Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-12-03

2O3t Chestnut ST., above SIXTH
Kxsra Herald.
Great and important news may be exPected every
s.v durins the present week-from Liverpool from
w.shi,xtoa. and from Harrisburg. On every oc-
o.sion that any important news may be received,
Va shall, in two hours thereafter, issue an Extra
Hsrala.
Firpt Of the steamer--the news expected by her
win be deeply simportant 90 trade and commerce.
i. She win bring Us the winding mp Of many men and
sone institstions, and probably the deaouement OF
the paper system Of England and the United States
Bank. This news may settle many principles in
political economy and the currency.
Second, the organization Of the present Congress,
and the Presidents Message. If the House Of Rep
rssentatives should get into in consequence of
the seven disputed seats, the whole week may be
consumed in u succession Of riots, was exemplif-
ed Harrisburg last year. This will create dread
full excitement throughout the country On the con-
trary, If no officially should take place, we shall
have the Presidents Message tonight and it will be
published tomorrow morning In either case the
news will be deeply important.
Third, the Harrisburg Convention will be equally
interesting -but at whatever hour of night or day
the news Of either these three matter received
il will be published in the Herald. If at night it
will be Published in the Morning Herald-if in the
day time, in an Extra Herald. We will allow -
paper in New York to orertake US at any distal
So look ont for Extra Herads about these days.
SpEAxBR OF THE HoUsE.-A letter from of
the members for this city, dated at Washington, on
Saturday night states that Pickens, the ocooco
ddate for Speaker, will be elected by majority Of
fsc0-that the locofocos have that majority in the
house, even admitting the wing members for New
h. all 10 taka their he
SO, we shall have the Presidents Message tonight,
and to- morrow it will be published.
SALrlre Down OFFICE sEEKERs.-In Jans-
ary next, Governor Seward will have his hands full
of business, He viii need good counsel, and if he
behaves well and cooks his small potatoes decently,
we shall give him some salt for them-that is, good
advice. There are probably one thousand locofocos
in Office in this state kick out ceremonie, and
enc thousand good wings to kick in-besides four
thousand more seeking.to be kicked in. We are
preparing lists Of all the principal applicants for
this city, Of which the following part
Dr. William Wilson, Health Office.
Dr. Peters. Townsend, do.
DR.. sidnay A. Doane, do.
Dr. Wood, do
Dr. T. Hugh do.
John o Sargent, Mission to H i;I, or any other
Jon. Hill, Tobacco Inspector.
'o"An "naPi' ship Of the States Prison.
SD WILL I Inspector Of grain Of
whiskey, or any thing.
The best Office he can get; he Ger.
Jefferson Berrian AMY deserves for his
in the anti. Ma lthusiaa cause.
.m.a s;h ! Port Warden or Notary Public, or else
s1 S"'''' to te created Lord High Admiral
L,seph Harmon, any thing he get.
ysnss Watson Webb, Surrogate OF any thing
DAVID Ogden, do DO.
Az oar leisure we shall pracure additional names
and a soon As Congress shall have organised-the
Presidents message received and well abused-the
National Convention nominated a wing candidate
for the Presidency--the Liverpool steamer arrived
with the finale Of the United States Bank, shall
proceed to give biographical sketches Of these appl
caats, with critical notes and comments on their
several characters, temPers, genius, and capacity
We shall begin with Peter s. Townsend, John o.
SARGENT Sandy Welsh, and the small fry generally.
Though our readers may look eat for dashing work,
yet we shall do justice, tempered with "mercy to
the shorn lambs" Meantime we request correspon-
dents to give rs names and sketches Of these wor.
thies Salt is wanted At this Office, to salt down 1000
or 5000 af6ce seekers.
Heretofore the important duty of making ap-
pontments to Office, by all parties, have been con-
Quoted on a miserably inefficient system. The APP
plicant made his overtures in secret-he sncaked
round for endorsements to his character, and
whitewashed-he beseiged the Office. giver by let
ters recomme ndations, and every species Of annoy
ance. This must be all changed-and this change
this revolution shall begin at The history
and character Of every candidate shall be faithfully
collected and fully given in the columns Of the Her
aid. We shall do injustice, and nought set down
IN malice. A " round, unvarnishsd tale" must be
teld Of every applicant, and ifbrght black spots
be in his characte is proper that the public and the
appointing power should know Of their existence
and quality. This system Of canvassng searchngly
and imparslly the qualifications Of candidates seek
ing public Office will, properly executed save Co
vernon Seward from the Of makisg bad APP
pointmsnts.
LorTEnEs.-lsFoRMISe.-I We
find th u four i've 81 the newspapers Of this city
have been indicted by the grand jury for advertising
lotteries This has been done al the instance q the
sun" newspaper, and the history fthe transaction
s amusing Sylvester, the broker, sent boy, named
James Abbott, to the Sun" Office with lottery adj
verti.sment and with the money to pay for its in
sertcn in that paper The proprietor Of the "sun'
instead of inserting the advertisement, sent a man
named John Williams round 10 Sylvester, to ask il