The New York herald., 1845-02-27

ANOTHER EXTRAORDINARY DEVELOPMENT OF
NATIVE" ECONOMY AND INTEGRITY We have
Just discovered fresh instance of the integrity anc
economy OF the present reforming Saints in the
corporation. number Of the auctioneers down
town were recently agreeaby astonished by the re-
| celpt of the handsome donation OF $500 each from
| tne Corporation. They were quite at a loss tC
| imagine the motives which had prompted this ex
| traordlnary manifestation OF municipal genero
slty, tor they were altogether unconscious OF ha
wing rendered any services equivalent to the value
OF the gift The money came indeed almost as
| mysteriousy TO some OF them, as those payments
which the Secretary OF the Treasury occasionally
acknowledges In the papers, and which merely re-
veal the TACT that the cOnsciences OF govern
ment creditors have suddenly been awakened after
slumber OF hfteen or twenty years. The auction
GERS thus mysterlously rewarded are Messrs. Lud-
low " Chiffon, Bleecker IL Van Dyke, franklin ~
son, and VIM. H. Jones' The Messrs Franklin
1t appears received their $500 without any previous
| intimaion whatever, and we believe that this was
also the case with Bleecker IL Van Dyke
This case appeared so extraordinary that we took
the pains of making some inquiry into the circum-
stances, and we are happy to say that we have at
length succeeded IN being able to throw some light
on it, 1t appears that there was recently sale of
Corporation property The expense OF getting up
the sale. preparing the maps, advertising, and SO
on, was all betrayed by the Corporation. The
gentleman who effected the sale received $40,
but the Corporation considered that sum as
quite paltry expenditure, and impressed with
the conviction that in order to sustain the character
tor consistency, their disbursements ought to be in
keeping with the increase OF taxation, they voted
an appropriation of one thousand dollars for the
expenses of the sale, which was distributed as we
have stated, amongst the highly respectable auc.
tioneers whose names we have given, two hundred
dollars being also paid for the use of the room in
the Exchange, although the auctioneer who really
effected the sale entitled to the use OF it with
out any such payment; and, at all events, the sum
paid was considerably greater than what an
auctioneer pays for the use of it throughout
whole year.
The fortunate auctioneers and the public will
now, perhaps, be able to appreciate more fully and
accurately the motives Of the Corporation in this
munificent expenditure of the public money. We
do think that the annals of municipal corruption
will be searched in vain for more shameless and
audacous piece of party profigacy and extrava-
gance Here we have one thousand dollars Of the
public money squandered for purposes which are
apparent enough to every one, and all this by
Corporation who went into office under the most
solemn pledges of economy and purity in the ad-
minlsratlen of the city government! When did
either the wings or locotocos. corrupt and extrava
CANT as they both have been, ever commit such an
act Of open and barefaced corruption? 1t does
indeed appear that retrbutve justice already begins
to pour out lis vas on the miserable, inefficient
aud corrupt party now in power in the Corporation.
Yet these are the men, who, after increasing the
taxes to the enormous amount OF $3.50 900, and are
now protusely squandering the public money in
the most impudent efforts to conciliate and obtain
supporters, present themselves to this communiy
| for reelection
MAYOR HARPER AGAIN A CANDIDATE Honor
the Mayor has written letter sgnifying his accep-
tance of the denomination. Here it is:-
| MAYoRs OEYrcs, New YoRx, Feb "a, ls45.
GENTLEMEN-l have taken little time to consider,
whether should accept decline the nomination with
which have again been h0nored by the American Re-
publicans of the city of New York. their candidate
the Mayoray The motive has beeu not want OF respect
| gratitude for such renewed expression of conR-
dsnce but simply desire to be convinced that there was
no reason why should seek to make way for other
and aber man. have considered Il is point maturely
and though cannot but think and feel that more
thy ca1ddsts an might be selected also the
as one who owes them much to place myself at their dis
posal.
L
JAMES HARPER
This is quite characteristic and funny little do
,cument wilful man will have his way, and his
Honor will have his joke. Even in this laconic
epstle there is an infinite deal Of dry humor.
Mayor Harper, as private individual, is excel
lent, moral, honest upright, pious and worthy man.
But he has discovered himself to be altogether un-
fitted Tor his Office. Perhaps with an intelligent,
active, and efficient Common Council, he might
have got on toerably well; but with the miserable,
inefficient, hypocrtical set of men associated with
him in the government of the city, the poor Mayor
has made sad failure. We do not think that he will
meet with any formidable opposition in going ont
Of Office. The wings are preparing for the contest
| with great force and determination, and have
sworn to sweep the "natives'' with the bosom Of
destruction. 1t will be very amusing fight.
Mr.. POSTMASTER GRAHAM The Postmaster left
this city on Tuesday last for Washington, in COM
pany with Mr.. Thomas of Tennessee, the law
partner Of the Presdent.elect. Well, so far as the
business of the Post Office is concerned, we are
not likely to suffer much by the absence OF the
Postmaster. We believe that we will be able to
get on as well without him as with him. But we
do hope that the time is not far distant when we
shall have Postmaster who not only understands
his duties, but who will be willing to devote his
time and attention to the discharge of them-one
who will mind his business, instead of running
backward and forward between New York and
Washington, like parched pea on hot shovel,
eternaly on the fidgets, trying to keep his place.
The Colonel" has succeeded SO well in humbug-
ging poor Mr.. Tyler, that he is now emboldened to
try his hand on Mr. Polk. We shall see, 10 use
the vulgar phrase, how he will :" come it over''
"Young Hickory"
| The CLIoUEs The Morning NeUs still continues
its attacks upon the Collector and the patriotic
officials of the Custom House. Yesterday it made
quite an elaborate effort to convict Mr.. Van Ness
of grievious offences against truth and democracy
but it rather failed. The truth lie, that the Ides