The New York Herald Newspaper, November 1, 1858, Page 1

WHO LA sud. No. THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN. — me Fight in the Third Congressional District, THE WARS OF THE DEMOCRATIC ROSES. cakes Wood versus Sickles, amd versus Wood. NAMES OF THE CANDIDATES. THE BANNER CITY, ke, hk, ae. MEBRTING IN FAVOR OF MR. SICKLES. A meeting of the friends and adbereats of Hon. Danie! %. Sickles was heid on Saturday eveaing at tho Bowun, “éreen, A platform was erected on the most available part of the open space. It would bo well if the candidates paid a Iittle more attention to the coustruction of the stands from which they address the people—as for the forms, the planks and * whieh th composed wppear to be of little consequence now a-days, Throughout the day the heayens did not seem propitious for the mneet- img—the indications in fact were altogetner \.nfavo aud it seemed as if they intended to throw cold water on the proceedings. As the appoiuted hour approached, how qver, the sky began to clear, and by eight o'clock the meeting was under fuli way. Mr. Samuel Auld presided, having been duly proposed by Mr. Williams, and a long Mist of officers was read by Mr. M These necessary preliminaries having been satu arranged, the meeting -was addressed by Hon. Mr. McMurray and Captain. Ryders, who were followed by — Hon, Daniel E. Sickles, the Tammany Hall canaidate for the Third Congressional district. Mr. SicKLgs commenced by alluding to the positions that ihe had filled in the State Senate and in Congress as of the confidence of the people in hi renomination as an endorsement of h ' gret, Said he, that the labor which I have ly gone through in this canvass prevents me from addressing you to-night as fully and as elaborately as I could desire, and as I intended to do, upon each and all of the issues which bave been presented in thiscanvass. Tt was my wish and the desire of my heart to meet and defy every accusation, confront every accuser, and to ask at the hands of my constituents that full and impartial hearing thata man contident of the justice of his cause may demand. I come before you asking your endorsement and approbation, be- cause the interests of the country and of the democratic yarty require that every man whem that party presents &"@ a candidate for Congr 1 be elected, in order that be may sustain, by his ve nd you, our patriotic and enerable President in bis efforts to restore to our country UZeut peace and that concord which our people enjoyed the early days of the republic. (Applause.) F* vow democrats, you are asked at this time vo scatter # 1d divide your forces. Men, heretofore eminent in the * emocratic. party, ax enjoying a large degree of its confi we, ask you to desert the democratic standard and 48S! ot in the election of a man who is opposed to your Prite ciples. You will not doit, I know. (Cries of “No, The issue in this canvass is between Mr. William S00 ¢ ind the citizen who now addresses you A Yourr—We ain’t going to vote for no Know Nothing. Mr. Sickums—Every voto given for Mr. Walbridge is a ote given for the Know Nothing and republican candi- ate, Mr. Williamson, and every man who desires the * fection of a Know Nothing and republican candidate will ‘ove either for Walbridge or Williamson as he may prefer; «*out every man who desires in his heart the success of the jemocratic ‘ty will vote for the regular democratic cominee. (Three cheers for Sickles.) General Walbridge tas pledged himself to sastain the republican party in the vext House of Representatives if he can receive their votes this district. fe has pledged himeelf to vote for the mblican candidate for Speaker of the House if he can re- ¢ republican support. General Walbridge has promised the support of bis immediate friends for the coalition Know Nothing and republican county ticket for Sheriff, County Clerk and other county officers. [refer tothe German papers to show thatagreement. Gen. Walbridge is im entire harmony of action and sentiment with the oppo- nents of the administration of Mr. Buchanan. Gen. Wal ridge bas addressed many meetings in this district du. ving this canvass. 1 ask you to look over all the speeches e made—for although they are copious im statwtics * soot tar and segars and suger—aithough they abound ®. the most admirable sentiments about everything in €©-neral and nothing io particular—(laughter)—although wy are full of maguiloquent phrases about the condi- on of the country—I ask you to look over these speeches ® od you will Gud that at no time has he uttered one word from which you can derive a guarantee that be will stand by the democratic party and President Buchanan—that he will be the representative of your convictions and wishes in the Congress of the United States. And yet, fellow democrats, Mr. Walbridge claims your support, the su port of democrats. Upon what grounds? Upon two grounds. First, be says that Mr. Sickles, in 1850, pro- mised him that he might run in 1858. Well, could @ man run for Congress in this district who did not live in the city? (Cries of “No, no.”) 1 think not ‘A Voice—He’e a squatter. (Laughiter.) Mr. S.—General Walbridge said to me in 1856:— Ihave not been identified with the democratic purty of our city and State, I know it; but I mean to be so. never been a member of a Ward Committee or » General Commit tee. I bave never been a delegate toa State Co ion, T have had no identification with your polities, but I mean to Bave, and ] appeal to you, Mr. Sickles, to aid me in return for my withdrawal at this time—to aid me and my friends in my sapirations for a went in ongress. Well, he never lived in New York from that hour ull the month of September, 1858—just about the time that a nominee for Congress was to be chosen. | told bim that if my constituents and my friends desired to present mo for their suffrages that I would yield to that request and would make the canvass of 1858; that if he desired to run it must be in some other district, and if eo I would ebeerfully aid and assist him in obtaining a vomination. Without consultation with me or my friends, and in disre- of every dictate common sense, he put if forward as « stump candidate in this district, against the organization of the y, in advance of the nominating convention, thus putting it utterly out of my power, or that of my friends, to assist him in obtaining a nomination in any other dis - thet. Twas willing to assist him, and was desirous of | faitilling every obligation, expressed or implied, that upon me as an honorable man ander the but by hie own folly and ridiculous course he defied the organization of the party, refused all cou enltation with my friends or myself, and put it out of my power or the power of the democratic party of any dis- wict, to gratify his desire. (Three cheers for Daniel E. ckics.) Mr. Walbridge assigns two reasons why he ought to have your vote, and why I'shoold not. Ihave considered one. I will now briefly consider another. He says that be supported regular nominations last year, and I did not, and therefore be is the representative of regular nominations pow, and Tam not. Thave already charged himself last year solicited the nomi nt devolve circumstances what Mr. Walbrid nation in opposition t ¢ Wood which Mr. Tiemann obtuined. He dare » cusation. IT have in my pocket now conc of this charge against him. 1 bave th Samuel F. Batter worth, whose statement po man in thjs community will venture to deny; and this letter I will hand to the press for publication, The letter of Captain Rynders, United States Marshal, fully endorses all I have sai this point; and General Walbridge will resign bis commis son k into the obscurity of the ranks, before be will venture to deny the statement of I Rynders Here are the letters — . Dean 8ir—You ok place at th Hiram Walbridge all that was anid on xpreeeed to) yon an candidate for mayor Wood : he your ‘powerful aid” in Obtaining a pomination from the committee whieh, in afew days thereafier, nominated Mr. Tlemann ; he stated to yon many reasons why he should be the opposing candidate to Wood , said that hin name would be acceptable to the Henan, Tri une, and other journals, and that he felt certain he conld be er Wood. I fe promived to ume jo hie bebalf satisded that he was bee) a nominating convention re; ed that of Mr. Tiemann: but Ido not without his permission. Tam, very SAM. F. BUTTERWORTH. New Yorn, Oct. 24, 1868. Flow. Danie Bin—{n reply to your inquiry about General Walbridge, and bie wre king the nomination against Fernando W ood leat tall, 1 aire thet previe the nomination ot Daniel F. Tie- mann, and alter Fernando Wood was nominated at Tammany Fin}, ‘General Walbric mnverae tion me, which was not contd that he the nomination jainet Wood gore his election. 1 told ominated at Tam. outside of the demo- ISAIAH RYNDERS. facts like these, you find Fernando Wood, Gideon J. Tucker, Daniel S. Dickinson, and ther gentiomen, coming juto this district, where they don’t belong, and with which they have never be tifled, and ask yon to desert the domoeratic #t And yet, in the face of mm order to gratify their personal animosity agains! me— ek ing you to aesiet them in promoting the election of a Know Nothing and biack republican fusionist. Mr he distriet A Rpeech as mal 8 that f vote: he say? I for and paseage of the Motropotitan Police bill, He knows that the charge is ialse—faise in evory particnlar—she , | knows it, The record of tie Senate and the journal of the ¥ Senato are wn; esses that he is false to you and faleo to ty ye mal.cs that #ftetons A Vow The record of the Senate of the Stato shows my vote, ad that record any democrat can see for himenif hy going 4 the City Library in the City Hall, But Mr. Wool is a * dtrange looking man to arrainn me for disloyalty to the ook at his record and mine Wood! what dit he do? Tat. ye vter Mr Draper had resyrned the office of Commieoe nd when political parties 1 © Commis © Jroner qually balanced mpeertbt 1 the repnblvan commigetone: ® man oF do a an uct, Mr. Wood proposed and ady 1 voted for she appointment of (wo black republican coramissioners— om Draper aud Pelatiah Perit. These men were elected, and their election is due entirely to the intrigues and the faithlessness of Fernando Wood, who gave to the biack republicans the power they now hold as Police Commissioners; and this he did after be was nominated in ‘Tammany Hall for Mayor. A Voick—And Walbridge helped him out. Mr. SickLes—These things were done by Fernando Wood after he had received in November last the nomination of Tammany Hall for Mayor. He did more: he issued a procla- «mation which struck at the very foundation of free govern- meat, because it said to the mob: batp [uae and neyer mind the laws of the land and the constitution, which guarantees the rights of all. For these things I arraign Mr. Wood. A Voice—Say! Will you answer questions? Mr. Sickues—Yes, I will, Tho Vorre—Did you not go back on Fernando Wood? Mr, Sickues—Yes; but not ull after Fernando Wood went back on——# Here there were cries of ‘Put that man out,” but the man stood bis ground, and in language neither refined nor elegant defied them to carry out thew threat— Let any of you s—s of b—s put me out.” Mr. Sickums—Let this man ajone;-I desire to answer him Several Voices at once—Put that man out. Here there was a rush made towards the individual in question, who, however, stood his ground in defiance of the belligerent demonstrations. The matter did not get to biows. Mr. SicKLEs—I want that man to put the question, I de- sire every triend of mine to let him alone. The question, however, was not put again, and Mr. Sickles continned, as follows:. I denounced Fernando Wood when he proved recreant to the democratic party, and I, as my interrogator has said, turned my back upon him when he proved false to every obligation of honor to one who had stood by him in his darkest hour. (Applau Here the same individual again interrupted the speaker, but we failed to catch what he said. More cries were made to put him out, when he again defied any one to do so, ‘Let any of you lick me that can,” said he. Mr. SIckLES—I ‘appeal to you to keep order. (Three cheers for Daniel £. Sickles.) These were followed by three groans for Walbridge. Mr. Sickies proceeded—Fernando Wood himself is at liberty to come at time where I am, apd put any question to me; and, if 1 am willing to assent to that, T will not shrink from an inquiry put by avy representative he may send here. (Three cheers for Sickles and three groans for Wood.) Fellow democrats, Mr Wood—(cries of “Order! and confusion)—Mr, Wood appeals to you to desert the democratic standard and support Mr. Wal- bridge, although he knows that the support of Mr. Walbridge can only result in the loss of a democratic mem- per of Congress. Mr. Wood professes, in the same breath, to be the friend of the administration of Mr, Buchanan— but his professions are false and hollow. Mr. Wood and Tucker, and Mr. Dickinson, who have come into this district lo defeat me, are pot eugaged alone in this work— they are also engaged in an atiempt to defeat the demo- cratic State ticket. They are as much opposed to Judge fag they are to me. They don’t desire the success of the democracy, either in the city or the State. Has Mr. Wood been seen or beard anywhere on the stump in support of any friend of the administration? Has Mr. Tucker made a speech during this cauvaes, or done an act im support of Judge Parker or the State ticket? No. Has Mr. Dickinson been seen or heard anywhere in this can- vase ‘n support of the democratic party of the city of New York, im this its greatest hour of peril and need? No. What complaint can Mr. Dickinson make against me? A Vorcr—Because yon oppose Mr. Schell— Mr. Sicnues—Because what! Because he didn’t do right. Mr. Schell has not done justice to me, nor proved loyal to the democratic cavixe, and bas not done justice to my dis- wiet A Voicr—Sickies, that’s right. Mr. ‘What has Mr. Dickinson against me? Because 1 will not sacrifice the interests of the democracy of New York to lis aspiratione—because in 1855 and 1856 1 was the advocate of the nomination of James Buchanan, and because I believe the nomination of Daniel 8. Dickinson ridiculous and abeurd. Why is Mr. Tucker, the Secretary State of New York opposed to me? He lias a good rea- son. Because he knows I think he is much more of a monkey than a man. (Laughter, and cries of Cut his tail off.) Yes, be has agood reason for his opposition. Let me give you briefly the history of the relations be- tween Gideon J. Tucker and myself. He says he is identi fied with this district. In 1849, Mr. Tucker came to me and asked me to introduce him to the leading demo- crats of the Fifth ward, where he resided, he said he desired to participate in Gur politics, Tdid ‘so. 1 intro- duced bim to my (riends, and told them that I desired them to encourage bim as a ng MAD of activity and talent, and bring him forward whenever they could. They did so. He was friendiess, and came to me and sought my aid, and I gave it. In 1851 be came to me and golicited employment and place. He told me that as a lawyer be could not get practioo—that he was auable wo mainiam himself with credit here in his profession, and desired a position. I gave him a letter to my friend Mr. J. C. Wright, and Mr. Wright appointed him to a clerkship at a thousand dollars a year. He quarrelied with Mr. Wright, and he was forced to diemiss Lim. Still_aesir: © do what T could, T recommended him to Mr. Crosweil the editor of the Albany Argus, a8 a young man who had tact and ability a8 a writer, and who deserved encou ment. Mr. Croswe!) took him into the Argus, and be remained there a year or two, till the Argus changed hands. He came wo New York in 1854, and became con- nected with the Daily News, a paper published by people pretending to be democrats, but which 1: & standing disgrace to the democratic party and the prese of the United States. In 1855, Mr. Tucker found mea candidate for the State Senate in this Senatorial district, and he also saw that I was laboring to reunite the democratic party, then divided into hards and softs. Tkmd always been identified with the bards. I thought the democratic party ought to be reunited—that the issues: upon which they were divided wore dead and buried. This was disagreeable to Mr. Schell, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Dickinson, and Mr. Weod and other gentlemen leagued together.’ For thcee views of mine they have ca- deavored ever since to crush me. For those reasons they have sought my overthrow. Mr. Wood comes before you a sorry, discontented, broken down po- liticlan. He has held office, and has enjoyed the confidence of the people, which he has lost. He is outside of Tam many Hall. He is ontside of the State Convention—out- side of the democratic party; there let him remain. I say it with pride, that the longer I have continued in public life the more proofs I have received of the confidence and regards of the good citizens of New York. In thie re- spect, I will add that my experience presents an agreea- bie contrast to the carver of Fernando Wood. It is a fact im his history, and a fact in the history of New York, that after filling Various public stations—member of Congress— Mayor of cit} New Vork—Fernando Wood retires from publi life having made his name forever fone mous with ali that is Cegraded in public conduct. No such combinavion as this, fellow democrats, is able to strike down your nominee, sustained as he is, by loyal devotion to the eause to which for years every effort of his life has been devoted, and surrounded as he is by those faith- ful friends who know him well and wil) trast him always. (Applause.) It {8 impossible for me, said Mr. Sickles, in Conclusion, 1 pass in review all the ‘elements of opposi. tion arrayed against me. Before the campaign closes T may yet have another and a more favorable opportunity, but before I close T must call upon you to look with ear- nestn dor upon the importance of this contest. At the cone n of Mr. Sickles’ remarks he was loudly cheered, and the meeting soon after adjourned. There was the usual display of banners, transparencies, con- sumption of gunpowder inthe shape rockets and ‘other fireworks, A German banner was conepicnous among the others, bearing the name of Mr. Sickles, and a portrait of Lamartine was aleo exhibited. It would be an improve- ment in future displays of fireworks if those who have charge of them would be a little more careful when light- ing them at the reporters’ table, and avoid discharging them directly into their faces. —_A serious accident result- ing from such recklessness might some day prevent the people from knowing what their candidates really did say, ond leave the future historian in the dark in regard to many important questions arising out of this all important campaign THE WALLBRIDGE MEETING, SPEECH OF EX-MAYOR WOOD. Ata large and enthusiastic Walbridge meeting, held in the open air in front of 36 Greenwich street, on Saturday evening, after a speech from the candidate, Gen. Hiram Walbridge, he introduced to the meeting the Hon. Fer- nando Wood, as the champion of the people. After the cheering with which Mr. Wood's name and presence were received had subsided, Mr. Wood procecd- ed to addres the meeting. He said— Fellow citizens—1 am glad to meet you to-night. It gives me a great deal of pleasure to have this rir | of conferring with the lion-hearted democracy of the First ward. (Cheers.) This is the first time, although 1 am your debtor for favor after favor, that I have had the honor to appear before you to thank you for the many ob- ander which f rest to you. (A voiceYou're e every time you come.) Asonnen Vorrr—Yes, and a thousand weleomes, Mr. Woop—I am additionally thankful for the opporta- nity to express to you my sentiments on a contest involy- ing vital principles which so deeply concern, not only the democratic party of this district and city, but the result of which, in my bumble judgment, must Ie the democracy honored or disgraced, ag it may de- cide between the two gentlemen presented for their euf- fragee. On a recent occasion in the Fifth ward I attempt ed to hold up before the democracy of this district the true pelitiea! characteristics, services and claims of Danie! E. Sickles and Hiram Walbri On that occasion I gave what I believed to be, and what I still believe to be, an im. Partial! onpretudiced and trothfal account of the relative merits of theee two candidates. 1 there attempted ty wrest from Mr. Sickles the title to one merit on which he reeted his claims for your euffrages—that of having bee regnlarly nomingted by a regular convention, Tatttempt- ed to éhow then that when @ nomination was procured by frand—that when the people wore exehided entirely trom any participation in the chong of a candidat®—that hen one or two men by @ back stair Mfluence, se eretly, anti gemocratically and fraudulently palmed on tie pede of a diirict a candidate whom 1, in common with every honest man, regarded as a peseon not ft t% be entrusted with the office, we jeep ee and spit pon it a nomination uniit to be made, (A voce ty wee.) Lawid there, and T repeat it here, thot surh acclaim for your sulfrages was not to be re hy you, D& was to be dos rats, is to be sup is joniy beeawse he ts the nominee of A CONVENTION, a ‘onvention, Pask you, a8 1 did then, whether, if a conver Nton puts before you the worst Know Nothing worst republican in the district, t " set ap for bim—that becanise be is the rominee of the eon Vention wou must, per force, soppert him on that ground? Voum—Never, We woot, ite ai) a bomoug MORNING EDITIOD common sense of every man, reject with contempt a claun predicated on @ nomination made under these circum- stances. What is the deduction? That it is not only necessary that a man should be nominated by a conven- tion representing the popular will, that it is not only neces- sary that a nomination s! be made that truly reflects the wishes and wants of the people of the district, but that there must be a fitness im the candidate himself. The fact that we not only look to the nomination, but that we look to the candidate, ix conclusive proof that we are to take into consideration the claims of the candidate himself, The very reason that we would reject a representative, if presented by the democratic nomi- nating convention, shows conclusively that in addition to the nomination itself, it requires the fitness of the °an i) date to make the nomination regular, Mr. Wood re; the charges which he had heretofore made of Mr. having Suuperias secretly, if not openly yoted for t+ M tropolitan Police bill, the Hxcise bill, the Central Park Commission bill, the city charter of 187, and the bill ap- pointing Commissioners to build a new Oity Hall, alleging that that was the price that Mr. Sickles paid the black re- publicans for not deciding his contested election case against him; and he allwled to the fact that, althouch he had made these charges last Tuesday, there bad been up to this time no contradiction of them. IT made no allusion he continued, at that time to his Congressional caresr. [ propose this evening to finish the record of his claims on your sulfrages by some allusion to his course in the House of ‘Represen tatives during the last session, ‘o1ce—By the —— we'll never send him there again. Mr. Woor—But, gentlemen, before I come to that, allow me to show more of his agreement yith the black republi- can party of this State. He took not on!y an active, open part in favor of the black repubiican candidate for the Mayoralty of this city, but by the most treacherous colla sion and the expenditure of money, he prostituted himself and his position to obtain my defeat. (Hisses.) T have in my possesvion the proofs. Despairing of the hope that the honest voters of this emporium would give their consent to so base an act against a public man as to take him ont of office a year betore his term expired, it is said that be and his coadjutors resorted to means to obtain their ends, which, if true, and if the proof were A Voicr—That’s true, by ——. Mr. Woon—It is not ‘often, fellow citizens, that 1 use lang: as severe that. It is against my nature to say severe things against any man. But the history of the Mayoralty election of 1857 is yet to be told. The his- tory of that campaign and its bloody record, with all its slimy filthiners and corruption on the part of men now in high places, is yet to be written, and I hope the Almighty wil spareme for that work. What will be thought” of the rest’ when 1 teil you her» 1 kvow that convicts from the State prisoy were pardoned—with years to serve out—provided they would come down here and insure my defeat? What wil! you say when you see the proof of public justice being prostituted fora — of so base and menial a character? I will not say the rest now. My grievanees, and the black history of the Mayoralty election, are not before you. [have no disposition to raise that subject here. ‘e have met for other purposes. We are here to discuss the question of who shall your representative in Congress, but, in passing, I could not help saying what I have said. T would be more or less than a man if I omitted gaying what I believe to be true, and what I know to be just and right. We will now pass on to Mr. Sickles’ Congressional career. He went to the Congress of the United Statee, representing a district containing more pro- perty und more wealth, in one respect, than any other in New York. He went there saying he represented the capitalists of Wall street, and that Wall street was in his district. He took his seat in Congress on the first Mon- day in December, 1857, and held it till the adjournment, some short time since. During that session the Most exciting and important events occurred. The whole country was agitated by the disturbance of our foreign and domestic relations. The President of the United States was extremely embarrassed for the want of support from ee of the democratic party. He looked to the city of New York to sustain him. He knew that this city had contributed its immense vote towards his elevation, and knowing the truly national character of the democracy of this city, he had a right to look to your representatives in Congress to give him, in all respects and at all times, their earnest and constant sup- port. I bave seen @ placard on the walis of this ward to-day, with the figure of James Buchanan over the name of Daniel BP. Sickles. Be not deceived, fellow citizens. Be not deceived by the coupling of a portraitof James Buchanan with the name of Daniel &. Sickles. I am atriend of James Buchanan myself. 1 beleve that I contributed as much as any other one man m the city or State of New York towards the elevation of A The last twelve years of my life—so far as I had anything to do with making Presidents—were de- voted towards furthering the ambition of James Buchanan; as the friend of James Buebanan and of his administration I wish tofree him from that incubus that runs around the White House—that is to be found in bis kitchen, if it cannot be found anywhere else, annoying him, (Hicses.) There is no friend of James Buchanan who really desires the welfare of that honest, ure old nan, who does not also desire that he may be eed, for the balance of his administration, from the pre- sence of a man whomI believe w be hateful to him. Fellow democrats, this man has been eight months in Congress and what has he done for his constituents?— (Voices, ‘‘Nothing.”’) What has he done for the democra- ey of the First ward? (Voices, ‘Nothing.”) What has he done for the democracy of the five wards within his district? Do any of you receive any higher wages? (Cri of * no.’’) Is the commerce of port any way im- ‘Voices, “Worse.”’) Has be reported in the ingle measure for the benefit geo phone, wg eed lh Has be made a sin- gle speech in their favor? Has he exercised the in. — that ——— ca have ey — Presitent and the departments at ington t lic good? or bas it not been, on the other seed, 4 tuted to be own personal avarice and ambition? (Voices—That’s 80.) What have you to by send. ing this man back again? (Nothing.”) During the whole session Mr. Sickles made two speeches. He has the reyuitation of being a man of ability, and Tam free to say Uhat be poesesees a certain kind of shallow, superticial ac- complishmeuts that are more effective in a ward meeting than they can be in the highest deliberative body in the world—the Congrees of the United States. There he fell down to his own natural level. There he was with- out political, without official, without personal influ ence or character. IT deny that be had any disposition to verve you, bot, supposing he had, he was without in- fluence, and could do nothing else than mouse around the public departments, assuming and presuming on bis rela. tions to the President of the United States, to back up a claim for this particular favorite and for that. The city o New York Bo atiy set upon oun ‘There i¢ no man 0 ip apy bere of public importance who fs not well known in Washington; and whatever Mr. Sickles’ abilities may have been, there were unfortunate circumstances, which I am not now di stantiate. No man should present himself before the pub- lie York for office who is not willing to lay before the world every public and private act of his life, that the public may have an of Knowing all, passing upon all, and making up its ver- dict accordingly. Now I say it isa fair and legitimate subject of inquiry for you, how jt was that your represen- tative in Congress has been of no service to you. It is claimed for bim that he stood by the administration on the Lecompton question. Well, although he dodged the vote on the first question, although it was convenient for him to get up and take bie hat and leave the House on an important preliminary question of adjournment from Friday till Monday, proposed by the democratic mem- bers of the House, yet lam willing to say thatif it bea merit to have voted for Lecompton, he did not vote for it. But ‘t is said that he had an arrangement with another democratic member, a representative from this State, whose persona! relations to him are of the closest charac- ter, that one should yote for it and the other should vote against it, so that, like two buckets in the well, if one should go'down the other would go up. (Langhier.) I know of my own knowledge that the atmost doubt was entertained by the President of the United States, and by members of the Cabinet, as to the course that Mr. Sickles would take, whether he would eustain the administration or whether he would go againet it, until be was chased inte a corner and Mnally gave a reinetant consent. His ‘voice Was not raised—no speech was made by bim on that subject: but he kept his own counsel, and it is said that, until he had exacted certain implied promises, he re- fused to sustain the administration of James Buchanan, whore portrait he now Gnds it convenient to blazon about the streets, as if Buchanan endorsed him. In conclusion, Mr. Wood appealed to those who were his friends to vote ‘albridge, as every vote cast for Daniel EB. vote against Fernando Wood. AND ASSEM Democrats See ring. nrge Taslor Litehield Americans. Ia ©. Carter F. J. Backhouse. - J. Homphreys. Dan, &. Bickles. A. Bleakley. 4—J. W. Parmer, 0. W. Brennan, 5—Wim. B. Maclay Pip Hamiton John Cochrane. R. H. MeCurdy, 7—Eliah Ward. George —A. Herrick Horace F 9—Gouv'r Kemble. J. B. Haskin. 10-7. M. Niven. CH Van Wyck. P. Strong. Wm. 8. Kenyon. Rob. MeClelian. Charles 1. ale. 1—Dva L. Seymour. A.B. Olin, HE, Corning. gobo I. Reynolds. lw, Fehon, James Meteeans 16—A. B. Waldo. aw 0. T_ Goodrich. ope E. Spinner. he ; ja Grabam, mes H ‘heldon Root. 5 21—Dr Sands. Duell. @-R. 0 Tyler, = ML. Lee. a ©. B. Hoard. Y—Wm. Taylor. Chas. B. aA. Griewold. — M. Hutierte < lenry B, Potle, %—Dar. A. Ogden. TENS ylor Tad. 5 2—John Arnot Itred Wells - 2—Geo. B. Bradley. Irvine. G_ Dennison 2—Flip’c Trimmer. Alfred Bly, Langs Ie. Angell J.B. skinner. © Angnetus Frank oP Bink yan. Trott 8 Be mgs. 4. H White jsrae| je rf yavet belt Ba. Ly , Jenks. Rewben B, Penton, ws Jenene” ASSEMTT.Y. Averven) M, & Colby kit kine Tima 1, 1D. Cottins bnerivan. L. Gates, J. G. Stanton. 1—G. H. Carr. H.C. Beach. 2—K, Rlaridge. Pc) Wyckolt cusvravave. rt. Williams. ‘HH. Bling, J. Bteward, ‘H. Dickinson, 8, E. Palmer. E. Norton. cunwona. J.P. Woolever. -_ A. UL Pails. Lear Bee x ave 2-H L Corin, =P Wintermute. —-U: King. cuntow. ZC. Platt. L. W. Pierce. L. W. Pierce. coLomnta. \—H. P. Hermanece. R. F. Pian. - 2-J. D. Shufelt. J. G. Von Valk’bg. J. G. Von Vaik’bg. ‘CORTLAND. - AL 5 J. Comstock. DELAWARE. 1—J. Townsend. BB. R. Ji _ 2—J, Newkirk. Mathew Grifto, B. A. Law. DUTCHESS, 1—J, Benton. 8. J. Paroum. - 2—G. H. McLean. Jas, Mackin, - BRIE, PD. Bowen. HB. Miller, k. 18. King, ESREX. Monroe Fail. FRANKLIN. M. 1.. Dariin: FULTON AND HERKIWER, H.W. Spencer. —-H. W. Spencer. GENESEI E. G. Moulton. W. ©. Raymond, GREENE. A. Macomber. _ = HERKIMER, 1—H. Broat. 8. Graves. Ira Coe. 2-J. Armstrong. L, Green. Jobo Smith. JEFFERSON. 1—Parley Brown. R. Weaver. Adams. 2—A. H. Brown, P. 8. Stewart. G. Bradford. 3-N |. Fi 2. Fletcher. 1f The Nuleabey.B-ceorge W. Stilwell. O. W. H. VanSicklin. ‘The. McCarty, 2} Ts Beary, Mareus D. Nove. ahh Fi Walon Bi. B. Duryea, Garret D. Bergen 4 Ths . Gardner.Sam). B. Stewari. Robt, L. Sellick sf Me Hattie Y Luclus K, Andrews. James W. Flynn. Hi, Hettield, “Abr’m Mewerole, Abr’m Messeroie. TPR ee Franklin Tuthitl. Franklin Turhi Lewis, 1.€,Davenpot. LR. Lyon. ss LAVENGSTON 1—J. A. Jones, ‘8. L. Fatier. L. Odell. 2D. D.MeNair. John Wiley. 8 Skinner, MADISON. Py he . B. White. a a en L. KE. Swan. wonnor. 1-7.C. Bates. =H. V1. B. Adams 2-H.liunwer. i NW. Talmadge. $= Finch. A. Perey, js aontoow G.G, Johnson, J. Sel. J. Spell. NEW Yorx. ee ie tad: Geo. L. Gartick. Geo. L. Garlick, WET eperai. { Lowa. Hype. Lewis 1 ; pps. Lewis G. Hoppa, BW Hen. A. Morgan. Hen A, Morgan, He Giigine, Ind}: W-Knevels, —D. W, Knevels. SA 4: Delaney. "John J Shaw.) J. Vanderpool. 6€Geo. AcJeremiah. ‘Adoipbus Horst. Adolphus TOE Wage PAs Comealing, J Mduninid Davia ee Bete: ana. }T-J- Robart. TJ. Robarta. 9—Rob. D. Livingston. Chas. S. Spencer. Chas. 8. Spencer. |W. Chanler. Joseph Canning. Joseph Cauning. . Dan.J “onnover. Danie! Witlia, R. H, Shannon. George Opdyke. 4 ¥ James Dennis, 17—James McLeod. ‘Thos. Velteb, Ind, 1—G. W. Sherman. 2—D. Pomeroy. 1—W. Churebitl. 2-9. Jones. 3—K: B. Armstrong. 4—T. B. Allinson, ORLEANS. 1—C. A. Danolis, A. Hutchinson, —-M. Achilles. |S. R. Beardsley. D.C. Littiejohn. 8. I. Holly. 2D. L. Wood. B. Brocaway.. = $—Ira Taylor. Jia. J. Colt - 1—R. J. Scofield. —G. 7 - ION. Gomer, BBE ae - PUTNal 1—EF. Lawrence. E H. MENSBRLEAI 1-1. C. Ongood. T. Coleman. T. Coleman. ‘2—-Chan Keed. H. BL 4 be i? ~ Clark. iH. BL Clark. ICHMOND. Robt. Christie. Alvan C, Bradley.* Alvan C. Bradley. 4 R. Merrall. % j 2K. J. Cornelius. weirs ax. - M. 8. Wella. M. 8. Wells. - D. Rar = ’ Tournine, D. Woodbury. W. Woodbury Sherman Miller. 1—F. Suydam. ‘Traver. J.T. Henricks. 2—J. Hanbrouck. A w. -' = Alb. Carpenter. - F. Pendell. 1—G. H. Taylor. G. HL Taylor, 3-0; Bascomn, 0! Bascom. = 2-J 8. Rich. 1—A. Van Cortland. ; Van Cortland. 2—F.G Sutherland. J. 8, Lee. 4.8. Lee. 3—F. Larkin. GB, Hubbeat, Frost Horton. Wromine - E. ©. Holt. 1, Merrill. Yates. “SMe. Bradley Sc porpinated ae, the people's candidate, with special reference to One of the Ways of the Politicians to Spread thetr Merits Before the People—The Banners on all the Walls—The Spread Eagle Flut- tering In the Breeze. Our streets for some time past, as is usual preceding all general elections, have been characterized by a grand dis play of banners, presenting the candidates and mottoes of the different parties combating for political supremacy. Not only are the names and devices of the three jealous organized parties portrayed on oanvase, but there is also a painted display got up by a number of ambitious in- dividuals, Who, pregnant with patriotism to serve their country, rush with lance at rest full tilt against the whole field, The parties competing for office, if not their parti sans, have squandered gold with lavish hands in all the tricks, machinery and craft incident to the game for post tion, spoils and plunder. They have ‘‘bied freely,’ hoping, doubtless, 0 athieve @ position from which they could bleed a plethoric treasury, To secure that design shoulder hitters, processions, mass meetings, bande, vonfires, banners and other more or Jess influential agents and agencies, have been purchased. The banners have been more immediately and prominently brought before the eyes of the public, They are, indeed, a curious and interesting featare in the ever varying dress of our me- tropolitan city; especially do they attract the attention of visiters. They are the canvas of the canvass. Starting from where the old Dutch fort used to stand, at the foot of Broadway, and advancing up that magnificent tho roughfare of Crystal Palaoes, a stranger gots a fair intro. duction into the system of American political banners. Where Liberty street crosses Broadway the following de vice }8 promi ly @isplayea:— Merielatorensy: ancl 2 PROPLE'S UNION 3 ANTE LRCOMVTOS TaNiTD ATE. 3 rou saRRIFY WILLIAM H. ALBERTSON ene anne AOR POLL PELL PEPE OL PEDDLE mepeenpinseen + Qren errs What an issue among a small body of people over a thousand miles from here, whieh was even there long since dead and buried, has to do with the clection of a Sheriff in this city, is a question. A candulate for county Sheriff here, placing his claims to popular suffrage apon oppesstiod 10 a dead issue there, shows al jonst a remarks, ‘nce of all special claims of capacity for that high able office. Poor bleeding Kansas | D tere rece ence nent tt AOL RONDE DLE LE RELOLE DE AE TOL {Fpread Ragh DEMOCRATIC REF OGLIGAN REGULAR NOMINATION. FOR CONGRESS, DANIEL FE. SICKLES, Third Congressional District, 3 Tet, 2d, 3, 6th and 8th Wards. 3 ewetessevsronvonerrnsserrovet rene rtnees eoonents WD Such i¢ the inscription upon a large piece of canvass Bus pended from a rope attached to the hotel on the corner of Park place and the top of a tree in City Hall f Suspended across Broadway, near White st other large banner, inscribed as follows — senverccevceserenvococevescene seerecce neresenesett @ Ist, 2d, 3d, 5th and &th Wards : [Spread Kagle. | HIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. YOR CONGRESS, GENERAL HIRAM WALBRIDGE. OO General Walbridge has been making a very active cam: pitign of it. Besides being one of the regular nominees of his party, numerous independent citizens, who are Hot \D the leading strings of any party, intend to offer bim their suffrag Across Broadway, by Walker streetg there wa very large banner, with the following inseription:-— QOL LELO IE IOLELOIOND PEEETE EE BETELETELEDE LE Dy {Spread Eagie, | i DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN REGULAR NOMINATIONS. z ® 3 3 ; sts an YOR GOVERNOR, “AMASA J. PARKER, For State h.apector, $ _Epwarp L. Donnztty. } For Canal Commissioner, SHERBCRNE B. PrrEk. $ For County Clerk, Joan CLANCY. Fr Justice Superior Court, James Monciurr. For Lieut, Joun J. Travron. For Sheritt, Joun Krity, For District \ttorney, Netson J. WATERBUK For Supery Wa. C. Conner. 3 For Coroners, z Ronen Gas, Writuam Scueewer, 3 Franc B. O'Keere, Axprew RR. Tack an. $ ANTE REELED TEOELELE POOLE MAELO LETS This banner cost some $75; but, considering the number of persons upon it, it cannot be considered other than cheap way of hanging suspended from a rope, Not many bours, however, have to elapse before they will be cut down, either to ascend to the altar of power or to descend to a political grave, at least fora limited season. At 467 Broadway another Sickles banner is ting to toe breeze. OOOO OU ROLE LELE DE RELEROLEDELEDELELEDE DELILE DOLE HEE {Spread Eagle. | 2 REGULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN NOMINATION FoR SHERIR, JOHN KELLY. Cree nnee cent nee serene MOOT POLE DELILE MELE TE IEIOHE IT Such is the modest device, stretched across Broadw near Houston street. A few steps further up the gr thoroughtare, near Laura Keene's theatre, there is sus pended in the air a very large piece of canvass, with abun dance of paint upon it.” There are, alse, numerous names printed thereon, so the device is worth presenting—it of the following purport — OTOL IOLEOO TLIO IOLE DE FPLEED PE LEDEETELE DEE LE Spread Eagle. | Freedom in Territer Steam on the Canals FOR GOVERNOR, EDWIN DB, MORGAN FOR LIBUTENADT GOVERNOR, ROBERT CAMPBEI For Canal Commissioner, For State Inspeetor, 3 Hinam GARDNER. Josi vn T. EVEREST. For Sherif, For County Clerk, Wa. H. ALurirson. Wa. S. Davis: For Judge of the Superior Court—Bens. W. Boxwey, For District Attorney, For Supervisor, 2 _ Rervs F. Avprews. Thomas Lirrus. ha Coroners—Cnas, Ruppie, Samvet HALL, Marites nosene rere > $ 3 3 3 ; 3 3 } i 3 3 3 3 A. Van Lage and Jates Scorrenp, AONE LE LORE ED ILEE LELELELELS CODE LORETELE EE LE DE LE: Seventy.tive dollars, more or less, were paid for that display. The party nominatng the ticket donot show their name in connection with it, it is to be presumed uot because they are ashamed of their name, but because ket. They assume to be ip Tritories, nope of which w known to us to be enslaved. OOOLE LEER LODEDOOE LE -LOLEDONEEELE-LETIEE TEE: REPUBLICANS MEET HERE. Rally to the standard of principle and to the sup. port of honest men. POOEDOLEEE TILE TODELEDE TEDLEO CELE SEUELE BOLE COLE DEE Such is the large letters over the outer door at the. |, O86 Broadway The re publicans of the city have rented @ room there, aud constitute jit their headquarters, The intention in Unis motto, and in thore at the top of the large banner soems to be to hide our important State issues under brit hant but deceptive generalities. Bovevovsscssessccoces-cecvccsoooee resecerece sere ce 146) KEGULAK DEMOCRATID REPUBLICAN NOMINATION, FY SIXTH CONGRIBSIONAL DISTRICT, 3 FOR CONGRESS. JOHN COCHKANE. seseee. Broadway, near Bleecker street. district for Congress has been very animated. Mr. Coch rane is the regular nominee of the demecratic , and the Le ony ag Fd a ee his valua- ble services ir behalf, in Congress winter, in tend to support him. r ‘There is another antiIecompton banner across Broad pp ded Bleecker street. Mr. Albertson is the candidate of republicans andthe Americans. They have united upon county offices for this county, and Albertson is their candidate for Sheriff Fa expect by their union, under the name of the “People's Union,” to rout the unterrified democracy. Mr. A.’s first “ execution” is, we suppose, to be served on Pike's Peak, Qrvccrervccecrecerecerssece sees cuveresoce se receee re D> Sixt Concimeronat Drereer 3 Proris’s Usion Ayn Lecomptos Caypipare Fox Conanies, H ROBERT H. McCURDY. bard, with what result is yet to be seen, This must work hard to be elected. A few steps further on, there is a emali strip of canyoes impressed as follows — POAT OOLELELELEPOOEOELO POLE LOLODOLEOLOLEIOED OLE TOE ey FOR COUNTY CLERK, JOHN CLANCY. ~ ‘The rope the banner is attached on one side to & market, and on the other to some houses which were fine fashionable residences in their day, but now look ayy! ont of place side by side with yo cent stores. lower rooms of the honses have renovated and turned into milliner shops. The on the edges of the sidewalks all over the city C. to be the curbstone candidate. The anti-Lecompton candidate for Sheriff bas a bit of canvas, about the size of a dish cloth, which is ele- vated ‘over Broadway near Nineteenth street. Ite cort was some five dollare ; it would take our ac- curate calculation to ascertain whether it was a paying investment or not. The advertiser will doubtless decide that question in the gross, upon the result of the election. Qeereeerene POLE TEIOLELE NE DOLE NE TELE TELE ELE LE TE TELE oeoe ores. jw Mr. le. ; 181 —RErURTICAN shoves NOMINATION—WAND, 14m earn oRerRCT. For Assxurty, GEORGE OPDYKE. OLOLELELIDE PUDODLOEPLOODL PEGE TELE DEE DE. Twentieth street and Broadway beholds the elevation of that name. If Mr. Opdyke gets to the Aesembly itis to be that he wi!! not do as many of bis predecessors have done: fix @ “5 upon his vote. “Let him think of © bleed ‘or! ing’’ New “There are no more banners in Broadway below Madison square ‘There ia a McCurdy banner at the corner of Eleventh street and Fourth avenue, it is the firet banner in Fourth avenue below Twenty fifth street, nor are there any to be seen from the avenue along any of the sire streets. Ban ners do not fourish so well up town as they do down town. Perhaps the people who live higher up in the city know who are candidates for office without requiring to be informed by banners, and perhaps they have sufficient intelligence not to be influenced in voting by exhibitions of canvass and paint ‘There is another McCurdy banner across the Bowery, near the corner of Rond street. MaCurdy is quite desi rous of going to Congress. He thinks himee! capacitated to represent the metropolitan city of the nation in that honorable body, and is striving to give a practical appl cation to his des Pe POOLE DELL TELETELELODOLEDEDODEDEDEDEDEDOLODE HEED @ PEOPLE'S UNION ANTLLRCOMPTON CANDIDATE. 3 POR SHRRIPY WILLIAM H. ALBERTSON, POOOLELE ELE LELEPELEDOLDLLOOPEDOLOPEPEPOLELEDE LE DE This de is suspended across the Bowery, near Spring « Here if a slight change in the 'word- ing. Mr. rtson ie the publicans, The republican the office to the Americans, but in a union ballot the Know Nothings threw it back indignantly to the re- publicans Asmal! piece of canvas in favor of Kelly for Sheriff overhangs the Bowery at the corner of street, Then we bave « banner—a Congressional banner. It is as follows — ceneverccarsceesceseee rere revere rerece rats rerere ® 4th, 6th, 10th and 14th Wards, : FOR COMI. OWEN W. BRENNAN pene renere ieee rectee: ne secccerersoree rose ® We now get among the Dulles and boars. Who's up? Sickles for Congress. nemererecvores rembrs pecs rtcennre rerectee rerese re ® DEMOCRATIC KRPURLICAN KROT TA NOMINATION H CONG, DANTPL &. SICK LBS 3 Third Congressional [strict 4 PORE POLE CE ELLE DER OL OD PLEDEOLEEBTD DOLE HEHE DELELE ® Wail street, with all ite gold and glitter, its spoou lation, gambing and plotting, bas but the one ban ner in it to indicate the presence of political plotting Tho banner is suspended seress the head of the street and when the devotees Mammon lok op the street towards that mrniter of man—Tr chureh—they b hold (t half obecured, Fortunate Trinity! Most ail th churches are wholly obseuted to the denizens of that strect Now We are getWng junto the Third district again, Here | A small piece of canvas, thus impressed, waver over The contest in the Sixth the fight goes bravely on, Down in Gr vowieh where the Saxons do duty, the ‘People's chow» up — ; {Fayle, American banner, cannon baller, & $ ‘THE PEOPLE’ CHOICE. H FOR CONGRES, UIRAM WALBRID QOL AOE TETIELELEDE POUELEEREOOEE HE Pi eD This banner waves across Greenwich street, near Morrie, Let t wave. The artist who gotit up merits commendation , or perhaps better, recommendation, hever t make a simi- Jar effort again for fear he ean’t equal this produ :tion aud pay consequence lose his reputation, Here we have Albertsou as the Union candidate. He is now gear Castle Garden, where the tlret Union meeting was held; up town he is the anti Lecompton nominee — DANCE LILLE EI LOLE LOLI IESE EE REDE NOD DEM UNION NOMINATION 3 FOR SieHIr $ WM. Hl. ALBERTSON Qrcccrr serra eo eneannnernnanne-dnne co nocete recent ‘The lower end of Greenwich street is certainly favored with banners, These last are suspended across the street within afew feet of each other, while others are Just as thick in the advance. An extra piece of canvass was attached to the bottom of the last banner, informing the public that John Kelly isa candidate for Sheriff. Some of these banners are on the outer wall and some on whe inner wall ‘The opposition flag now appears — Qervrmeresesereneennene 11 nrnee peert- Ment $ Third District—Ist, 24, 3d, 5th and &th Wards. 3 KRGULAI ANTE LECOMVTON UNION NOMINATION, 3 YOK CONGRESS, 3 AMOK 3. WILLIAMSON MOLE CCE RETEIOL LEE TE bt LONE DD TONED TODD Mr. Williamson's tag is located in Greenwich street, near Robinson street. He ie one of the favored three it this Congressional district, and has manifested an appre- ciation of that favor by Luding some ten dollars w get up the banner above described, i. ¢., he or bis partisans have done it. He may not tave been able to meet ro ca pacious an expenditure, Whether be is Amor patria or Amor sué we can't tell. Walbridge again turns up. This baower is on the ovter w DEMOCRATIC REGUTAR NOMINATION FOR CONGRESS, GEN. HIRAM WALBRIDGR, © sere secvoranssresesesorocerenectreerssiseeseoeet This banner is at the foot of Chambers street. It ix the ouly canvass in Chambers street, painted up and suspend- eal up for political purposes. Respectably got up banners cont from twenty-five to seventy-five dollar# each; a jpro- cession costs from one hundred to five hundred dollars, @ mars meting one hundred dollars, more or less, and noti- nations coxt a “heap,” as the Missourians sa. Amor J. Williamson is again saspended in at the corner of Duane. Now we have a change — ¢ ee 3 t judson street, SEOOLOLOLE TEL LELEDD IOLEIE IE NOLES DOLE LE LEE bE, [Fagle. | TMRD DISTKICT Onwards alway: FOR ASTEMELY, 3 CHRISTIAN 8B. WOODRUFF. GALLO OLE TOLE DOLE LOSE RIEDEL A RELELELOLE DEH LER This flag Waves at the corner of Hudson and North Moore streets, with ite charge of furious onset “Onwards al- way. In Canal street, where there used to be a pond,a banner ie inser bed as follows — Orn een re OLE LE IE LELIDELE LE ISEELEDDEESE CODE : DEMOCH ATIC REPUBLICAN REGULAR NOMINATIONS. t FOK CONGRESS, 3 DANIEL £. SICKLES $ FOR CORONER WM, SCHERMER, OC cece enenceanes cenenees cere rene: rene revere ne There are other similar banners in Canal street. Will the Asrembly candidate in that locality go for the enlarge- ent of the canals? Sickles, Walbridge, and Kelly banners are scattered here ond there in Walker street, West Broadway, and along shore. New York is certainly the bannor town before the election, if not after. The canvass promises to be a breezy one for the next twodays THE TAXPAYING CANDIDATES. 70 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. New Yori, Oct. 30, 1858. In perusing your isewe of this date I observed my name among tho list of candidates for Aesembly, with the addi- on, “pays no taxes.’ Allow me to request a correction of thiserror, and permit me to tay that Ido pay taxes on the house where I reside, and co some other roerw = ‘this city, as I can clearty prove if you should i cessary. I know, to my cost and ‘serions inconvenience, what the taxpaying citizens have to suffer through the enormous extravagance and outrageous frauds which reckiess and upscrapulous Cg mo ho “poo 1 will stay tho them, and, if elected, so far ag in me torrent and stop the crevasses through treasury is depleted Your strictures upon these matters are just, and com- mend themselves to the notice of all honest and well dis- ee citizens. heartily concur in them, and will not 1 to make use Of your suggestions at a proper time, should T and an nity yon making tho correction above ni ‘ou will gratify a large number of your friends, and TA road ong 4 RAL SHANNON, 90 ( Waltosoct” TO THE CITY ELECTION CANVASSERS. The canvassers are particularly requested to fll ap the blanks which are leftat the po'ls of each election district as koon a8 the votes are counted, and deliver them when called for by the collectors for tho Associated Press. By so doing the vote of the city will appear the next morn- ing in every daily paper in New York. which our city Political Intelligence. A Cnaxce ror Simmups—The St. Paul (Minnesota) Pioneer, of the 26th wit., says that all the returns are ip, and that the Legislature will stand as follows — Senate House. ‘Total. Demorrats....... oe a8 59 Republicans... 216 42 58 Democratic majority on joint ballot... 1 If the above is correct: Hon. James Shielle, whove term expires in the United States Senate with the prescut Congress, will #tand a good chance for re election Army Intelligence. The resignation of Lieutenant Hagar O'Conoor, (Seventh infantry.) has been accepted by the Presitent of the Uoi- ted States, to take effect Oct 23 ‘The latest orders from the army in Usah granted leavo of absence, on account of {ll health, to Major H. H. Sibly and Lieut. C, BE. Norris (Second dragoons), aleo, directed Major Henry Prince (Pay Department), to proceed to Fort Bridger, and pay the troope stationed at that post. The greatest activity prevailed at Camp Floyd, in pre- paring and fitting op comfortable quarters for the troops. Gen. Johnston having ordered all tho transportion horses mules, oxen, &e., &e., to be turned over to the works now going on there, it is expected the troops in that re- gion will be as comfortably quartered thie wwter an if they bad been stationed on the seaboard. The command enjoys excellent health, and wants for nothing. The present military force of the United States conmets of ninetoen regiments of the line. composed of the follow. ing corps —Five regiments of cavalry, four rogimonte of artillery, ten regiments of infantry—inaking 1 grand ag regate of thirteen thousand rank aud file of all arme. Fis little army covers an area of over two millions of square miles, being nearly two-thirds of all Furope. ere are eleven hundred commissioned officers, includ one hundred medical officers, eght hundred and finy of whom graduated at the military academy, and two hun dred and fifty civil appointments. The nativity of those officers ¢ a8 follows —Born in the United States, 1,060 ; Ireland, 14; France, §, England, 6, Germany, 3; Soot land, 2, Austria, 1; Italy, 1 Poland, 1; Spain,'t ,'C 1, Turkey, 1; at sea, 3. The militia force of the United States is computed at 8,000,000 effective men, of which the State of New Yor« claims to furnish 500,000, Come MATTERS —Monrny TO Play RePOKR THe Kane venon—Young Morphy, whose chess playing has excited 86 much interest on the other side of the ocean, if expected home before the ciowe of the present year, and it i@ understood that the chess players of New York and Brooklyn intend to give him ap appropriate re- ception. What ite natere will be has not yer ined. but it will ne doubt be worthy of the pot ne mn Teed adyices from Paris state that the Emperor leon hast requested Morphy to give @ specimen of ba. blindfold playing at the Tuileries, before the ladies of the Imperial Court, and bas also consented to be beaten at chess by the young American at the odds 0’ a rook. There is now rea- eon to believe that be ving Paris Morphy will have chance to contend with Herr Von der Laga, the great nalyst and player,who has recently left Rio Janviro, where he bas acted as Ambasaador from one of the Ger. man Pie gems years, pias The meeting of these two cheese masters will excite great inte among th lovers of this beantiful game Fe New York Cheers tao, which hae recently opened new roome at No. 14 Broad” way. and the Brooklyn Chess Club, have largely incremaed in importance within the past six months, owing fo the | public pterest in this game, @eated the foate of Morphy in Snrope. They van boast @ brilliant list of puyers, among whom may be mentioned Lcutentew, Tuompson Mead, Fiske, Marache, Raphal, Per/a, Knott, Fuller and Wheelwright, in addi tion to which are a host of stnaller lights in the ebess world, We see by our exchanges that chwes chu0s are or. ganizing all over ti tion are going into th Arush; this is epee and chees books and boars t, our rural popula- (ths king of games with y une Sonth and West, There hot rake is nO question but ehess 5 a grent © and it would be mech hee ng spend their leasur: i. ate 0 will NOt wile away th I pertape, '* the tow vin every respect, @ gonulema: ard b «attentions for vicions er shaped Hi baw a great charm for We dabellectwad wash tbe 6 iAivabed, nigeful oeenpat Heeful ecenpat