The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-06

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pay inspection; for, as the Bible, according I
Barnum, says Of the hippopotamus, "Upon til
earth there is not its like and may not b
again.
The Past and tho Approaching Charte
Election.
The election of yesterday is safely and hap
PLY over. Like the remarks of the talente,
Mr.. Toots, it was OF no consequence whatever
Very few persons voted and very few will car
to inquire who is elected. 1t would be a mat
ter of some congratulation If we could hay,
secured something better than corrupt Legs
lature; but we all knew that this was impossi
BILE while we had corrupt nominating conven
tons. Astor the county Offices, whoever ha'
succeeded in getting elected has made goot
thing of it. Whoever is defeated may cry ovel
his spilled milk and blasted hopes. Elected OF
defeated, the candidates are Of very little i'm
portance to the people. The sole issue affected
by this election was, at first, whether or moi
New York was in favor OF the Union and the
vigorous prosecution Of the war. All parties
united to remove this issue by adopting wal
platforms, and coming out strong for the
Union. The result was, as we have all along
stated, that the contest became mere personal
scramble for place. Who succeeded and who
did not is mater Of very little present inte-
rest except to the candidates themselves.
The field is now cleared for the char
ter election, which is fast approaching, and
already combinations are being formed and
pipe is being laid for that contest. We antici-
pate that it will create tenfold more interest
and excitement than the election of yesterday.
In the charter election not only the questions
of local taxes and expenditures, and Of the ed
ministration of the city government, will be
raised, but also the gravcr question of into
whose hands we shall submit the control Of the
greatest city in the country during the coun.
trys most critical period. That the canvass
will be active and earnest, and that the result
vinced. Before many days The candidates, some
OF whom are already selected will be placed in
Che field, and then will begin ihe skirmishes and
picket firing which announce and precede the
great coming bastle.
Among these candidates, it seems very clear.
from present appearances, that Fernando Wood
will be almost the first to enter the field and
offer himself for reelection to the Office he now
holds. That he will be most formidable can
didate all parties agree. He will come before
the people in new position and a new charac-
ter. The Tribune and Times, which have
"a far ha ,ncf ban
abusing and denouncing Mayor Wood, now
speak Of him in terms of the very highest re-
spect and regard, praise his ability and efiicen-
cy. and, in spite of party ties, will probably be
among his supporters. But the Mayor has also
lived down political abuse, and has freed him
Tribune ana Times, but also from the squabbles
of the Mozart and Tammany democracy. He
stands, to-day, stronger with the democracy Of
the city than either of these factions, and will
probably have the support Of them both. Mo-
Fart will certainly nominate hin, If he decides
to run. and whom else can Tommany nominate!
When Cochrane went to the wars, and Sickles
departed, and Fowler ran away poor Tammany
lost all her wits, and has been fit for nothing
ever since. She can find no one in the field ex-
cept Fernando Wood who is capable Of saving
the party by uniting its factions and leading it
10 victory With the recent endorsement of tho
Tribune and Times, the support Of many repub-
licans and the aid of both the Mozart and Tam
many democracy, therefore, we cannot err when
we pronounce Mayor Wood most formidable
candidate.
Now, who Is there to run against him? One
of the dozen so-called Union ciques has put
Opdyke in nomination, We understand, and
Several other organizations have each candi-
date in training, who will shortly be trotted
out. Mayor Wood viii thus be strengthened
by the number Of candidates opposed to him.
and is almost sure to win in the triangular or
auadransular fight. The race will be o close
one, and the excitement will be intense, from
the word go lfMcClellan shall give us the
desperate" fight he predicts on the Potomac,
or in the heart Of the Southern States, before or
at election time, however, that may change the
whole affair, and turn our thoughts and our ex-
element into quite another channel. Never
tbeless, while We patiently await the victories
our young Commandern-Ch thief has in store for
us. we may proftably employ ourselves with
this great local battle We hope that the can
didates will soon show themselves, and at pre-
sent express only the succinci and comprchen-
sive wish that the best man may win.
MAssA GREELEY WITH HIS NOSE ONCE MORE AT
THE GEiNDsroNE.-We see that poor Greeley is
once more on the stool Of penance. His
knees will soon be worn to the bone,
in begging pardon of the public for
his constantly repeated rascalities. A
little while ago he besousht the community to
forgive him just once and he would never,
never do 50 again. His guilty conscience even
gave him brain fever. and he perpetually
imagined that there was mob at his heels
ready to hang him, and one Of his partners
came 10 our Office and besought rs most hum
bly, to lei him alone, and not expose his offences
20 the Justly indignant people. But he now
confesaes that he has been At his tricks again,
and he howls forth recaniations and pecc0ciS,
through The columns Of ti,e Tribune, to be once
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more let OFF,