, 1866-11-03
MORRISSET.
canadian Sentiment Relative to the
Nomination OF y PuEiliHk for Congress-

Nomination OF = PuEiliat for Congress.
IF.oun the Toronto Globe October S1,t
Every one has heard Nf the notorious John
Mcrrissey, prize fighter and gambling. .house
keeper, Of New York. SONS TING since
was announced that John had conceived the |
idea of going to Congress, a. one OF the rep
tescntativcs Of the city which has the honor
Of counting him among her citizcns. IT'S
reputation AZ boxer had made him veFy IN.
fueusfal with the ignorant anu M ihe Vicious % o.
Cnve him strength with higher class OF
{sw-brcakcrs, and his lfberal contributions
to the Democratic elcctIonreriag funds. made
him man Of importance Sish , poittissla5nss: p:
bidding, moreover, have been useful At
many political meeting and many CON
vcntiou. II Is indeed said that the strylecs
which he aud hls friends rendered. ln secnF-
| Goycrnor Of the State Of New York, were
too Important to be oyerlcoked, aud that It
! has ever since been tcttlsd thing that Mr.
Mosrissey should 80 to Congress The nom
nation was Kept back tl'l the other daF, IN
order, A. a Democratic paper eoolly con,
fesscd, to keep thc Radicals from "howlins."'
| hui at last he has been regularly nominated
| hy the Two leading sections Of the Dtmocsa-
| tic party In the Fi,ih Dlstict Of New York;
district 10 which the yote is sbout two to
ene against the Republicans. The Repuhll,.
cans have candidate against MoHEeey, ana
| The respectable Democrats hare another:
Int with the Democratic politicians ana
tho vicious classes in III: hvor, y Is general,
that the most notorious lawhrcskcr IN
New YORK Will 90 70 Washington
To- make laws for the Onion. VeT possibly
| lie viii rot be the worst nAn IN The Federal
chosen to thai body whose elevation to an
Important public trust Vas such an ontrsEe
upon the moral sense Of the country. Wien
I tuch thing is poseiblc-vAen it y possible
l ty In the city Of New York even to propose
Siotrissey AZ a candidate for Enn.rc*s-We
/ need no longer wonder at the stories OF po'lt-
Ical corruption which wc hear from the com.
. | longer wopdcr that such city Is iu--ovefa;
cd, or that its municipal council has reduced
, the plunderlDg Of the city treasury 70 sss
d TEN. New Torkcrs soEetiroes complain tnA'
: their great and wealthy city !. without N
c fiuenee in State or national attairs. When
d noted pn1i.iet and gambling saloon keepe
/ ctn bcconte one Of It's reptetcntattve men'
/ | Tho c1ty descrvee to be devoid Of tnau eucc
and te Be 9o'sd i;t5es.s. a. Anq of Se@ H.
e land. Pennsylvania ADD the West may not b
c, The mo<t enlightened men In the world.
{. theis moral tone is by NO means the htEhes;
e but tho Conservative OF New 1osk az M NAM ~
b Prcmacy By sending vulgar bully 70 con
tc lend With them. Fights bare sometimes q
cured in the halls4of the National Lezisli
st tugc At Washington; but question: Of 81.
10 1,oliey are moi there decided by the Fntt
ID of The prixe-1ing for all that. While Y
b4 radicals a1c rc-electinc Stevens. hetle!
cd boutwell,, Banks. colfa1, and nesr'
al their e.resiencea leaders to eonsres oaa
70 ,he H." tev seats which they control upon
St man who, beyond voting Is his leaders = &
%: hiu. when he can spare time from Il
e; cnmblln. SAIGON to be rrcsent At a divf5o
the must GS nttcfly u>Ssiss ~ ~ f-ti -
lhe cress. The utmost. pesloes, IoE "A'Gu ~
I'D can hore ron, him, +, that be will do
tho Wt,r a poss[tle to disgrace $bem-thtt
pA- .r;i rh.n he k}t. IN Congress, be Ax litt
- - like hlnaself y possible. It = ths p,ss',
ennrrrS1,iyc xnan.xcrs IN the United Sta
liou 1foin u.su G,.sor +. .n ;l1ustrstio1
o' quite as much as popular preference lot