The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-03-07

would not disgrace old Cromwell and his Round
heads Thus ended the entertainment. which. in
one sense, was quite pro tenn. affair We had
your President pro TEN. and Speaker pro tenn
and the Speaker pro tenn. Of the Massschusett;
legislature and we could hardly foreqo the opi-
Mon, that The two Governor were OILY Governor,
pro tenn, and holding their efices for a limited
period or until their successors should be elected
next fall. SHAwmur
Rochester
Correspondence of the HeraldJ
Politics in Rochester Triumph of the Locofocos
ROCHESTER,, March s, 1892
have met with an overwhelming defeat. To the
great joy of the Locos, whose most sanguine ex.
pectations have been mere than realised.
Hitherto the smallest favors have been NEST
thankfully received by them for SO bountiful q
godsend they can hardly find language to express
their joy. The willing gratuations of the whole
party arc thicky clustering round the devoted head
of our newly appointed Postmaster, to whom they
concede all the honor Of their most signal triumph.
The sachems of the party have under consideration
the propriety Of acknowledge their obligations to
him by some public denomination, such as a din
ncr or procession, for the disne re sted and pa-
lriotic services whichshey aware no other man
but him upon the earth could have rendered them.
" MIG shOy Sto OvcthOWiuS Win RfautuQcstO him.
they should not forget our Albany friends, who
have taken the local interest OF the people into
their own eeping, furnishing to hand candidates
for every office, either state or national, being in
fallible in their own estim tion, and much better
able to judge Of what is for the good of the people,
than the people are themselves.
The baneful effects Of this meddling with private
matters is not confined to this city, where the Lo-
and eccted their mayor by near 800 maiority'
which is about the usual Wing majority but it has
extended to the county, where they have elected a
majority OF the supervisors for the first time in Al
age, and its influence will be felt throughout the
State. We do not blame the Preaident, las, we are
aware, he has been deceived by unfair and false
representations, coming from individuals fom
abroad, acting, as we suppose, in concert with a
little clique in this city, who have monopolsed
every appointment coming from abroad for The last
few years, to the great Of The people,
whose confidence they have not possessed a long
time, and who, If engaged in this matter, have not
the bodness to acknowledge il, but leave the whole
responsibility 10 rest on the wire workers in al.
bany and elsewhere.
1t appears since the result of the election became
known last fall, that efforts have been secretly
made to convince the powers at Washington, that
1t would not do to appoint any of the candidates
that had applied for the office Of postmaster in this
city, as the friends of the other candidates would
rise up in opposition, and it would break up the
party This paved the way for bringing forward
Mr.. Andrews, whose appointment was urged upon
the ground that he was about to suffer mart rdom
for opinions sake, at the hands Of the loco foco
Senator's Of this State, aad that it would identity
the President with the wing party effectually
than any other move that he could make to appoint
him to that place. These were plausible argu-
ments, and calculated to commend Mr. Andrews
to the favorable consideration Of the President, to
whom, 1t 10 said i was represented, to induce him
to remove Mr.. O'Riley, among other things, that
he had been interfering obtaining the removal Of
Mr.. Andrews from the clerkship Of the Senate
These movements were kept secret. and the ap.
pontment hurried through in hot haste; some
fearing that il il was made known, a RESPONSIVENESS
would defeat him-which was too true, for il an
opportunity had been offered the people of Roches-
ter, they would have convinced the President that
he had been deceived, and that in this intended act
of kindness, he was inflicting the unkindest cat
of all
When it was found that whig administration
had the post Offices to dispose Of it was universally
conceded that one Of two or three candidates WI .
applied for It was entitled to it, the appointment of
any of whom would have given little or no dis
satisfaction. To one of these candidates Mr.. An.
drews proessed himself particularly friendly, vol.
unteering his services to aid him by letter, and
otherwise, to obtain the appointment, up to the
time he obtained it for himself, and when advised
that his name was up for The place, he disclaimed
all knowledge of any movement having been mad
with the view Of obtaining the appointment for
himself, and claimed that he had requested his
name to be withdrawn-instead of which it APP
pears he has been using every means in his powt r
to secure the appointment After the proceeding
OF the meeting which was held here, at which the
mayer presided, reached Albany, and upon the
day il was known there that his appointment was
confirmed, some one wrote the following letter to
friend in this city wishing to obtain from him a
disclaimer Of that meeting before the appointment
reached Rochester, which is the best csmme Mt that
can be made upon the matter
JAN. q, ls42.
COL:
Are yeu crazy That meeting fear will kill YOU
dead believe 1t was got up for that object, tbs
persons connected with friends OF the other
ddates fear you cannot make it believed it was MOI
ysur citing, and the President thinks he will on
point some Of the other candidates The strong one
believe 1t -. - will cheat you When YOU
thought would, you ought to disclaim the meeting
PS. =, understand, has been trying to manag,
the Post Office all this time Of his absence You ough
not to connect yourself with such men.
There may be honor among some men, but the
foregoing clearly demonstrates an earlier assenc,
OF il amongst some who claim to be honorable.
Respectfully yours, BIT.
US District Court.
Before Judge Belts.
MARCH 5-About $50 petitions for bankruptcy
have thus far been presented in this district-witf