New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-23

tire. counties was largely couPsseS OF the . con-
senial elements. Tbk district y ex'eesrep GU
gseed in navigating the CsnalI The Enc Cana
runs through TIE northern part OF III me CsJass
and sepocs Canal pierces its centeri the CrooA"o
Lake Canal il wholly within il; and the Caemons
Canal Is contiguous TO il on the SOUTH Nature mas
linked with thee artificial channels two oil tne mos'
beautiful sheets Of water the country
and the Seneca Lskes-which are but canais ON
N ar,ifcent scale The former lake skr's ceuroS
County on the east and the latter "a encircied M
the arms Of Seneca, Ontario and Yates. Inc as
trict has within il and bordering upon H. about ID"
miles Of canal and lake navigation. VI course
the people in that highly favored iocanV
are DESTROYS Of seeing our public works com
pleted at the earliest practicable day. Inc
opponents of the Republican party resolved TO MAKE
desperate effort TO carry this Senatorial Di'trle'
by combining all the elements OF hostility, ana
taking advantage of this strong Canal sentiment
National issues were to be wholly ignored sisNe!
was 10 be wholly excluded from the canvass. Inc
united factions were to represent themselves as
the special friends of the Cansl; as the enemies oil
debt and taxation; as the advocates OF the impo-
sition Of tolls upon the railroad. They had some
difficulty in finding q candidate who could adapt
himself 10 all the phases Of the exigeney. AT
length they fixed their eyes upon Charles b. STUART
a temporary resident OF Geneva. He had formerly
been State Engineer, and therefore might be sup
,oSed 10 have known something, at one period OF
his life about the Canals. He had held some
Office under Fillmore, and could be commended to
the Americans upon that ground In the old sub
division Of parties, he was Silver Gray ana
Irpion-sayer. and hence had "the oder OF Ma
,.tionality" about him. What he lacked IN IN
grained Democracy might be supplied BY regular
nomination from thatparty. The little AID which
- the F. F.'s of Ontario" could render in the hight
would. By natural affinity, go in the same direction.
And thereupon Mr Stuart was formally named
for Senator By the Democracy, the Know
NothinQs. and the +. F.'s. Having been Surveyor
General some years ago, he was dubbed Gen. Stu
art in the expectation of thus arousingi bis behalf
the martial ardor of the district, Having once
been Chief Engineer of the Naval Dry Dock at
BROOKLYN, it was not doubted that all the old salts
who had brayed the terrors of the raging canawP
would rally to bis standard. Having accepted the
nominations of the various factions, the General
took the field in person. He invaded every town
in the three counties, addressed some thirty OF
or forty meetings ringing the changes on " Debt
" Taxation" Railroad MonopOxes," " Canals,
ETC.. and making as much din in the district as
great gong In small inn. He was closely followed
by Mr. HillhOuse the Republican nominee for Sen
ator. and Mr.. II. b. Stanton, who, who while pay
ing due attention to the Canals did not forget t.
remind the people that the Senator about to b.
| elected would have voice in selecting man u
occupy for six years the chair now filled at Wash
| inston by William II. Seward; and who also tool
occasion 10 discuss the " Osawatome" and the
Irrepressible" issues, so persistenty thrust int
the canvass by the Democracy and their allies
After an exciting struggle, the electors OF the
| XVIII District decided for Mr.. Hillhouse and
against Gen. Stuart, by a majority Of about zoo
voices. One of the useful lessons taught by this
| contest is, that leading Americans and OldLine
| Wings cannot concentrate upon themselves the full
vote of the so-called Democracy. Let them make
| a note of this fact.