The New York herald., 1862-11-06

Hundred Thousand.
Poor, ssiiy Greeley has just encountered a
crushing political defeat. lie is now laid out
cold and dead, for tie remainder Of his life
His promised nine hundred thousand men could
not be found on election day Doubtless,
scared by Gieeleys own sanguinary threats,
they all stayed away from the polls in order
to avoid the araft. AT any rate, poor old Gree
ley is done for politically. With desperate
courage he has already planned and begun 3
new campaign, however. lie appeals from tho
ballot to the bullet, from politics to pistols,
from spouting to splitting. Tho manner in
which he opens this now attack upon his oppo-
nents may be seen in the following lettes:-
TO qHs EDrroR OF rae nxRALD.
tin. which aak you 70 putlish fOr the benefit oi
cerncd
do no. regard this ss private letter. as che write.
ten days. and ssppose that have tho right % do 20
now. truly yours J VAN BUREN,.
COUNT aUR0wsK 10 Mr.. VAN BUREn.
| WASHINGTON Nv Attn 1852
c52 G st
SIR,
| ia your speech al Rochester you spoks OF Gi. J.
wadsworth 10 way which brands you as tho meaacss
Il would be showing you to much honor 70 spit in your
face
way you may choose
this not answered within ten days win bs pub.
Hon Jom var Busr
eto ctc eto
lliam A. FitShugh Ear will receive any further
communications from you Tor me. G.
| The A. Gurowski who signs this delicate
| epistle to Mr.. John Van Buren, is the we'll
known, distinguished, elegant polite and ac-
oomplished Russian nobleman who was at one
time an attachs of the State Department, but
whose stupendous abilities, rare attainments
and unequalled manners SO far sclipsed tho re-
publican simplicity Of Secretary Seward's ac-
quirements and department. that the Secretary,
jealously fearful of invidious comparisons, was
reluctantly obliged to request Gurowski to re-
sign his position. Since that time, and indeed
for some years previous, Gurowski has held
the arduous and responsible station of Wash
ington correspondent of that veracious, honest
and impartial journal, the New York Tribune.
william A. Fitzhugh, Esq, to whom the Count
Gurowski refers Mr.. Van Buren,, is doubt
less a relative Of the Fitzhughs of Virginia,
and il consequently the representative of one
of the oldest and most celebrated T. F. VS..
As Mr.. Wadsworth, for whom GurowsH evi-
IDENTIFY acts, is also an aristoorat of the
Treasury stamp, and has just declined, by
large majority, to fill the gubernatorlal
chair of this State, the whole affair is emf
nentiy aristocratic, and has . remarkable
spice of high life about il. Greeleys new cam
paign certainly opens richly.
4 C..., !; kboS1 &p;.
blaman and renowned diplomat, is clearly one
of Greeley's nine hundred thousand men, and,
as he is the Washington correspondent of the
Tribune, he feels that it becomes his exalted
rank to begin the war designed by his SUPERIOR
Marshal Greeley. Fort Lafayette is evidently
too small to hold the vast numbers Of conserya-
ttves who have shown themselves In the recent
elections, and therefore Greeley, being unable
to imprison all the opponents of the radicals,
has resolved to kill them of one by one. John
Van Buren is selected az the first victim, be-
cause he is Of one the most prominent demo-
Gratis, and Is also candidate for that Senator
ship to which Greeley aspires{ and Gurowski,
the first Of the nine hundred thousand, is pitted
against him. Gurowsh thinks it would be
doing Van Buren, too much honor to spit In his
face; but Greeley has no such refined scruple.
Greeley will do all the splitting and Gurowski
and the other eight hundred ana ninsty-nins
thousand nine hundred and ninety-nin Tribune
warriors will do all the Sighting. Every man
who worried and voted against Wadsworsh will,
by this aAsurdly simple plan Of operations, be
spit upon and killed OF in fne, Gentleuanly
fashion. Cassiw Marcellus Clay suggested
hanging; bat that il a very vulgar sort Of death
either to endure or to innict. Greeley improves
upon Clay, and substitutes splitting and the code
duelo. We never imagined Greeley had so
much genius. How unfortunate it is that this
brilliant idea did not occur ts him before the
election.
In spite OF our utmost efforts, however, we
find ourselyes unable 70 overcome the feeling
that Count de Guowski, the magnificent Rus
siau noblemaa, dazzling diplomat and able
correspondent Of the tribune, has made rather
| faux pas in this revelation Of Greeley's pro-
graruIne The Count, whose splendid wit, un-
| rivalied genius and general character we so
! cordially admire, will pardon and excuse this
uncomfortable and perhaps mistaken senti-
ment. The abolitonists of this country, as the
erudito Count must know, have never been re-
markablc for decency, and we fear that in joining
our Jacobinical faction the Incompatible Count
has rather dirticd his hands and his reputation.
Generally speaking, the King Of Dahomey is
gentleman in comparison with one Of Greeley's
gang and it is = matter Of surprise and regret
that the Count, who is undoubtedly one of the
finest linguists and finished noblemen in the
world, should SO soon have adopted the man
ners and the language of the company he
keeps. We firmly but respectfully suggest to
the honorable Gurowsd that either Greeley or
! wadsworth could have managed this affair
much better, though not perhaps in SO sristo-