The New York herald., 1845-01-29


BLAIR AND RIvks OF WASHINGTON AS MORAL
Isrs.-Bair and Rives, Of the Washington Globe,
are altogether mistaken when they suppose that
our "nostrils are offended" by their contracts
with Congress for printing, or that we are in any
degree hostile to their getting as much money out
of the public treasury, tor work performed, as they
possibly can. Such financial movements are very
good in their way, and we know enough OF Wash
ington to be perfectly satisfied that neither Blair
and Rives, nor Gales and Seaton, nor John Jones
Of the Madisoniam, nor any Of them there with the
shape and linesments of editors live at all in
that mean and contemplate place, unless they gel
great deal of printing from Congress, and are
paid verv high prices. 1t is utterly impossible tor
those distinguished meI1bers OF the press TO give
large parties, and to purchase choice champagne
and other wines, and to engage excellent bands OF
music, and to chalk their ballroom floors, and Ia
get up those soirfes which astonish and delight the
sraw western members" unless they do get plenty
of money-much money-good money-oceans Of
money-from the public treasury, which is supplied
from the pockets of the people in the shape OF tax
alton. I'VE, therefore, assure our venerable contem
poraries, OF all classes, in Washington, that oul
'nos.rils are" not "ofened" at such things.
But we will tell Blair u Rives at what our mos
trils are offended" We are offended when We
see men picking each others pockets Pick.pock
els WIN filch mems purses in the streets, or in
crowded assemblages, or in any other circunstan
ces, are very justly sent to the State Prison to
pick oakam or TO pick stones Now we conceive
that men who pocket thousands Of dollars by bet
ting on elections. are much worse than these pick
pockets. They are worse than. any thieves of the
darkest and meanest dye. Hence it is that
ssour nostrs are offended" And in thit
point of view we would ask Blair q Rives
whether they have "offended - We don'l
know whetherit be or not in this case. But if il
be, then we tell them that they have " offended. u
We regard that man, who pretending 10 be chris
tian and just man, yet bets thousands of dollars
on an election, and pockets the money, as one ol
| the meanest and most degraded of mankind We
| never bet ourself, except one standing bet each
year, and that is bet OF a hat, with Jem
Grant, our barber, and somehow another
| whichever way the elections 60, Jem is always
certain to get the hat But those who bet many
thousands of dollars on an election offend not only
mere mortals, but much higher power than any
on earth. They sin in the face of Heaven, and j,
the conscisnces of Blair and Rives be pricked or
this point, we trust it may lead to repentance, fol
assuredly if not forgiven, they must one day take
the consequences.
| PRoGREss OF THE TRIBuNE's FAMOUS RooR
BACK NEws-We have already intimated to ou
| readers something of the progress through the
country of the famous Tribune news, ''pigeoned'
from the Oxford packet-ship, when she was be
| tween three and four hundred miles off the Eas
end of Long Island. It is travelling over the coun
try, and making singular developments as it goes
Amongst the most amusing is that which we fine
| in the columns of the Charleston Courier. On the
22d inst, we find the following in that excellent
iournal:-
"NEw YoaK, 18th JAM, ls45-The Oxford from Liver
pool with dates to the 10th Dec Ia below and express
Long Island has brought up the accounts, which
will not however be made public until to- TIL.
advance which took place in the Liverpool cotton mare
previous to the sailing Of the Garrck had been fully
sined, and probably further advance Of obtained
We do not know whether the steamer Of Let Of Dec henc
had arrived though We she must have done 60
R''ps''fwS1kgi wki9GT yHnF sef LEVIN ::sy's srol.r.
This is uncommonly rich. "The sexpress from
which would not be published till the next day =
But the following is richer still:-
/ Correspondence Of the Courierl
New YoRx. Jan Is
Gentlenen-we wrote you last evening giving whs
We beiev to be the per Oxford from Liverpool
the 10Th Dec It now appears, however that the who'll
matter was fabricated, and the Tribune the victim Of
hoax Indeed the article that paper this morning
night the pretended cotton news and coming from
respectable source we had reason to doubt th
Of what appeared the probable Of b
Liverpool Market and 80 communicated the intelligence
you. We regret that any paper should be subjected
whose money articles and marke give correc
and impartial view Of the daily transactions In this city
70 w % aSs 81 s
WRIGHT LEVIN
Here are set of editors and brokers all com
pletely "pigeoned," hoaxed, and humbueged b,
some paItry fellow who is not capable, it il said
Of putting two sentences together, and who re
! ceived $5 for "pigeoning'' the news! Yet witt
all these facts before their eyes, these worthy edI
tors and cotton brokers, talk about the "mone,
articles and market notices Of the Tribune. Why
the character of the "notices is quite in keepinl
with that Of the men who are hoaxed. There j
a verdancy-a greenness about this which is per
| fectly char acteristic.
| LoNo ISLAND RAILROAD Since the opening o
this road to form route to Boston in August last
the steamers which connect the eastern roads will
| the Long Island road, the Mohegan and New
Haven have made two hundred and 6fty-seveI
passages across the Seurd, without failure or ac
cdent Of any kind in single instance, and with
out any detention exceeding few minutes. Tn
average time occupied by these boats in crossln
has been two hours and seventeen minutes-in tn
gale of the 9th December, they crossed in tw
hours and forty-6ve minutes.
The character of the navigation varies from whs
was anticipated. The several Islands that stretc
obliquely across from Long Island, afford shelter
and make the passage generally smooth.
MILITARY BALLs.-The City Guard Ball at Nj
bios last night was splendid affair. The decors
tions were tasteful and gorgeous In the extreme.
Tonight the Fifth Company of Washingto
Greys-a fine corps-give their ball at Niblo's.
Theatricals, SC.