"What effect the bringing together such a crowd of officers for such a thin display of speakers will have upon the dry-goods market will doubtless appear in the column where such reports are usually chronicled; what effect it will have on the Pennsylvania election will appear by the returns in to-morrow's _Evening Post_; what effect it will have upon the vote of this State is of no sort of consequence, for we were sure of a large majority before it was held, and of course we may reasonably expect a larger majority now. "We are sorry about Mr. Tilden's speech. We have no doubt it was a good one, and as we are the friends of free speech we will publish it cheerfully in the _Evening Post_ if he will give us the opportunity. It will reach a great many more of his friends through our columns than stood within the reach of his voice, and they will all be glad to know by what process so clever a man has reasoned himself into such bad company." WM. CASSIDY TO TILDEN "'ATLAS & ARGUS' OFFICE. "ALBANY, _Octr., 1860._ "DEAR TILDEN,--Newell tells me that you are preparing a reply to the _Post's_ appeal to be 'shown the way out.' Do so; and it will give me a chance to write an editorial, which I intended and postponed till the occasion passed by. I enclose a reply to an assault upon our consistency, the last half of which is _apropos_ to the _Post's_ inquiry. I am afraid your committee of fifteen will do more harm than good--as usual. You recollect how the Castle Garden movement defeated Seymour and elected Church, reversing its intended effect, and how the Fifth Avenue movement of last year paralyzed us? Let it go, however, with the other blunders. "What I write to you about is to say that I intend to come down to New York on the 7th proxo. and consult you in regard to a project which O---- and I have long discussed--establishing a New York daily. We can readily get $60,000 (or more) for shares, and from a few men. I can name Plumb, DeWolf, Johnson (of Oswego), Ross--besides Richmond, Cagger, Corning, Kelly, etc. We could _add_ what an establishment here is worth, $40,000 or $50,000. The sum could be increased, and all subscribed outside of New York. It is not for help (to ask you 'to go round with a paper,' as your party friends generally do), but simply for advice. Wesley, the banker, once proposed to sell me some of his interest in the _Times_ if I would go in there. This is _entre nous_, and I allude to it only to explain why I am going to consult him, as well as you.