The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-21
speech Of Mr.. Daniel f. Slclxlos.

large number OF the friends OF Mr. Daniel f. Scklcs
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 assembage numbering
sion from the Fifth Ward Hotel with banners and ranspa
rences their arrival AT the hotel where Mr. Sckles
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 rs fol
lows
FELLOW CirizENs-This visit cvinccs 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 left Of the democratic
by mercenares desert ted by traitors, the old banner
of the storm of the battle victorious
borne by my friends 1t the head Of the nvncbe demo-
crazy Of this district You had to encounter all that is
fanatca and prongate in repubcanlsm; all that is pro
scriptve and bgoted among the Know Nothngs; and all
that is factous, and infamous in the democratic
party We have beaten this combination routed this
alon and scaped the renegades Wood Tucker, Dickin
son, Schel, Blrdsal and Waibridge, who commanded
the corps Of spies deser,ers from the democratic
camp. (Cheers) IT is gratifying to know that we made
no concessions Every sort OF opposition was openly
platform We did not give up the restriction in the
English BILL" nor agree that Fernando Wood might
go TO Nebraska Governor or be again Mayor OF
New York; nor did trade of the State county
ticket All these cxpedcnts lett to democrats OF
virtue ana candidates weak IN the Dack Done
We achieved triumph for the administration without aid
from the Custom House nay in spite of its hatred and
hostility. Mr Schell of course supported regular nom
nations; but unfortunately for man OF so much sense,
he TO Wabridges quarters at the Astor House the
night # the election to get the and to fclctate my
friends on the splendid triumph they had Undcs
ordinary circumstances 1t would have been agree
able 10 TO retire from the House at the close Of
present term and devote myself exclusively to my pro-
iession but having deemed 1t matter of duty to my
native city and the democratic party to rid both of the
atrocious government Of Fernando Wood defiance
OF apparent endorsement from Tammany Hall, was
only to give Wood and his miserable gang followers
a chance get To do this bound to present
my self candidate before the people, and defy him to
do his worst did SO He found allies Dickinson
down to my district and made the Aston House his
headquarters, devotng himself as assduously to my dc
feat consistent with occasional exertons against
Corning the Twelfth and Tay in the Second districts,
both regular nominees of the party Tucker Secretary OF
State pitched in also poor felow--hs gratitude like
his pug nose is inconvenenty small too small to be
tangible. had voted for him in the State Convention
with my cocagnes-thcy did So and one does not like to
be unamable If your friends make fools of them
selves you must do too else be called mpractcabc
did Ilore-ahough self respect orbids my recognizing
Tucker in the street, stumpcd the State for the ticket
last yea upon which Tucker had place. As if to
Low ssharinonions could make my self even accepted
a mission from Mr. Morton, the present Deputy Secretary
OF State hc gentleman who grinds the organ, the Daily
Neus for which Tucker plays monkey. This mission
10 carry pocket full OF posters for Tucker from
Utica TO 0swego where was going to make speech for
fully delivered TO my friend De Wolf, directed by Mr..
Deputy Morton. and they doubtless ndustriousy
used by those republicans who did not Ike Clapp-her
candidate. This same Mr.. Deputy Secretary of State
Morton, who is overseer, ncgoator and plunderer for
the Daily Ne1cs-organ Of Dickinson, Wood, Tucker,
Sche Co-could not find 1t consistent with his pocket,
and the pockets Of his friends Mr. Postmaster Paine, of
Rochester, and Mr. Tucker, owners and contributors,
10 allow the Necs to support my election, unless the
Of 81 900 raised aud paid To the concern by
my friends The opposition Of that dirty paper has always
prop.tious to my fortunes and cougcna 10 my
tastes that would have sold my horses If the sacrifice
had been necessary TO secure and stimulate its hostility
The means employed by the DICKINSON faction to defeat
me- be IN
but from the abundance of materials at hand Will add
two or three more facts Tucker orderly sergeant 81 the
company offered respectable citizen Of the Fifth ward,
Mr. Casey, to get relative pardoned out OF the State
prison, where he is confined for mansaughtcr, Casey
would desert the standard OF his party, and join Tucker
and the republicans supporting walbridge Mr.. Wood
stated falsely of course the First ward meeting that
get somebody other pardoned from the Penitentary
% oppose him. This statement not only untrue but
absurd No one believe, has yet suspected me of being
an IDIOT and none but smplcton would expect man
ever been led to the Pententary to op
pose Wood II the cells had been full last DC.
cember Woods vote would not have been so
large. Tucker recently applied Mr. Jocsbury,
editor Of the Catskl Recorder, to publish an attack
upon me and offered nducemcnt give the r..
The fat job printing the official State The
o.r declined, aud the printing has been given 10
nerbhopg journal more needy and less scrupuous-the
Dtmocfatic Herald OF ask-whIch yielded to the terms
of the Secretary OF state As demened on the day Of
the election Tucker presented himself at Fifth ward poll
aud voted His family reside in Albany. lie represented
The Twentieth ward in the last State Convention lie does
reside ia The Eth ward and had right 10 vote
there NY friends under consideration whether
10 they will prosecute Mr. Tucker for illegal voting.
Walhridgc also in his vote He resides In Wash.
ngon II may become the painful duty Of the Governor
lect to issue rcqustan for one OF his most active sup
Orters after entering the gubernaofa chair. Mr..
williamson has been until recently Of New Jersey,
am informed | am confident he was not entitled to
the district and citizen Of the State nj
the tmc a. the election. That he well a. wabrige,
wrar have been ineligible, i elected, IS unqucstoaa.
bc. bot have not heard that Mr.. Williamson voted.
He = a conscientious and prudent gentleman, and
conducted the canvass with dignity and courtesy.
Conspicuous and memorable among the remarkable
features a the canvass Mr. Woods of his fol
lowers my district. He brought together the repre-
sentative men Of the different interests with which he
j. Identified and made them speech. There was dele
cation at policy Office keepers; delegation OF gamblers
of tie more vulgar and dcpraved cass-a delegation Of
lottery ticket vendors delegation oi cmigrant robbers,
commonly called baggage smashcry." This influential
ssscmbsge of citizens Mr. Wood addressed nearly fol-
Nv friends when was Mayor did no, prosecute You OF
when complaints against and those
suffer- much low I now Mr. TENANT nv s% as S
Mr. S Who s wno s M ss
now then 4 Yen will give me your AID 70 desa, this man
blow and shall be he ncy Mayor O New Yors-away.
When YOU are hard pushed daughter - ~ '''
family Indicated the with which these hordcs
tered the against me, led BY who knows.
better than any other, how TO make interruptions al
hcrcnts available. And yet they 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 proesAton tuat no sucn charge
can be- sustained and challenge the most searching
scrutiny into the vote received yet will say-lnd be-
eve all New York will cry amcn-tha " II can be salts
factorly proven that have oucheaed Fernando Wool
election, have not only established incontostbe
right 10 seat but also lasting claim upon the aimirs
ton. Il not the gratitude ~ New York. (Chcers). The
republicans opposed because stood fairly and square
y upon democratic platform Tac Americans opposed
Tor the good reason Mr.. Dickinson aud his
squad opposed because always regarding his prcsi.
dental aspirations Ridiculous have resisted his at
emrts To the organization ~ the democratic party of
New York, either 10 force himself upon the
into factions the penalty OF refusal. Mr..
Sehe opposed with bis Custom House patronage,
because b. told 10 do BY those whose mandates he
obcys with alacriy than the wishes of the admins
raton which gave him Office. Mr. Wood opposed me for
the that he dslkes the Revised Stautesbe
both the and sometimes
10 no,orious Offenders On the Sunday night preceding
the election all these elements OF opposition assembled in
caucus at the Aston House, room No ~ The problem
was, how Sickles he deeaedy Mr. Greeley and Mr.
Kennedy represented the republicans. Mr. Welsh and