Year: 1866

New YORK, Oct. %, 1866,


The registry shows that a much heavier vote
will be poled this year in this city than was ever
poled before at any election The excitement
runs high, and people are somewhat agitated just
now over the nomination of John Morrissey--the
ex-pugilist-for Congress by the Democratic party.
Such extremes as this will surely kill any party.
Hundreds of gentlemen strongly in favor with the
Democratic party could have been found who
would have been eminently fit for the position,
and of whom the people would have been proud
as representative. 1t seems as though the Demo-
Gratis were crazy, to ruin themselves by such
measures as these. They made fatal mistake
when they nominated Mr.. Hoffman, for with Gen.
Dix, success would have surely followed, and now
they are trying to make everybody ashamed of
the name of a Democrat by nominating for Con-
gress prize fighter, who, every day he lives,
breaks State law by keeping a faro bank in this
city. On the other hand, all the gin mill keep
ers, Bowery boys, and the lower classes, hail with
delight the nomination of such man, for their
interests will always beadyocated. | have thus
stated the two opposite opinions respecting the
| nomination which it is expected, without doubt,
the Democrats will make. have given them just
as have heard them expressed in prominent cir
cles day after day. They are not my own thoughts,
although worded as if they were my ideas; but
different people talk just as have stated them
| Rev. Henry Ward Beecher touched us up y
last evening on the political status of our State
and city, presenting his views on the office
holders generally in this city, his opinion of them
not being in the least fattering to them. He
holds that the Republican party ought to be sup
ported as in them rests all that is good and incor-
| md Fol p1an m
themselves at the polls to accomplish this end the
failure Of which, he says, will deprive us of all
the good government we have SO long enjoyed
through the various commissions, such as police,
paid fire department, health board ETC., which
were organized by the legislature taking in the
counties of New York. Kings and Westchester
under metropolitan district, as they have not
| the power to control single county alone On
the contrary, if Hoffman should be elected it will
be, he thinks, the resuscitation Of plunder, mis-
government and all the evils which We attended
our political affairs in years gone by The rev
erend gentleman as matter of course, has strong
supporters, as well as strong opponents, and in
the course of his sermon passed very high com,
pliment on Gen. Dix in his public aud private
record, as we'll as upon Mayor Hodman's private
character, but the latter had no national record


he had local influence, which would be used il
favor iof immortality, and those who wished the
political refor1nations reversed.


The Baltimore troubles are exciting consider
able attention here, and we wait patiently the
result; for the massacre" this time will be Oh
the radical side of the house, and what have they
to say already about law and order when they
are at this moment completing the organization
Of armed forces to prevent the execution of the
laws? The people of Baltimore have but one
i alternative given thenl-either succumb to the
usurpation and dictates Of these miserable mis-
ereants, or have the city laid in ashes. 1t is to be
hoped that the citizens will stand up for their
rights, and let the law breakers and disunonists
execute their threats if they dare. Our country
is certainly in precarious condition if our laws
are to be trampled upon simply because they do
not suit a handful of men. Let Governor Swami
call out the military, if necessary, and execute
the laws [he has sworn to carry out)at the point
| of the bayonet These fellows are always CRYING
out for law and equity, and are now on the verge
of insttuting a deadly conflict, having already
| created riot by tearing down flags, etc, etc.
''Fair play is a jewel" but this radical mob in
| Baltimore do not understand what the motto
means when they talk about a Union mans life
not being safe in the South, forgetting entirely
that any one who happens to differ with their par
tieuar idea of what is right is in danger of losing
his property as well as his life if he happens to
| live in Baltimore. All we'll intentioned people
say, away with such hounds. They are not fit
to live among decent tpersons; they are all alike
they want all the meat, and if anybody wants the
| bone he is welcome to it,


Business of all kinds here is at perfect stand
still. All branches of trade are complaining of
"nothing doing,' and people think that some
busts " are not far distant. The high rents
which merchants contracted to pay last May have
turned out just as I wrote you at the time, to be
not warranted by the business in anticipation at
! that time and realized at this time. Importatons
have been few, as merchants have endeavored to
do large business on a small stock; and as the
business has not increased, and perhaps no better
in most instances than it was last year, the exor-
bitant rents were not warranted, and somebody
| is stuck" most horribly-for if we go through
this winter without general "balloon,n it will
| be much more than most persons at the present
time expect.


! The control of the New York Central Railway
is the " street - talk now. Dean Richmond hav-
ing fallen asleep" it now becomes a necessity
to fill the place left vacant by him, and the fight
is between Vanderbilt and his crowd and Wells,
Fargo & Co. and their crowd 1t will be spicy,
for there is plenty of money on both sides.
s Let him laugh who wins"


EYES AND EARS.