The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-22
More Disclosures from Aibnny-Anothcr
Batch OF Canal Lettings.


Batch OF Canal Lettings.
We give in our columns to day another batch Of
canal lettings, comprising the middle section,''
which only gives additional evidence to that which
we have already published, disclosing hose gigan-
tic operations Of financial character, which have
recently distinguished the Canal Board at Albany,
in the matter Of the canal contracts for the accom-.
plishmeat Of that grea. work Of publ, improve
ment. In what we give to-da there will be found
full and authentic list of the various rejected
bidders for the various portions Of the middle Sec
ten, together WITH an accurate list Of those who
have fortunately received the contracts.
The same character Of favoritsm and folly
marks this portion Of the canal lettings, which
distinguished the fire.. batch that we gave. In
most instances the highest bidders have received
these contracts, while the lowest bidders were re-
ected without any cause excsp. political favoritsn.
The probable amount Of the portions which we
give reaches about two millions, and the difference
between the highest and the lowest offers, in the
aggregate, is probably equal to twenty or twenty
five per cent-making an amount of ave or six hun
bred thousand dollars, which the Canal Board have
thrown away in favor OF the bidders at much
higher rates
The discussion on this subject has begun in both
branches Of the Legislature; and though there
may be systematic ard thorough examination
into these operations disclosing the whole internal
policy Of this extraordinary manmuvre, it is yet
doubtful--as representative from this city re-
marked--whether the whole I" may not end in
smoke" The truth Of the matter exists in a nut
she'll The gigantic amount of nine millions, ap-
propriated by the last Legislature for the COM
vi cF ha taxr orL lie tho eat a
prize not to he used by politicians, Indirectly for
their own purposes in the coming elections. But
this object is not alone the design OF those who
brought about such financial mannuvre. Tho
pocuniary advantages to special political fayorites
were as great as those political advantages to
tie politicians Of the State The "spoils Of victory"
form as much the standard Of the enc party as the
other and the conduct OF all parties in these re-
cent movements, proves that the profits are as
great objects Of the leading politicians Of the
whig parry as Of those Of the democrats. In the
present case, the seward wings and bunker demo.
Gratis have united TO divide the spoils among them,
to the amount Of nearly ttrec millions over the
sum for which competent men would have completed
the same work.
We have very little confidence that any reform
can be effected in these recent gganti, financial
mar o.uvres The project was entered into by the
parties with their eyes open, and the consequences
before them a FIJI accoDlRt in finance, is u fla
accoapH in politics It may be debatcl-il may
excite indignation; but it cannot BE- reversed
1t cannot be changed That is our conviction
and belief.
Tue CALiFoRs1Ass AND THE SPoILS o. Jt-t1g.
We are again compelled to defer The pa5.i.ation