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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-31
LET US REMEMBER.

We are people prone to sensations, and prone
to the forgetfulness of them. If any other Gov
eminent but ours was threatened with final over.
throw and extinguishment on given day of par
ticular month, the event would make an impress
sion upon IFS people. At any rate, such thing
would not be totally forgotten in sixty days. But
with us it is different. Who remembers the pro.
digious row in Congress on the Helper book less
than year ago. Were we not going to have Sc
cession, dissolution and general ruin, in the event
of the election of a Republican Speaker Such
results were fercely threatened, however the peo-
pie of the country may now have forgotten them.
We get stunned with the predictions of revolution,
and the public goes through all the motions of pre-
tending to expect it, and yet at the end of the year
we have to hunt up our chronology to know when
and how often we have been face to face with this
disaster. 1t takes pretty good antiquarian to
tell how multifold have been the occasions on
which we have met and sulmounted national perils
at the time alleged to be overwhelming.
We hope on the present occasion (but really
without confidence) that we shall all remember
hereafter the tremendous effort at panic-making
tried upon us at the Presidential election of 1860.
Every thu eat and prediction of ruin is now intensi-
fed to its utmost. 1t is the last chance Of the
ruin mongers, and they are driving things to the
most desperate pitch. The merchants are called
upon to fail; the suspension of the banks is adver-
tsed; the holders of their bills are called upon to
run those institutions; rapid and ruinous decline
in the value of all property is predicted; secession
pointed out as inevtabe revolutionary proceedings
invoked, and bloOdshed and war threatened.
All these things are now in full blast. Very
well. Now let us not forget this special and par
tcular political and financial hurricane. Because,
sixty days hence, when the election is over and the
crisis lie past and everything has resumed its
natural tone, and the country and everybody in it
60 on just as usual, we may have occasion to point
to the circumstances of the present moment by
way of deducing an instructive lesson, and we do
not want the reader to be totally obvious of the
facts here referred to. 1t is time for US to begin to
aggregate and preserve some of our current
political experiences for future use. We are dis
Lodging and oyerthrowing great political power,
and after it is thrown down we shall be surprised
to find how weak and empty it was. The world
has just witnessed the collapse of despOtism in the
Italian Peninsula. The collapse of the Slavery
regime in our Government will be of the same
character, and hardly less significant.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-31
THE WGDE-AWAKRs.

The most imposing, influential, and potent polit-
ical organization which ever existed in this cOun-
try, is the Wide-Awakes. They have been the sal
lent characteristic of the campaign. They have
thrown into the canvass an incalcuable amount OF
enthusiasm. They are the terror of the Democ
racy and its allies The future historian, who shall
depict the incidents which will make the political
revolution of 1860 memorable in our annals, will
devote one of bis most glowing chapters to the
achievements of the Wide Awakes.
But, the multitudinOus Clubs which have infused
such energy into this contest should remember,
that they were organized not merely to throw
flood of brilliancy over the preliminary stages of
the fight, but mainly TO make sure the 0ictory upon
the trial dag. In plain EDghsh the prime object
O6 these Clubs is to secure majority of the Elec-
tOral votes for Lincoln and Hamlin on the first
Tuesday of November. SO far as they are con-
cerned, that is the day for which all other days
were made. Two or three suggestions may not be
Improbable:
/. The Wide Awakes should regard all that they
have yet done as mere drilling and discpining for
the battle on the day of the election,
II. They should now dOf their caps and capes,
and set aside their lamps and lanterns, and 40 at
the serious work of preparing to bring every Lin
coin voter to the polls
III. To do this, they should divide themselves
into squads, assigning to each special portion of
the work. They should have squads to perfect
pol-lists, to confer with doubtful voters, to dis
tribute ballots, to rally laggards to the polls, to
challenge illegal votes, and the like.
~. They should take thorough measures to pre-
vent Illegal votes going into the boxes. If need be,
they should offer rewards for the detection and
punishment Of fraudulent voting. On this point,
they should not permit themselves to be thwarta11
but should prevent the prostitution of the franz
at all hazards.
V. They should see that fair play is allowsdto
all legal voters in their attempts to deposit their
ballots. They should permit no citizen Of any party
to be brow. beaten or frightened from the exercise
of his rights.
vi. When the day is closed, they should sec
that the ballots are honestly counted and CAM
vassed.
VII. Finally, Wide-Awakes don't waste your
time from now to the election in idle parades.
You have done gloriously in keeping up the en-
thusiasm and shedding brilhancy over the field
while the combatants were taking up their re-
spectiye positions. The real lighting IL now about
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-31

great stock market panic which Howell Cobb and
bis friends set on foot last desperate device to
defeat the election by the people Zone Of them is
said to have also made quarter Of million by it),
has added greatly to the Lincoln strength. We
knew Of men who, previous to this atrocious dsvs-
opment, had not only determined to vote the Fusion
ticket but had given money 10 the Fusion fuod, whs
now openly declare their purpose to vote for Hon
est Abe One hardware merchant, heavily in tho
Southern trade, has refused to be bled drop moro
by the H., s. & 7. Committee, and says that 10
has come to understand that Lincoln's election is
the only way to secure peace and stability. No
doubt this is a correct opitiop and hundreds ara
adopting it who have been among our strenuous
opponents. If the election were fortnight hence,
instead of on Tuesday next, Line ln would
bave majority in New York City. As il is, we
shall run the Fusionists much closer than thsy
have had any idea Of.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-31

We print to-day speech which Mr. Bolts lately
delivered at Lynchburg, Va, on the prevailing
Southern-if indeed, we ought not rather to say
New-York City-theores and projects of Secession
and Dissolution. The speech is long, but it will
amply repay perusal. Mr.. Bolts has had the cour-
age to give full and free utterance to what I'M
doubtedly are the views and opinions of all sober
intelligent and rejecting men at the South, but
which few have at this moment the spirit to speak
out.
He begins by making pretty thorough sitting
of the various pretenses upon which 1t Is proposed
to dissolve the Union. Having shown them all to
be baseless and unounded, he concludes that there
must be some other and stronger reason behind,
which he suggests to be the revival of the African
slayet1ade for the especial benefit of the cotton
growers.
Mr.. Bolts entirely denies the existence of any
pretended right of secession, and shows by abun-
dant authorities that such was the doctrine of all
the emiuent Virginia statesmen of the older and
better times. The original articles of confedera-
ton declared in express terms that the union
should be perpetual" and the object of the Fed
erdl Consultation was as Inhl uOcuHeht Itstu
states, to render this perpetual union more perfect
and complete Such being the fact what ground
is there for the pretense that any State can go off
at its own will and pleasure?
Next, Mr.. Bolts denies the power of the South to
separate from the Union against the will of the
Northern States. The South would go out leaving
everything behind it-Reyenue, Public Lands,
Army and Navy-while the internal resources OF
the Slave States are slender indeed. Virginia
could not furnish clothes for her men and with
the present short CROP several of the Cotton States
will find it difficult to feed their negroes, let alone
an army in the field.
On the doctrine OF slave property, Mr.. Bolts is
equally specific. He adheres to the old view, that
Slavery is local, and mast have local law to pro-
tect it-and as to the bred Scott decision, he
thinks it not worth the snuff of candle because,
without local law to enforce the authority of the
master, his bare right to his slaves, il under the
bred Scott decision he has any, amounts to moth
ing.
The speech winds up with insisting that what
the country really wants and needs is to get rid of
Democratic misrule. We do not agree with every
thing else that Mr. Bolts may have said but in this
respect we are entirely of bis opinion.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-31

According to correspondent Of The Macon 1ele-
graph, the State of Georgia is hardly in position,
so far as her military organization is concerned to
lead of in the proposed secession. Like all the
Southern States she abounds with colOnels and
majors, but the rank and file are sadly deficient
Except few volunteer companies, she has no Or
gained militia. These companies are confined to
the larger towns, such as Savannah, Augusta, Ma
con, Atlanta, and Columbus, with occasionally one
in the smaller towns In the entire State there are
not, at the outside, more than 40 of these CON-
panies, averaging 80 men apiece, while the State
arms on hand are said not to be sufficient to arm
more than 900 additional men. Three thousand
men, of whom one-thrd would be new recruits
and the remainder but very imperfectly drilled
would thus be the entire force which, on any emer
sency, could be called into the field. The only
other arms in the State are ordinary fowDg pieces
Georgia is the most populous, the most active
and enterprising of all the Cotton States and her
military preparation is doubtless as good as that of
any of them. In this state of things they will find
the ballot-box rather more available resource
than the cartIidge-bOx.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-31

An agent employed by the Unions Saving Com
mittee called on a Broadway merchant yesterday
Tuesday soliciting funds for the salvation of the
Union, when the following colloquy occarred:
Agent" You are Union man, suppose e.
Merchant" Certainly am"
Agent" You noticed our procession the other
night Wasn't it big thing ?"
Merchant" You refer to the Rynders procession r.
Agent" That procession cost the Committee eleven
thousand dollars !"
Merchant" Indeed :"
Agent" Yes, and we find great difficulty in raising
funds to defrsy the debt"
Merchant" Do you, really :"
Agent" Indeed we do, and knew you would give
generously to the Union, so have called with
subscription list"
Merckant-"I am Union man, and shall vote Ion
Lincoln to save the Union, and cannot contribute 70
lay for Rynders's procession"
The agent left with "big thing" in his ear.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-31

Mr. Richard Busted has favored us with letter,
written in his ordinary BLACKBOARD manner, of
which the following very cautious contradiction is
the essential portion:
al do hate Republicans every Of them and would
consgn them all to pedton and your quotation Of what
alleged have said at Quarantine Saturday last. Ia false
and gaIbled"
The rest of Mr.. Busteed's letter consists of mere
personal vituperation, and we omit it accordingly.
For the correctness of our quotation, we have the
authority of gentleman of Stapleton who heard
Mr.. Busteeds speech, and took down the passage
we printed. His name can be given, if necessary;
but it is sufficient for the present to say that his
word would not be outwelghed by Mr.. Busted
before any jury that could be assembled. We are
also able to say that officer Of the meeting being
asked whether the quotation was correct, an
swered that it wasentrey 80, and that Mr.. Busteed
used every expression that our correspondent had
attributed to him. For the rest the simple truth is
that our specimen of Mr.. Busteed's speech so
closely resembled that Distinguished gentleman's
usual style of orator., that evidence of its cor.
rectness is rather superhuous.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-31
FUSION IN THE FIRST DISTRICT.

The Fusionsts of the LIST Congressional District,
though unceasing in their efforts to unite upon a
single candidate, have IS yet failed In concentrat-
ing their desires upon any one man. There are
three candidates in the feld-Mr. Smith (Dougas),
Col. Gardner (Breckinridge), and Mr.. Jennings
BELL Everett). A committee of fifteen, composed
of the friends of each of these gentlemen, met at
the Astor House on Monday, called together we
understand, by the DryGeods Fusion Committee,
in the hope of reconciling differences, and inducing
two of the candidates to withdraw in favor OF
third. 1t was not without some difficulty that the
different candidates could be induced to appear,
by delegates, before Mr.. Henry's high tribunal
one of them, at least, being strongly disposed to
maintain the ground that the interests Of the Ist
District were not so intimately involved in the
great cause of Dry Goods, that Congressional
nomination should be made at its dctatOn. He,
however at length permitted the eIgencles OF
the occasion to overcome this natural feeling, and
the committee of fifteen came together. On pro-
ceeding 10 ballot, seven votes were given to Col.
Gardner five to Mr.. Smith, and three to Mr.. Jen-
Dngs Repeated balotngs produced no other
result Nor would either candidate voluntarily
retire and, after much warm discussion, it was
determined to refer the question to Mr. Henrys
committee.
It is said-though for the truth of the reportwe
of course, cannot vouch-that this result is very
satisfactory to the Dry Goods Committee, whose
intention il is TO throw overheard all three of the
candidates, and nominate man OF their own
Should this extreme measure be adopted, the prob
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-31

1t is roundly asserted that the charge which the
Mayor makes for torches for the hremens parade
in honor of the Prince of Wales, and which he 80
confidently expects the City to pay, covers the ex-
penditure for torches for the H., S. & T. Rynders
procession. This information comes from 80 many
sources that we cannot do otherwise than credit it,
The Committee on Arts and Sciences, to whom the
bill was referred by the Alder men, will see to it
that this matter is thoroughly sifted. AS long as
the Fusionists confne themselves to making money
by creating panics and terrifying timid dealers in
Southern dry goods out OF their cash, we can
afford to look calmly on; but when they under
take to levy upon the City Treasury for their cleo
ton expenses, we must enter our protest.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-31
RICHMOND COUNTY.

II is a hopeful sign when the bare suspicion that
man is in any sort of completely with the agents
of political corruption in this State damages his
chances of election to State office. The more the
Fusionsts can bring such influences to bear-pro-
vided they won't le-the better we like it, The
HIGHER they can raise the standard of political
morality, the more we shall thank them for such
aid, not only for its own sake, but because like
pig overheard, the better they swim the more
they cut their own throats.
They are trying tnis game in Richmond County,
by accusing the Republican nominee to the State
Assembly, Mr.. Mnthone Tompkins, of being in
the interest of Mr.. George Law. This is a tender
point with the Staten Islanders for they look upon
George Law as peculiarly their evil genius, who
wishes to make his "gridiron" floating one and
extend it across the harbOr and who is Responsible
for the old, inefficient ferries which now almost
disconnect that island from this City, and render 1t
more Inaccessible to New-YOrk business men than
any other place within 6ge-andtwenty miles OF
this city.
Mr.. Tompkins is too well known among his
neiobbors as q thoroughly honest man to allow
them to be persuaded of any relation existing be-
tween him and Law than such as must naturally
arise between two men, one of whom pursues upright
ends by upright means, while the other seeks by
corrupt measures to compass mischeyous purposes.
The story, nevertheless in parts of the county
where Mr. Tompkns is not so we'll known as near
his own home, creates a doubt, which works to his
injury 1t will reco however, upon the heads
of the inventors before the 9th of November, and
on that day the Democracy of the County will learn,
we trust, that it is precisely because he is not OBJ
noxious to any charge of completely with Law and
his ballot box smashing friends on the Island that
a majority of the people will give to him the
highest mark of their confidence and respect.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-31

Not content with endeavoring to create general
smash up in Wall street, the Fusionists have been
operating upon the fears of the poor laborers and
mechanics in all directions. On Sunday Last Il
party of about 90 of their emissaries went into the
Sixteenth Ward of Williamsburgh, which is peo-
pied mainly by Woodworking German tailorS, and
spread abroad the story that if Lincoln is elected
their New-York employers will lose all their South
ern trade, as the Union will be dissolved, forthwith,
and they will be obliged to shut up shop at once.
The only way to avert the impending ruin was to
vote the Fusion ticket. Tonight we understand,
a meeting is to be held in that Ward, to try to
frghten the people into the belief that if they vote
according to their conscences they will inevitably
be deprived of the means OF subsistence. 1t won't
work, however The Sixteenth Ward viii give q
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-31

The Central Park was originally laid out to
Ope-hundred- and sixth street, but afterward 1t
was extended to One-hundred-and-tenth street,
adding twelve blocks, or exactly eight hundred
lots of land. Some of it was very high and
rocky. and some of it low and marshy. The
Commissioners have just finished their estimate
and assessment. They have awarded about
81, 5OO,O 600 for the land or about $4,000 lot on
an average. To lot at the corner of Fifth
avenue and One .hundre .and-sixth street they
have awarded $500. Something over million
of dollars is charged to the city, and the remainder
is assessed in various amounts upon the property
adjacent.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-31

The Douglas Democracy of New-Jersey-it will
be seen by their official proceedings herewith
printed repudiate the Fusion whereby q
few wire.workers assumed to sell out their votes
and give majority of the Electors to Bell and
Breckenridge. They have reinstated the clean
Douglas ticket, aud will support that and that
only, to the end. Three of the names on it are
those of the Douglas men on the Fusion ticket;
the rest are like them-for Douglas and johnson
and against all fusion with Slave-Cods men.
The Douglas men in this and one or two other
states-if there are any other who have fused-will
wish, before this time next week, that they like
wise had preserved their party integrity as their
brethren in New-Jersey have done-but that is
their business.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-31

ability isthat one or more Of them will nevertheless
.u i'm ashore. Authentic information, no Tever as to
ubo will probably be the Dry Goods candidate-we
have only heard the name of Mr. Lawrence OF
Flushing suggested-can be had at the store OF
Me,srs. Henrys, Smith & Townsend, where, at
the same time, may be seen the splendid samples
Of Fall and Winter Goods which " our Mr.. Towns
end" has recently brought with him from the most
extensive manufactures of England and France.
P.S. They have fused the Dry Goods interest
on Mr. Smith; but the People of the District have
vet to be consulted. They will probably fuse on
LUTHER C.. CARTER.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-31

The labor of the canvassers who count the votes
on Tuesday next will be no Joke. Never was there
Presidential election before, when the electoral
tickets were so cut as they will be now. The
Douglas men will erase the names of the Breckin-
ridge men and Know-Nothings from their ballots;
the Breckenridge men will do the same; and be-
ide H., S. & T. and poor creatures like the
Brookses few will vote the Fusion ticketunchanged.
1t will be curious to see how the different electors
on that unlucky ticket run compared with each
Their,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-31
The Express has panic making letter from ST.

The Express has a panic making letter from st.
Louis, which says
"s idle 10 talk about Mssouhs going with the Pre- States
in .e of dissolution She will where her feelings and In
terest pronp pit and these all With the South"
We beg leave to assure The Express that Mis-
souri, is not going at ALL she is staying. and ria
stay. She has over 80, 900 voters, not one-tenth
of whom are shareholders; and the disproportion
is increasing every day. The Shareholders can go,
if they please but the State and her masses do not
think of it. Her "interest" will make her Free
State within ten years. Even now, if all her
slaves could be cent to Hayti or Guinea, and tho
State thus made Free, her land would cell forthwith
for Millions more than Land and Slaves together
are worth to-day. Her white Freemen will COM
prebend these truths long before her Fue-eaters
get her to think of going out of the Union.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-31

Saratoga County had three Members in OUT last
Legislature who all went deep into the Gridiron
operations Of the session. Tive of them were
Democrats, and one Republican. The Repub-
Leans repudiated their bad egg, and he turned DEM
ocrat forthwith. All three of these beauties have
been nominated by the Fusionists and are Nv run
niDg--one of them for Elector, the other two for
Assembly. Is not that new way to rebuke
corruption d?
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-31

to begin. On the day Of battle, don't be preparing
a programme for celebrating the victory. Don't
be Furnishing your banners aud flliug your lamps.
Work at the polls from early dawn to set of sun
And then, when the triumph is achieved, and all
is made sure, and the lightning flashes victory
along the wires, set apart day for General Ju-
bilee verify of the great event. But, till then
organize PLAN WORK America expects
every Wide-Awake to his duty
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-31

The Sixth Ward wide-Awakss of Newark were
assailed in an outrageous manner on Friday evening"
while passing down Market street. The HICKORY
Club" collected in tho street and attempted 70 oosru't
their passage. The Wide-Awskes eontiaued tnsr way
peaceably till one Of their lanterns was broken oya
blow from club, by ono Of the Hiekores ana mem
Der WA, struck on the shoulder, while the hickotss
menaced them with threats. The "ideAwaAss ,nea
protected themselves against ur'ner a'Sau' au 'os~
opponents soon gave them passage
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-31

The Pony Express, with San Francisco dates of
Oct. l7-four days later than previous advices--
arrived OF st. Joseph yesterday morning. The re-
sult of the October elections was still looked for
with great anxiety, and the impression prevailed
pretty extensively that if the Republicans carried
pennsylvania and Indiana, California would wheel
into the Republican line in November The Breck-
inridgs party were losing ground. Col. Il. d.
Baker, United States Senator elect from Oregon
,yas expected in San Francisco. lie is to stump