The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-30
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
Of the New Orleans Crescent. ]

Special Correspondents the New Orleans Crescent
NEW YORK, Oct. %, 1868.
Seymour has come out at last and his voice hls
been heard 10 defense of Democratic principles.
This State is worth fifty per cent. more to-day to
the Democrats than at any time during the cam
paisn- The enthusiasm which Seymour has already
aroused is astonishing, and especially to the Rads,
who thought we had wasted all our powder like
themselves. The ovation extended to Governor
Seymour on the route from Utica This home) to
Buffalo, where he was to make his first speech, has
never been greater to any man. IL seems as
though the fire came TO this city and took hold OF
the people Just as it did those who called the Gov
ernor out on the platform, at almost every stop
ping place. The great mistake of the campaign
has been that we have not had the weight of his
counsels and advice before. No man in the party
can more fully and plainly expound the true prin-
cipes of constitutional government than HOra1o
Seymour ; and that be has not come out before
has been from his own personal repugnance to
talking for himself, as he thinks, whereas 1t Is
simply talking for the salvation of the country.
Next Tuesday we are to have repetition OF
the grand Democratic demonstration held on the
9TH of this month. II it is possible, it will be even
grander than that, and the list of speakers will
comprise the eminent craftsmanship OF the party,
headed by Horatio Seymour. At this meeting one
of the ward clubs is TO be presented with an ele-
giant banner for the handsomest turnout the last
meeting.
We have cheering news again from old C0nnec-
tcut. The Republicans carried Norwalk 10 the
late State election, but yesterday, In the charter
There is no mistaking the fact that we are fight
ing for our lives, and if beaten, all decent
Union loving men might as well emgrate 10 some
1ore genial cline, for here there will be nothing
but anarchy and strife, between members of the
same party as to the division Of the spoils at the
final dissolution of this glorious republic"
AS is always the case, the nearer election day
approaches the quieter business becomes, and this
year il is worse than ever before. Trade OF all
kinds is at perfect stsndstill, the fall business
has been nothing to what it should be, and every
body is grooming about tremendous expenses and
no income to meet them. One half OF the money
expended in the present campaign would more
than support the paupers of New York for the
coming winter. The cost OF living does not de-
crease, bat on the contrary, rents seem to be ad
vsncing, and what the poor will do when the mer-
curry falls to zero, no can at present divine,
| except it be they are given up to perish. The
failure of ordinary fall trade has thrown out OF
employment ell who procured situations founded
on anticipated business, and the cuftailment OF ex-
penses has not stopped there either but hundreds
| who have been in possession Of confidential aud
lucrative positions have suddenly been brought to
| grief.
Indeed, if our political affairs are not settled in
November next, on a firm constitutional basis,
there is nothing but an entire decentralization of
business awaiting Us. Those who are fortunate
enough to be occupied in business of necessities,
sre of course, in far better condition than those
who trade in luxuries, and, if we we're 10 take as
| an indication of the use and enjoyment of luxu-
| ries for the winter, what we have had since the
return of the wealthy from their summer retreats,
| those who follow that class of business would all
! 90 to the poor-house.
| Amusements are affected very materially by
/ this all absorbing topic of politics, hardly any
body can spare time enough to look at theatrical
| performance, and as there is no public exhibition
| of understandings, at present in New York. with
| the slight exception Of the ballet in 4" Humpty
Dumpty," political clubs get the best attendance.
| ANothng touches the sensibIities of the Ameri'
can people so quickly as to take their money
away from them, and il seems as though the RAD
will eventually prove TO be their own worst enc
mics, If they still prevent q recuperation of the
commercial interests of the country by the suicids
course pursued by them for the past i've years.
EYES AND EARS.