The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-15


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PoLlTcL MovlMSNTs-A REVOLUTION BEGUN
There certainly Is a strange and mysterious revolu
ton OF some kind coming TO a head IN this happy
land. The resu Is of the last election have set every
body talking. guessing, phllosophlsing, and calcu
lailng. The Van Baren men consider the State re
suits wonderful trismph. The free traders, Of
philo sophical brokers, friendly TO Calhoun, ar,
Casting about for new move Of some kind TO es
cape oblivion. The supp orers OF MIR. Clay are
a stand still for want OF money-while the American
Republicans are determined 10 create a revolution
from cod 10 end Of the country
Political excitement Is rapidly rising ia this ms
tropos-andso Is the price OF stocks Nothing tn
morals are falling below the average God onl,
knows what we are coming 10.
Astonishing Exposure - Bsach's Pigeons =
Bengoia Lights-Lottery Policies-Lottery
Frauds, and Plainfield Bank.
That fraud begets fraud is trite but neverthe
less true saw, and never, perhaps, since the da,
that the old serpent deceived E we in the garden
Eden, was lis mathematical certainty more con
cusively proven, than during the present generation
improvements have been made upon its face, in ou
peculiar age, that would sson;sh those of older
time, and cause them to stare with as much sur
Prise as Flat Head Iadian would at the sight of
locomotive engine. Ia these days, fraud is not on
begot by fraud, to prevent ts detection. but fraud
Itself is actually undermined by fraudulent means in
order TO advance the interests Of those acquainted
with its foundation.
One of the most extensive frauds that has cursed
our country, and been the ans of the utter de-
struction and ruin OF thousands, is the lottery
fraud, In this State they have been abolished, its
true; but our neighbor opposite, in Jersey, aud in
several other small safes, such as Delaware Rhode
Island, &c still sanction this wholesale system OF
one-sided gambling. Its aboshnent in this city,
In legal sense. has amounted 10 very itl- If any
benefit, In moral vi-w, as there are nearly il no,
quite as many Offices for the sale of lottery tickets
nov as there were when sanctioned by the laws OF
our State la addltionto this The system insurance
IN .fecting psllces the drawn numbers, has
caused the establishment OF nu nerous Offices who
make that h-lr sole business, aud receive large
profits by their operations. This branch Of the To-
t-ry system may be termed fraud upon fraud and
from this has risen a hrd mevems nt, which sustdins
the truth OF first position, of fraud undermining
fraud itself
We have in our possession not only the full par
culars but the names of all the parties concerned
IN the recently we'll organized system of teegraphs
TO convey the drawn numbers Of the New Jersey
Lottery 10 Albany, within few minutes after tbe
time OF their drawing at Jersey city, the object OF
which is and has been to take advantage of the AL
bany Lottery Dealers, by purchasing Policies on
numbers thus known by those concerned in the
telegraph. This scheme has been in embryo for
nearly eighteen mo this, but has been accomplish.
ed only few days. The hrs. day they walked IN.
to the policy dealers of Albany to the tune of near.
ly one thousand dollars, and would have followed
1t up to large amount, if certain causes had not
prevented the progress of the e!egrapbs tor short
period. The experiment has been attended with
considerable expense aud several persons who were
originally Interested ia its success have whdra wp.
being A-eced of all their funds By the partners now
r5aping the bsnefi The plan of operations is sim
pie in the extreme, and the system OF telesraphs is
by lights made similar TO BeugoIa fire. of various
coos, denotins certain maihem a,ical calculations.
Men are stationed with these tights on the several
high points OF ground between this city and ALBANY.
as fol!ows:-
l,t station New Durham, mil IS above the Jersey City
81 do Hsversrsw Height
+.h do Bull Hill
9Th do Cold spring.
9Th do New Paiiz Landina
9TH do Catskiil Mountain.
9Th do Clinton ,tel, Albany.
The Lotteries at Jersey City are generally drawn
at late hour In the afternoon, md as soon as the
Sun Is below the horizon, the ,e lights are raised,
and the telegraph OF the numbers is completed al.
most instantly, when the partners at Albany take
advantage OF the fraud upon fraud, thus obtained.
To produce the same objects with the Delaware
Lottery, the same scheme has been effected, but the
use of carrier pigeons has been found to be more
taY onp and ava nCt
tory, as the stations numerous that the ex.
pense ls burthensome. Not only have persons been
recently training pigeons for this purpose, but from
the top OF the Office oil "The Sun" newspaper
building a, the south west corner of Nassau and Fu.
Ton, can be seen cupoa and pigeon coop o. i'm
mense dimensions, filled with birds that some one
IN thatesabishment appears TO be training for
peculiar purpose Is II through this means that VI.
Y. Beach intends to obtain information a day IN
advance OF the public Of The closing Of the Pa,nield
shlnpaser Bank" il is called, in order to pre-
pare himself for the crush that will follow, or is
some onc in that establishment, not only silent but
an active partner ia the fraud upon fraud lot
terry schemes OF the present d4y1 Let any one
cast their eyes TO The top Of Beach's oc- for the
redemption OF Plain6eld money, and observe The
crowded pigeon coop, and then imagine he pur-
poses oil such an addition TO his establishment II
Beach is interested in these LOTTERIES, those in the
secret snoald expose It, as his daily professions oil
friendship, and accommodations TO dealers IN a
small way, on short loans at hg1 interest," has Ia
duced them to brlieve that he would be the last per.
son endeavoriog to ruin their business ia this city
and Albany.
Let us have full exposition of the pigeon system,
az well as OF the t.lesraphs
MASSACHUSETTS ELscrIoN.-Tnere was general
election IN Massachusetts, on Monday. We shall
probably get the result this morning. 1t is stated in
all the wing papers that the State ''must be redeem
ed" This is the first time ever heard thai Mas.
sachusetts was in pawn-that she had been "shoved
up the spout"