, 1861-02-07
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THE NEW sYoRKeaEHAT0RsH1P.
An Exciting Battle in the Albany
C&mcu4e

lcorreBpondence Of the N. T. Tribunc.1
:: A1HANF, Feb. ali r. II.
The canvass of this first ballot WAS seeming
ly protracted beyond all precedent. But 1t
was only the anxiety to be relieved from d sus-
pcnsc that was extremely painful. which spun
out the seconds into minutes. When Senator
Sessions rose to announce the result, the vast
audience was as silent as the grave. A hl,n-
dred qufyering pencils recorded the tally--the
crowd breathed freer-and swift messengers
started to announce the vote to Mr.. Weed,
who sat pale and anxious in the Executive
Chamber, to Judge Harris, who, bland Is usual,
received the tid1ngs ut Congress Hall, and to
other representative men, and Knots Of mana
gers, who occupied the offices and lobbies of
the Capitol. The figures Of the 1lfst ballot
were as follows:
Whole No. Of votes..115 Wm. Curtis Noyes... 6
Ia Harris. -..-...... 20 Henry j. Raymond. /
F. This result satisfied every oonsideratc person
TINT the candidate Of the Regency was doomed
to ultimate defeat, and that hope for him WIS
no longer justitlable. Every effort had been
spairing influence used to swell the vote for
Mr.. Evarts on tho first trial Of strength.
When; instead Of being so, az shreWd caIcular
tors had predicted, or even Go, as eager back
ers had bet, it fell to 42, countenances dropped,
money changed hands, aud the Executive
Chamber grew dark with the gloomy frown
which settled upon the brow Of the Napoleon
Of the fight: At Chicago he had met his Wa
terloo; and here at last FOntaincbleau WAS
opening before him
But, perhaps, this weakness Of Eyarts is
only:apparent, thought the more sauguine and
Inexperienced; he will surely develop greater
strength on the second ballot; this cannot be
MI that his supporters, managers, and hackers
can possibly give him
"once more unto the breach, dear friends, once
morer'e
And so the second ballot was ordered. The
process of voting W1s precisely the same as
before, with the exception that while holding
| the hat Mr.. Farnum now stood on tho right
Of Senator Sessions instead Of on Ills left.
more rapidiy than on the first ballot, crowd
| Of eager observers who had gathered around
| the tel1ers at the clerks desk being dispersed
amid general laugh by a motion Of Mr.. Be1'-
| edict Of Albany to appoint five additional TEL
lers.:: At last the Chairman raped to restore
silence in the hall while Mr.. Sessions stood uI'
to declare the result. Hardly had he bcgai.
citizen, md then the following figures were
clearly announced by the calm and 1nagitated
| Senator from Chautauque:
VIM bl: Evarts.-.....s9 Il 7. Selden.- =
Horace Greeley. ]: G. Smith. :;
Wn r. 1es1lf enrtis Yovea H. j. Raymond. :'.
This seemed delightful and cheering to the
friends Of Greeley, but depressing and omi.
| nous to those Of Etarts, and all eyes were
turned on the tall and peculiar figure Of Speak
er 1itt1ejohn, as he sliamb1ed In from the Ex.
ccutive chamber where everybody supposed
| he had been to receive orders Of the high pow
era. But no CLEAN Of hope shone forth from
| his nervous and sallow features, and with dis
| mal forebodings, the Eyarts men proceeded to
Gn yyhi 1trS ae1n aEnsf ft,11o