The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-12-23
Letter from Now YORK.

INV foEg Dec. 20, 1850.
10 tAs Ea,ior Of sAe Cl.lloA4ul-
We are family through with cur state anl
city elections and Republicans can by the 10.
suits Of such elections more justy estimate
that policy by which thcy cnrricd on the cam
Faign The Republicans nominated clean
ticket for the state, with no more regard for
the Know NolhinRs than Tor the Black De
moeraey. Out Of nine state officers they
have filled five, and elected large majority
Of the Legislature. II Is regarded as a great
/ triumph, especially when We take into con.
'deraiion the -stvat John Brown scare.
Munyal'epublieans feared aud Democrats be-
licved, that John Brown in attacking slavery
in Virginia, had ruined the Republican party
IN New York. Tho result proved that nobo-
dy was killed outside Of Virginia, aud none
hut few old women we're at al alarmed. Il
is altogether probable that the persistent ~
forts made by leading Democrats to fasten
the guilt Of John Browns blunder upon such
mrn as Seward, Chase, sumner Sc, pro.
ducrd reaction favorable to tho Rcpubli.
cans.
The election Of Mayor in the city followed
50 soon upon the state election that tho cx.
element was KEEP, up, and about $4,000 more
votes were cast At the city than at the state
election. IN tho city, whore With o. united
Democracy. victory hs the Opposition is i'm.
possible, the Republicans by their firm front
and unfalteriug avoVanco Of principles. have
increased their own courage and strength
aud although defeated. are in a better condi.
ton for future contests than ever before.
Fernando WOOD, Democrat, r. oftJJJd Mayor
over the Republicans aud Tammany Hall
He ia bad man, and all that any body can
say for HIM is that is 10 be hoped he can't or
won't be as bad as when he was Mayor two
years ago
Tammany Hall professcd to desire the de-
feat of Wood, for the purpose Of obtaining a.
good city government, but really the secret
OF It's opposition TO Wood lies in the fact thai
the Democratic party in New York are diyi-t
dcd into two intensely bitter factions. Two
= errt ugo when Wood was defeated, he wa,
the nominee Of 1ammany, and now Tamma.
ny is against him. Two years since the !
Hards ruled in Tammany, but now the SoGs
bear the sccptre. The Republicans were
very ahectonately invited to vote for Have.
myer, the Tammany candidate, and 40 defeat
Wood, somewhat in the following manner
you Republicans are a set Of fanatcal Abo-
ittionists, you are trying TO dissolve the Tn.
ION, and teach the slaves to cut the thcsats
Of their masters, you are led by traitors who
got up the John Brown invasion, Seward
and Greedy and Chase and Becchcr and Sa-
tan, who is your chief leRJivr, and about half
Of your party ought TO be hung. Now 10
come you good fellows, and help up in our
extremity and vote for our man" Such a
owing invitation, perhaps ought to have
brought the votes. but it did not.
In similar manner the Republicans were
invited to join in getting up the Union meet
ng, the great object Of which is professedy
o mollify the shareholders, end induce them
lot to dissolve the Union, but the real object
s to give the Softs influence in the Charles.
on convention,and enable anxious merchants
o sell goods to the South, by denouncinE '
republicans and John Brown together The {
Meeting came Oft last night and great
meeting it was, in numbers, and speakers,
nd enthusiasm. Charles O'Connor IA lead
ny lawyer and Democratic politician, vehe-
nently urged the doctrine that slavery is n a
Irvine and humane institution that it oughr-i
o be perpetuatedi that opposition to il is =
'rong, and that we ought to ask forgiveness RI
Or ever having sent any body to Congress c
'ho does not sustain il. Some few who hiss i
d at these sentiments were likencd by the \
+vte+ s-rFc1t TINT tuvUdCd Eden TUTTE
he mass Of the meeting applauded, aud Of G
he numerous speakers who followed, not n
ne found fault With his'eulogy Of slavcry,or
ad word TO hay for liberty q
Fineen or twenty members Of Congress a
ave publicly said that If the North choose G
, give votes enough 20 Replicu 20 make Il
ina PreEident, tboy are in favor Of dissoly- q
" the Union but the Unipn meeting only {,
nds fault with the voters for thus quietly b,
Ieroising the right ofvoting and iufc1sn,iaI. 8,
praises tho Gfs-sststa. h