The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-10

TO the lowest bidder The new system has succeed
ed admirably II us true that Washington editors no
longer spread table in the Washington wilder.
ness Tor ndulgent benefactors in both branches Of
Congress, and the consumption OF spurious Cognac
and SileIy may have been somewhat diminished,
but, then, on the other hand, some hundreds OF
thousands of dollars have seen saved to the public
treasury, and the printing has been executed in a
neat and expeditions manner. 1t has, therefore,
excited considerable indignation amongst the re-
formers Of these abuses at Washington, to observe
the recent attempt to resume the old system of
almsgivlpg, by which the journals there had been
enabled, for so many years, to lead tina, indolent
and somewhat dlssolute life into which The reel
piepts Of pauper-reief are unfortunately 50 prone
TO fall, even under the most judicous management.
Yet, after all, let us not ps without some bowels
for the poor Washington editors; nor let us accuse
too harshy the tender-hearted Senators who be-
slowed upon the suppliants this trifllng bounty A
winter, which threatens to be unusually severe, Is
fast approaching. Provisions are extremely high.
Butter has already reached a rate which alarms
the most liberal housekeepers. II Is not surprising
that Congressmen-"albeit unused to the melting
mood"-should compassionate, at such season,
the necesstous veterans who have for SO long
period "summered and wintered" with the great
wing and democratic parties II might indeed
have softened the heart, even of barnburner, to
have watched these venerable editors, IN the
course of the last summer, slowly vending their
way to the Capitol, beneath the scorching rays of a
July sun, in order to breathe their daily prayer
to the almoners Of the great, wealthy, uni
versal devouring, Mexico Yankee nation. Many
of the poor hack-horses had fallen dead on
the Avenue, and knew the lash Of their task
masters no more but, alas those aged servants
were still condemned to We ar the harness and sup
plicate for fodder. And then, when they entered
the portals of that building, which has witnessed
so many strange scenes of human emotion, bow
painfully interesting 1t was to study the decent
care with which they composed their features,
emerging at last in the lobby of the Senate-cham-
Der, their phiz enlivened by an almost seraphic
smile All! Hard-hearted economist, what Sena-
tor could resist the siren melody OF those antique
gentlewomen as they proclaimed their unalterable
devotion, and sang, in tones somewhat tremu-
lous to be sure, but passionate as when they yield
ed their young hearts and first fattened on GO the
Thou thou reign st in this bosom;
There, there hast thou thy throne;
Thou, thou, knovs't that love thee;
Am l not fondly thine own?
Yes yes, am not fondy thine own
Flesh is weak, and senators-economica sena-
tors, conscientious senators, public money-saving
senators-ylelded to these Establishments. and
gave to "gente Gales" and wretched Richie, fiji
teen dollars column for re-prlntlng all the Sena-
torial eloquence of the last session, which had al
ready been printed and paid for, and had, indeed,
attained the predestned immortality Of the grocers
shop, at the rate of three cents per pound!
These, however, are unitarian times and we
are very much inclined to apprehend that this
transaction will be regarded In many quarters as
an impudent fraud upon the public. Albeit neces-
sitous, and in all the trlbulatlon which bad man.
agement and a very thin subscription book, not to
speak of a poorly stocked larder and a ravenous
appetite, entail upon editors; yet the public will
hardly be convinced OF the justice and proprlety Of
be stowipg tens of thousands of dollars the pro-
prietors of two obscure newspapers, on the ground
of some antedluvian services to political parties
some great achievements which are mumbed by
the tongue of grey tradition, and are probably
as veriable as those of the hero of the beanstalk
or Jack the Giant-Killer We have much more,
however, to say IN connection with this matter.
and IN reference to the important business of re-
porting in Congress, and shall take an early oppor-
tunty of recurring to the subject. In the mean
time we trust our aged brethren, in Washington,
may, with grateful humility, improve the present
day of 6" fat things and make the most of their
"fifteen dollars column" Senatorial dulness
may not always command SO high price in the
market.
CLASSIFICATION OF PUBLIC REsoLUTIoNs.-Ihe
Tribune, in copying from the Herald the exclusive
account which II published OF the German meet