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THE NEW YO&& ELECTIO^.
The Scenes and Speeches at the Political
Headquarters—The Democracy Jubilant.
The New York Herald, of the sth, devotes
a page to a description of the scenes at tho se
veral political headquarters, on the night of
the election. We copy the following:
At this "ancient hunting ground," as the
Herald styles it, the "unterrified" assembled
in overwhelming numbers—Mr. Purdy presid
ing, as usual.
Ex-Marshal Isaiah Rynders was presented
to the crowd, and was received with a good
deal of noise and applause. He occupied the
best part of an hour, read the election returns
as they gradually dropped in, and comment
ing in his well known rough but caustic style
on the melancholy demise of the Republican
party. He thought it was high time that
such an occurrence should take place. The
Abolitionists had hoped to deprive the. people
of their ancient liberty altogether, but the re
sults of this day's election will show that the
people of New York have not forgotten the
value of those rights for which their fathers
fought, bled and conquered. [Applause, j—
No democratic government that ever existed
had been guilty of infringing on the rights of
the people. They never imprisoned men—
free citizens —without due process of law.—
The rights of tho people were always respect
ed, and individual liberty was not then a
farce. [That's so.]
A voice—llynders, you will be sent to Fort
Lafayette if you don't look out.
Rynders—What? . Fort Lafayette! You
may" rest assured T shall not bo alone in my
glory there. Establish tbe democratic govern
ment, and liberty will be so free that there
•will be no fear of any forts or prisons for free
men. [Applause.]
A voico—Tell us something about Greeley,
and how the old man feels to-night.
Another voice—The Tribune is closed up,
or if not* it should be. [Loud laughter.]
Rynders—Why, friends, Greeley himself
gave up Wadswortli as a case without hope.
He informed the public that Tammany and
Rynders supported Wadsworth! Not a bit of
it. He knew that poor old Wadsworth was
nowhere, and that Seymour would sweep the
State as we have swept the city to-day.—
Wadsworth, you know, is a groat warrior.—
He went, to Washington and drew his sword,'
and that is all we know about it.
A voice—la what battle?
Rynders—My friend, history has not yet
recorded that fact. [Laughter.] From all
sides thp most cheering news is coming in (
from every part of the Empire City. A re
turn was just put into his hand announcing
that the Ninth ward has gnrcn nine hundred
majority for Seymour—[loud cheers] and the
Eleventh [good old ward] has given him 3,
--514. [Renewed cheering.] Do you wonder,
then, that the Black Republican papers were
so terrified at what they saw would be the re- \
suit of this contest? It was for this that the
limes proposed that the whole election power
i should be set aside. This -was to bring the .
f military power right among us hero; and, in
ease of Seymour's election, to set it aside by
military authority. But Seymour has been •
elected, and if he mistook not, they would ]
"see more" of the same kind before long.— i
[Loud laughter.] ■ , '
Cries from tho rear—Here* arc returns from
the Thirteenth ward. Give them to us, Ryn
ders.
Rynders—Fetch them along, hoys.
Cries of let's hear from the old Thirteenth.
How is Duffy? . J
Rynders—The Thirteenth ward has given
an overwhelming majority for Seymour.— *
[Cheers.] Alas! poor Duffy. [Loud laugh
ter.] There is but one story to be told to- I
night—victory everywhere. [Applause.]
A Voice—How is Dickinson, the apostate? j,
Let us hear, from him. . ,
Rynders—Talk of victory to-night, boys—
that is the first and last thing. Then we
will talk to traitors afterwards. [Applause.] s:
A Mr. McSweeney was the next speaker.— t!
He thought that in the triumph of Democracy tl
liberty would be re-established. There could n
be no more arbitrary arrests. [Applause.]—. o:
In the last steamer from California there' et
were, he was sorry to say, a number of cler- ir
gymen, brought as prisoners for Fort Lafay- ir
ette, because they would not pray for the ai
President. [Hisses.] Now he believed that jOl
religion had nothing to do with politics, and jal
a man might pray for whom ho pleased.— |d(
[Applause.] ' la
Jdl u-JJUJN
A-BiisrqpQiisr, fbiday, November 21, 1862.
A^ German orator next addressed the meet
ing in the language of faderland. The masses
of Irishmen present did not understand one
Word he was saying, but cheered in the most
i enthusiastic and genuine manner.
Another gentleman, full of enthusiasm, and
; eyeing his auditors through an immense pair
jof spectacles, then took the roslr.um with as
j much dignity as the equivocal position of his
! pulpit would allow. He was exceedingly hi-
I larious over tho utter route of Black llepubli
eanisrn—nay, he was somewhat inclined to
bo serious about it, so various were the, sen
timents that filled his swelling bosom. He
said it was a great and tremendous victory.
Democrats could now give their shouts with
out fear of Fort Lafayette, and they could tell
j the Administration and nefarious* traitors at
| the corner here—| "Three gaoans for Greeley,"
. givpn with a good deal of gusto]—that the
j Union of the States is now settled forever.—
! | Applause.] The victory of the Democracy
' was, in his opinion, the great harbinger of the
return of peace and Union to our divided
country. | Applause.]
The arrival of Mr. John Van Buren, at this
juncture, threw all the occupants of the wig
wam into political convulsions. After consi
derable trouble, he reached the platform, and
was duly introduced to his old Democratic
friends.
j Mr. Van Burcn said he thanked his friends
kindly for the enthusiasm which greeted him.
He. had talked to them at great length last
night, and now he would talk briefly in the
he hour of victory and triumph. [Applause.]—
|*j lie congratulated thorn on the appearance of
id- a J? rea t and decided victory through the State
—certainly throughout the city. [Applause.]
e( j Such an uprising of Democratic Strength had
o< l not for years been seen. But yet it was not
h | wise to halloo too loud till they were all out
ng jof the woods. [Loud applause.] It was a
,t- j very comm on thing to find men in one place
,j 0 all agreed upon a subject, and others, olse
g where, all opposed. A great revolution had,
. however, been effected, and he had no doubt a
ac f, rcat spirit I,ad been en gaged tn the fight.—
]c The men engaged in the contest had shown
, e _ that they are men that can't be beat. The
. audience before him sliowed victorious faces.
Ie [Applause.] No man could stand where he
rg j stood and not see that such men must be tri- j
_ fumpbant, and he wished that each one would
((J i come on the platform and take a look at the
of j rest, to fcol as well as he felt. They all look
_ ed like men, who, in the language of the Ool
_ j lecior, "had just come home from the wars."
t. j I Applause.] The men now here must surely
' have accomplished a groat victory, in common
with their friend* in other parts of the State.
ffc The returns, he was sure, would carry joy to
all true hearts as they were read by the old"
. War Horse of the Democracy. (Laughter
and applause.] It is, he continued, a victo
£ ry, not of party, but a victory of the whole
-c country. The people of New York will now
>c be freemen again. If we are to bo arrested
and imprisoned, we shall know the reason
why. [Applause.] The great privileges of
"' civil liberty shall henceforth be sacred to tho
people. [Applause.] New York, in this elec
•' tion, will not stand at the side, but at the
lf head, of her sister States. They must re
* member that the majority against "them at the
g last election was 105,000. It was but right
f that New York should take the lead in this
work of reform; for from her midst have gone
forth all those great elements that have built
up the giant cities of the West. [Loud
cheers. | They must, however, bear in mind
~ what was promised before the election—that
' this is not a party victory, but a triumph of
the prinniples of liberty "for the good of the
people of all the States. Let them, therefore,
. remember magnanimity in the hour of victo
ry, and in their relations to those who are de
_ | fcated; for they were all our brethren, enfci
" tied _to all our love and sympathy, and, in
j dealing-With them, we must only express the
' hope that they will soon be awakened to a
_ better policy and a more accurate estimation
of the principles of government. [Applause]
| After some other remarks, from volunteer
_ speakers, bearing entirely on the advantages
' of toe victory to the Democratic party,
; 'The "War Horse" announced that the Black
' Hide of the Republican party, in" Twenty
' third street and Broadway, had admitted a
. majority of thirty thousand to the Democratic j
party. Ho was able to correct this, by say
ing that their victory, so far as known, show
ed a majority of twenty-seven thousand,—'
[Applause.] •
A voice—ls Greeley ready for execution?
t Another voice—No; he is coming on with
nine hundred thousand more.
All—Bully for Greeley. -
The returns, now, were nearly all in, and
people began to drop off so rapidly that the
directors of the meeting found it necessary to
propose an adjournment.
More Iron €la<3§ for the Yankees;
The Yankees arc determined to have an
iron clad navy. A dispatch from Washing-1
ton says:
/ The Government is not asleep to the neces
sity of preparing for the coming struggle for
the protection of our coasts and commerce on
the high seas, now menaced by British built
men-of-war sailing under the rebel flag' One
or more iron-clad steamers are* to be con
structed, of about 7,300 tons burden, includ
ing machinery with masts, spars and bolts of
iron, and all other equipments necessary for
an efficient cruising ship-of-war. Bids'will
only be received from parties known to be
1 able to execute the work. Each vessel to be
delivered at a specified Navy Yard on the At-
@P?% FT- **3 EW23 CPWftfc [■■ t am —
Speculation asad Extortion.
The Macon Telegraph expresses our senti
ments exactly, when it says that Speculation
and Extortion are the great enemies of the
Confederate cause. The rage to run up prices
is going to. ruin us if anything docs. It is
impossible to over-rate the degree of uncer
tainty and alarm felt by the masses of tho
people from this cause alone. The fact that
everything has, within tbe past year, run up
from three to twenty and thirty prices, opens
tho gloomiest prospect for the future. Where
is this thing to endVt.. If it has traveled thus
far, what is to hinder." its going twice, three
times, five times or twenty times as far in the
nest year ? How, *hen, can we live ? Who
can do business, unless he happens to be
among the infamous crew of harnics who
boast of making their thousands out of the
universal scarcity and distress ? What, then,
is before us if things go on only for six months,
in the future, as they have gone for six or
eight months part ? Plainly ruin! We see
Kttlc chdnce of escape from this conclusion,
and there is some comfort in the thought that
the money-makers who will have brought on
the catastrophe will at least perish with the
rest. They have been carefully inverting
their unholy gains in real estate, stocks, &c,
but the Lincolnites will find them out, and
universal confiscation will reduce everybody
to the same level of penury.
The Legislature of Alabama, we see, is
trying to devise some statutory remedies for
this ruinous abuse, but we frankly confess a
belief that the evil is, beyond the reach alike
of law and public opffiioh. The unholy and
insatiate greed for .money-making seems to
render men deaf alike- to the voice of public
opinion, the calls of paftriotism, and a regard
even foriheir own safety against the common
foe. Everything that fins been said ur done,
so far, to prevent or to remedy the mischief,
seems only to aggravate it. Every passing
day and hour add to prioes, and increase the
difficulties of living.
It is plain that this, and not the Yankee
armies, is the real problem, of Southern in
dependence, liberty, security. If, as
seems but too probable* our people prefer
heaping up gains in Treasury notes, to their
own preservation from a cruel, rapacious and
remorseless foe, the great Judge himself will
and must say to saoh a people—"tut
ferisii with tiike!!" The Almighty is not
going to work miracles or reverse the moral
law in our behalf; and if.we cliooso to prey
upon each other, instead of standing by, as
sisting aud encouraging each other to with
stand the common enemy, we must abide tbe
awful consequence. Then shall repentance
come—but too late. Let u*b be subjugated in
this struggle and we may envy the victims of
Asiatic despotism, for we and our children
must forever endure their oppression .without
even their measure of security. , Heaven pity
us, unless we wake up' to some decency,
reason and duty upon this subject.—Rich
mond Whig.
A Cry i"or J*eisce.
The Boston Pilot, of the 25th ult, contains
a editorial strongly uvgiag Lincoln to offer
terms of peace to the South. It says:
The President has issued many proclama
tions which he patriotically believed would
be followed by an increase of Unionism in the
South. But his manifestoes are spit at and
himself derided. His documents are of no
avail but one—that of enlarging the spirit of
rebellion. Can he mention a single procla
mation of his that has realized his hopes ?
We should be sorty to impede him in saving
the Union, Bnt his past experience should
tell him now that an armistice would do good.
What does the South want ? Can he not put
a question in this nature ? Can he not try
the value of a suggestion for peace ? This
may not bo the highest spirit—it.iaay not be
according to the way cm which guilty rebels
should be treated. But it is prudence. We I
cannot break the spirit of the South by arms,
and without their spirit in its freedom, their
overthrow would lead to nothing. Enough
of blood has beejn shed—enonj|h-,6f lives have
teen lost, enough of desolation to all branches
of industry has been done, and enough coer
cive proclamations have been i sued ; let us
now try the virtne of peace. Jj
' The President is, indeed, in*a most unplea
sant situation. There is no doubt that he is
honest; but the faction that elected him to the
White House want the war continued, for
their enterprises to realize large fortunes are
in the balance; and notwithstanding the
pre-eminence of his position, Abraham Lin
coln is, in too many instances, the flexible
tool of an unscrupulous party. But he should
remember his oath of office, and be untram
elled by anything save the Constitution.—
That is now in the worst danger, and* as it
owes most of that danger to the havoc of war
administered by Know Nothings, Abolition
ists and Republicans, an armistice—a sns
pension of hostilities—might be offered.
The abdication of Queen Victoria is again
seriously talked of abroad. The Fatrie says
that the discussion of the measure, with her
German relations, is the cause of the Queen's
visit to Germany. The act of abdication, of
conrse, in favor of the Prince of Wales —will,
it is said, take place next spring, immediately
after the marriage of the Prince, with the
Princess Alexandra, of Denmark.
jlt is stated positively at Indianapolis, by
those who have the facts, that the rumor that
General Buell boxed Governor Andy John
son's cars at Nashville, a few weeks since,
for calling him a traitor, is true. The in
dignity was offered publicly, but nothing j
will grow out of it probably. * j
Fears or MorgaJn in Sientuclty.
A correspondent writing from Owensboro',
Kentucky, of the doings of John Morgain
says:
Qn Saturday evening, the stores were all
closed and business entirely suspended, and
the people were arming as they best could to
resist any attack of the enemy.
A courier had arrived in the afternoon bring
ing the information that Morgan was in pos
session of Hartford. Ohio county, only twen
ty-two miles from Owensboro', with between
•no thousand and fifteen hundred men, where,
it was said, he would be joined by a portion
of Johnson's guerillas for a raid upon Owens
boro'.
This information caused the most intense
excitement at Owensboro', which place is but
poorly defended, the troops there being ami
led with old muskets, which are deemed noxt
I thing to worthless, and which are of little
service against the mounted guerillas.
Tho citizens of Owensboro' expected an at
tack at any moment, and in the event of its
ca*pture the rebels declare their intention to
be to move at once upon Evansville and cap
ture that city.
At Big Clitty, on Wednesday last, Morgan
robbed the post-office, capturing and paroling
a number of tbe Home Guards there, and
taking away the Federal flag which has float
ed over the post-office since the war commenc
ed. Morgan's troops were dressed in the
Federal uniform, and in this manner succeed
ed in entering the town without exciting the
suspicion of the citizens.
In this fory Morgan stole every good horse
in the neighborhood, robbed one citizens of
five hundred dollars, another of one hundred
and fifty, and others of various sums. Such
provisions as he could not carry away with
Prayers Tor Peace.
We very cheerfully comply with the request
of a lady friend to publish the following, and
in doing so we do not hesitate to give to it
our hearty and unqualified endorsement:
To the Editors of Lynchburg Republican.
Gentlemen—l wish to make public through
your columns, and those of various other in
fluential journals, a suggestion to the women
of the South.
lt is, that a day be appointed on which, at
a certain hour, they, with ono consent, shall
unitedly beg for Peace from Him in whose
hands are the hearts of men and the destinies
of nations. , Prayer has been made continual
ly for the success of our arms in battle, aud
these prayers have been answered, in many
instances, beyond our hopes. Every prayer
has doubtless breathed an earnest petition for
peace, but it is suggested that now our faith
ful women should unite to pray in an especial
manner for it—that God would forgive our
enemies and turn their hearts, and that he
would also forgive us our debts, and would
speedily open a door of deliverance for us
from the hands of bloody men.
Let Monday, the Ist of December, be ap
pointed, and on- that day, at 12 o'clock M.,
let the heart of every wife, .mother, sister
and daughter, in every State in our Confede
racy, go out in solemn, fervent prayer to God,
for Peace.
In places and churches where female prayer
meetings are usual, let the women themselves
order the* matter. Where such meetings are
not usual, or are considered unadvisable, or
are impracticable, let the women at home
stop all work at the hour named—suspend
the carding, and spinning, and knitting, and
weaving:, and sewing, and teaching, if for only
one half hour, and alone with God plead with
Him for their country. Lot the sick woman
on her bed remember the day and hour; let
the busy forego her business, and—l was go
ing to say lot the gay suspend her gaiety, but
I trust there arc not many gay women in the
South now. But let the young, and beauti
ful, equally with those who can lay no claim
to such titles, think of the broken-hearted, the
destitute and the homeless—think of the
dead, and the dying, and the mangled—think
of the widows, and the fatherless, and the
childless, of this awful war, —and let every
woman's heart be raised as with one voice on
that day to God for help and for Peace—an
honorable Peace.
A True Soetiieiin Woman.
All papers friendly to this suggestion are
requested to copy.
Patriotic Examples.
The Lexington, Va., Gazette says:
Col. R. n. Brown, the proprietor of tho
Rockbridge Woolen Factory, has set an exam
ple worthy of all imitation. He manufactures
an excellent article of jeans, which he sells at
$1,00 and $1,75 per.yard, to consumers. He
will not sell to speculators at any price. ' The
goods sold at so low a figure could not be
bought in Lynchburg at less than $4,00 or
$5,00
The man who can be satisfied with a mode
rate profit, when the necessities of the com
munity would enable him to treble that profit,
deserves the lasting gratitude of every true
hearted citizen, and deserves to be remember
ed when the war is ended.
We have also been informed that William
Withrow, Esq., of Brownsburg, continues to
sell leather At forty or fifty cents, whilst others
are getting $2,00. A noble heart throbs in
his bosom.
Neill MeLeod, of Petessburg, Va., announ
ces to the families of soldiers, that ho will
furnish all the corn he can spare at fifty cts.
per bushel, and says to all who need it to
come, with or without the money.
No. 34,
Yankee Cruelty to Negroes,
A correspondent of the New York -Tribune;
writing from Newbern, N. C, under date of
October 18th, gives the following picture of
the condition of the negroes in lliat Depart
ment:
"Tho situation of the poor, unhappy blacks
m this Department, fed though* they are by
'Union bounty, is snch as should excite the
sympathy of every Christian man. I ani sor
ry to say that they are treated with the great
est sternness and severity, amounting to posi
tive cruelty, by many of our soldiers, who
seem to regard them as hardly better than
beasts. Not a few of our officers conduct
themselves in the most unfeeling manner id
word these unfortunate creatures, aud are, in
fact, ostentacious in expressing their hatred
and contempt for the -d—d nigger.' It is a
sad truth that the Northern pro-slavery preju
dice, whore it exists, is much more harsh and
intolerant than the traditional feeling in favor
of the institution entertained by the. native.
Southerners; and the most despicable form of
its expression is when it is vented upon the
poor African himself. How any gentleman 1
of refined sentiments could act the petty ty
rant and oppressor towards these poor, sent?
tive people, fond of praise and keenly alive to
censure as they are, is more than T can under
stand.- ca onoer
,Tne Ravages of Fever at Head
quarters.
Death of fceii. Mitchell ans other §td~
minent Officers.
Poßt Royal, *
Nov. 1, 18G2. \
A Correspondent of the N. Y. "Times "
says:
I regret to have to announce the sad' riei
of the death of Maj. Gen. Ormsby M; Mitch
who commanded this department. He di
at Beaufort, on Thursday, at G$ o'clock m t
d evening, from a malignant fever, contract
it here. But a week ago, we were sudden
visited by a type of feveV, to which, it pai
me to say, many of our Chief officers ha
fallen victims, within the short period of d
;h week. The doctors cannot agree indetermi
l- ing the name of the disease, which, in i
n symptoms and nature, has every appearah
of yellow fever. Many adhere to the opini
it that it is nothing else tbau yellow fever, whi
11 some assert that it is a swamp fever; aitfafi
ie from the malaria of tne surrounding marsi
is ground, aud the mephitic exhalations of tl
1- soil; others again call it a coast fever, peculii
d to this latitude. Among those of the form*
y opinion are medical men holding the highe
r positions, whose opinions are entitled
r weight. The disease is accompanied by a
i- the symptoms of yellow fever; and, althous
.1 I not quite so rapid in its effects, it seems to' 1
r quite as fatal. The factlhat the disease mac
c its appearance so late in the season, indufci
1 the belief that it has been brought here froi
s Key West or some other infected port, an
does not arise from local causes.-
The dread pestilence seems to have confb
, od itself to the immediate vicinity of the bea<
r quarters, where its worst ravages were inad<
- Officers upon Gen. MiteheFs Staff, and thoe
■ immediately surrounding him, were their!
attacked. The death of Capt. L. A. WarfieU
p which I mentioned in my last letter, was fo
i lowed by that of Capt. J. G. Williams, Aid<
3 de-Camp to General Mitohel. These tw
r cases were followed by the illness of Ger
) Mitchel's two sons, both upon his Staff, an
I Captain J. J. Elwell, Assistant Qnartermaj
I ter, and then the disease spread so rapidly a
- to create great alarm and anxiety. The dit
i ease appeared to be so* confined to that on
i spot—headquarters—that General Mitchel rt
: moved to Beaufort, but unfortunately too late
The seeds of the fatal malady had been sowi
i here, which soOn carried him away. Oi
Thursday morning, Colonel N. O. Brown o
the 3d Rhode Island Artillery, died from fe
ver, and upon the evening of the same di]
the intelligence was telegraphed from Beau
fort that General Mitchel was dead. Hii
death cast a gloom over all, not only beeaus<
of tho death of such a man, who had secam
the love and esteem of all here, but our ffis
raal fore bodings were realized, and his deatl
seemed to verify the conclusions which hac 1
been forced upon us, that when this monstei
attacked, there was no hope.
A Machine Factory.
We are gratified in hearing that it is con
templated to establish a large factory of ag
ricultural implements and machines in com
mon demand. The factory will be eligibly
located in Dade county, Georgia, and wiß be
established soon under the supervision and
direction of Capt. George W. Harris, now of
tho Ordnance service at Chattanooga, lately
of Knoxvile, and formerly known to many
readers as "Sut Lovengood." The factory
will furnish all the machines and implements
needed by planters, farmers, gardners, mil
lers, builders, &c.~Charlcslon Courier;
Pass Him Round.
Mr. Richard A. Roazell, of Mecklenburg
county, N. C, has sold a large crop of* wheat
to his neighbors for seed, at $2 per bushel
while it could command $350 to $4 at his
door. He refused to let speculators have a
bushel at M. The Charlotte "Democrat"
says this gentleman has two sons in the at-
my. -i
What a spectacle it would be to see a na
tion of such men! And who believes that Mr
Rozzell does not feel himself a richer man'
JP-lSS 1 - 3 8e ? 8 ? of * he tertn » than if he had
forced $4 per bushel for bis wheat out of the
i necessities of the people ?