New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-03
NR. SICKLES on HIS ELECTION

A brilliant ball and reunion given last night at
Niblo Saloon in honor of the reelection Of the Hon
Daniel L. Sichlss to Copgrcss. y large number OF
the leaders Of tie Democratic party and the elite OF
tie Hon gon'lemons constituents tcrdsrei lin their
congratulations in person. AT TIE banquet this morn
rg Mr.. Sckles, in response, spoke As follog' amid
,lmost Continual demonstrations Of applause;
GExrLENEN: thank you for this munfccn; Ter.
tannent. When political success is cee bratci bya
festival so brilliant this there is reason to believe
that tie victory galanty won, is cherished in the
hearts Of those who achieved it. Among the most
gratifying l,aures Of the occasion is the presence o
80 many lsdies. The and sisters and daughters
Ci uy ilond-, in c0nscntlfg 60 grace TINS sceac by
thcr altcoda1ce have proved Tia ours j. household
iumth. ] M glad Of this An active parlcip patton
IN political affairs not uulelue4ly forces good hus
band to keep bad hour. But when the cagse enl'ts
symra'hics ard receive. encouragement from the ire
side its genial glow soltens the aspeties of acg
MOI ious csnvass and makes Us feel and appreciate
tie truth that the aim of all good polite,
is 10 make prosperous and happy honees
our patriotic President, Mr.. Buchanan, in rc;crt
letter addressed to his telluw-ctzens Of P..syurEh
ia T. ennsyvania has called the attention Of the c0un
try 10 the alarming Use of money in political contests
There Is no douh that This practice has tearfully
stread within the as few years H. this city, aud IL
climax From a parts of tine State, from all quarters
o TIE city, rom the Cust0m-Iiouse, and even ii'in
Mr.. Peabody, the London banker, as am iHioFnei >
rory ,.as poyred into district by orr opponents
Ia defeat the candidate of the Democratic party. 1
could only meet is desperate attempt t. corrupt the
canvass 6y rels1ce upon he true men OF the party
end Appealing oice more 10 the unyieling eonsiancy
and RESTLESS energy OF my personal friends. The re-
sut has proved that friends are better than money
If NJ. WalbriJge had been successful he would have
tcen forced into bankruptcy. For nearly every nan
vino voted ior him was promised either a comfortable
plantation in Cuba or thrifty esa;e in water los in
son0 fourisil es.Cm town, or handful oi shar,s
in a lucrative taionii gold mine, conveniently lo-
Gated the MarrOsa tract. Inc small GUNS ad-
yauced TO bind the bargains although nothing N c9m
pslion with the magnificent contingclts dep ndent
Ilon iayorable resultyet even these cash aivlnce
wien footed up in grand aggregate, woal' rvai
souc Of those imposing col lnmns Of statistics with
which NY military antagonist entertained that por
tion Of the generous pubhc who are credul9us
enough to believe that figures never he.'
Among tie agreeable thing, to remember about this
canvass is the fact taat side al least i was free
from Il II duplcity, dissimulation end candc:t'ne
defamation Of private character which at once char
ac,crizes and disgraces New-loIk politics. What
ever we had 10 say Of our opponents, We said !,
ope!ly. There was no stabbing IN the dark. There
was no bush-hghtng. IL was q heli-bati.c on open
ground ana every lurking, stcaithy opponent was
forced out from his hiding place and made " 70 face
tie mUic, retreat iug ,rously Inis remini Is ae oi
oi those disguised Democrats to whose neuA AMI
~ the canvass-Mr. Secretary OF State Fucker. He
seems disposed row TO keep himself beole the people.
i roticed him only because be the fus'y agent OF
a small faction in the state, wlO have been trying,
since 49, To administer upon the estate of the late
llaTG-Shell party. That was glorious party IN rs
dav l belonged 10 il, and proud OF It's origin and
history from 1873 TO 1888. Under similar circum-
stances would hasten again to the saule st-ndsrd
But few men have undertaken TO keep up inside Of
tie organization of the reurted and consolidated
Democracy the olsnnish associations and selfish
schemes Of extinct facton-and this Is the set oi
q, ad politicians Of which Tucker is the administrator
ds konis non. Gideon Is out this morning with a
piece in the papers, which, considering tha, lie has
been engaged a month il the composition thereof,
proves that the sword of his namesake hnas poor
substitute in the pen of Gideon j. II might be sui-
fceut 10 let this specimen OF mere evasion AMI abuse
pass with the Just remark of The Herald, ''tnat the
Iectable portion Of the community viii skip over
" it,. But canuo;. with justice To others, Ieir Ain
from calling attention TO the fact that although he
takes Issue with me upon couple oi da,ss, ana one
staeuents yet Mr.. Tucker admits aud confesses ali
the mater q points ! made against him.
First: IL does not deny that ne wrote ard pab
Isied alsehoods abou, NE in 1855, when candidate
for the Senate, ard avowed the ground, that iIis
was the best Way to defeat mea result be dd no, &C
comphsh.
pardon Cor lis protest, irom the GoverIor Il Casey
would support Walbriige.
TsirS. He does not deny tha; he attended the Goa
ntion Caucus with Greeley, Kennedy. Sherman, Welsh
ani other Republican and hnow-Noth!ng ieadeTs a
lie Asior.Iouse on the Sunday Digat preceding the
election to concoct end measures to defeat the
Democratic candidates. and especially myself.
Taugfh. H. does uot deny tia, he IS more monkey
than q nan, and that should erd IN, controversy.
II W. turn to the future, Is gratifying Ia see tt "
I'll ,he pcicuiicns point to the continued ss nderov
in the national councils Of the statesmen AMI prn.i-
pies Of ,he Democratic party. We are mucVftTon5"r