Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-11-07

VIZ maj 500 w mai lolfo WV
From this table it will be tina; we gave Gene
raj Harrison the vote Of this State by about 5000.
He ,oi actually rsc,iue the rote By about that majo-
7lty wedid not estimate the Governor. majority,
because we belle vsd from the operation of certain
causes, he would run behind the popular name oil
Harrison and be defeated. The result is the same
as our predictions But TO account for this singular
result 10 the knotty point. Let us however try.
In the spring and fall Of 1897 the political revolr-
ton SOW fully realized, began m this city and this
state. 10 the November election Of that year, the
opposition alias the Wing party, carried the state
az New York by about ~ 900. Immediately on this
result being known, the Wall street e'iqHss OF cor
rupt aad arrogant politicians, with their wspaper
organ. Of that street Of unhung villains gave way 10
ar sxtravasant delrium Of Joy. They got up rejoi-
einxs-made themselves exclusivs-proscrib,d all
independent men-and exploded in an insulting pub
lie tcn-dolIsr dinner at public hote,in which X. ~.
Blatchford, r. w. wetmore, s. Draper, Charles
King, James Watson Webb, VIM l. Stone, and such
like men, became the leaders and patrons. Daring
the year ISL the Wall street ciiqa. was berottes
agd bprn in their sins, bot IL iSss before they
were brought into active exiseace for the pxrpose
of ruling the W hig party, aud prosecuting all those
who would not bow to their arrogant bchests.
n the TALL election Of 1893, VIM. H. Seward, under
the rsuonakt hht-t etf1"fss an" s"' FsANfNtn "
forts Of Thurlow Weed who did the political shaving
Of Wall street, was elected Governor, by din-
rniDisbed majority Of about 10000
Immediately on the accession Of Mr. Seward 20
power the influence Of the clique began to devcope
itself Although the wing party had always
Announced 4" removals tfr5m office for opinions
sake" yet the first thing they did was 70 become re-
ersant to their own ravowsls, and 20 adopt, TO its
fullest extent, the principle that 10 the yctois
belong Oh. spoils" In pursuance of his detestable
,n,x,r. general sweep was made Of the state OF
cea,s and the most plant tools &c party aPPointes
!. their plaees Thurlow Weed was appointed state
p,,bsr-Ruras, the son Of Charles kiug, was ar
poiated Aaia,ant Gsneral-the son Of II. VI. Match
Cord. one of the pipe contractors, appointed has
private secretary. and the very leadcn pipe agent
! n. Gloutworth. the agent fpr the =" yarn" re-
..;ved the lucrative Office OF Tobacco Inspector
,he last being tAs best appointment q the whole
a. the hizher regions of office. Mr. Rugglcs entered
MIR Ru.glc, was fresh from W all street, and indoe-
,rin.ted the cabinet Of Governor Seward, with vast
and magnificent ideas Of increasing the public debt
60 sOODJC0O or more, vhle the real purpose was 10
give fat contracts and high per ce3iAses 10 the
stock i,bbers in Wall street. In short, toe VAole
po,isy of Governor Seward, in finance and appoint
s,enfs was dictated ~ the Wall street ciiqaes lie
wa. also persuaded BY them, against his own better
jul I'm eat, q support rsgistraion cf.roter' here,
and almost came within an ace ~ appointing to