, 1866-11-25
ELECTION NIGHT In klW T0HK.
scene In = Newspaper Otnee-asrnPhlc
Dissertation OF The Why in which the
Good News Came.

Correspondence OF lie chicago Aliouoe.I l '
New Yo1kk, November Is, 1856.
The election aud the suspe'.Ec are over. I
will give you an account Of tic night Of the
lection In this city. When tho returns be-
an to come in the large newspaper offices
xcrc the centres Of attraction II one were
inside, close to the best inkstanIs, he sFould
be in favored place. Fortunately. had
the entrance to a leading establishment, and
It'll nu duty to perform had every cppor-
tunity 10 observe.
Through the day thinss had been SO quiet
that only about dfty Illegal votars and dis
ordctly persons we're arrested. just Dc
fore suudown several work,nen were busy in
front Of the office mailing planed boards to
buttons; aud they seemed to be making plat
form ten feet long and five feet wide. When
completed it was carried In and piaced over
the counter. This was bulletin board.
some fixtures were removed and also the iron
dron lcttc1-box. 1t looked like preparing
1hc editorial rooms comprise four apart |
mepts Two nrc email; one OF them 10 ier
the editor r-ln-chtcf, and the other tor the
1arrc room With tcu or twelve desks for the |
,,i"ht and day editors OF the various de- |
partments. Adjoining Is along nom con,
iai,inr the library aud four more editorial
DISKS. In this room a4range.neots MesG
desks wcre brought IL, aud long table Tas
cleared ofI and extended as II tor some e.
1,etlat purpoet- ,.S,,.
In these rooMs. lIe Hofk oi Tue tFAY ~,
and fro; pms move swi!lly;;s:6trauEe1s
are cut lhoft, aud even friends get but lew
words. But Low, little was going Oh, and
lie huge pile Of exchanges did not appear.
fo~ GrfEE
| tic calls for the boys were silent, aud Wheh
tight came the gas lighted quiet rooms;
| Everything had been put In order; the pail
| wns iilltd With ice water, the hok AR pipes
snapped with steam from the oolief, ao0
th,rl was an aspect similar to p41lur III
Sn'Sn nSoi I du,K there was little stir. It Ia al
this Lour that the right editors come on;
tut noticed thai In addition, the day edl,
lofs, Instead Of being at homs setIa tnare sat ana
ard uo;nr from. the city cdltnr'a desk, aud
llttlc ur no copy was sent up stnlfs.
At seven o'clock the iuEse heSa1 70
gathcr In the library roomc Eash . naa ~, III
thry nrerarca columns for names and figures:
1iny stuod at the head ol the stairs and
would allow no one to enter Nltnost
ticket, while anoth.r was ut tue library
loor refusing entrance EShesan5. nst y" Se ~
l -
en- his cap, showiue:to what paper he be
| lonncu. llsncd III. stktrs with printed en-
!. yel.pc ii. l.is hand. All doqk4eE open; u!
delivered his m. ssaEs and de- d; lie .,l'. ha,
: @% EycIE @% one was eager to look 4 the figures
' Tie hour was at land when II would TIC de
] cit.I whether the Presideut% or Consrcs
I, WIS to bc the power of the lara. one =
; Two wllst1cd ii thu figures; Others 1sn l.s' MsI
c silent. Dtmoctacy, Instead u oeing oeat
o str1ued d stronger Than ever.
o soon another boy with badge bTouEi
+. returns 1iu1n annthcr ward. TA'a was MOI
i Jisco..rasing than the other; The'l ca,I .;i
J another boy. What can i al ,nean. H.. 81, ~
o lime nnc heard distant roat; somethl1
t. i;Ic thc cIappiug of many hands anu
L. clresf. II was the rejoicing ol lanilaa1
= IinH. fer there tile Democracy was Eathcre
IL md i lth every return II became dlstfac1
with delight.
it. ii Ills juncturc, ! went down sta'rf, a
.ir visited the various newspaper onlees. II :
Sc short walk, for they arc co!lcc1cn heas :
[c- ti,r Hall. The Sun lad AL illuminated u
nd le,in on the second story. over w u"ot -,
es, and nil:ccs we're filled with 1ncn. Inc I
Tic fi,re Office was lull, and the l'rcssute OF !
,, crow I'd ffam tic street WAS 80 great .nat :.
W ,,lass in the doors was brokcni whHc 4e
iii motive light, SONG MY ~ ~ A' T cr
fe. estcuded iu the office oftlte Times thc door:
ute Srif.h Sserc closed, hut through the W1ndo
y onr easily read tho returns displayed IN Ia
rea lctters, Attic ltorid was veEy lu1.:c Gro,
;or many of theln soIthesnG!o' solaet'1:"S .hS
ICY. wos at the Exurtss and Nt,tx; ana the I
so ,,nns thronCcd around tho S'aat* Zfssan5.
e was almost impossible TO sct up the St
~ ,ue~ into TaMlnany Hall. c.r T.,
onlt sn,t On returning found things N lui1 .!
%cr The reports from she vnrsots sros desidr
ana Gloomy. Some wards, which thG KG}'l
Mnu caus expected to get, went tor the ue
Stne crats. While thc cid Democratic wards
,,ait astonishing majorlties. It seemed clear
'reat f'nr.v1c.s. and that the city would roll
= Nv ,un;rr;fv hrayicr thun it ever had bel
tile Wn1d zine over from the Astor House, W
"az ''the Old MINI Eat figuring, that it "
the 09S@ 9nnstaniiy were The election tables of
700 consulted for ctmrarison, ard 1t was
FRAT unless there were large and uneSpS
/, an caius elsewhere, the Stale was 11s,; - =
made Mile, the roar irom Tammany Hull va
mot uninterrupted. ,.,.f h.,
ndel- Tn to this time the editor-in.chtei ma
,ln a teeu teen cr heard Of. But tho man:
:, and cSisor was busy, aud generally useful.
,ostly Inst. ard about il o'clock. the chief ca
Mt VIC and took lis seat ut II desk The return
sats M ks from s.,nt'2 n5s2k'Hr rs x't VIZ Sis
grny made ] load Of 60, ,o0o, which the s's :
back, New York was to eafry: fenton'e !
to the majority was too slight to affect ono
John. mcudons. Still, there we're strong
with Of The rural rc.sons:
skrip- II yos hard to believe thai lnlclltsi. ss..
often, that tay lad left their handsome Wiz
rwhat s,"art 1htld1ep. md passed their or
10 old, and Green wheat fields, aud Nnttc
Our ho,scs. and In the Shadow OF the
ants is With green blinds, haa vote1 Win ~
knees, cluncts OF New 1ofk lily, W. s'1ust 1a
49, ,,nrs It was hard 10 believe
hen nc an,,iation Ge,s tic most civilized on the
yoese Toiuntary would tn,scnacT f1,,,1 'ne 81 ne
ANY, "ts H. Sh,stIar risia; foa ins hands 10.
dooria = sroiesscd enemy, but Of ono rho IN
vuz tho capsc.tT waa thelr inferior. Still
anrore hsfsre sGa this majority
, fshoo? cf1:;or sat down. A man Who T. |,
hol, on trouble, aud yet Who is used to It, y
bower. c',isr cast Of countcnanec. Onc th''
sisy, its he saws 10 himself: Life is long. M
chcefest Gre tu he endured, oat NJ ms. as. w.
sion and conc. We can wall year, " n,a''s
Tic intel Next. returns were received irola
iii all be scv. Thev were hopeful, and !,
to CON- Nsrc highly favorable for thc defsat
&c sensc, Rclccrs-thc man who had statea 2
old bot that his election WAS written on y
w. Let oT thc Almighty. Then came at
the fatle from up the riyeT-sorac were cheef
ers mol, Then word from Boston.
what sad Ma:>achusctt. WIS aii right, = 81
"a to dis wcnt round when one rad tnat
obseryIn grucs and two Democrats were clec
per, Bas- f.crislaturc.
Deckin Il was now abont midnight. II
i WIZ uu- ccr boys still arrived with more :,
old tubs, ! returns : and men from various !
Llc proh1- headquarters in the city, Brookl!
he'd resk CITY and Newark waited tor news.
ned hissclf IN: table where the dispatches J
Elder Sla- aud, catching the figures, Wrote
recovered these persons, when they hurried
or I nlcu- II This midnight hour. when
pleased at most experienced had not worn
fdly gcttin orcucpt, full handful Of despat
tru on large sheets Of sllk pa
F. NJ, thrown ou the table. The inst
tmastcr.) Troy: The Democrats had fosf orr
to.tf. Tho editor was aroused
scorEln" frightened, and he gave an antma
from Geor- The rcxt WIS from Rensselaer,
dy teachers similar import, and hc husrahSd
ors: Then the dispatches poured n
he yankee e,rnrts ~ nd them one q ter anotl
ntifullY. If cyrrywhcre, Republican gains W.
ruddy com Brssdcs these actively engaged
!, and one or diGeyeptly aud deeply interested
light brown thc hcad1uartcrs for news. and
atcTfalt. you Ind come TO learn low many
Ill the State j flirnds. Of>en did the returns N
ii looped up i names. Then, there wcrc Others
ueTaliy, arc Of u,any distant candidates;
exceptions drsraicles nLd scut them os
.iac Radicals "i II wos ono o'clock, The thurdt
south cannot many Hall was less frequent.
refacd and walters from an eating house pro
saucatcu wv baskets; they sPfeau T.oAo
able homes, ana set out lunch. There
roundtnss to bread and butter, cold meats.
ca how to cake, cheese and almost cvctyt
ristlan duty, lila MAS going on, dispatches
the same Cuea, Auburn und b4lsato.
OF Christians ,raius still were larger. Then {
athens. Ihe Fnowy handful: Where Is that
n Idea that coro. Now, then. for Cook Cot
1ucting their c-.o s. 90 Republican majority
or In palmer SIRE for io,oooln These were l
IN cmtssafics low. In less than three min
n aud arouse shook with Tremendous cheers
loodshc1 and Mo t!-st The Republicans dared
&c, and Other ". had II ffom Michigan: at
'chool marina y,eii ly ii least 20 ,0A." wis
ny description .se1yihine.'' ..st;. Louis sent