Year: 1861

and tbe general vote is likely to be light. A
large proportion oil our voters are on tue
liue of the Potomac, or in camps of Organzn.
ton and instruction preparatory to movement
in that direction, while the interest Of the
War ia so eDgrOssng that Little remains for
the Election. We judge that not more than
Five Hundred Thousand Votes in all will be
polIed, and that at least Three Hundred Thou
sand Of these viii be cast for the Union State
Ticket, so far as it is unit. The rival nom-
nations Of Gen. Bruce and Recorder Tall
madge for one of the Canal Commissioners is
very likely to defeat both, letting Wm. w.
Wright (Regency) slip in between them. This
might and should have been avoided, but it is
probably now too late.


We think a majority Of "Union' nominees
viii be elected to the Legislature, though sey.
eral counties will elect " Republican," others
&" Democratic" tickets. There eau be no doubt
| that very large majority in either House will
be pledged 10 sustain the Government in the
most energetic and determined prosecution Of
the War for the Union. Even the candidates
on the Regency Democratic State Ticket have
been constrained TO unite in a public profession
and pledge that this is their policy; though
why there should be two rival tickets when
there is, on the main question now agitating
the country, but one creed, does not appear.
We believe the political managers who refused
the proposition of the Republican State Com
mittee that there should be single State
Ticket. and that standing on the plat
form of Union to save the Union,
grossly underrated the strength and feTvor OF
the Union sentiment and that they are thereby
to suffer an ignomnions defeat. Eleventh-hour
professions and prOtestations are of small ac-
count in politics; yet it is possible that few
votes will be made by the late counterlarch
of the Democratic State candidates. At oil
events, il viii have value as evidence OF the
spirit Of the People. But the Union Ticket Is
very much the stronger in every respect; such
men as DANIEL S. DICKINSON and LuCiUs
ROBINSON are universally known and esteemed;
aDd they are not fairly matched against nomI-
nees like George 4. Scott aud Marshall Is.
Champlain. There latter may be able aud de-
serving, but the People, as yet are not sure ol
il. The Union ticket will necessarily receive o
heavy vote, though not so heavy as ON full poll.


As to the Legislature, we hope for the


election to each House of amajority imperviou'


to Lobby solicitation and management; men who
will make a seOurge, if necessary, and drive The
money-changers from the temple Of legislation;
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of the Government in its struggle for the Ma
tional existence, we are content. The cry that


the running of Union tickets will give us o
Democratic Legislature has no terrors for US,


so long as the men elected shall be incorrupti-
bic and inhe1ible antagonists Of the Slaveholi-
ers' rebellion. There will of course be more
4 Democrats chosen than last year or the year
before; but, SO that they DO not Of the SpnOla


breed, their old-time politics are Of secondary
consequence.


Once more we say to all legal electors, Vote
Vote for no man whe is not heart and soul
|, for the Country against the Rebellion Vote
for no jobber and 10 tool Of jobbers Vote for
, no man whom the miscreants Of the Lobby will
dare 10 offer a bribe If the Union local
tickets are made up Of as good men as compose
, the Union State ticket, we consider them most
worthy Of support; but remember that you


cannot better serve good cause than by eras-
ing from your ballot the name of every bad
+ man borne on it, and inserting instead that Of
one worthier and better. And so, citizens OF
4 New-YOrk without much care for its party


aspects, we confidently await your verdict o