The Portland daily press., 1865-10-21
New York and New Jersey.

| NEW YoRK, Oct. 9, 1866. Z
To the Editor of the Press:
| A few notes concerning the progress of the
political canvass in New York and New Jer-
sey cannot fail to interest your readers.
In mere local canvass it is not often that
so much excitement prevails and 50 much en-
thusiasm exists as are now to be found in the
usually dull and even lethargic State of New
Jersey. Now, the Union men of that conser-
vative and monopoly encountered State, are
determined to do their best and theirall to-
wards carrying the State against the oppo-
nents Of the war and in favor of the constitu-
tional amendment; and, better still, they have
fair prospects of success. The local election
this week in Newark will have very material
influence upon the general result, and if you
should hear that The Union ticket has prevail
ed in that city, you may reasonably conclude
that the good cause stands more than an even
chance Of success.
We should be certain of triumph were
it not for one very important circum-
stance. The Camden and Amboy monopoly
is by far the greatest power in the State, and
while that power is welded exclusively in the
interests of the Democratic party, the opposi-
ton can only attack it ieebly in consequence Of
the fact that, many of our best Union men are
interested in the monopoly and contend, with
some show OF reason, that, the faith Of the
State having been pledged to the corporation
until 1869, that faith should be kept regardless
of political consequences when the monopoly
expires by limitation, thu party of progress
will refuse to revive it, and New Jersey, diseD-
thralled, viii place herself side by side with
her sister States and become in truth as well
as in name member of the Federal Union.
Notwithstanding Camden and Amboy, we
have great hopes this year, and the whole State
is resounding with the blasts Of Kilpatrick's
bugle who calls to his aid a score of true men
whose voices have for many years been faniL
ia to the people. sfe .eW
Oct 18th. was taken away per force when
L had reached the last period ofmy letter, and
only now have had an opportunity to continue.
The Newark local election has astonished all
parties; more than thirteen hundred majority
for the Union candidates gives us every assu-
rance we could desire thas-the election of Mr..
Ward and the overthrow of the Democracy are
secure! New Jersey $50 the straight road to
redemption, and in all probability will re-enter
the Union under most favorable auspices and
adopt the Constitutional Amendment during
the next session of the legislature. She will
owe her redemption in part to the peculiar
oh rao If fI,o1 oodo of 70 ouf
Mr.. Ruuyon, the candidate for Governor is a
man who is particularly distinguished as a viz
ulent but by no means able opponent of the
war and the administration Of Abraham Lin
coin; Mr.. A. J. Rogers, NJ. c., is a garrulous
or gabulous decIaimer whose fondness for
dead Greeks and Romans would seem to show
that in his youth his ears had been boxed with
classical dictionary; his speeches are sprink-
led over with Claudii and Grachii as thickly
and systematically as the @Pickle for the
Knowing Ones" by the late Lord Timothy
Dexter, is besprinkled with marks of punctua-
ton, and with as little regard to fitness; both
these men are doing good service to the Union
cause, the first by the publication of his rec
ord, the second by his speeches.
In New York the case stands differently
I have had abundant opportunity to become
acquainted with the people of the Empire
State, and am confident that in the growth
Of opinion they have left their leaders far be-
hind. Little excitement concerning the cleo
ton prevails I'm the State. There is no mate
rial difference in the party platforms, and, as
for the candidates, both organizations have Sc
lected their names from the roll of military
heroes; as a consequence, the contest must be
dull one. The Union men fail to enlist the
sympathies Of the people by taking an ag-
gressive attitude, while the Democrats deliber-
ately kick over their platform of last year,
and assume to be the real war party of the
State. 1t is generally believed that the vote,
will be light, and that the result is doubtful.
Pennsylvania and Ohio have done more to
carry New York than it is possible for the Re
publicans here to do upon their platform. The
canvass will probably increase in interest as it
progresses, and I shall endeavor to keep you
Informed Of such changes as may occur. Let
us hope for the best. Meetings are to be held
all over the State during the next twenty days,
and it may be that spirit will be aroused
which will bring out few votes and thereby
secure victory for the Union and its tried
and proved supporters. John Van Buren, is
trying to ruin johnson by nominating him for
the Presidency in 1868; and Gen. Slocum is
lessening his chances very sensibly by ASSOCIATE
ing himself and his fortunes with Horatio
Seymour, than whom no man is more rnpop-
ular. IF the Union men do as much for them
selves as their enemies are doing for them,
their chances for success will materially inn
prove. sltiAA 1kJiE18 JILO
In both States the Democrats have based
their hopes of success upon their ability to
excite the prejudices of the common people
against the negro race, and the copperhead
press teens every day with essays and asser-
tons, true and false, calculated to make it
impossible for the negro to exist in the midst
of large laboring white population. The re-
suit OF this warfare in Ohio and Pennsylvania,
was not such as to afford the Democracy very.
great encouragement, and we hope that the
result foreshadows what win take place in
New Jersey and New York on the Seventh Of
November. Connecticut afforded the COPPER
heads the only crumb of comfortable nourish-
ment they have received this year, and they
make the most industrious use of the election
IN that State. Our own surprise at the result
OF that election will grow less when we CON
slider that the vote cast was small and that
large portion of that State is composed of mere
suburbs and dependencies of the city of New
w
York, where negro hatred prevails to the most
unreasonable and unaccountable extent; it is
mania that effects all classes from the lner-
chant prince to the hod-carrier, while the
cypress and World devote themselves to the
work OF giving expression to this insanity
In contemplating this phenomenon of mad
ness we can derive consolation from the as
surance that many of the most sorely afflicted
patients are nearing the climax of their dis