The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-02
The Movement OF the Wide Awakes nd
the Counter Movement.

the Counter Movement.
Captain Rynders has called q preliminary
meeting of the heads of democratic clubs
at Tsmmany Hall, this evening, to get up
q counter demonstration, to rival, If not
to eclipse the gathering of the Wide Awakes
tomorrow evening 10 this city. Thh is all
right as far as it goes, but it will not do either
to make Tammany Hall the centre Of the move.
ment or to con6ne the popular demonstration
to the limits Of the Old Wigwam. Let the
Sachems and the followers Of Tammany join, If
conservative elements of the city; but to origi
nate it in that concern, and to carry it out
exclusively By Its leaders, would result In GER
tain failure.
That there ID an overwhelming majority of
conservatives in this city opposed to the cleo.
ton of Lincoln is beyond all question 1t is
only necessary to organize and to marshal
them in proper manner to demonstrate the
fact. The black republicans could not rely
upon their numbers in New York to make
show, but call in the Wide Awakes Of New
England to swell their ranks. The object Of
these tactics is deception, to give false idea
to the public of the numbers favorable to the
black republican cause in this city, just on the
eve Of the Pennsylvania election, which takes
place next Tuesday The intention is to inau-
ence the result in that important contest.
1t is hardly necessary TO tell any Of our
readers who reside in this commercial metro
polls that 1t has always given q large
majority against the anti slavery fanatics, and
that it will give larger one now
than it has ever given before, as TIE issue is
now more clearly defined and a. dangerous
crisis has arisen which will bring out the re-
serve vote in all its strength The popular ma
jority against Fremont in this city in 1856 was
upwards Of $4,000. II viii be impossible to
get up such an enthusiasm for Lincoln as was
raised for Fremont, who was Southern man
the explorer Of the pass to California through
the Rocky Mountains, mar Of education and
talent, and conservative who had never COM
mitted himself to the revolutionary principles |
which are now put forward by the republican
party. At that time their designs we're not de- |
veloped, and Fremont was supported by many
conservative men. This will be all reversed
now, and 10 conservative will cast
ballot for Lincoln, who will probably be
beaten by sixty thousand majority. Everybody
In New York knows this, and none better than
the republican leaders, whose object IL to pro-
duce an eaec. at distance, and particularly In
Pennsylvania.
But let the conservative masses Of all
denominations rally in counter demon
stration under the banner Of the Union, and
they will far exceed in numbers the Wide
Awake procession, no matter how swelled II |
may be By brethren Of the order from other |
cities Thus will the trick Of the black repub-
Ilcan leaders not only be defeated, but the |
tables be turned against them, and their cum.
ming devices become foolishness.
WHAT IT Cosrs FOR PRINCES BAILs-THE
JAPANESE Bill Nor so FAR Or OF THE War
AETxR ALL.-Every one will remember what an
immense noise was made In the papers and else
where when the sum total Of the reception Of
the japanese Ambassadors 6rst broke upon the
astonished gaze of the taxpaying portion Of the
public. The amount was declared to be enor-
nous. and the Aldermen were denounced as
robbers. or, at least uncomfortable swim
dlers. The public voice was raised to such
pitch Of indignation that the anrighted Alder
men hid the awful documents In the Utmost re-
cesses of their breeches pockets, and there they
slumber for the present Well, at the time
when the japanese score was made known, we
shared, to some extent, In the general feeling
on the subject, and joined Ia the unanimous
call for the items. Bur in the meantime, and
pending the production Of the items. we have
another princely star In the western horizon,
and for bis reception things are to be bet
ter managed. With the ball In honor Of
the Prince of Wales the Aldermen, Councilmen |
and city government generally have nothing |
to do. A committee Of four hundred citizens |
ranage the affair and pay for 1t out of their |
own pockets. Not even the ghost OF an Alder
man will be permitted to walk la Irving place |
during the night Of the fs'e. which VIII be un- |
doubleday a grand republican greeting to |
royalty. As to the matter Of money, however,
our experience as a Committeeman for the
Princes ball leads Us TO believe that the Alder.
men were not so far out Of the way as people |
think. The original estimates for the cost Of |
the ball to the Prince of Wales were that Its !
expense could be covered by an assessment Of |
seventy dollars upon each subscriber, making |
a total Of .twenty.eight thousand dollars Now
II l. ascertained that an additional tax Of thirty
dollars will be requisite, which brings tie ex-
pense Of the affair UP to forty thousand dollars.
In this ball only -four thousand persons win
participate, making the per capita cost ten dol.
lars. Now II we take the census of
the japanese ball we shall fnd that
no less than twelve thousand persons
attended IT, and. according to the Irving place
ratio, IL might have cost one hundred and TWEEN
u thousand dollars. Add to this the hotel ex.
penses OF the Princes, their suite and the Naval