Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-11-27

voyage from Portsmouth to New York. Today We
give the counterblast. which, though aot long
the locofoco ukase, is yet steel to the backbone.
The passage in the British Queen must have been
quite amusing. In crowd Of two hundred persons,
OF all nations, tongues, tribes and sects there must
always be large proportion Of locofocos. who con-
stantly find fault with the rations, end whose
grumblings part Of the daily bill Of fare. No
''oabt there was cause for complaint; for whe
ever crossed the Atlantic without But one real
good will grow out Of this business. The British
Queen, like decent, sensible, well: behaved young
lady, always open to conviction and kindness, will
take particular pains, during her next trip across
the Atlantic, to put on her best behavior. After
such blast about cold victuals, people going to
Europe will be more persuaded than ever that
the fare will be improved the bread become better,
the biscuit plenty, and the wines 6ow like the Mia
sssppi Captain Roberts, we believe, is yet alive,
and likely to live, and the Queen to flourish. One
thing must be told. Those passengers who crowd
into vessel and say to the agents, !" do give me
sleep any whsre," sc. &C., are the
FIRST persons to kick up noise, and to sign denun-
citations Of the bread, beef. butter and biscuit.
APPOINTMENTS TO OFrIcE.-Sooa after the open
ing Of the session in State Legislature Governor
Seward will have to appoint 5000 or 1000 per-
to various Offices in the gift Of the Governor Of
this State. Now before Mr. Seward makes single
appointment to any place OF trust cmolument, il
is incumbent upon him to examine well into the
characters and past conduct Of all those hungry,
needy, noisy, swearing fellows that are at present
= besieging the gates Of the CAPITOL, and seeking
he spoils of Office at his hands. great number of
violent, brawlng fellows running round the city
Il this time, with long pieces Of paper called petit.
ions, teazing sober and quiet citizens to sign the
'ame with view to obtain some lucrative appoint
nent Now, it will be found, upon examination,
hat the greater number Of these fellows are desti-
ute of any moral character whatever; or indeed
having no character at all, except very bad one
Many Of them have been proved to be utterly una
Die 10 conduct any business Of their own they have
BURST up failed once, twice, and sometimes thrice;
IN examining their books, probably, large amounts
4 receipts would be found, that could not be ac-
counted for at all in their way Of disbursements;
he balances had disappeared by hocus pocus.
Others, again. are noisy, swearing, shouting, braw.
az fellows, that alike injury and disgrace
any party; they abuse in their insane orgies both
riend and foe; insult, in the most reckless manner
hose to whom they indebted for the means Of |
and cause the peaceable and right think
ag citizen to shun with equal caution both them and
ne party to which, like Ieathsome excresences, /
hey attach themselves.
Others again, but these are almost beneath notice |
re drunken, dissipated fellows, who have either de-
royed their health and strength by intemperance,
too idle to get honest living in the regular
purse Of business; unable to manage their own az
irs, broken and bankrupt in health, energy, and
rtune, they aspire to manage the Important puplic
fairs OF the city, aud Of their felIowc itzcns. Let
such men be appointed. let no such men De trust.
with oficel let all such men be avoided and
,unned, as we would shun pc silence.
Let the great, intelligent wing party avoid the
'ck upon which the locofocos split. 1t has long
rule wish the latter % appoint 10 ofce drunk
- notays brawlias fsllows, who unable to con-
act their private affairs; let the wings pursue
different course. Above oil, let man be appoint-
q to efacs who gets intoxicated, abuses his fellow
itxens, aad browns all argument and reason by the
oudness Of has senseless ravisgs. Governor Sew
rd has been appointed to osice by the intelligent
nd moral portion Of the community; let him act
'rudently in his appointments, AID select, sober,
ensible. moral men for the various public Offices;
or on this depends his e-elsction. Let us have no
Irunkards, bankruPts, and bawlers.
THE CoURr or Srss,eHs-Aftcr all the expense
vhieh has been lavisked wasted on that splendid
recmen Of odern antiquity, the Egyptian tombs,
ssdly fear that il will be fouad utterly useless for
he parpose intended for and in all probability
AVE 70 be abandoned 20 decay. The prison portion
badly constructed, aud the wretched inmates can.
lot have either air or exercise The water is deci |
lediy un whslesome, the ventilation incomplete, the
r stoves generate nauseous gas, which scents the
mos phere, and 20 the Whole, the rats invade
he place in such formidable bAttons that the very
IeepsfA themselves are afraid to rest wi:hin the
walls.
The urt room, from which much expected |
,o' in the way Of arrangement and Of convenience,
rom its proximity 70 the House Of Detention, 10
,ow found be utterly unfit for that the legal
intend to apply 10 the common council
-er psrmission TO remove TO some Of the rooms in
he City Hall We are not surprised at this, for,
ndeed from the very first session held in this Hall
u Justice" We anticipated either great alterations,
and more perfect regulations else return to the
bid locality In the first place the voices OF the court
md counsel are so lost in the dome which renders
hem quite inasdible. unless they below like the
bulls OF Basan Secondly the cross currents Of air
through the room very unpleasant, that many
n the learned practitioners who used TO attend the
old court say that they cannot attend 20 the Business
Co them without endange ring their health,
or perhaps risking their lives. To climax all these
evils the little arrangement which was observed in
the old court under Recorder Riker has been entire
Iv pesiected since its removal. Seats are not pro-
yided for the COUNSEL and their table has been dimin