New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-09

The election Yesterday, perhaps the most mo-
n, :, the GRAVITY OF the issues involved, that has
,vs, taken place was conducted in this city with de-
~ opet and decoram hardly TO have been expect
cd considering the noisy "freefght threateninss oil
The Opposon leaders and organs Much OF this 'ian'
cpj1y was due 10 Doubt TO the force OF moral suasion'
1he aspect of the police, in their pubic dFlIS III 'no
PARK where but recently Governor Seymour gently
smoke TO his friends produced very softenins eipc' up
on the turbuently inclined while the presence o. M'J'
Gen Butler in the city, put quctus upon every nope
~ eectng anything in Rebel behalf by resort 10 Fio
lepce Hence the extraordinary absence OF roIouS de-
raons Few arrests took place for illegal voting
and ,oos NJ the arrested were rather ignorant than
entity u ono instance only was violence resorted TO-
Nm ,t case ono Of the officers shot, but not seTi-
ousy injured SO effective was the machinery al 'he
mills in most of the wards that in spite Of the unusual
heavncss OF the vote the "oik oi 'He e'0o" "0' vi
with reasonable promptitude.
There were few polls at which voters were not com
De,lsa IN wait considerable time before they conld
reach the ballotbox. For a good portion OF the day
long oueues o. men many Of them far advanced in life
patiently waited in the FOG and rain FOR chance to vote.
INT the duty which they had met TO discharge was OF
the srayest ind they stood their ground bravey in
spite OF the uuproptous weather. Yot, with every
exertion we are assured that all the votes offered cond
not be poled the sun going down before some OF the
Districts had completed their work. Nevertheless inc
returns show vote Of ll0f7l, 1900 greater thah
was ever before cast il NcwYork. OF these 80 'J'
were for Lincoln and - "a for Mcclellan giving
majority of 81, 9g7 fer the Chicago candidate.
Among the incidents o. the election we have heaiu OF
none more amusing than the following August Dol
mont waited an hour and hall in the ram 10 cast MS
vote at the ccraer OF Broa way and Nnetcenihs IL
stead of being allowed to vote this lustriou chief en-
cnecr Of tho Democratic machine found himself chal'
ienged because he had made bet To lose ones vote
and ones money is certainly a little hard.
Ono ~ our neople in the Ninth Ward Of Brooklyn was
IN Monday night challenged by notorious CoppeFhead
70 bet small sum on the State Yesterday morning the
Copperhead challenged his vote. In turn our friend
CHALLENGED the vote OF Mr. Copperhead who In his haste
10 make point had forgotten to first secure himself
and in the course OF an hour spiked the guns OF dozen
others Of the same stripe by betting small with
them and quietly posting people at the polls OF the
fact His ingenious mode Of making rcprisals becoming
noised abroad excited good deal of amusement on our
side, but the enemy felt very sore over it.
THE CROWD At THE NEWSPAPER OFFICES.
The scene about the newspaper Offices last
night was one Of greater excitement than has been
witnessed in this city fcr than twenty years. The
Copperheads took their places in the publication office
OF THE TRIBUNE very after the closing OF the polls
and waited anxousy FOR the city returns and as district
after district was announced up went great cheers and
yeI as only Cops can give. AS they monopolized all
the space there was very little chance lor Union men
70 even listen edgewise much less TO speak. By ten
O'clock the City for Presidential vote having
been completed the Of the vociferators became
somewhat sabdued and the figures began TO come in
from Maryland, Indiana Pennsylvania. Connecticut
and other States groans took the place Of cheers AT
this point the character Of the crowd began 70 change
Copperheads gave place to respectable citizens who had
a very lively time cheering for the tremendous Union
msjorities as they rushed in like mighty torrent
The praises Of General Zen. Butler were in every
mouth and the general conclusion was that no tongue
nor pen could have described the scene which would
have taken place had the Government not token the
precautionary Of sending sufficient force TO
suppress any disturbance which might he attempted.
Strong men who had misgivings week ago, and who
feared that there would scarcely be chance to get
within seeing distance of the polls felt strengthened BY
Gen Buffers order and presence The enthusiasm Of
the much disappointed friends" OF Seymour who met
around the newspaper Offices last night. expressed
in sentences OF the most reyoutionaryprt and indca
ted the character Of the teaching which they have Lad
for months Tammany Hall hao its transparency illu.
minated hut beyond that there was little light.
Midnight exhausted tie efforts Of the Copperheads to
make themselves believe that they exclusively the
body polite and they began to realize tina; there
soue things which could be done outside the precincts
of Sons Of Liberty" lodges. The Ford, long before
the city returns for the Presidential vote had been
completed, bulletined the fact that Mcclellan had
carried the city BIZ 1900 This was soon reduced 70
the proper figures and al the calculations Of the Cop
perheads were efectually demolished. Their hope Of
carrying the State hung upon anything $1,000 in
the city this gone they became sptcfu AID hoaTe in
proportion They continued to set hoarser and left the
ground with their pedal powers in much better order
than their vocal Tho outside news was too exhiarang
and patriotic for them 70 enjoy they left or at least
dwindled down 10 very Insignificant numbers 20 look
for those regions duly protected BY Gen. Butle gun
boats
MOZART HALL.
Number one of these dclectable institutions
located in Broadway. opposite Bondsi was closed TO
the public" last night. one solitary lamp called tie
attention OF the passcrby 20 the fact that the glory Of
TIA, timehonored institution had departed forever Tie
hall was dark and only oae or two Of the faithful chung
with morbid tenacity 20 what had been power
indeed, formidable IN it, way. but now IS no mose
Mozart number two was next visited by reporter
where the scene presented was Of Hyelier nature.
This branch Of the Democratic organization is situated
at No ga Broadway and at ills place the followers q
Fernando Wood put IN a good appearance. As fast as
the returns came H. aul cf Course all were favorable 10
their side the most dcafening applause followed; 1t
seemed it Pandenonun was fairly lei loose 4, the
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