The New York herald., 1851-12-25
Our Albany Correspondence.

ALBANY, Dec ID, 1871.
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tsnyt 10 Distribute 10 Fdvoritss- TIE Lust Phase
10 the 1GaW
The Canal Board has at length decided 10 award
the sections Of work upon the unfinished canals,
under the Law Of June last TO the lowest responsible
bidders. They have been compelled to adopt this
system, after the failure Of ali other schemes.
Never was body Of public Officers more pressed
and urged by political profiga,es, broken down
party hacks, rotten and decayed specimens Of hui
manity, to award favors, than the presen. Canal
Board This bill was conceived in gross iniquity,
urged in and out Of the Legislature to its passage
with an unscrupuloufness unprecedented in the an.
rails Of hasty and inprovinent legislation. The
contest was mighty, more energetic, more deter
mined, ard conducted with more acrimony. than
any other project over known. IL had the effect of
drawing party ines tight, that the opponents Of
the measure took the responsibility of dissolving
tie Iegisl ituTe. TIE prize was one OF the great
est msgnitude-the Distribution Of niue millions
oi the Itople m 9uey possibly doubls that am cunt
to political pgrtizcns such scheme has not
been corrected stree the great combination a.
Warrington. during JscksoH's adminstr alton, to
purchase millions oi acres Of public lands with pa
per, designed TO become Immediately worthless,
and which project coming 20 toe kno Wedge of Old
Hickory caused him 70 Issue the go fous specie cir
cular. This al bill has been tie cause OF more
secret villainy, nterded public robbery predeter.
mined plunderrg, scheming, pettifogging, bargain.
ing. selirg, lying, deception, fraud, stratagems,
bassDCss and wickedness, than this State ever wit
ressed. Blacklegs and gamblers OF great osorssy.
were foremost in demanding contracts upon their
own terms, some as high as i've hundred thousa nd
dollars, upon their own estimate, purely on parti.
zan grounds Others forming conbinations with
certain gentlemen in the confidence Of men Of pow.
or, demand their usilions' worth Favortes Of ofi-
ciss bousled Of their certain success; others,
through the presumption of political glsdiators,
Threatened TO expose bargains prohcred II their pro-
positions were overlooked or rejected.
The system Of plunder not confined 20 that
class q DO ticians who drove t through the Legs
lature. Among those who desired TO participate
in the distribution ofthe nine millions, are mem oers
G. the House Of Assembly who denounced every
feature of the bill, and also senators who wrote,
spoFo ana voted sgairsl II, and absolutely resign
cd their seats, and broke up the Legislature to
prevent iis passage They abandoned all priuci.
lie, surroucerCd their consistency, and plunged
INTO the vortex Of speculation as deep and as will
ng rs any others. For five anxious weeks the
strife has been between them, who should be
awarded tbe largest amounts. Nearly every one of
tie Board had Ii.nds whom they we're dcsirous of
accommodating. Seymour wanted to give Law x
Go. q three million contract the Comp roller has
son, with ia &c prJpo- ais in hand; Lieut.. 4rov
ChUTch has also friend. a militia General Of Or.
losns county who wants Ginger IN the pie,
a1d Commifsouer Cock has hosts Of favorites along
the CbeRung canal, who stand ready TO pay pre-
niums Tor contracts. The disappea earance Of Sey
mouf ccmrell,d a new shuttle Of the cards, and
new JrogTsDne.
Tlns WIS supposed 10 have been effected on Sa-
! tur6sy. The names Of several bidders were an.
rounced without regard 70 amount, interest Of the