New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-16


claimed President johnson as fraternizing with
them. and cxhortcd the electors to support
their ticket in order to sustain his Adm:niStra'
ton. :. The voters were everywhere told that
the heavy burden Of taxation under which
they rroaned was laid on them by the Abo-
litioni,ts-that that tho exemption OF the Ma
tiopol Debt from local taxation was great
wrong-and that taxes would be bghtor ana
living cheaper if the Democratic ticket should
be chosen.
Yet that ticket is ENTHUSIASTICALLY beaten-
beaten by nearly Thirty Thousand majority on
a moderate poll, against Six to Eight Thousand
ON tho heavy poll of last year. Why' wei
answer:
|. The vote for Mcclellan and Seymour IN
this State last year was largely Swelled py
frnud--by forged or changed votes purportIng 10
be those of Soldiers, and by aliens and = re-
peaters" who presented themselves at the polls
The honest vote for that side was not $50, 900
instead Of the 3Gl $50 returned, this CITY
alone giving it I0, 900 more than its honest vote
Had the poll been fair one, Lincoln's, John'
sons and Fenton'S majority would have oeoh
Twenty to Twenty-Five instead of but Six to
Eight Thousand.
III. The popular heart was against our oppo'
nents 1t remembered the Chicago ConVeh'
ton. and the record made up for itsef by the
Democratic party in tho dark hours oil our
great War. II refused to cotton to lmpcniteh'
Rebels and did not wish to see their synipathn'
inc friends in power. 1t eXulted in the signal
triumph Of the Union armies, and did not "lo'i
TO forget them. II hated even the Semblanco
Of Reputation II rcjoiccd in the overthrow
and eHtirpation Of Slavery. II warmed 70 the
old flag and It's defenders, and wished the latter
70 feel that their work had been nobly done and
was gratefully appreciated In short, the People
/ felt that il would be infatuaton, after putting
| forth such gigantic efforts and .layishing such
oceans of blood and treasure 20 crush great
Rebellion. to elevate it, apologats ana cham
! pions TO power.
! Ill The parade Of fossils Of the Siluuan,
Deyonian and even remoter geological eras, n
iresh.caught secedeTs from the Union party,
was only calculated to provoke smile. Some
of these-Abiah Mann, for instaneo-had not
voted with us since 1861; others did not vote at
all last November: some vote with Us yet. An
army in movement always leaves much deJr''
behind IL; aud the party of Progress leaves
( fossils by the way ~ milestoneu to mark the
successive stages Of its advance. In this view
they have value; otherwise. no significance
whatever.
". Stcady-going Democrats were bewil.
dered by the harlcquinade OF their leaders.
They had barely been sohooled into detestins
the War Tor the Union before they were required
TO adopt War platform and vote for three or
> four Of the Generals who had their stsrs
t. in the Union armies when at last they had
= made up their mouths 20 swallow Slocum,
o Patrick & Co., they were suddenly thrown out
d Of gear by the nomination of Ben. Wood
. on the same ticket. They were IN one breath
\ asked to charge the War as crime and the
r. Debt a. swiudlo 90 The discrodit Of our party
u in the next they were urged TO support slocum
4 Co. in order to evinee proper gratitude for
r the defeat and overthrow Of the Rebels. Ailei
tanghng Their brains III VAN attempts 10 uhtaNcl
this web Of fragrant inconsistencies, they finally
desistcd, concluding TO wait till Time shall have
4 made these matters clear to their bewildered
comprehension Need we add that they are
waiting yeti
o The Union party Is sisnally triumphant he
cause the People would not trust it, adyersarc'
with power May il so conduct Itself that what
is now accorded il from distrust OF is adyersa
II ries will be continued in It's hands from esteem
Il for and positive faith III itsef