New-York tribune., 1868-10-24


SYRACUSE, Oct. 22.-Ths city was to-day and
tonight the sccno Of iunense popular demonstration
;oI Grant, Colfax and GrsWo!d the display was the
arges that has been witnessed In Central NowYork In
gears Thc streets thCOlgcd with people and tho
l0uses were decorated with the national coors and por
rats of the Republican san1lTdbearers, with slgges
nve mottocs sDl oyergreons Tho boomng OF cannon
patriotic speeches the glare OF torches tho Illumination
otdwelliugs long processionsin these and hundred
,ther ways tho enthusiasm OF the people for our
cause found vent. The day unpleasant
aud uuflyorable as Democrat could desire.
sleet ard snow filed the air, mud covered
The streets. bpt Notwithstanding cold and puddle,
and snow the stood their ground, the cheers
went up aud tie avenues along which the loyal thou
sands marched filed to overio wing ana rendered
almost impassabc. Delegations arrived from the ad-
Joining towns and counties early hour, and at "a
o'clock tie head u the coUmn moved marching through
5he principal streets OF the city Griswolds name was
many lips. ms portrait many banners and cheer
after cheer np him along the line The process
sion occupied nearly hour 10 passing given
poiut. There were delegations from Geddes Ca
ullus, and Eldridge on the west, from Laiay-
cite, Cardiff, OlOndaGa Valley, OnOndaga HLl aud
other points on tue South from The Of Clay, Cicero
aud Salina tho North and from Dewitt MaDEus ana
Fayetteville on the east The procession embraced Tan
ners' clubs by the score BOYS in Blue In thousands c
uunumbered IN carriages and or horse hack
bands and notices. The entire display was IS creda-
hle TO the taste as t TO the patriotism OF the pro
noers participants. One Inscription, We pay heavy
taIes because seyOours friends Rebacd" was as trte
as true ana deserves passing mention. carload q
farmers With carpctbsgs On long staNes with the device
1--WE are Carpet -BaggeTs" everywhere greeted with
cheers. ThAtyeigh young women IN White represented
the States. At two O'Clock thousands q people were ad
dressed u uauoversqUsro by Gen. klpatrck, who d t
"a effective blows with nouns ard verbs, and adj
iectives ns applied 10 tho Democratic platform,
as ha did on tie Rebel ranks with the sabres
OF his cavalry. Gen. Garfield, fresh irom h'S
glorious victory in Ohio eroko Kind. eloquent words 40F
GrsWod. C. attentive audience. The trusted k"sson
OF Iowa made telling epeech. and Hartman spoke viii
vgor and effect In tho evening" there was torchieht
procession Of immense mssnitUde The city was sAeT-
ally Illuminated. Fireworks and torches aud hamoeauN
made brig tho night aad loyal cheers went uP 4I"L
marching thousands. The spectacle was hHFuly ever
eoualed In Syracuse Tic columns marched cigi deep
Tnd occupied 80 minutes In passing point The pr
eedlngs Of the day In every respect success O6
Onondaca "a thoroughly aroused, and will etve band
some majority FOR Grant aud Grswod on the sd OF next
month.
YoRTY FIVE HUNDRED MAJORITY ~ TIE
TWENTY FOURTH CONGRESS DISTRICT IN
NOvENEEH-MRETING ~ AUBURN-sPEECH
or LIEUT.-GOy. WOODFoRD-WHAT hR.
sEwARD's NElGUBORs THINK OF BIS
POLnICs AND his COURrsHIP.
fFROM OUR SPECIAL CORRBSPOSDRNTl
AUBURN Oct. 21.-- The canvass In Central
IewYOrk carried With yigor by both parties bot FOR
the week the Democrats have rather relaxed their
efforts IN consequence Of the despair OF their leaders in
the hopelesness Of their Here as IL the southern
counties aud the other portions Of the State they arc a.
reotng their efforts almost solely TO the election Of HO
man and the balance Of the Slate ticket The result OF
The recent victories In Pennsylvania and the West have
so demOrazed them that they appear almost Incapable
further effort for Seymour and Blair Their speakers
are s on the stump the enthusiasm has died out
and needs only little driving and pushing 10 insure
their total rout The CopI rrheads are moody and silent
activity. There an immense Republican mass meet
lug here last week the arges perhaps ever ned IN 15
together GTans Tannery IN this city last night by the
9STess Rsm 'sh sW0G %s unable to
n Of the burning q ba a See S oT
hour while he explained In his own graphic and effective
flat was promised the country In the election Of Grant
and the purity in the executive and legislative branches
Of the State Government that was wound up In the
triumph OF GriswOd. large number OF Democrats
we're present and have heard Of some converts 70 our
County am led 70 believe that we shall increase our
OF Isst Fall am assured that shall gain Ia the
Ctyof Album which IS about the extent OF the natuTa
organized this the city Of Seward and The Peniten-
tary Strange as it may appear, view Of the position
Of their couuTymen IN other sections the IRISH foreign
here is entirely on our side. There Il an Irish Tan
u nes Club OF 2O strong in this city which presents very
~ hne appearance occasions OF popular display, and
which is doing very effective work In the campaign. One
an even thing 90 far "a that church Is concerned
Mr. Stewards home naturally suggcsts thoughts tina
gentleman He has come tins year, his won
tion with his Intimate friends aud nelghbors and far
from conversation with these same neigh
boTs they DO not appear 70 ata miss the intellectual and
"statesanlke treat OF the6ecretary There s no dis
guising the fact that Mr. Seward 10 unpopular II not
moro so his city. the Republicans, he Is
the other portions OF the Union What do you think
OF hm lir seward y said 70 very Intelligent gentle
when Andy johnson leaves Washington, next March he
will leave TOO. lie Will then come home ana probably
write book and that wll be the last Of him" And TO
all appearance, this all the future has for Nh SewOrd
MF has entirely lost ground here since the mem
OrsIe tour with the President and the remark ho then
made iu his city, that the movement against My
Policy would amount 10 nothing that the people were
without leaders" Mr. Seward could not get o
lowest office In Gift OF the people of Auburn.
His name Is again ON the lips OF tue village go+sps but
nct or the higher law" doctrine. His Tumored mar.
Is the tabetak Of all the young and old ladies In
more startling or important than his wedding The Re
pubcans expect 10 gain about 900 IN Wayne oOn Caynga
having given 709 majority against us last Fans but the
Republicans expect 10 cut u down some 800 at the next
election On the other hand the Democrats calculate
gain in tho same county and are WORKING very earn
estly The gain Of 400 IN the district over last Fa,
ably too high; but there is hardly doubt tbat We shan
poll 1909 more votes than We did IN 1851 Geo W. Cowles
popular n the dstIet ana there 10 DO doubt tbat
he VIII get full vote, r Ross the Democratic nOIn
nee President OF the Merchants Union Express Com
puty aud tho leader OF tho Democracy IN tie
district; but he has not the slightest chance
OF being elected Nearly All the officers OF that company
arc residents Of Auburn President, Vice President
Treasurer Secretary and one or two others Mr. POme
roy attorney Tor the concern, and the nominating
Convention came TO the conclusion that MS laDOrs were
arduOus and so left hn at home. His vote to give
the twenty per cent additional compensation to the Gov
ernment clerks in Washington last Winter, another
cause OF his defeat ia the Convention The only danger
State ticket here lies in the trading OF votes which
the Democrats IN compliance with their Instructions
Tolee see whom they are very an1ious TO elect me
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