The New York herald., 1845-01-23

deeper, and thicker and thinner according TO the
state Of the weather, than ever it has been during
the-ast hundred years. or since the first street was
paved by the firs Dutch settlers Strangers arriving
| in the city are absolutely thunderstruck on behold.
ing the state of the streets. The other day gentle-
man arrived here in one Of the Liverpool packets
-" What sort OF passage had your enquired a
friend" Good heavens, what dirty streets"
"Rather muddy" replied the other-"b but sup.
pose you are surprised to find the weather SO
mild P'-" Such dirty Streets. "Where are you
stopping ?"-"Heaven help us. what dirty strees!"
"New York has grown very rapidly" Bless
me what horrible streets!" No wonder the tra-
weller was astonished. With more abundant
supply of water than any other city in the world.
with every possible natural facility for constant
cleanliness, New York is at this moment, and has
been since the advent Of the present party in the
Corporation. beyond all question the flthest city
in the civilized world.
But the streets do not monopolize the native"
filth. The newspaper organs Of Mayor Harper and
his associates, have been filled from the CON-
mencement with the srossest scurrlllties and in
decencies. Thick, deep,and reeking, the filth has
covered their columns, as day after day they have
poured out the most violent abuse of all who have
exposed the faithessness, imbecility, and worth
lessness of the present corporate authorities. As
void Of discretion as oi decency the organ of yes
terday, for instance, comes out with q torrent of
vulgar abuse of the Herald, on account Of our re-
cent exposure of the famous oil contract" II
thus commences its TRADE =
The HERALD AGAIN PURposrLY MnREraKsENrIKo
Yesterday we were shown the Herald OF Monday, in
which was copied the s iAvit OF Assistant Alderman
Johnson deny ing that he had any intsre in any
tract made with the Corporation Under this il state
ment which no preteDds to deny, that the COmmis
OF he Aims House purchased oil Of Msssrs
Johnson Sparrow. Then st the bottom OF this state
msnt third that three bottles Of oil had been tested
and tn three below the standard of pure sperm OIL
Now, these three placed in this connection
arranged create, if possible the Impression
that Alderman johnson had made false statement in his
Commissioners furnished upon contract and had
xion with any contract. The Gil sold
he would have furnished it to any one else.
The "organ" then goes ONE unnaturalized
vagabond'-" polluted sheet"-''horrlble monster"
sc all uncleanness"-" black maip'-" fattens
in corruptlon"-" rioting in infamy "-"a great
moral sore -" cold bIooded monster" invaria-
bly, hated and feared"-" miserable vagabond''--
" should be tarred and feathered"-"hi his day will
come -" moral leprosy"-" such kind Of cattle =
=" ought to be choked to DEATH" Such 10 the
elegant manner in which the organ Of Mayor Har-
per, and his emnently pious, moral, religious, re-
spectacle associates, defends them and undertakes
to vindicate their claims on the ssffrages of an
| lghtened community. This is certainly rather a
singular advocacy Of such saintlike men, although,
after all, it may stand very well beside the tales of
| Bocaccio, and the novels of Sue and Bulwer, or
other pious publications of his Honor the Mayor.
| And yet these are the men who are constantly
prang about their superior pretensions to respec-
liability. and decency, and purity, and regard for
| morality They remind us very much of the SEN
I.:.. l.n1. xLn Ok - E.. III
| who makes fine speeches about virtue and honor,
whilst he is engaged in plotting the ruin of his
neighbor's wife.
But what are the facts in this case which has
excited such bursting forth of all the "native"
elements of filthiness in the organ of the Mayor
and his coa5jutors? Why simply that a profitable
contract has been made with the partner of Assist
ant Alderman Johnson, contrary to the provisions
of the charter which prohibits any Alderman or
Assistant Alderman from participating directly or
indirectly in any such contracts-that the article
| furnished was of inferior quality-and that the
George Harris" referred to in the affidavit of the
Alderman as having no connection whatever with
the firm of Johnson & Sparrow, appears notwith.
standing to have some important share in transact
| ing their business. These are the facts-and they
are admitted affidavit, price one shilling and all,
1
set up for the worthy oil contractor1 Why that
one William G. Boggs was guilty Of the very
same thing! Yes, this is actually the defence set
up by this organ, whose intelligence is exactly in an
inverse ratio its drtiness Mr. Bryant, the partner
of Assistant Alderman Boggs was made Corporation
printer, therefore Mr.. Sparrow, the partner Of Mr.
| Assistant Alderman Johnson, has perfect right
to enter into contract for supplying the city with
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by its impudence. But it seems that the sage re-
formers in the Corporation intend to avail them
selves of tin all cases. They reason thus" Our
predecessors kept the streets filthy, therefore we
are quite justified in keeping them tenfold flthier
than they did-our predecessors imposed heavy
burdens Of taxation on the people, therefore we are
quite justified in increasing those burdens-we are
justified in adding two hundred thousand dollars to
the annual taxation of the city!'
But it is idle to waste time in exposing the utter
imbecity, folly, Stiffness, flthiness, and faheas
ness, Of this miserable party now in power in the
Corporation. They are now the theme of universal
execration and ridicue. An entire revolution will
take place at the next spring election And we
hope and trust that the good, DID, respectable, and
venerable whig party, will be early in the field,
prepared with their best and purest men, for the sui
frages of the people of this city, the great ques-
tion of city reform Of all the parties We have yet
tried, we believe that, after ALL the whigs have the
largest share of integrity and practical common
| sense.
ABOLITION MOVEMENTS We perceive that the
amiabe Arthur Tappan & Co have issued pious
and prodIgious proclamation, appointing day OF
general fasting and prayer, in order to prevent the
| annex alton of Texas II is probable that this is
indeed the dernir resort of these philosophers.
According to all appearances the annexation of
Texas will be carried through sooner later. and
the best possible opposition the abolihonsts can
make is to pray away as fast as possible The
prayers of the righteous avaeth much, il is said
SO let the amiable Arthur and his confrus pray