The New York Herald Newspaper, November 4, 1878, Page 3

NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1878—TRIPLE SHEET. » TE EVE OF BATTIE Fixing the Ammunition for the Contending Armies. ‘ BALLOTS BY THE MILLION. A Busy Sabbath for the Political Corps Commanders. VICTORY PREDICTED—FOR BOTH PARTIES. \ —— The constitutional antipathy of the average New Yorker to the Puritan observance of the Sabbath is at no time more strikingly apparent than on the Sunday immediately preceding the day of election. ‘On this @ay an immense deal of work is done by the party machines, for by common consent the Sunday is chosen for the arrangement of the ballots, technically called the “bunching of tickets,” and for |the instruction of the workers appointed to take charge of the various booths which, like sentry boxes, will be seen to-morrow in the vicinity of the various polling places. Whether it be for the greater ease with which men can be gathered together on Bunday than on other days, all business being sus- Pended, or whether it be that the time of the battle drawing near makes every hour seem more Precious than tho last, it is certain that the Sunday before election is no Sabbath to the politician, and that even those who on other Sundays attend to their church duties were to be found yesterday either in committee meeting at ‘some headquarters or bunching tickets in active co-opera- tion with a score or more of companions, -A thou- sand details were to be arranged, and hundreds of thousands of ballets were to be folded and put into sets forming the ticket of each respective party. There was no exception to the rule yesterday. From forenoon until late last night men were hurry- ing from one “‘headquarters” to another, carrying in- structions and advice, equivalent to orders, from the chiefs of the different orgadizations. Committee meetings were held. Meetings of - inspec- tors and of other workers were addressed by recognized representatives of the parties and in- structed in their duties, warned of dangers and ad- monished to keep a sharp lookout for opportunities, Im each Congressional district in the city the report- ers of the Heap were on the alert looking for the latest items of news and indications of change in the prospects for Tuesday. The bunching of tickets, however, which was in the olden time done in the various djstricts on the principle of divid- ing a large piece of work into many small Pieces, is now done in private in almost every case, probably from the fear of treachery. The Tammany tickets were bunched under the immediate super- vision of a committee chosen for the purpose, and will be kept in some secret place until early to- morrow morning, when they will be delivered in the Proper numbers at each Tammany booth. The anti- ‘Tammany tickets were bunched by boys and girls em- Ployed for the purpose in the printer’s office, and only the republicans followed the old plan of assorting at the district headquarters. FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRIGT. In the Fifth Congressional district, composed of the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and Fourteenth wards, with Bedloe’s Island, Ellis’ Island and Governor's Island, the politicians were busy com- Dieting their plans for success, Pursuant to Sirculars issued, a meeting of the First Assembly district Muller Campaign Club, and composed of ten Responsible membera from each of the twenty-three election districts in the Assembly district, was held at the International Hotel, Park row, in the afternoon. ‘This meeting, which was called for the pur- pose of advancing the” interests of Congres- sional Muller and the Tammany ticket, was organ- led by the election’ of Hugh Dalton as chairman. After an expression of their views by several of the members present it was finally agreed upon that ten men, under the direction of a leader in each election district of the First Assembly district, should take charge of the entire district from the opening to the closing of the polls to-morrow. The assemblage, which numbered about two hundred and men, adjourned to meet at the same place at four o'clock A. M. to-morrow. It may be stated that the above meeting was altogether independent of the Tammany Hall organization. In the evening a Aargely attended meeting of the members of the many Hall General Committee from the rst Assembly district was held at No. 127 «Liberty street, Dennis Keenan, chairman of the District Committee, presiding. Brief addresses having been made by Senator Hogan, Po- lice Justice Duffy, Congressman Muller James i. Madigan, urging the importance of a thorough organization on election day, a committee of five for each election district was appointed to take interests of the Tammany Hall Association ut tho polls, and — Congreas- man Muller informed the Henratp reporter Inst evening that the committee had reported favor- ably from each of the election districts. He also added, “I am receiving very encouraging reports from every Asscmbly district dn the Fifth ‘Congressional district, and ye no doubt of my election by a handsome fuajority.” At the Stevens House, where the friends of General Thomas F. Bourke, the anti-Tammany candidate for Congress from the Fifth district have their headquarters, there was an absence of anything like bustle ron gir eg for the approaching conflict. Ex-Senator Fox, who is one of the most stanch supporters of General Bourke, on being asked for his opinion as to the result of the election in the Fifth Congressional district, said:— “In_my opinion, there isn’t an election district in the First Assembly district that General Bourke won't have # majority in; and in regard to the remainder of the Congressional district 1 believe that his major- ity will not be less than seven thousand.” Mr. Fox also added :—“In behalf of the anti-Tammany organiza- tion we have arranged by mail so that on the morning of election every voter in the city who is on the reg- istry will receive a full sct of tickets, not only the county ticket, but also tlie Congressional and Assem- bly tickets. The friencs of Colonel James E. K the ec ck-labor party candidate for Congress from is district, are making a sturdy fight in behalf. A meeting of the greenback-labor erents was held at No. 34 Park row, during the day, at which ar- Fangements were made to have mes men in each of the Assembly districts composing the Congressional district, whose duty it shall be to look after the inter- ests of Colonel Kerrigan at the polls. The Colonel said to a reporter, last evening, “I desire emphatically to Pronounce as false the rumors to the effect that I have withdrawn, or intend to withdraw from the canvass. Ishall remain a candidate until the closing of the pola” "¢ SIXTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. At the various republican Assembly district head- quarters in the Sixth Congressional district, which comprises the Seventh, Eleventh and Thirteenth wards, the work of “bunching” the tickets, or, in Other words, preparing them for the voters, was vigor- ously prosecuted until late in the afternoon, In each Place a score or more of volunteers were busy assort- ing the tickets, and when one relay grew tired another batch relieved them. In this way the work was made Nght by many hands. The members of the anti-Tam- many organization were spared this labor, aa their tickets for the whole haw A were bunched at tho office in Spruce street where they were printed. The reporter visited No. 16 Spruce street, and there found that over three hundred young peo- ple of both sexes had been eee nearly all da; “bunching” the anti-Tammany tickets, which, aecord- {ng to the gentleman in charge of the operation, num- over «# million and a half. ‘This work was performed under the immediate super- vision of an executive committee appointed from the various Assembly districts. When the task was completed, about five o'clock, the tickets were — in bags bearing the number of each Assembly istrict, and these were taken charge of by trusty mes- sengers, who conveyed them to the headquarters at the Westminster Hotel, where the tickets will be — by ® committee appointed for that SEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. The republicans in the Seventh Congressional diss trict were actively engaged, At the republican head- quarters of the Fourteenth Assembly district, No. 4 St. Mark's place, a score of men were found absorbed in the self-imposed task of “bunching” the tickets. These latter comprised the combination ballots pure and simple. A running con- ‘versation was kept up as to the merits or demerits of the various candidates, in which, as a matter of course, the opponents of the Tammany ticket were in- variably extolled, and the choice by the peo- “ple declared foregone conclusion, ‘To the reporter John H. Brady, the President of the Fourteenth Assembly District Association, expressed himself confident that his party would carry the Seventh Congressional district for Edwin Einstein by 1,800 majority. He also is of opin- ion that the Fourteenth Assembly district will t the county combination ticket by at least 500 ma- jority. A busy scene was also witnessed at the head- q rs of the Tenth Assembly District Ke- yublican Association, in the Concordia Assem- ly Rooms, on avenue A, between Second and ‘Third streets. Here about fifty men’ were kept con- stantly at work “bunching” tickets until about four o'clock in the afternoon. These tickets will remain in the hands of the district political leaders until to- night, when they will 2 to the men in charge of the various election tricts, who will see that they are on hand for distribution early to-morrow morning. Sscobe Patterson, chairman of the association, said :—‘‘We are going to elect a republican Assent man in this district, andI think we will elect A Einstein to Congress. In my opinion Cooper will carry this Congressional district by fully 3,000 ma- jority.” * ty ‘At the headquarters of the Fourteenth Assombl District Tammany Hall Association, corner of Tent! street and First avenue, everything was quiet, the sole occupants of the club rooms when the reporter called being ex-Alderman John Reilly and Deputy Tax Commissioner Gillespie. It was here ascertained that the Tammany m does not, as for- merly, issue tickets until the day before election, They are then delivered in bags contain: 3,000 for each Assembly district, and ly prepared for the hands of the voters. This work of “bunching” is done by the printer for Tammany, who does the work under the eyes of a committee appointed for that express purpose, so that there is no ility of any untoward mistakes oc- curring that might jeo} the interests of the party on election day. Deputy Commissioner Gilles- pie said, ‘We have made a pape op canvass of the Seventh Congressional district, and I have no doubt at all of Mr. Eickhoff’s election.” EIGHTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, The Eighth Congressional district is composed of the Ninth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth wards, and that part of the Eighteenth which lies between Fourteenth and Twenty-sixth streets and Fourth and Sixth ave- nues. It is bounded by Houston street, the Bowery, Fourth avenue, ‘Twenty-sixth street and the North River. Here all was activity, and the Woodbine, on Sixth avenue and Thirttenth street, the headquarters of Mr. Jerome; the reading rooms and cor- ridors of all the hotels—notably the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and the St. Omer, where are the head- quarters of General McCook, and the New York Hotel where were Mr, Averill’s, were filled with drjft- ing crowds of politicians exchanying rumors and conjectures, While all were confident of success, for in the present canvass there is perhaps more confidence than usual on every side, yet as one of Jerome’s friends said, “Everything is booming along, lovely. Nobody knows what majority ‘Larry: will, get, tor they're scratching the other tickets like fun.”” . James Nolan is one of the oldest residents of the Eighth Congressional district, and has taken an active part in nearly every canvass forthe last ten ears in that locality. He was met last evening by a Hens reporter and asked to give his opinion in ref- erence to the contest between McCook and Jerome. Ho said, in effect, “I have visited to-day nearly every locality of importance in this district, and hav- ing done so I have no hesitation in saying that I bo- lieve Mr. Jerome will be elected by a very large, even a surprising majority. The victory of General Me- Cook over General Elijah Ward in 1876 is very easily explained. General Ward was sick in bed during the canvass and the voters thought he did not show them proper consideration by coming among them. But in order to show what the district really is I have only to say that Tilden carried it by 1,674 majority. McCook’s vote in 1876 came from hotels, a great many active men on the General Committee of Tam- many Hall, and the young democracy of the district voting and working for him. All this is changed now. Jerome has captured this element, and his personal popularity has demoralized the opposition. ‘The dis- trict has never been canvassed as it is now, and thou- sands of persons who never heard of ” Jerome now know him personally. I have been since three o'clock to-day all along the river front, and I have been astonished at the enthusiasm in favor of Jerome. He is sure to carry the day. NINTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. ‘The Ninth Congressional district is one of the larg- est in territory, embracing that part of the city lying between Twenty-sixth street, Seventh avenue, Forticth street, Eighth avenue, Spuyten Duyvil Creek and the North River. In this district the five can- didates who started have been reduced to three who are. confident of success. They are Messrs. Fer- nando Wood, Hardy and Berriman. The district was as active as the others, cabs and street cars being in great demand among the ‘‘visiting statesmen” who oe straining eng pocketed the success of their ve jous parties, committee meetings being held various places. TENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. In the Tenth Congressional district, which is com- posed of parts of the Eighteenth, Nineteenth and ‘Twenty-first wards, and is bounded by Fourtecnth street, Third avenue, Eighty-sixth street and the East River, the contest is perhaps the liveliest in the city, for James O’Brien,. one of the favorite politicians of the city contests the election with Orlando B. Potter, the regular Tammany candidate. While the Tammany org jon is as perfect here as elsewhere, O'Brien has a large Tammany following*and with his own ex- perience in Tammany has becn able to perfect an organization not inferior to his opponents. At his headquarters in Third avenue, near Twenty-third street, at least two hundred volunteer workers for election day received their final instructions, and a meeting of the Committee on Organization was held late in the afternoon, The Tammany work of this district, as of the others, was done at y Hall. ELEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. All day long men kept coming and going to and from the headquarters at the Grand Union Hotel of the republican candidate, Mr. Levi P. Morton, in the Eleventh Congressional district. Thousands upon thousands of ballots were bundled up and sent out to the different Assembly associations, and every arrange- ment made for starting the machinery of clection on Tuesday morning. The men to man the boxes and distribute the tickets wero sc- lected a woek ago. There are forty-three members of the association for the entire Congres- sional district, and each one of these is supposed to take charge and look after matters on election day in from two to three election districts. Mr. Morton’s head- quarters and the business carried on there areat his own expense. Outside of there the pariy organizations in each Assembly district are responsible for the work to be done, All the visitors to the Grand Union Hotel uarters spoke confidently from what they had gl in going about among the voters that Mr. Morton’s election was not only sure but that his majority would be much er than even he himself anticipated. There were callers from, the remotest parts of Harlem and the southern limits of the district and all were of one accord in the sanguine views they took of the situation. Mr. Morton dropped in occasionally, Reber. tad buoyant and cheerful expres- sion, and fi with the belief of winning a complete victory. The liquor stores and beer saloons of the Nineteenth ward were never better patronized. Some were thron, with sturdy voters, and the sole absorbit ic of conversation was the clec- tion, and the chances, for this and that candidate. Tammany and anti-Tammany men mingled freely at the bar, and though the talk was at times boisterous no quarrels were Teported and there was really very little ill-feeling exhi . Asarule there was little money betting. Hats, drinks and ci were freely wagered, and the two candidates for Mayor were about equal favorites. No one ventured to bet against Mor- ton for Congress, and no one had the temerity to back Willis even for a dime, In-Harlem, also, a at deal of work was done by the republicans in their old headquarters in Lincoln Hall. Here the tickets were bunched by thousands and tens of thousands, and the earnest workers paused only fora sandwich or acup of coffee all day long. The did not seem to delay work for a moment. Colonel Willis, the Tammany candidate, was busy at his headquarters, further down town, but for him, as for the other Tammany candidates, as has already been mentioned, the work of arrangement was mostly done at Tammany Hall. INDORSING JUDGE BEDFORD. Gunning 8. Bedford for City Judge was indorsed last evening by the Twelfth Ward Workingmen’s Club, at which Mr. William H. Harrison and Patrick Byrnes were the speakers, The greenback-labor party of the Eleventh Assem- bly district, Adam Kramer president, on Saturday evening met at No, 220 West Twenty-seventh street and also indorsed Judge Bedford, as ait the greenback- labor club of which Anthony Keilly is president, wiftch met at No. 18 Cherry street on the same evening. Colonel James E, Kerrigan presided over a meetin; of the Industrial Association on Saturday evening “a No. 34 Park row, which indorsed the nomination of Judge Bedford. Representatives of the O’Reilly-Hanlon greenbackers from seventeen out of the twenty-one districts held « = yesterday and decided to support Judge Bed- fo M CAMPAIGN NOTES, A meeting of the democratic Inspectors of Election was held in the afternoon at Tammany Hall, when these gentlemen received final instructions as to their duties. ‘They were warned to guard against any at- tempts of Commissioner Davenport and his officials to interfere with @ proper expression of democratic strength at the ballot box. Prominent leaders in each Assembly district have been selected to look out for any interference by republicans with citizens who had been naturalized in 1868. These gentlemen are authorized to take all necessary steps to protect vies wishing to be assisted in any way in this con- nection. A meeting of cigarmakers was held yesterday at No. 80 Stanton street and several speeches were made in opposition to Mr. Einstein, the combination candidate for Congress in the Seventh district, and a call was de- cided upon for» meeting of cigarmakers, to be held this enoviag the Germania Assembly Rooms, in op- position to Mr. Einstein, The speakers at the meeting Of seater denounced him as an advocate of the “tenement house system” of making a Mr. John de Vries, who is running for Alderman as an independent republican in the h Senatorial dis- sie denies the rumor that he had withdrawn from ¢ race, John H,. Monaghan, the greenback candidate for the Assembly in the First district, Westchester county, ba? wikidoaws fom the orca ONE loseph Hyatt, the green! can lor Congress in the Eleventh district, has withdrawn from the contest in favor of Benjamin A. Willis, the Tammany candidate. George the greenback candidate for As- an tn the semblyman in the Fifteenth Assembly district, has announced his withdrawal in favor of William J. Kane, the anti-Tammany candidate, THE SITUATION IN QUEENS COUNTY. There are four aspirants for the Queens County Treasurership, all determined to remain in the field until the counting of the ballots. Of these two are democratic, one greenback and one republican. The geenbackers have made no nomination for the Assembly in the First district, leav- ing the race directly between LE. Floyd Jones, democrat, and William J. Youngs, republican; but in the Second district there are two democratic candidates—Pearse, regular, and Keegan, indepen- dent and greenback—opposed by Wallace, republican, The republicans are holding no public meetings; but the democrats have held a number, and their last will be held this evening at the Jamaica Town “FOR PARTY’S SAKE!” A NEW AND ORIGINAL AMERICAN COMEDY IN THREE TABLEAUX OF THRILLING CONTEMPO- BRANEOUS HUMAN INTEREST. ‘The first seone 0 a New York police court in the morning. A ‘Camuuany justice is on the bench hearing and disposing of the cases presented by the night watches of the precincts in that district. Be- hind him, seated and standing, are several ward poli- ticians, who have been deputed by the district com- mittec to see that no voter is lost to the party on Tuesday by imprisonment for being drunk and dis- orderly. Enter # rounder, with bloodshot eyes and dirty gar- ments. JusticE (to officer who made the arrest)—You- ’ swear-to-truth-of-your - affidavit - kiss-the-book-where- did-you-get-him ? Orricer (who has kissed his thumb instead of the Bible)—He was drunk’n disorderly, yer Honor ! Sudden movement among the politicians, one of whom comes down to back of Justice’s chair. Po.rrician (stooping to the left ear of the Court in loud aside, says to it)—’Dustrious man, Yer Honor. Known him over twinty year—— Justice (not heeding)—Was he disorderly, officer? Orricer—No, Yer Honor! But he had apooty good load on, an’ was shouting for—— ; Poxrricrag (continuing as before)—His family’ll starve ef he's locked up! Never was ‘rested before in his life, Yer Honor! Justice (as if he had not heard this remark)—He ‘was shouting, eh ? Orricez (who knows the Justice’s politics)—Hol- lering like mad, Yer Honor! Poxrtictan (still confidentially to the Court)—His wife sent me word tliat their child is very sick, Yer Honor! Justice (to officer)—Hollering! What was he hol- lering about ? Or¥ickn—“Hurrah for Schell! To the divil with Cooper!”" Poxrrtctan—Yer Honor, his mother-in-law broke her jaw yesterday— JusticE—So much the better for him. Poxrtictan (anxiously)—Let him go home to his suffering ly, Yer Honor! Jusrick (turning sharply. on the politician)—You must not interrupt the business of this Court! I won't have it, sir. I know my duty to the public, sir! Criminal classes almost too dangerous now! I know my duty to society, sir. Ten dollars or ten days! Next case! TABLEAU I. Same place, same day, twenty minutes later. Enter another officer with another male ely Jusrick—Well, what’s the matter with man? Pinos he was drunk and outrageous disor- rly. ‘sueriom (ac hard at the prisoner)}—Drunk and disorderly, eh? "s your name? Susmce—Well, wast baveyyou got lo. say for your jusTicE— wi ve you or eae a toiling his right hand ac hip and RISONER on ip an rubbing his chin with his left)—You see, boss. I mean You ‘Onah, sah. You’ Iwas jes’ uptown las’ night on leetle mission for Gin’ral McCook, our can’date for Congress, an’ I was jes’ comin’ home after meeting one or two fren’s when dis heah off'cer collared me an’ lock me up for de night. Justicr—Yes, but he says you were disorderly. Prisonen—I ‘clare fo’ jous, You ’Onah, I nebber ‘was mo’ collected in my life dan when-dis inco ° ous pusson done gone ‘rest me an’ lock me up. Why, Jedge, You “onal, I jest come from makin’ three political speeches in de Eighth an’ Twentieth wards tor de Gin'ral. Drunk and disorderly! Sho! Why, Thad only just left our candidate for ’Sembly. Jusrice—Your for Assembly? Prisonen—Yes, sah. De combination candidate, Tedge. Justice—Well, the combination candidate onght to have taken you home and not hr the citf to the ex- pense of an officer and a night’s lodging. This will cost you $10 or ten days, ‘TABLEAU IT. Same scene ome hour later. Two hardfisted sons of toil at the bar face to face with a timid looking indi- vidual, both of whose eyes have been blackened in recent: fracas. General movement among the polit cians behind the Judge. Looks and scales of recog- nition pass between the prisoners aud the politicians. Jvustice—Well, what's all this about ? Orvicken—There’s the sworn affidavit and com- plaint, Your Honor. Justice (perusing it, says to man with black eyes)— So you swear these men beat you last night, John ? CompLainant—Yex, Judge, I do. Jvusrice—What did they do it for? CoMPLAINANT—They beat me first, and when they were arrested and got a good look at me in the station house they said they struck the wrong man. Jusrice—Is that #0, officer? They said so. Ovvicen—Yes, Your Honor. Justice (to prisoners)—Why did you beat him ? Puisonens—We didn’t mane it, Your Honor. We wor out electioneering and mistook that man for a fellow that was trying to break up a meeting we wor in and we axed him what he done it for, an’ as he kudn’t | i no kind of satisfaction but sass, one word ought on another an’ we had a fight it. pay $10 apiece, or go to jail for ten days! ‘That's all! Exit complainant. The prisoners move off toward the prison door, and ono of the politicians bends over the Justice and whispers in his left ear. “Is that so?’ says His Honor ins surprised tone of voice. “Sure!” replies the politician. “Call those men back!" says the Court. ~ They return. ane then, tell me the truth; no prevarication, mind!” ‘No, Your Honor.” ‘Where do you work?” ‘I’m a bartender.” ‘And you?” ny a beogersengon ite all o you work eve ' ee. Your Honor.” ‘Ever arrested before?” “Only once, two years ago, Your Honor.” “Go home and don’t come here again.” Exeunt the prisoners, who bow not to the Judge, but to the politician behind him, who has thus ‘se- cured two additional voters for his party on Tuesday. DUFFY TO THE FRONT. A political banner in the interest of Garret Cullen, democratic candidate for Alderman of the Eleventh ward, Brooklyn, was hung between two’ poles at the junction of Fulton street and Flatbush avenue, a fow days since. Mr. 0. G. Walbridge, proprietor of the Music Hall, at the side of which one of the poles for the banner had been erected, engaged Mr. Smith, a carpenter, to take itdown. Mr. Smith secured the services of several men and proceeded to carry out his orders last Saturday. Phillip Duffy, the keeper of » liquor saloon, opposite the Music Hall, declared ‘the pole should not be taken down. He placed him- self against it and put his hand on his pistol pocket. The le was allowed to stand and the police of the Tenth precinct were informed how matters stood. A section of men, under com- mand of Sergeant Strong, marched to the scene of the disturbance. Soon after another section of men, un- der command of Sergeant McNamara, also responded ; Jusirick—Well, now ‘gels have to but for some reason Dutly was allowed to remain in his defiant attitude. Mr, Smith dismissed his men and Mbriage, called Yesterday he, in company with Mr. Walbridge, at Police Headquarters and informed Superintendent Campbell of what had oce Captain Campbe! of the Tenth precinct, who was sent for, was o1 to prefer charges against the policemen who had de- clined to remove Duify from his defiant position. A CANDIDATE WITHDRAWS. Brxauamton, N. ¥., Nov. 3, 1878. William L. Mudge, democratic candidate for Con- gress in the Twenty-eighth district, has withdrawn from the canvass, and Epenetus Howe, the national candidate, will be supported by the democrats, | tive, have so direct a bearing on the approaching duty | GOVERNOR SEYMOUR The Sage of Deerfield on the Metropolis. A LASH FOR DERELICT CITIZENS. Lack of: Local Pride and Pat- riotism Ilustrated. METROPOLITAN RIGHTS. The Draft Riots, the Tweed Ring - and the Present Situation. OLD FALSEHOODS NAILED AT LAST. Urica, N. ¥., Nov. 2, 1873. Returning from the West, about two weeks ago, I stopped at Utica—as I always try to do when passing through the State—to call on Governor Seymour, at his farm in Deerlicld. No other hours are so profit ably spent in getting new ideas on American political history and statesmanship, applied to American affairs, as those thus occasionally enjoyed in the society of the venerable and respected democratic leader, whose active and original mind is still all alive with thoughts and projects aiming at the best interests of his State and country. No one who is a good listener can call at Deerfield farm without carrying away with him a brain freshly invigorated—a sense of having intel- lectually “dined.” = The Governor wag writing the letter to Mr. Brooks, of the Democratic State Committee, which has since been published. He spoke very freely about the topics of that letter, which I did n®t feel at liberty to report to you in advance of if$ publication. He dwelt particularly on the failure to do their duty.on the part of the men of wealth in the city of New York, and with such pertinence that I solicited end obtained his promise to talk more at length on that subject pending the clection next Tuesday, He has fulfilled that promise to-day, and, his views, partly retrospec- of New York city voters at the polls that they will not fail to be read with general interest. THE DUTY OF BUSINESS MEN. Governor Seymour has an admiration for the power shown by the business men of the country. “No government in Europe,” said he, ‘has done as much as they in making railroads or shown as much ability in the conduct of manufactures, in the promo- tion of industry and in building up the material power of anation. Yet while they thus excite the sdmiration of the world, and should feel a pride and interest in the conduct of public affairs, in the States and the general government, beyond any other class they negléct their political duties. This is strikingly truo,” continued the Governor, “‘of the men of wealth living in the city of New York. All who have held public office in our State have felt this want of care and intelligcnce on their part in matters which concern their city and which in many ways affect the value of ‘their ow:f fortunes. While merchants and bankers and others are easily excited about the rights of prop- erty they are very dull with regard to its duties.” “Has this been therule,” Iasked, “within yourown experience ?” “Most certainly it has,” responded Governor Sey- mour. “Ina great degree this class of citizens aro re- sponsible for the evils of which they have com- plained. Rights and interests of property never can be safe where the rights and interests of persons are not held in equal regard. Business men, rich men, com- plain that others do not govern well, yet they neglect the honor and interests of New York city. They allow its commerce and business to be crippled; they have suffered its citizens at times to be wronged in wayg. that would not be borne by the inhabitants of any city in Europe without pro- test. While they are thus guilty of neglect, they have no influence, nor have they a right to any, with the mass of the voters. A REMINISCENCE OF THE DRAFT. “J will show you,” the Governor went on to say, “a strong proof of this in these documents,” extending some papers which he held in his hand. He further premised by deprecating any notion that he might be influenced in what he was about to, say by personal or political prejudice, since the facts he would re- cite were in a high degree honorable to his political opponents. “When an enrollment for a draft was ordered during the. rebellion,” he proceeded, “every consi tion of justice and duty called for its honest execution. It was & lottery for life and it was a great crime to make it unfair. When it was completed it was found to be cruelly unjust. ‘The quotas of Vermont and New Hampshire, whose united populations were more than six hundred and forty thousand, and who had six representatives and four Senators in Congress, were less than the quotas of two Congressional districts in the city of New York, whose Y agirgtenn4 were lesé than three hun- dred thousand. As there were more aliens and others who were exempt in the city than in the States named, this outrage was the more glaring. Not only were the quotas asked of New York, as a whole, more than those of any other Atlantic State, but this excess was imposed in a cruel way upon the city.” “Lremember.” “But how many other residents of that city, savo those upon whom the hardship of the draft descended, do remember?” asked the Governor. ‘The matter was the subject of acorrespondence with President Lincoln, which resulted in the appointment by the President of two men, and of one man by myself as Governor to, to conduct an inn oe 9 ‘The two com- missioners named by the President were from other States, were officers of the army, and were naturally inclined to distrust the charge of unfairness, They spent # long time in a laborious search into the facts, Kising above all prejudice, they decided that the quotus of the cities of New York and Brooklyn were erroneous and excessive and should be reduced.” “And wherein was the defuult of the citizens in this matter ?” “I am coming to that. A draft was necessarily more hurtful in the city than in the country. When able bodied men were taken from their families in large towns, as those families-had to pay with ‘money for rent and food more promptly than the pay of. the soldier could be given to them, their sufferings and exposures were much x than would fall upon those living in rural districts where their condition would be known and where care would be taken to save them from want. During all thé time that the inquiry by the Commissioners was going on not one merchant, not one man of wealth ever gave the least heed to the subject or looked to see if those whom s' citizens were bound in duty to protect had ‘or had not been wronged. When the commission had finished its work and its report was sent to the Legislature, although @ majority of the members of the Legislature wero republicans who had made severe attacks upon me with rd to the matter, when they saw that wrong had been done they dismissed their party fee! ings and passed a unanimous vote of thanks to those who had exposed and corrected that wrong. Yet the Commission received no thanks from those in the city who were under every religious, moral and po- litical obligation to secure their fellow citizens from oppression. Had they done their duty on that occa- sion they would have gained a strong influence amon, those who have ever since felt, and now feel, that they have no reason to respect the opinions or inter- ests of men who tid not care for the rights or wel- fare of others.” NEGLECT OF WEALTHY CITIZENS. “Did none of the wealthier class of citizens ever display any interest in the government of New York city during your administration ?” “I recall a circumstance which occurred soon after the affair just referred to,” nded Governor Sey- mour. “A committee from New York called upon me at Albany in relation to some action of the Legislature which threatened a tax upon property. As their con- duct was honorable I feel justified in mentioning the names of such as I recollect. Among the members of the committee were the late William B, Astor, A. T. Stewart and others of the same _ grade. Tapoke to them with entire frankness. I said that I felt beyond all that the leading. men‘of the city, others had failed in their duty, and had thus led the way to tho evils of their local government. 1 spoke of the enrolment and of the action of the commission which had relieved the workingmen of New York, and asked the committee if they could tell the names of the men who composed that commission, or if in the course of its labors through many weeks they had done one thing toward learning the facts in the case. They frankly admitted they could not and that they had failed in their duty as citizens. After the inter- view Mr. Astor and some of the others returned to the Executive chamber and said they felt that it was true that in that matter p. 'y had neglected to rotect the hes persons. They ask for the autos of the Commission, and they drew up and circulated a afterwards paper which expressed their obligations to the men who had ina noble way ignored all party prejudices and corrected a grievous wrong, although in so doing & majority of their number gave a dovision against the appointed them, and that, too, at a time of tense partisan excitement.” there was some reparation for the neglect at last “In that case the lect of the duties of property was in-a measure corrected, Yet, if in that and nun her instances wealth and business had dis- played a spontaneous, active interest in p the rights of persons and the honor and of the city, its pros ity would been far reater than it now is. “Even now,” the Governor insisted, dwelling upon a subject the facts in regard to which have never heretofore been explained, ‘no one stands up to defend the honor of the city when it is attacked in connection with that most important of its history. Men of the highest positions un- ler our government are allowed to hold mistaken views as to the events of that period. No places in the Union did as much in proportion to their num- to uphold the government during the rebellion as New York and Brooklyn. Even after their quotas were col ted they were in excess of those of every other spot in the Atlantic States. The corrections showed that the mere excess beyond @ fair quota ex- ceeded the whole number called for from Vermont and New Hampshire,” THE DRA¥T RIOTS. Governor Seymour's eyes began to twinkle and his voice assw ®@ more earness tone. I saw that he was approaching the subject of the famous New York draft riots, and listened attentively. “The draft riots,”’ said he, ‘are constantly spoken of as 4 great reproach to that city, and they cannot be condemned in terms too strong. But there were some facts connected with them which showed @ local sired to put down mobs which is un) leled in istory. e riot was caused not only by an unjust enrolment but by the way the draft was made. It was begun without giving any notice to General Wool, in command of the United States forces;to Mayor Opdyke, or to the Governor of the State. It was at atime when the city regiments were in Pennsyl- vania, volunteering to defend that State from the attack of Lee's army. The United States soldiers were withdrawn for the ame purpose; and so far as mili- tary force was concerned the city was left almost in a defenceless state. Ihave nothing to say here, Governor Seymour, ‘‘of the attacks upon myself; but Ican speak of what was done by the police without suspicion of party prejudice, since, as is wellknown, they showed an unfriendly spirit toward me in thdir actsand reports. Thatshall not prevent me from doi- ng them justice, tega 7 put down the most formidable riot in our hisipry with the aid of a few soldiers who were left in New York, and at the same time bas protected vast amounts of government stores and government treasure. To do this it is shown by their reports that they shot down nearly a thousand of the rioters. They broke the whole force of the mob before the general government could send any forces to protect its own property.” “Some citizens took a |, did they not 2” “They were aided by citizens supplied with arms by the State and by the small number of United States Fg under General Wool. There is no instance in the history of cities where a great disturbance was ut down by the local authorities with more vigor. jor was us great a service ever rendered to our gov- ernment by any other city as was rendered by New York when its local regiments went out to defend a neighboring State from invasion and to uphold the cause of our Union at a moment of extreme peril, An officer of high rank in oe fockecerese army oaee — me me,”” sa: vernor Seymour, ‘ nothing discouraged them so much as when they learned the spirit of the North as shown by the qomaat action of the regi- ments of the city of New York. The despatches of President Lincoln and Secretary Stanton show how gratified they were. Thus the city authorities not only ut down a great riot, excited by great wrongs, and Retped to defend the government stores and treasures, but at the very time when its military organizations were upholding the government in distant fields against rebellion when it had assumed its nmst threatening Syou WS I thanked Governor for shedding this light upon events so clouded with misapprehension. A MISTAKE OF P1 ENT GRANT. “gurely it would be thought,” he continued, “that the citizens of New York would cherish a just pride in this display of its patriotism. Yet not one word has been uttered w! ve misstatements have been made with regard to it, At one time President Grant spoke of the riots in New York as an occasion where the United States army had been used to sup- rt local laws against local resistance and as a prece- nt to show that they might be rightfully used for this purpose. This did not call out correction by a journal or by a citizen of New York, although the facts were the very reverse of those under- stood by the President. I attach any blame to him—he what New York has allowed to be ainst it without an answer. It is due to him to say that when a letter was sent forth the facts he treated it with that courtesy w! true man shows when an an error into which he has fallen is pointed out.” “President Grant, I believe, was not the latest pub- lic man in high station to make a similar statement?” “No. A dist hed Senator from Vermont*, who resents & lotic State—although sickness or other causes reduced its quotas to so low a dur- ing the rebellion—assails the patriotism of New York; yet single Congressional districts in the city sent more men to the army than the State which he represents. He says Vermont meu were ordered to the city to put down the riots. There is no doubt they would have done their duty in any field of action. THE ELECTION oF 1863. I may be mistaken, but I think the Vermont men were in New York under direction of General Butler to supervise an election in the fall of 1863. Ido not think that the Senator would feel that it was com- fe to the character of any soldier to be ‘om the front of battle to m: an election with force and in the peculiar ‘8 which General Butler was renowned, interference with rights of electors ate loudly condemned now by all Pcabereed But there has been none #0 a8 t attemptedin 1863 in New York after it had pro- tected the government treasuries from rioters and had sent out its volunteers to uphold the government in the darkest hour of the rebellion. “And the citizen,’ resumed the Governory touching again upon the point which all his remarks were in- tended ‘to set forth. “A shameful indifference to the rights and character of their city by leading men of wealth and business influence has led the and State governments to treat its interests with con- tempt. people laugh at the provincial conceits of Boston, it is due to its citizens to say that they stand up in a et way for their rights, andthey make themselves felt in tl ate ae of the country. They do not allow their town to be decried. The con- trast between the two cities is best shown by the way they’ have dealt with those who tried to resist military conscriptions by the gov- ernment. The resistance by the mob of New York was by ignorangé men _ stung by a belief that they had been wronged. It was not made in an hour of disaster, but when victory at Gettysburg made clear the success of the Union cause. They were shot down by hundreds and the city of New York helped to swell the public voice in their condemnation. Its citizens do not even tell of its patriotic action, a8 more than an offset to this sad affair.’ ORIGINAL, SECESSION SENTIMENT. “But this is not the first time in the history of our country that resistance to drafts has been made. During the last war with Great Britain,” said Gover- nor Seymour, sternly, “in a dark hour, when an enemy was upon our soil, when the walls of our Capi-- tol were in blackened ruins from flames kindled the torches of our enemies, men met in convention to counsel resistance to drafts to fill the ranks of our armies, They were not ignorant men acting under 4 excitement; they were the leading citizens of that of our Union of which Boston was the political . After de- nouncing the goneral government for attempts to re- inforce ite army by a conscription they said among other things.” 4, sl read the following Paraqreph. from tho. proceed an e following paragrap! m ings of the Convention of which he spoke In this whole sories of devicos for raising men this Con- vention discern a total disregard for the constitution and a disposition to violate its provisions demanding from the individual States firm and decided opposition. “The spirit of disunion and secession,” he pro- ceeded, ‘is shown through all their 80 that the people of the South have not even the poor bony = of feeling that they fought for and were ten in a contest for principles which were their an They were borrowed from the city of ton. “Now, the citizens of that place,” Governor Sey- mour said, ‘do not allow their city to be cried down because George Ci Nathan Dane, Harrison G. Otis and others of like high social positions thus counselled resistance. They point with just to other events, and inake claims upon the tude of our people for all they have done in behalf of our country, When we turn to New York we find a very different spirit. We see no such proofs of patriotism.” LACK OF LOCAL PRIDR. “You find an absolute lack there, then, of local pride and local i oa both ?”” “And more. citizens of New York do not as- sert their own rights with spirit enough to make themselves felt. In the State are wronged out of their share of representaton by ® cool violation of official oaths of constitutional duty. the gen- eral government they are robbed of the benefit of the very taxes which they pay and which are used to make works to turn commerce from them, while the im- provements of their own harbor t with inade- uate a) ions, which are far leas than what they are for to make such improvements else- where. The underlying causes of the evils which afllict New York are mainly due to the lack of self-re- spect on the part of its wealthiest citizens. For a failure to do duty alwaye proves this.” Pe the wealthy class assign reasons for this jure 2” “The reasons which they constantly give vo & want of intelligence with to their own interests and the dignity of American citizenship, When « man asks for the protection of government as to his yng apne ane hogs begets Oh finggaen 4 o do with politics use he thinks they are cor- rupt, he gives as a — for not doing his duty that which is the | tof all Pen why, as an hon- do it. It isa false Lapis penn He who scan of Wall street and the indifference of prop- erty owners, who content themselves with an ted contempt of public affairs, may find himself forced to the conclusion that taxpayers rather than non-tax- Se ith the evils of city govern- ment.” “That is rather biting logic, Governor.” ‘THE RING DAYS. “Tt is certain,” he went on, ‘that in the worst days of Ring rule lhe Ring robbed the city, not by buyin ‘up the humble voters, but by getting the prestnent rich men. The purchased govern- ments, not the voters tl made them.” (The Gover- nor said, cuore way, that he had no personal reason to palliate the wrongdoing of Tweed and his accom- plices, for the records would show that when they “Senator Edmonds, mani, the election returns when he didate for office he was always put as low down peep in his favor as ome | 2 dane, witvoms a clear an exposure o: ways of dealing ballot boxes.) “Tweed,” he resumed, “was little education, who worked himself up from humble position, and who found that wealth he gained the respect of many rich deno’ him when he was stealing in a but were glad to be associated with him and other enterprises when he robbed seale. He soon learned that the way to Pad was not to deal with the humble voters, my officials, gain the favor of heavy taxpayers associate himself with those engaged in large enter- wises. The men of wealth, not men of labor—pub Ke officers, not the mass of voters—made him he was. “On the eve of this election, as at the a] many others,” said Governor Seymour, “I have had to contemplate the same rel are in their own eyes or those of the world, apt they are to of public affairs as something un- worthy their attention. Many who work their ways to wealth by vigor and industry, and the free course riven to all by our form of government, fall into af. tutions of this kind, instead of showtns.ee honest pride in their own carcers and in the political systems which have enabled them to gain riches and a It is no excuse to say there are frauds and abuses in political action. In all times the best apd men have sought political positions for reason that frauds and abuses existed whi meant to punish and exti » Greek and Roman politics at times were marked by violence and corrup- feldeithey brought them in, “They fought great and \e! ey bron; min, They fou; des mobo’ baition ainst public evita: aes eae mobbed and his life endangered by the bad men whose schemes he baffled. Aristides was exiled from Athens on account of his integrity. Wilberforce was elted by rude mobs at the English hustings, where Risorders are seen of @ kind unknown at the poll ing places of this State. The world honors men because they sought out and corrected abuses. It is certain it will not honor and respect those who disclaim a willingness to en- counter wrongs for the purpose of putting them down, or who make the conduct of public irs dis, Feputablo because they, are unwilling to stand up in manly, self-respecting Ways and do the duties which belong to American citizenship.” THE PRESENT CAMPAIGN, I called the Governor's attention to the political combinations in New York at present, which seemed to have enlisted the interest of a greater number of business men than usual. “Tam told so,” he said. “But I really cannot say that I know an; ing about the merits of the present canvass there.” Apparently he was not deeply im- pressed with the prospect of a near’ millennium in the metropolis. He reg anew that his health had not permitted him to take an active part in the State campaign, his letter to Mr. Brooks and the views embodied in this inter- view being his principal contributions to the current discussion. He said he should probably make a little speech in the schoolhouse to his own neighbors, and when I asked him what he would say tothem he branched out.into a review of the present situation and prospect of the country which thrilled with originality and hopefulness. “I dare not attempt to sketch, even, what he said, for this letter is already long, but a short paragraph may still go on as @ snapper to the foregoing lash for derelict citizens. “I shall tell them for one thing,” said the Governor, “pretty much what I said in my letter about the money matter, that the question what is the best kind of money to use is secondary to the question how to get any money at all. To talk to ® man who is out of work and half starving about the merits of hard money and paper currency is about as pertinent as it would be to discuss with him the respective merits of beef and mutton. For a long time we dought more than we spld and got poor. All indus- tries flagged in consequence. Now we are beginning to sell more than we buy. Tho effect is already visible, and will soon be more 80. The West having got money for, its , Eastern merchants receive more orders. The demand for goods of all kinds is stimulating manufactures. When factories are set going laborers are employed. The more mer- chants and manufacturers prosper the more people will have todo. All kinds of trades, all branches of labor, will in time experience the benefit, Every dollar that comes East will travel about, multiplying itself. A dollar is like the wandering Jew—constan' al ‘moving on.’ The question now is how to get enoug! dollars, whatever they are,” and the#overnor ap- peared to discern a bright prospect for a favor- able answer to it, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE CONGRESSIONAL OUTLOOK IN THE PAL~ METTO STATE—ONLY ONE REPUBLICAN LIKELY TO WIN. : Conusmta, Oct. 30, 1878. In less than a week the contending factions will decide the representation from South Carolina in the next Congress. In the First district, now represented by Joseph H. Rainey (colored), the contest has been closely waged on the part of the democratic candi- date, John 8. Richardson. A large area of territory is covered by this district, extending from Georgetown, on the coast, to the North Carolina line. The country is sparsely populated, except in the rico region, where the negroes largely predominate. Mr. Richardson has traversed "the district several times, making a great many campaign speeches, which have been quite effective, among the negroes especially, the white population supporting him with scarcely an exception. His opponent, Mr. Rainey, has made a slow and ineffectual canvass, relying chiefly upon the adherence of the colored people to the republican party with- out attempting to meet his competitor on the stump. ‘The result has been to alienate many members of his own party, who think it strange that he does not con- front the democratic candidate with argument and reason, and who will refuse to support him on this ground. Rainey’s tactics have been in agreement also with the plans and purposes developed by Leo, of Sumter, and Swails, of Williamsburg, both within the First disttict, who have been grinding at the “outrage” mill with some degree of success. The outcome has not been * there is a reaction among the colored people as to the advisability of provoking a fresh conflict with their white neighbors on the color line. Taking the indif- ference of many n and the positive accretion of strength to the democrats by reason of the numerous colored converts it may be regarded a that Rainey will be defeated, and that Mr. Richardson will be elected by several thousand majority. In th distrlet, Oot ? oaed of the ities of e second ict, com of count Charleston, Orangeburg nok Conran the contest lies between M. P. O'Connor, democrat, and E. W. pon republican. A third late has been tensibly in the fleld on the greenback platform, but cognizance being taxon of his candidacy. “Ms. O'Gom on of can . Mr. O'Con- nor has been assiduously at work for three months, while Mr. Mackey was only nominated s few days ago. His main reliance, too, is in the solidity of the negro yote. Bowen, of Charleston, was the en ruler of the ublicans in 1876, in Congres- sional district, and he has violently Mackey up to the time of his nomination and then has bo en ih — iofcy residing otter of restige amo: e negroes as the pi Tie ‘Chambe in House of utatives, and is now Assistant a will use the power at insure an election, Mr. O'Connor advantage of being in the field for months, and made a strong impression upon the republican voters by his conservative views, which are in accord with those of Hampton and the more moderate wing of the democracy. He will likely carry Orangeburg and Clarendon, but it is doubtful whether, his majarities in those counties will overbalance me Jority almost certain in Charleston county. It is con- by the democrats that the race be close, which means that they do not expect to elect Mr, O'Connor. TWO DEMOCRATIC DISTRICTS. In the Third district the only candidate is D. Wyatt Aiken, democrat, who is now a member of Dr. J. F. Ensor, @ conservative republican, nated last August in opposition to Mr. Aiken, but he never intended to make any raco for the pesition. In- Hi deed, he sent word to Aiken soon his nomination that he would not begin the cam; until Christ- mas or thereabouts. His pw in accepting the nomination was to make capital wherewith Sm nei a federal office, which he is now , and keep worse man out of the field. Mr, therefore, may be counted as sure of election. In the Fourth district, now represented Evins, democrat, a similar state of affairs Evins is a candidate for re-election without ba ey Mr. opposi- ea ae pwd LOSING GROUND. Fifth district the most interesting is now in . Robert Smalls in toe opaloncee candidate for re-election and is opposed D Tillman, democrat. The counties of 6 well, com is no opposition to the local ocratic ticket and @ small repul vote will be polled. Aiken is white county ~— democratic. Barnwell has ® negro m& jority, but there are more than two thou. sand colored men who are affiliated with the democrata, which ¢y them 8 majority of at least one thousand if a vote ia polled. Colleton and Hampton are about Rates fen vided, with the chances favoring the dem in both counties. Beaufort is densely ulated with negroes, and it is conceded that Smalls will maintaig the usual majority, minus the large number of fraud ulent votes, which it has been the practice the re publicans to cast in election contests Favs Sn tm tat par ost wo oF more ions from y the few democrats holding the balance of Tillman has been constantly winter in the pen Many so = oe is an now pending from Court eee its convene eacndt: be Bo gyre jual fore mer times, when he was looked ne vincible among the hee information