, 1860-11-07
THE ELECTION YESTERDAY.

We are usually supplied with, for tho day Of |
testing the Presidential question, very much
rcsemb1cd The late rowwow about dls:olyins
the Union, in beginning 4 little too soon, and
blowing itself out before the time came. Such
= "epcll Of weather" as las visited us within
the past week, II it had descended upon yester-
dag, would have made difference Of thou
ea.lds OF votes. Monday night, however, gave
matters meteorological sharp turn, and the
morning broke as clear as if rain aud wind
were never known in this latitude.
1t WAS cool enough to render thick clothing
comfortable, and yet not sufficient TO render
the task OF waiting in the lines to vote, unbcas-
abic or serious. and SO The day passed No.
body got wet, and very few VIC saw tho worsc
for other fluids The lines were full and "long
drawn out" upon the hour Of opening tho
polls, and the voting began without disturb
ance, without annoyance to voters or judges,
without anylit TO mar tho promise and pledge
OF Republican rule, that every voter shall have
his chance to vote quietly and in order.
VIC visited tho several wards carly in tho
forenoon, and found matters progressing most
quietly. ChallcngcEs were present, represent
:nr both and ill parties, and there was no in
reference with the exercise Of their right to
challenge, and men sworc theiz votes in, or left
without voting as they chose. There were
no drunken men, no t3rawlcrs, only . moderate
amount Of cheering and yoci{ezations, less
street augmentation than VIC hare ever seen
before. Every man Wis there to carry ont his
preferences and deposit his chosen ticket.
Everybody seemed to feel that lis neighbor
had made lis mind up aud that it was "no use
talking" any more.
And as thcy went On for hours and hours In
the more populous wards, tho line at times
reaching back three blocks or more, closely
ranged and moving slowly on toward the polls,
the presence Of a numerous police furce being
Of value, get seeming scarcely necessary
where every nan seemed willing to be his
own peace officer. Many were from two to
three hours in reaching the polls, In the slow
moving line. We saw them waiting, rods
away from the polls, window, patient aud quiet,
determined to "drop that little ballot" and
these, very many Of them, men who often have
allowed elections to pass without casting 1
vote, all these were out yesterday.
Never did Republicans do better service than
| at the polls yesterday. There w7s the di5ad-
vantage the Squats had placed upon US hy
forged tickets, as stated in our last issrc, l1av-
Ing purchased duplicate engraved block Of
tho Republican ticket from the enErayer. But
this avai1cd them nothing, since tho Wide
! Awakcs did not bclc tic namc. Every bearer
Of 4 Republican ticket as 1lc approached the
polls was solicited to sec that his ticket, was
"thc clean thing" Hundreds Of tickets with
single sera:eh, were thrown aside, defeating
thus alike the purposes Of ambitious squats,
and Republican sorchcads, some Of which lat.
t:rwill find a reckoning Jet to conc.
! It was observable yesterday, that though
The "bycs" did we'll for "Little Doos," they
lacked the staying that their leaders have been
wont to give them. Many Of these carly in
the day left work At the polls, and were seen
no moro, not even in the evening, for what
could they hope from the telegraph. 1t has
become sort Of lightning they ara In whole.
some dread Of And when the sun went down
it found L city eagcr and waiting for the re-
turns Of a gallant day S labor, which has turned
over fresh page in our American politics and
opened new account, with an eatlrcly nev
heading.
There were only nine arrests made ycster.
dly. Two were for Illegal voting; but one Of
them, Joseph Vollar, a legal voter, was arrest
cd at the instance Of AID. Myers. who said h
had not resis!ed IN he county IL 7aontAs- qual
| L. 49, <ha 1o1 u.s. u c.