The New York herald., 1863-12-02

The total receipts were 223 beeves 125 cows 55s vea
49, $50 sheep and lambs and AZ, 800 swine.
Tho Farce Of Our City Election and shs
Approaching National Campaign.
The farce of our city election is over. Mr.
Gunther is the lucky man who succeeds Mr.. OPP
dyke as our Lord Mayor This result will not set
the Hudson river on fire nor create panic in
Wall street. 1t will not involve us in anarchy,
nor will it advance our generous taxpayers
within full view OF the promised millennium.
Some politicians have been disappointed,
others have been successful; some plass have
been spoiled, aud others have been ratified by
the dear people. The Corporation dance will
go on, the fddlers will be paid, the invited
guests will enjoy the feast, as usual, and the tax
payers as usual, will be called upon to foot tue
bills. The good old game OF the spols will go
on through its appointed channels. It is the
game of "the little JOKER" and that is all
Thousands Of dollars have been wasted to find
out all the strong and weak points Of Boole,
Blunt and Gunther-three ordinary sized men
when we have three giants on exhibition in the
city for the sum of twenty-five cents.
After the solemn, important and satisfactory
State elections Of the passing year We were
entitled to this broad farce of our Corporation
election. 1t comes in like the donkey or sack
race after the regular business of race course.
But still, in reference to the impending grand
national political campaign, this local election.
like all the recent State elections, has disclosed
one very important fact. 1t shows us that the
ricketty machinery of our existing political
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| lished in the Presidential contest. The old
democratic party is as dead as the old whg
party, aud thus Tammany, Mozart aud the Al
bany Regency amount to nothing The repub-
licsn party of 1860, alec, we are thus informed,
has finished it's mission. Even in name it has
almost ceased to exist
Our city election of the lst day of December,
1868, will stand as the little scrub race mark
ing the boundary between the old order of
come. In the camps Of the federal administra-
ton it appears that the contest for the Presi-
| dental nomination will be between President
Lincoln and Secretary Chase. But it is alto
gether probable that us the day draws
nigh the party in power will discover
the superior availability Of some such
popular military hero Of the present war
as General Grant or General Banks In fact,
one Of these men, or some other available sol
der, it may become necessary for the admins
tration to fall back upon in order to head of
the independent military emancipation move
ment under way, East aud West in behalf OF
General Fremont.
On the other side, all the political elements
of the loyal States opposed upon any ground
TO the present administration or in favor.of a
change will be apt to find, also, that no other
man than a popular hero Of this war will an
swer their purposes. Hence, in all probability,
in casting about for such candidate, they will
settle, by common consent, upon General Nc
Clellan. His popularity is everywhere felt and
apparent, and his retirement from active service
has only served to enhance his claims among
his numerous admirers. We understand that
within a few weeks or months he may withdraw
from the military profession and proceed to
work out his future career In the civil walks
Of life. In taking this step, we presume,
be will feel Il due TO himself, the army and the
country TO clear up oil the unsettled questions
connected with his eveutful military campaigns;
and we dare say, too, thai in this work be will
present Q satisfactory record Of facts, reasons
and results to the American people.
At all events, we conjecture that military
hero, fresh In his lsurels from the tented field,
will be apt to supersede NIL his rivals for The
Presidential ticket on ths administration side
ana that the opposition elements, in order 70
mako promising contest on their side, will be
coapellsd to cast into TIE ser Of obliviQn al
the hacknsyed democratic, old line whig and
Bell-EvereH politicians Of bygone days, and
all the stud and clspsrap Of democratic plat.
forms for living military hero q tho present
war and the living issues Of 1864. We think
4 most likely, too, that the opposition will
and their isgo sad their principles embodied
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