The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-12

Special Correspondence Of the New Orleans crsscsntI
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Special Correspondence Of New Orleans CrescsntI
f,. NEW YoRK, Nov. 5, 1868.
The Empire State, In spite Of all the measures
OF the Radical party to defeat u, has waloped the
Grant and Griswold men into mere shadows, and
even those are hardly discernable now. Each
hour brings Us better and better news until now
the majority polled for Hoffman as governor of
THIS state wih not fall below $4,000 and that for
Seymour about one,half of those figures. Through
mistaken idea Of many Democrats, we have lost
the Assembly, which, of course, prevents send
ing Democratic sanator 10 the next Congress
sxsnn1rs Of Morgan Republican; Men were
when in reality it ought to have been the reverse
OF that, as Hoffman was strong enough IN himself,
but the Assembly wanted looking after very much.
t was Democratic last year, and would have been
this year, but the Republicans were crazy to buy
Assembly votes In return for Hoffman votes, know
ing that If We got Democratic governor and
they got the legislature it would be In this State
as it has been in Washington,a Radical majority
constantly overriding vetoes. Men see their folly
too late, and We must be content to know that
through the result of over-ardent zeal for New
York's favorte son, we have forfeited the reforms
which we looked forward to in this city.
All the fuss and fume raised by the Radical
police commissioners and superintendent TO init
mdate voting in this city, was all eaten up In their
game, which did not work at all. A quieter cleo
ton day has never been known in New York, and
the 10000 regulars and 1900 militia which Rad-
cal Acton and his dupe Kennedy told the people
were on band to keep the peace, but in reality to
enforce Radical victory, were kept within DOORS
where they belonged in the minds of all peace.
loving and law abiding citizens. This man Kenne-
dy. tried bis best, by inflaming the public mind
with anticipations of riot to make disturbance,
SO that New York city might be thrown out of
the canvass, and thereby defeat Hoffman. Pen
cannot describe the various and mean, despicable
measures resorted to by the RAIDS to carry this
State, and If such things were done here in city
which has not been charged with "dsloyalty,b
the poor Crescent City must have suffered the
most ignomnious disgraces and bufetings which
could possibly be forced upon it by the party in
power now, but whose race will soon be run.
We can say that we have "fought good fght,u
and eventually good reward win be ours.
Greeleys bombast about contesting the election
OF governor received its quetus last night among
his own friends, who preferred q committee APP
pointed to prevent frauds in future, rather than
oneuto manufacture enough frauds this time to
make Griswold "iron.clad" governor of this State
Immense sums have been lost on Griswold. as
the RAIDS supposed that their assertions concern.
ing the "ring" would kill Hoffman's chances. but
here they made mistake, for the people did not
forget that man who had taken advantage of the
federal government would more than probably
take advantage of them. should he get into>power
We have hard row to hoe for four years. but
we can employ the time in organizing In such force
bs TO change the United States government into l
what it ought to be In 1871 EYES AND EARS.