson for Of his most active sup
after entering the gubernatofia chair. Mr.
williamson has been until recently resident OF New Jersey,
] am informed. ] am confident he was not entitled to
vote IN the district, and not citizen Of the State at
the time a the election That he, well as Walbridge
been ineligible, II elected unqucstiona.
Die. bui have not heard that Mr. Williamson voted.
H. = conscientious and prudent gentleman, and
conducted the canvass with dignity and courtesy.
memorable
features a the Mr. Woods of his fol
lowers my district. lie brought together the repre-
sentative men Of the different interests with which he
i IDENTIFIED and made them speech There was dele
cation oi policy oice keepers; delegation Of gamblers
q the vulgar and dclraved class-a delegation Of
lottery ticket vendors delegation OF cmgrant robbers,
commonly called " baggage smashcrs." This influential
sssembage Of citizens Mr. Wood addressed nearly as fol-
lows
Ny friends when Mayor did no, prosecute you of
eouse complaints we're against y9n and oss
suffer much How i now Mr.. Tirmann my successor,
frss st. Who IL fS'sa
,fn sSp % y% sser f.
too u We defeat ss s s, We give Nema9n deadly
ready 70 stand BY you when can and let you up easily
Tie sppause whch greeted this plausible narangue
family indicated the with which these hordcs
tered the canvass against me- led by man who knows
better than any other, how to make inscriptions all
hcrcnts available And yet they say have succeeded by
fraud Fraud the main reliance Of my opponents and
my only danger While am here TO declare in the most
solemn form Of human proesation that no such charge
be sustained and 10 challenge the most searching
scrutiny into the vote received yet viii say-ind be-
evc all New York will cry amcn-that II can he salts
actorly proven that have oucheaed Fernando Wool in
election, have not only established an incontcstbc
right to my seat but also lasting claim upon the amira
ton II not the gratitude Of New York. (Cbeers). The
republicans Opposed because stood fairly and square
y upon the democratic platform The Americans opposed
for the same good reason. Mr.. Dickinson and his
squad opposed me because always regarding hts prcsi.
dental aspirations ridiculous have resisted his at
emris 10 the organization 81 the democratic party "
New
party as candidate, 20 break u up
into factions the penalty Of n refusal Mr..
Sche opposed with bis Custom House patronage,
because b. told do BY those whose mandates he
obeys with aacrty than the wishes Of the admins
traon which gave him Office. Mr. Wood opposed me FOR
the that he dislkes the Revised Stautcsbc
both the statutes and sometimes dang
NOTORIOUS Offenders On the Sunday night preceding
the election all these elements OF opposition assembled in
caucus tho Aston House, room No. a. The problem
how Sickles he deieatedy Mr.. Greeley and Mr.