The New York herald., 1850-06-13

THE ASvxnrsws or THE CORPORATION. The
New York SSn, in adverting to the Discussion on
the Corporation advertising in the Board Of Alder
men, on Monday evening, obeerves--
The dissussi~n diselosed the elements Of which the
remarkable TO apd men entrusted Nth the in-
t~rests Of the city 20 much controlled By party and
%.r., ~ ss sSns
mest-eeonomy snd the vdsst benefit to our sitissns
IL is curious enough, that while the Ssn thus at
tacks the whole Board, it lands Alderman Haws
and the other members of the Committee on Ordi-
nances, just because said Haws e. Co., for reasons
best known to themselves, went out of their way
to puff the SuS, at the expense of other papers In
defending the conduct OF that committee, who ex-
cluded the Herald because il tells too much truth
about Corporation matters the Sun saye the pro-
pretor Of the Heyad made no reply TO the circular
of the chairman, and that therefore the committee
could not speak OF the Herald in its report. This
is utterly untrue. The proprietor Of the Herald did
make a tender, directed to Alderman Haws, chair
man of the committee, 10 insert the advertisements
for 81, 900, or on the same terms as the Sun, and
the letter was placed iu the hands of Mr.. Beck
man, Deputy Clerk Of the Common Council, by
Mr.. j.. d. Connery. To take away all excuse for
the ignorance now pleaded, Mr.. Bennett address,
ed another letter yesterday to the Finance Com
mittee, reiterating that proposal. 1t placed in
the hands Of Alderman Brtton, the chairme!1; and
il remains to be seen whether this will be also de-
MED at some future time, when the Finance Com
mttee may think proper TO report.
II is pretty evident that certain gentlemen Of the
Common Council do not want their proceedings
advertised in the Herald, just because they know
il circulates among the taxpayers. Were it not
tbaff he rIs hey af mil
at all. But as they must publish, they prefer to
record their doines in obscure PRINT of small
circulation, in which there could be no chance Of
the great body of the people seeing them, or in the
SAm, which circulates among the blacks-thsHs-
men of all work, ct hoe genn' omae-and al fhat
class who pay no taxes, and possess no iniisence.
There is passage in the Bible which runs, Z" They
love darkness rather than the light, because their
deeds are eyil.' The Corporation gentlemen hate
the ligh, of publicity, and the taxpayers know the
reason. Economy cannot be their motive in re-
sorting TO such mean shift. to avoid advertising in
the Herald in which the official report of uncalled
for letters lying the Post Office is inserted, par
suant TO the law Of Congress, which dirests that
the same be published in the two journals OF highest
circulation. The true economy il clearly 10 follow
| the precedent set by Congress and the Pos: Oliicc
department; Besides, while these gentlemen propose
only 5000 for the official publication Of their pro
eeedings to the people, they lavish upon themselves
! {lI 900 per annum in "svndries"' Economy, for
! sooth Why, the wbig majority OK the Common
Council, who ousted their predecessors the
ground Of extravaganza in the terroorn, and other
pIodigse expenditures, have not only outsiripped
them in tha; respect, but pay themselves four dol
| lars per day, per man, for coniescending to cat
|, tongues and canvas back ducts, 10 drink brandy,
and smoke segsrs, TO the tune Of sll 900 Of the
peoples money. Their promises Of reform were
nude, as We well knew. al the time, like pie
| crusts, only TO be broken. But will settle the
whole account with them in November next
The ruth is, that the wirs-pueIs in the Common
Council are playing game Of fas, snd loose with
the newspapers Of the city, and they have 30 notion
Of settling the printing question. They are keeping
them in suspense, till election time, or ae long
rs they can, well knowing that those journals whs
/ will no, obtain the advertising, will be down
their jobbins and corruption, having ao,hng TO gain
/ by their silence; and hence some Of the knowing
ones propose 10 give il TO all tho daily papers
They are aware that they canno, brbe the Herald
for, eIe Of them sensjbly remarked, &2ooo
could be no object TO il. proprietor. The game Of
h.-sseoalns the other paper. will be keP; Up till
I November, and nieantinae, the whig EIYrsss, tot
terng it's last legs, draws without any contract,
ht the rate Of s2 900 per froin the treasury,
while the other TIVE papcrs--:he locofoco and the
neutral journai-who print the same adverseme n,s
receive but $500 each. il !. thus that q political
snciion divide thc spoil. among ;heir organs and
themselves. But day of reckoning -ill come.