New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-06
THE PROSPECT.

The following Circular, extensively signed by sub
santial citizens has been widely distributed among
those who have felt uncertain as to the probable
strength which the different candidates could offer for
the defea. of Fernando Wood, and we believe with
much effect The premises and conclusions seem to us
TO be indisputable:
TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF NETWORK.
The importance of the practical issues involved in
the pending municipal canvass cannot be oyer-esti-
mated and the great body Of honest citizens seem
fully awake to fhe responsibility Of throwing their
suraQes efect,rely for the credit and safety OF the
city, This socitude has gained ground, as an inteli-
gent scrutiny of the relative political and popular
srenRth of tie candidates in nomination has proceeded
and new indications from day day have appeared.
In our Judgment certain controlling considerations
now mako apparent that the support for the Mayor
alty of GEORGE OPDYKE affords the only promise
of The defeat of Fernando Weed and OF the evils that
all good citizens should unite TO avert.
First. Mr. Opdyke has the united support OF all the
Ant-Democratic political organizations in the city,
viz of the Republican, Of the American, and OF the
Peoples parties
and Mr. Wood of the other of the two factions which,
with the bitterest hostility to each other, divide the
Democratic party Neither of these candidates has
the support Of any political organizations except ms
own faction, and no Judgment can determine, with
certainty the relative strength of these two factions
of the Democracy. The general sense Of the COM
munity pronounces Woods followers to be the more
numerous.
T1ird /. All intelligent political estimates must ad-
nit that in general full vote OF the city when the
lines should be drawn between the united Democratic
party on the one side and the AntDemocratc organ
izations the other, the latter would poll at least,
than hreeseyenths OF tho votes or Tor example,
more than 80, GOO out Of 10000 wees.
Fourth Each candidate in the field will enlist the
interested the vigorous and the animated support OF
the respective political organization organizations
which he represents and all tho power and discipline
Of each organization will DO brought 70 bear on the
election.
Fifth The impossibity OF Withdrawing from
remit able and acceptable candidate regularly nomina
ted any considerable portion Of his party support
fully understood and no single circumstance IN the
pending canvass can shake ,bs wellesablished fact
Sixth: 1t follows, inevitably, that Hsvemeyers
vote can be made TO equal and oyerbalance Woods
from no possible source bat from the anrDemocrsts
PARTIES which have nominated, and, by and through
canvass Of unprecedented animation, are supporting
Opdyke; and il is equally apparent thai no motive
whatever but to strengthen the hope Of the deea OF
Wood could ALLEVIATE from 0pdy ks single vote winch
his political organizations can throw for him.
Sersnth TIE result Of the whole If that, parties
vote politically Wood will lead Havemeyer, and OPP
dyke will lead Wood and the only chance or hope THAI
Hsyemeyer can get ,hs better Of Wood by Repubh-
can. Americans and other anti-Democratc organiLa-
tons deserving their own candidate, who stands the
strongest Of the three to help ihs weakest Ihs Is
feeble criminal deluson.
These fellow citizens, our views, after most
careful investigation Of ths strength OF the candidates
for whom your SURFACES are asked. IL you vote for
Opdyke ven viii knd their correctness By Woods de-
fest-if YOU vote for Hsysmeyer, you may confirm
them BY Woods success