The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-04
AMONG THE PEOPLE.

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The North Carolina election and its result con-
Time to engross the attention OF political circles
to the exclusion OF every other topic On the cars
the ferryboats and the railroads nothing else is
spoken OF, and while the Greeley men are juhilant
over the triumph gained over the administration
the supporters OF Grant manifest feeling OF COM
plete dependency and refuse to be comforted. SO
long as the result remained shrouded In doubt
shadow OF hope was kept alive but the later re-
turns came in even this ficxered ont and died. and
nothing was left hut the alternative of accepting
the unexpected defeat.
The defeat Of the republican ticket has
COME LIKE rnuNDERBoLT
upon the friends OF the President. Every indca-
ton had pointed to different state OF affars The
lavish expenditure OF money by the administration
and the array OF eminent speakers poured into the
State coupled with the strong negro vote would it
was thought have been amply sufficient to carry the
State IN which the republicans were supposed to
possess large majority. "why" said one indig
nant Grant man on ferryboat yesterday, 81
cannot understand how the thing happened. l
would have bet my bottom dollar that we
would have carried the state. We were led to
believe by the administration organs and now to
think that after all the efforts that have been put
forth, the money that has been expended and
the oratory that has been wasted, that We have
lost is disappointment so great that can scarcely
bear to think OF 1t. Alter ALL there Is more in this
Greeley movement than We have given 1t credit
the next President OF the United States. am half
inclined, after what has occurred, to support him
myselfn
In the corridors and halls OF the leading hotels
strangers from all parts OF the country were
eagerly waiting for the freshest news and as tele.
gram after telegram was received, confirming the
liberal and conservative victory, the enthusiasm
on the one side and the gloom upon the other can
universal belief seemed to be that the tide of
popular opinion was running. and that in November
carry the old white hat and coat in
triumph to the Presidential chair. Prominent
western men visiting the city assert that the North
Carolina election will have wonderful influence in
the Western States. The first victory in great
campaign is always more or less momentous, and
exerts power IN shaping the future OF the strug-
gle. The republican strangers who are staying at
the hotels claim that the North Carolina election
is not test case, and that the result might have
been expected from the corrupt influences that the
democrats brought to bear upon the canvass. Bril-
berry and the wholesale challenging of the negro
are believed to be only lame attempts to bolster up
bad case. The peaceable manner in which the
vote WAS cast dispels all such Illusions and IN the
and squarely tried: and that the best man, or at
least the strongest has come OF victorious.
HOW THE NEGROES FEEL.
Perhaps no class IN the city feel to keeniy disap-
pointed with the defeat Of Grant as the citizens OF
color Their whole strength had been cast against
Greeley and by their efforts it was supposed the
publcans would have carried the State They cannot
understand why North Carolina has been lost and
they manifest considerable bad temper that things
are not dierent In the restaurants in the vicinity
OF Park row their patience was severely tried
about the hour OF noon when the salute OF one hun
dred guns was being fred in the mark, and they
gave vent to their overwrought feelings in curses
not loud but deep, execratng the noise, as it pre-
vented them from hearing the orders Of guests,
smiled
OF temper displayed by their sable the Sixth
gen tleRaf 8 tfay RaJ6tfty Of the coiored votes
in his ward will be given to Greeley as the negroes
are beginning TO despair OF the success Oh Grant
Charles Sumner. "
WHAT THE GRANT MEN SAY.
The Grant men are doing their best to swallow the
bitter leek with good grace possible and say,
"wait until Name speaks and then will tell you
tine country o WIN 90 ~ the
of ex-rebel officers and ofice.hoders is still SO
greatp We can AFFORD to lose North Carolina. II
the majority Grant viii command in the far,'
Blaine's letter is more or less counted upon and IT
is pronounced by his friends to be powerful
answer TO the communication OF Sumner.
THE SALUTE OF OND HUNDRED GUNS.
At hafpast twelve O'Clock the first OF the salute
Park, and as the report rang out upon the air,
large crowd rushed to the spot to ascertain
the cause of the unwonted noise. They
sr grave in large letters north Carolina pro,
nounces for reconciliation, union and peace
The City Hall Park was soon filled with
spectators and smoke, and cheer after cheer went
up for the victory gained and for Dr. Greeley. In
every quarter the enthusiasm is unbounded, and
the feeling in favor OF the Philosopher OF Chappaqua
Is largely on the increase.
The guns were two ten-pounders and were OBJ
tanned from the arsenal through the Kindness OF
General Johnson, Chief of Ordnance. The cart
ridges fred we're the same that were made under
the orders OF the Grant Committee ut the Fifth
Avenue Hotel to be fired for republican victory.