The New York herald., 1869-12-16

The Board Of Aldermen, sitting as the Board
of City Canvassers to count the votes polled at
the late charter election, and which has been
in session for several days past, brought their
duties to an end last evening, 80 far as the
counting of the returns is concerned. The
greatest excitement prevailed throughout the
whole Of the sittings. The Board room was
each day crowded by the friends and adher-
ents Of the candidates who had appealed to the
action or non-action Of the canvassers. That
is to say, candidates whose prospects looked
gloomy claimed in some instances to have GER
tain returns counted in their favor, and, again,
protested against other returns being counted
for their adversaries. One circumstance which
caused considerable, in fact almost the only,
trouble to the canvassers was that the contest
ants were all members of the great democratic
family, and, therefore. no matter how they
struck out, their blows must fall not on party
opponents, but on the heads of members of
their own political household. As all intes-
tine broils and family feuds are the most en-
bittered, so was the excitement over the can
vass of the EXTREMIST kind, wild and threaten
ing. Had it been democratic versus repub-
lcan candidates the former would have taken
the matter easy, well knowing how the total
would come out. But here il was Greek meet
ing Greek, with the usual result. How
ever the natural concomitant to such meet
ing-''the tug Of war"-may end as between
the parties, one thing is certain-that feeling
of intense ire has been engendered that bodies
no good to the party or to individuals.
The Scanned faction, politically speaking,
have been defeated, but the spirit which
animated them to make the raid upon the
Nesbit faction is unconquered, and already
threats have gone forth that bode no good
to the "suspects" among the canvassers.
Florence Scanned claims that he not only
won the day by votes, but, like true democrat
and worthy aspirant for aldermanic honors,
as knight of old winning his spurs, he had
earned place among the worthiest Of the city
fathers by his brave conduct and gallant bear
ing in his attack upon Nesbit in Donohoes
liquor store, and in the wound he there
received and his subsequent suffering there
from. And to be discarded after such proof
of his fitness, to be ''counted out" by those
who ought most to have gloried in his achieve
ment and hailed him joyfully, not only as a
brother in arms, but as city father worthy Of
spoils, is reflection which naturally gals,
irritates and maddens the said Scanned and
all who would have profted by his election.
Protests innumerable have been sent in to
the Board and referred. These protests will
come up for argument to-day, when it is
expected that some "big talking, if not worse,
will mark the proceedings. 1t is to be hoped,
however, that there will be no occasion for the
official services of the "big Coroner over the
way, or for those of his /" man, who, it seems,
is better fitted to take part in melee than
after it to inquire into the cause Of the casu-
allies. Taking the result Of the charter cleo
ton call in all, Tammany is no doubt ready
to exclaim, MAY we never see its like again. "