The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-09-14

mittee of one hundred men to call on them at their
own offices, and teach them personally lessons Of
pr priety and common decency.
With these two miserable exceptions, the people
OF the large city OF New York were to man, all
enraptured with the beauty, the grace the elegance,
the proprety, the romance, and the poetry investing
those ladies' In the procession And a leading and
influential wing, who looked on and saw the whole
thing, observed 10 the locofocos If you are going
To play that game with al elections or otherwise
we Can beat you at II all hollow and bring out more
elegance, beauty and intelligence, than your
whole party can muster. And we should
not wonder to this made a great fea.
ture hereafter on all important OCCASIONS
The hard cider revelries have disappeared The
temperance movement is pretty much of failure
But II both parties will come into the field with
their most beautiful and virtuous women, 1t will
create more enthusiasm, and bring out greater
crowds OF supporters than can be thought OF at pre-
sent. Here the first instance of the kind and
instead of turning out farce, it is admitted by the
Courier" and other wing papers, that II drew out
1900 Spectators and the probability is that it drew
out 30 900, and produced joyousness and enthusi-
asm that threw the 4h of July INTO the shade.
These some OF the views and tendencies OF
this movement. But above ALL it is seen, that it
was devised and carried out by that section of the
democratic party which is friendly to Mr., Calhoun,
and which will yet give Mr. Van Buren, and his
friends more trouble than all the wings ever gave
him in his life. In short ii is only the commence
ment of power that they can't control. They have
caught the friends of Mr. Van Buren,, Messrs Law
renee, Lee, We.more, re, at that dinner, uniting
with the wings to attempt TO bring disgrace the
nation. And of all the democrats there, Preserved
Fish was the only man Independent enough to re-
sent the insult, and he is a warm friend of Mr. Cal
houn's
After this, we should not be surprised to see Pre-
served Fish nominated as our next Mayor. Let US
ponder calmly on all these tendencies. There are
strange events in the womb of time.
The SYSTEM OF PASSING Laws IN CONGRESS-
A few days ago published an article exhibiting
the system Of getting laws passed at Washington.
In Albany it is called 60 lobby membe ring"-in Har-
rsburgh, boring iu:-
WAsHINoroN, Sept 10, lsi2
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD, New YoRK:-
As you admitted A Boatswain's Friend" your CO.
lumns on the Sth inst trust that you will give this
munca also place in your Herald and thus enable
me to Justify myss if need any Justification, the bar
Erly N December last while was editor of the Index
and general agent for claimants at Washington, was
WaUei by committee of Forward Warrant officers
oil the Navy with request that would aid in procuring
for them and their grade increase of pay They offered
me money to undertake the business but this declined
an however approve OF their purpose, and pledged
self to further their wishes by every honorable exerton
therefore opened my columns them and urged their
claims before Congress with all my heart.
Some time after the interview above mentioned re-
ceive from nineteen warrant officers their pledges pay
$50 each in case the bill Increase their pay was
passed by the 27h Congress. the 10 officers 6 were
gunners were boatswains were carpenters and
As was only to be male in of
aUrnf OG
much pleased with the pledge and laid ii aside much
ready money in prospect When the Pursers' and War
rant ON GERS Pay Bill passed both Houses procured five
pieces oil envelope paper from the folding the CAPT.
ol and scrawled hasy note to the warrant officers
each station AMI sent the whole off by the evenings mail
Ny letters alike short and but not
short as the muaie copy given by your correspond.
Navy Yard there, instead of the samakrr and his ge.
lerous and grateful sympathics doubtless indebted
or the communication of the Sth inst
The communication signed A Boatswain's Friend ~ is
aise and malicious The letter is not true copy OF my
etter Tn. iress is tisife-the fees of 81, are null
ipled seven old-he sta ement that carpenters and sail
makers hired to pilot the bill through is equally un.
rue for have majority Of boatswains and gunners
NY list In TACT the sample truth distorted exag.
seraed that those who know about the transactions
officers would never suspect boatswans friend of hay.
ing any knowledge OF the matter.
The officers who pledged payment to me, informed me
tina, the money would be ready for moments
tice; it strange therefore that asked for in the
letter announcing the passage of the bill.
If the warrant officers of their free will have |
agreed To me too much money, they have to
blame but themselves / expect from the gentlemen
whose bonds hold the money they have agreed pay
me. and until they the New York Gunner me,
(Which have fears off, shall esteem them have
always done, officers and gentlemen.
And now sir, in conclusion, beg leave to inform the
Boatswan's Friend that the most equitable way of set
Ting this whole matter to pay tine money promptly, and
say about it, lest some evminded person might
suppose that somebody desired to shrink from his pledge
and pay his debts with the ioretop-sail.
ieny the right however, of any anonymous writer's
pryng into my matters of business, either for his your
but while act as an honest faithful agent
shall If it is desired be ready to furnish Congress with
quarterly list of my fees, and your correspondent with
bill of my household expenses.
P. 81 will compromise with the Boatswains Friend,
Tor $1,000, and give him receipt In full.
| am sir, very respectfully, your obt servt
J. E. DOW Agent for Claims
REMARKS This is about the coolest thing that |
we have read. 1t presents the whole secret of
the machinery of legislation, and the why's and |
of the action of Congress. How many
such agents. are there IN Washington! Last ses-
sion about one hundred laws OF similar kind |
passsd-which at 5000 each, would be 500, 900,
TO be distributed among the agents or lobby
members. This is black mail with venge ance
No YOU DoNr.-Noah has the impudence to deny
that he of the hands in the late "Evening
Star" who abused Captain Tyler, about year ago.
We state the fact openly and above board" thou
art the man" He not only abused the Captain,
after the death of Harrison, during the Extra SEES
sion, but he suggested cart loads of abuse. We
shall give the very articles themselves, written by
Noah, in day or two. We havegot this old ass in
a corner and he cannot now escape.
BRUTAL MURpER-We refer to our report in |
another column for the details of cold blooded |
murder, committed yesterday at Hastings, in this
State, under the name of prize fight. We now
call upon the authorities to punish all concerned
the full extent of the law, and put stop to these
disgracefu proceedings in this country forever.
A SiGS.-ls Irl-Wihchester the newspaper-book- |
publisher, pristed the other day $4,000 copies OF the
new " Lite of Henry Clay" written by Epes Sar
geant Epes got $500 for the workout Winches-