Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-10-13
New York Correspondence.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 1868.

New York has been in Il perfect fever o.
political excitement. No sooner had
Gen. Mcclellan landed here from the !
steamer which bought him ONE from
Europe tl.an arrangements were hastily
made to give. him IN ovation. This
took place last I thursday night, when
there was grand turn out III tic shape
of u torch-light procession, in honor of
the old Chief of the Army OF the Poto-
mac. 1t Is needless to give particular
dcscril ton of the affair, which partooll
of the general character of all such pop
ular demonstrations. Thousands pafad-
cd the streets in procession, W .th gluring
ilar beauX, and other thousands ctowu-
ed the sidewalks, the s;ools, and the
windows along the route of the process
sion, to witness the display. The great
point OF attraction WAS the FifthAvenue
Hotel. In one OF those splcldid rooms,
the Gcnc.al received has friends, and
from the balcony OF which he addressed
The enthusiastic and shouting crowd in
IL few words, thanking them for the
hearty welcome they had given him on
his return to Amc.ica, and asking the III
TO excuse him from making q sp rcch.-
Or course lie was excused but the DIS
appointment of the red hot" Dcmoc-
racy. who had expected the General TO
come out in u laundering speech, WAS
very graf.
The reception of Mcclellan has been,
however, ccml lctely eclipsed by the
grand Ratification Rally Of the 9Th. The
democrats OF this city and adj cent
places turned out in vast numbers and
Us Il scientific display Il show" as Il
city paper calls it-.he showing was q
complete success.
The great meeting Of the occasion was
held in Tammany Hall-thc builuing in
It's sittings last July, 10 make nomina-
lions for the Presidency and the Vice
Presidency; but as The hall could hol |
only al out 5000 lCol lie, several stands
were erected in and around Union
Square, near TO which the Tan MAJ. Y
"WigWam " is situated; and rom these
cho: Ell orators of the ATTY addros scd the
peopls. n monster recession MAJ chcd
past Tcmmany, entering Fourteenth
Street fILm third Avenue, ending its
way to Union Square. thence through
several OF the lr.Lc!pal thCroughiarcs
III that part of the city.
The process .on WI, Il mixed one
There were showy caNa.cnGcs in he
line bod.e! of men malching Oh foot !;
enormous cars Glawn Ly Lones gaily
tapIisoncd and Car! ing, son.co item,
beauties of giIls blessed lCr .hc Occas. on;
and even II nod OF Il iull-r.i g,d slip,
bearing the Lame Of "ILe tonstitL-
tion," to the honor Of commanding
winch lIoratio Seym )Lr wa; assign ID.
Calcium lights AMI INN IN o.ab.e SKY
WAS alive with rockets; canon thunder
cheers Lf the multi de.
But to what purpose was all this glare
and glitter: AS pageant, the affair
.elightcd the Democracy, and doubtlc S
claLle III mlor of Children of Il large
growth "who delight in siA ht-seeing.'
But, will it make any converts? Will
it change on votes? viii it lessen, in
the slightest degree, the chances of the
election of Grant and ColfaX? If it fail
10 do these, it must, after II, be regard
ed, in so far as moral effect upon The
lres cnt strue gle is cCnce!nCd, rs just 20
much human energy was.ed just 50
much gun powder blazed in sport. 1t
is pity" says the Now York San OF
tbs morning, referring TO the great
gathering last night, lit is pity to feel
that so many men must be disappointed
at the result of the election" And thC
San Is right.
The Hon. b. ii. Hill, of Georgia, has
been doing LIS best to create Il sensation
here, but only with indifferent success.
He has been Writing letters to the New
| York Tribune cXtenuating the late Cam
lila riot, and, throwing, of course all
the blame of that sad occurrence upon
the negroes and the - carret-baggers. "
The Tribune has honOred the lcttels
with some editorial comments, in which
it turns upon the honorable gentleman
in hands, me style, and a negro from
Georgia-H. NJ. Turner-has just come
out in reply TO Mr.. Hill, completely
disposing OF his diatubes.
The Herald is also down upon this
distinguished Georgian, who, unused, il
would seem, to sucl rough handling rs
he has got here, has manifestly lest his
temper, and 10 now hitting away right