, 1861-03-20


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The Election Yesterday.
The election passed of very quietly yeater-
day. The full returns presented elsewhere, show
that scarcely more than one-half vote Of the
city WAS polled, with the result, nevertheless,
of consignfng to qniet grave, marked with
monumental majority, the twenty-five amend
ments to the City Charter, submitted to avote
of the people. In every respect, twas one Of
the most marked elections in our municipal
history. Never before have party lines been
more completely ignored; never have purely
local and sectional" questions had fuller
and more glorihed run.
As the figures will Indicate negatively, there
was an abundant lack OF interest. Men Of all
parties and previous predile lions, stayed away
from the polls, uncaring how the thing went,
and men Of all varieties Of precedents went to
the polls and worked without precedent, each
as his own interests and preferences dictated.
One great featnre Of weakness In the cause Of
the Charter amendmeuts, was the general
laek Of familiarity with their merits, joined to
IN even more general lack Of sympathy with
the mode Of their preparation and presenta-
ton :
30 there were divers funny scenes, and odd
fe1lowships at the polls. Old staunch Repub-
leans stood aide by side and peddled votes
against the charter with stout Milesians from
Bridgeport, and squatter Democrats found
themselves arrayed against each other pro and
con. The Bridgeport voters we're out in force,
and did good service against annexation perhnps
in fear Of the loss Of mileage aud fees at future
occasions Of being imported out Of their OWL
precinct to exercise their gentle functions ut
our city polls. Back Of these personal and
individual reasons, if such existed, lay the op-
position OF the manufacturing and packing
interest, to be annexed at all.
The division Of the larger wards into two,
and some Of them three election districts, kept
down the numbers in attendance at the polls,
and. everything Yss as orderly and quiet as at
town meeting In the rural districts. The
only exception WIS In the upper district Of
the Seventh Ward, where. about halfpast six
O'Clock, ?. m, the spirit Of harmony got too
largely miIed with moro tangthle7a and ting
ling fluid AZ the result, party Of Germans
in drinking saloon first beat In discussion
and then u q ayn,is, pedd1er Of votes on the
p-1Sn- 3r74,,
and one Of them was resisted and lost bis club.
4 reinforcement Of officers turned the scale
against the bel1igerents who fled, and thus
ended the affair, leaving for it snch q sequel az
| may result from the search for the parties re-
sponsible for the at1air.
The result Of the election vas foreseen from
the earliest aspect Of matters abow the city
yesterday. Az it now stands, = portion Of the
| new charter is in force by theterms OF the act,
while twenty-five Of its seedons are squelched.
It is present and prospective state Of our
municipal af1alrs, va,1ch will give Tery little
satisfaction to ar5body, unless 1t be the legal
fraternity w]-o have right to look forward
to IN abup-tnnt harvest from ntigations based
on eYeu variety Of proceeding too numerous
| and complex to allow any present schedule.
The forthcoming election On the.thlrd Mou-
day Of April will give Us our next years Board
OF city officers, and yet we imagine That many
votes were actually cast on both sides Of the
question On the absurd idea that defeat or VIC
tory carried with 1t the matter Of holding over
for another year. Perhaps some that sub
scribed for the few poor rockets sent up Last
evening and tha noOrnr 1VhisEev Rent dnpvr7
we're Of this mind and deemed this causefor
low A1fnpether matters are in a verv consider.
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Iau' no' 'e1"en4 1as pes0 teeeu.H
maognrated IN onr community under the
above name, Several meetInes have been beId
durjno the 7aat f.w 4vaara which bava teeo
onen to al m neraons and 49, ~ uh,an % ds,snataa sa
| were solicited from all sects md parties.
| After the fullest and freest discussion. in
~" A'Ae'' s4~ neo's u'0eu704o"' -.
which it Was conceded that such a movement
was greatly needed, 1t was decided to organize
so-iety under the nnme of the Chicago
Christian Union. and suhseouent,r a Commit
tee on organization made report, Of which
| the following is IN abstract:
! One Of the most hopeful indications Of our
day Is the evident disposition among good
tnep ana tean ~ = me penis On weh they dei
| Inasmucf as f1ia IL The ~ cose gonr EonSmif.
tee would suggest that some ons useful Chris
tlan WoIk simple In It's plan and Of admitted
Work in which az al, Ghristians ~ ~, w ,oHna4ot9
To successfully inaugurate such movement
they would recommend the Chicago Christian
sn a1on tnT 1;o oHeet o. w6leh shall De the dlffu
ton Of goodwill amona s, msr'. ADo '''0 pAoino
This society snnn be Composed Of all persons
Th9 a sympanthlze I nda With ita avoxed object who
bT soma member af tha eoc3eE tSr ar eha}
haye paid into the treasury the sum Of ono
de4as ~ as 81 a. sa annual NJ subscription;
President Vce Presssnt s, conTsss or
Ter, and seven Councillors who: toeether shall
constitute board OF Directors or Executive
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be such as usually de7olye mnon .1nae ho1a;ng i
such places -
Ine duty o. me Executive Committee shall
the Soetv O. ahe operations
such work IS hay be p.esanted ted Of u an a snnro. t
priate character. It shall also be the duty to
aseseta msSe annnh reports Of their doings to the
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