Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-12-11
mon. Gldeon y. Tucker.

The New York Freeman's Journal (the
very able Editor Of which was among the Dem
Gratis unjustly imprisoned "ior opinions sake,
in Fort Lafayette speaks in the following
terms OF our late Secretary Of State, who has
now Just been elected by an unprecedented
popular majority to the responsible post OF
Surrogate OF tho county of New York
"There was not man in New York city
whose success, at the late election gave SO
much satisfaction TO the honest old square .toed
Democracy as that of Gideon J. Tucker TO the
important and honorable Office Of Surrogate
The reason is, that he is one Of the "unterri
fed, and never understands giving up any
article of the Democratic creed"
And the New York Daily Sun, a paper by
no means Democratic, or in sympathy with the
Democratic party, contains the .ollowing,
among other commentaries upon the election
Zone OF the curious results Of the late cleo
tons is attracting some attention among poll
ticions and.is worthy Of note. Ii seems that
one of the Democratic candidates was peculiar
ly open to suspicion Of his loyalty, He had
edited Ben Woods paper when for alleged Sc
cessionism it was suppressed by government.
His private Office was for many months watch
ed by spies specially detailed for that service,
and 80 great pressure was brought against
him for his supposed secession sympathies,
that Tor some time he even contemplated ,sm-
igrating to California to escape from il, but
this candidate, Gideon J. Tucker, specially
denounced as a secessionist, had in New York
city majority OF 33,423 votes, while Sey.
mour had only majority Of 3l,77l votes
From this il cannot be promised that New
York is secession in its sympathies, every
voter knows that this is not SO The popular
ity OF the war proves that New York is devot
ed to the Union and Mr.. fuckers large vots
must be attributed solely TO the adroit use o
party machinery
The writer to-whose pen are due the brave
editorials of the New York Daily Nelcs, (whicl
were so widely read throughout the State il
those dark days when few dared 20 write o.
speak sentiments opposed TO the ADMINISTERS
tion) is not the man to be electedunder doubt
iul auspices Noyoter IN New York city coulC
have been any more ignorant OF the epinioni
of Judge Tucker than of those of Hon. Ben
Wood IL is the grossest folly TO assert tha
such men owe their election ioa any mere poll
teal machinery.
II is Of course true that Judge Tucker ha,
been land perhaps still is) "watched by DO
lice spies specially detailed tor that purpose
Few prominent Democrats in the NortherI
otAtco nave thShptu thhl MINOR, uurluR tni
last year Ex-President Van Buren,, wher
lingering on the Threshold of death, was 70
ported 10 have been so watched, with insultinI
pertinacity, at his late homo in Kinderhook
President Pierce, it is known 10 al New
Hampshire, has had shadow on his tract
for two years past placed there by the inia
nous Kennedy. Gov, seymour has been rs
siduonsIy "piped' Is the slang OF tn
G ysrumont detectives as they appear IN th
Bunsmade evidence,) by spies and pimps q
the Police The New York Herald lately a,
serted that Mcclellan was undergoing sim
lar close scrutiny in that city, by a spy, wh
had ensconeed himself In The Generals side
board, peeped through his window, lislened q
! his key hole, hid under his bed, and sItfsre
J himself TO be locked up at night in the ouI
} bcAgd or clothes press Il hes been we
known in New York, for year past bha
} Judge Tucker was vigilantly looked shef, q
the Sun says, BY the "MstTopoliianR, an
} that be was spotted" as "secessionlat' an
rebel" The fact that Judge Tucker ol