Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-11-18
Oace Hunting-De moraIization OF Party.

expeoted immediately alter her arrival We VIII
issus an EXTRA HERALD"
OGsce Hunting-De noraIiIation OF Party.
Ten briefdays have hardly sunk into the west,
since the election Of General Harrison was placed
beyond a dosbt-but in those ten days, more sud
den revolution has taken place in the morals, ,ac-
ties talk and purposes OF the politicians than could
have been effected by the conversion of Satan into
q preaeher-or the outpourings Of st. John the
Baptist risen from the dead Last month it was
all song and cider, all morals and religion all piety
and patriotism, among the politicians. Now that
the ctory is certain the elements of sublime sell
sshness and pure corruption beginning 10 show
themselves in new phases and new shapes.
What has produced all this awful change
The prospects of the spoils-the expectation Of
getting office-the hope of reward-the passion for
emoumept
In the city of New York alone there are probably
over 5000 if not 1000, candidates for the various
Offices which will ks under the control Of General
Harrison, after the 18th Of March next. The num-
Der OF Offices in this city and state, 500
or thereabouts and already upwards Of so to 100 pa
triot' for each Office have started up and claim them
for valuable services a. the last election-some in
sighting, some in lying, some in singing, some in
speaking. In Boston, Baltimore, and Philadelp hia,
like proportion Of Offices and candidates exist
making in those sonr great Atlantic cities about
1000 Offices, for which there 10000 patriots
signing to FILL
In this city, the movements already taking place
are the most amusing and laughable, not to say
lAncholy and moral, that can be imagined The
ciisues Of Wall street were never more busy than
they at this time. The whis politicians have
ceased slandering the locofocos, and
ragged in the delightful business Of slandering each
other Every prominent mans private and public
character is under discussion, and the way in which
hey secretly stab each other to the vitals is worthy
'of Italian asssssns, educated to the business Of
throat eating and taking their regular degrees in
public robbery. The reforms, the COED times, the
prospects, the public and private virtue, which it
was expected would come in like Avalanch with
the President, already cast to the four winds
Of heaven and nothing is heard Of but ofce," of
hce,"" Office Hardly word is said about the
measures which General Harrison is expected to
atroduce calculated to ameliorate the condition Of
the country-but mach true eioquenes and precious
SANDER are sttered about the csbiact, cell
lector, new post masters, and other public
officers.
The truth is, we fear that If General Harrison
does not take care greater Of gross demo-
ralration and public robbery will take place in the
next four years than have disgraesd the country
during the last four Men are getting up petitions
for ofice-and preparing memorials-and procuring
influence, that do not possess the slightest claim
TO any species Of confdenee. Msa without eharac-
ter, capacity, talents morals, the most busy
In this degrading business CiiqSss Of the most
worthless reprobates are forming in all our large
cities TO control and direct the councils Of General
HArrison and to monopolise all the Offices Of honor
AID prof, in the gift Of the new President.
In one recent instance we have the gross demo-
ralizing effects Of these gangs, clubs, ciiquss
operating upon governor in the distribution Of Of
fee. Governor Seward is probably man who pos
q than ordinary share Of ssgacity, die
erection, prudence, and sound moral principle. Yet
how unfortunate he has been in many Of his appoint
nents to ofiee-snd the choice Of some of his patch
ed up measures
These mistakes-we call them by the mildest
fern-were in a great measure forced upon him by
a worthless, dcmsralized, unprincipsd clique in
this city, whose morals and principles of action
~sre fret revealed to the world in the Gentw orth
diseassure.. We have always believed that Co
vernon Seward meant 70 do the best he eould-and
te fSl6l the wishes Of the people at large-yet on
10 many occasions he acted the dictates Of cor
uPt clique In Wall street. instead Of listening to ths
voice Of honest people, the suggestions Of an
sscorrupt conscience.
The same species OF corrupt influence is now or
ganizing in this and the other large Atlantic cities TO
direct and control the appointments OF General
Harrison-Andt TO put the new President in the same
position that General Jackson was put. A new
Kitchen Cabinet 10 rapidly prepariag-and already
Thurlow Weed, James Wa tsowebb Richard
Hsaghtop and ''others Of that ilk" have appointed
themselves to the greasy places left vacant by the
dismissal Of Blair, Kendall and the old locooco pot
scourep.
Hsueh 10 to be the effect OF the recent revolution.
we should like TO ask "what has the nation gained
by the chaugel" Look at ii, ye people,
MIsrAxE.-lt was announced officially in the
State paper, the Albany Journal and from thence IL
has been copied into most Of the papers in the
State, that "the Electors OF President and Vice
President required by Law to meet at the Capt.
tot IN the city Of Albany en- Tses dAy the sroosp
day Of Decsmbsr next, at -four o'clock in the after
soon, and that the place Of every one become. va.
who is not in attendance at that hour" Their.
10 some mistake 10 this. The law Of Congre,s de-
sigpstes the first wednesday in December a. the |
day which the eIe etors tbrsughout the country
shall meet at the Capitol Of their rs.pe etive States
and cast heir votes for Presidest add Vice Pre.i
deaf. The first Wednesday, this year, is the sr-
i1eND day Of December. II q stxsute Of the State
requires nesting Of the electors on the dav pr.-
eed'ns that hxed BY C.arress for casting tn. vote.
u mus' be on Tuesday, the FIRST dsy Of Deeemb,, /
The paragraph from the Journal il ealeul.,.a ,o
mislesd the public mind and W. trust tins, n. .o,.
rseted and made ineligible
Law AsD Meals ~ PHiL,pELrru..-L.u mo.