The Portland daily press., 1872-11-08
Our New York Letter.

AFTER THE BArTLE-THE SCENE IN MADI-
SON sQUARE-How THE DEFEAT OF DE-
sERTERs WAS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES NAT
TERs-NEw YORK IN THE NEXT CONGRESS
Mr.. cREAMER-A RARE BIRD, AN HON.
EST ''LIBERAL"-A TAMMANY THIEF AND
AN APOLLO RUFFIAN-THE TRIBUNE.
NEW YORK, Nov. 6, 1872,
| Madison Square was alive last night and
during the small hours of this morning with
eager watchers for news of the great battle
of the day. Thousands of people stood brave
| ly waiting for each new item of intelligence
which the Times flashed upon the multitude
| from its Illuminated bulletin. And as the
tidings poured in of victory after victory New
York 10000! Maine 30,OOO!! Massachu-
sets 7O,000!!! Pennsylvania 100,000!!! In
diana 10,0O0!! Delaware 1500!!! the shouts
which rent the air were as hearty as the most
enthusiastic patriot could wish.
These great results were interspersed with
| minor items, such as the election of Gen.
Hawley in Connecticut or Maynard of Ten
nessee, which gave rise to varied expressions
of rejoicing, and exclamations of 'sgood p
And when news came of the defeat of Gen.
Banks of Massachusetts, early in the evening"
there was terrific round of applause. Not
less forcible were the demonstrations of sat
isfaction at the discontinue of some of our
home deserters. For example when it was
announced that the foul tongued BLACKBOARD
Littlejohn of Oswego, whose scurrility to-
wards the President forever places him out
side the pale Of recognition by decent men,
was rebuked by his own town, which he had
SO often represented before his degradation,
rapturous feeling was manifested. The
| people also were jubilant over Alvord's defeat,
and mingled laughter with their cheers,
when word came that the live Republican
members of assembly from Fenton's own
county of Chatauque had been returned and
would with their votes swell the great leg
islative majority, by which our intrepid and
upright Conkling will be reelected to the
Senate, of which he is such a gifted and in
valuable member.
Shortly before midnight Mr.. Secretary
Boutwell, reached the Fifth Avenue Hotel, on
his way from Groton to Washington. He re-
ported the state of the poll at Groton up to
the time of his leaving, Grant POI, Greeley
none! Mr.. Boutwell, was taken captive by
the jubilant Republicans who caught sight of
him, and was carried mol. rol. to the
rooms of the State Committee, where he
remained for some time, exchanging congrat-
ulations with numerous citizens who called
to pay their respects to him.
Altogether it was season of intense re-
| joicing and every face in and out of doors
| seemed radiant with happiness.
Our local achievements have been of a
| piece with the State and National victories.
| We have elected nine out of the twenty-one
members of the Legislature; and what is
| more, they are better class of men by all
odds than have been wont to represent New
| York at Albany. Among the nine is Hon.
A. B. Cornell, the Chairman of the Re
publican State Committees gallant a
leader as ever engaged in campaign. 1t is
to his marvellous power of organization, and
his unwearied assiduity that we are largely
indebted for the redemption of New York.
He surrendered lucrative Office to take
seat in the Legislature. Being gentleman
of fortune as well as of culture, he can spare
the time for legislative duty, and will take a
high rank in the Assembly. As he is a
young man, he gives promise, should he
choose to makes political career, of attain
ing the highest honor of public life. He is
son of the philanthropic founder of Cornell
University and is in all respects worthy of his
honorable parentage.
Our Congressional delegation is strengthen
ed and improved. We gain two members in
this city. John D. Lawson and D. B. Mel
lish, and might have had two more, if more
energetic canvass had been made. The no.
torious Dreamer fought his way through by
the mere force of money. But if Democracy
must be represented at all at Washington it is
just as well that such a specimen as this
should go there, to be exhibited as sample
of the flock. He is not likely to make con-
verts, or increase the general admiration for
his class.
Fernando Woods goes back again, and so
does James Brooks. Not single one of the
old Fenton-Greeley malcontents regains
foothold in Congress, but John A. White
house, a highly reputable merchant, and
liberal Republican of the better class, succeeds
John 0. Ketcham in the Duchess Dis
trict. Mr.. Warehouses; one of the few hon
est and sincere men who went into the Gin
cinnati movement under the hallucination
that the administration was really corrupt,
and predict that when years experience of
Congressional life shall convince him of the
purity and worth of Gen. Grant, his opposi-
ton will melt away, like the decisions of a
dream.
Tammany has sent to. Albany Ex-Street
Commissioner, Chas. G. Cornell-who was a
rival of Tweed for a time, and who resigned
his office precipitately to escape prosecution
for malfeasance. This little bit of history
didn't hinder the Tribune from advocating
his election or recording his success as a
'Liberal triumph
Apollo Hall sends the bruiser and ruffian
Jim Irving, whose deeds of violence and
crime have made him a terror To peaceable cit
liens, and who ought long since to have been
put under course of expiaton at Sing Sing
1t may be the Democracy can find no better
men to intrust with legislative functions than
these fellows, but until they keep such speci-
mems out of sight, they can't expect to en-
joy the public confidence or escape defeat
Mr.. Greeley's organ winds up the cam
paign with an extravagant puff of its editor
whose conduct during the canvass it pro-
nounces to be the very incarnations of pro-
priety and good taste. This may be all very
well, but it is questionable whether this sort
of praise, originating in ones own family, as
it were, helps the case of its subject. 1t is a
widely expressed opinion that if Mr.. Greeley
had restrained his subordinates from making
the Tribune vehicle for the circulation Of
the grossest falsehoods and calumnies, not
upon Gen. Grant alone, but upon many of
his active supporters-ifit had preserved a
higher tone, and been managed with reason
able dignity-its founder and head would not
have had the pangs of his overwhelming de-
feat intensified by the general prevalence of
the opinion that in his eagerness to grasp the
residential prize, he has suffered his journal
TO lapse into kbelous and wholly untrust-
worthy sheet YARMouTH.
=, AN ENGLISH RIoT.-An attempt was made
Iuesday TO celebrate Guy Fawkes day in Exc
ter. Inc afalr turned into demonstration
against tne hquor licensing act Several sneak |
ers denounced the measure, but met much on |
position from persons in the crowd. The nro-