The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-22

and Garrison and his red hot and stark mad fanatics
and the whole motley crew of negro philanthropy
and " the higher law" will very likely be invited
to aid the Northern whg party to EJECT their candi-
date, in spite Of the South. The vilest mercenaries
are acceptable achievements in q mere foray for
plumber
The Southern wings have struck blow. 1t is
good beginning. 1t makes terrible rafting among
the dry bones Let them follow it up with vgor,
courage, and resolution, and theirs will be the proud
position Of great party founded upon rock, and
triumphant upon the mighty platform of the const-
tuition the Union, the laws. and the living active
and vital principles of the age
LATEST SECESSION PLATFoRM-THE CONGRESS
PRINTING.-Elwood Fisher, of the Southern Press,
thus defines his position in reference to the reunion
Of the great democratic party, from which appears
that there is to be no reunion without fair divi-
sion of the pubic printing. Thus far, too, he has
the old fogics upon the hip. He says:-
..Ry the way heard Mr. Stanton Of the House,
stat yesterday in the printing debate that had called
on him n mber Of the Printing Committee during
the tendency of the question before it, to get portion
Of the Congress printing and that first urged such
arrangement on the ground that 1t would produce the
union or harmony of the democratic party, and then
resorted to the threat that II not DONE the South
democrats would their connection with it,
very liable to be who undertakes to relate private
conversations We did not speak much positively
pledge them in any way. But we did speak quite AZ
positively for ourselves, for in such have
right to speak. We said 70 him, as had said long
before publicly in this paper, that we would con-
slider the disposition OF the printing as n test OF
the professions of those democrats who had proposed
reunion of the Southern democrats with the other
portions of the party. And say and
we will And in order not to be misunderstood de-
clare that if the public printing given to the Republic
H.. hx,t I.ar amt fnf Tho
Union alone by any arrangement. matter of party
and exclusive ofthe Southern Press will earnest
" endeavor to prevent the reunion of the democratic
party We shall do this the principle that speak
louder than words and from conviction that the object
Of these ovcrures for union Is to envege the Southern
democrats into the ranks Of the party to obtain mono
poly spols for the compromise portion of the party
For it will always be easy to find or make difficulties as
to form coalitions with wings, TO defeat Southern
measures and men,"
So Elwood Fisher, Of the Southern Press, is
open to conviction He declares it as his delibe-
rate belief, that he accept a share-a hum
bred thousand dollars or two-of the Congress
printing, without much damage to his character
Good. Moreover, he thinks the old fogies at
Washington, of the party press, have had their
full share Of government pap, and that the young
ones ought to have short pull at it. by way
of compromise Good again. But he says that
his paper-the organ Of the Southern rights party
scribers to provide for, and is in want Of material
and financial add That's bad. But Fisher has
learned at least the value Of fine promises from
clustering politicians, and the folly Of the credit
system to fine talking secessionists. 1t is good
for nothing. His experience, however, is no worse
than that Of the old fogy organs; but it is
no better. The politicians don't pay, and, as usual
either Fisher or Congress must foot the bill. Very
good. If the printing is to be given to the party
organs let Fisher persist in it, and stick it, that
his party in Congress shall make it sine q,,a
that either the plumber the party will have to be
divided. Let them positively demand that the
This will compel them either to disgorge, or to re-
duce all to the same level by a government print
ing Office In that event, the whole of the party
organs-Fisher incuded-will soon appreciate the
and TACT and a smatterng of independence of party
cliques and swindng demacogues. Meantime,
let Fisher keep up the fire the old foges in front
and Nothing like fair division of the
plumber.
The Ten GOVERNORS OF THE ALMs-HoUsE, AND
THE MAINE LIQUOR LAw.-The chief organ of the
Hsly Alliance Of Temperance evinces wonderful
desire to be regarded as public-spirted man; and
the fact that, notwithstanding the present demo-
cratic Common Council have stopped his supplies
from the city treasury, he publishes and then
certain doings of that body, goes far to establish
his claim to that character He is now at great
pains to obtain information on the subject of re-
treatments, which he totally neglected last year,
when the wings were in power and he fed with
corporation pap. Since, however, he has become
suddenly patriotic, We would suggest that he should
avail himself Of his intimacy with the members of
the Board Of Governors Of the Aims House. and OBJ
tain from them, for the information of the public a
bill of particulars relative to the expenditures, par
ticulary under the head Of refreshments" in that
public charity. The people would feel grateful and
very much edited if he would give the items Of the
reireshment account which amounted to the sum Of
S2S 81 for the last year, and tell the number Of
segars included in the bill for tobacco, which cost
the public for the last two years, $2,537 50; also,
how many bottles of champagne were used by the
"conyaescent patients, and charged under the
head of brandy, wine, &c. for hospital use, which
amounted $40 AS 80, for the last three years He
might, in passing along, also enquire how it is that
stationery and printing, Every comprehensive tcrms)
have cost for the last two years, 49, whcn during
the previous seven years, the average cost was less
than 81 900 per mum.
But what we want him more especially to ascer-
tain for the enlightenment Of the Legislature and
the benefit Of the Holy Alliance. is the opinion Of
DIR. David NJ Reese and the Board Of Twisting Physi-
clans and Surgeons on the of sprituous and fer
mentcd liquors. preventves and curatves ofthe dis
of which flesh sheir to. Dr. Reese was Resident
Physician of the department in lS47 and 1913, and
asa medical practitioner and temperance advocate,
has obtained considerable notorety, and bis opinion,
therefore, would be very valuable. To aid Philoso-
rher Greeley in the investigation, we present him
with the following facts, taken from the reports of
the Commissioners and the Ten Governors; and
though the reports do not give the quantities Of ar
tices purchased but the aggregate amount of money
expended he easily draw his conclusions of the
relative merits from the cost Of each article.
In lS43, the late DR.. John Canning was Resident
Physician Of the department. During that year,