The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-08

ana measures. They represented 20 the CAUCUS
great magnitude aud Of great importance 70 the
whole community; that all eyes wouid therefore Do
turned TO thoss individuals who should be cnossn
TO duct ittbat the real object OF each indv
concerned was that ich his Instructive Reln-hne-s
prompted bin to-thst large amount OF "a aus,
provisions, de-, would be reqaited-that by pursu-
hg certain course ten, or ever twenty, nmes as
much Of such means might be rendered necessary
Us would be called for on tue former systen OF SRI
ard economical management. so that by adopting
the course PROPOSED their selfish urincts and thiev.
ish propensttiss might be ablndantly sstisfedthat
to carry out this sche me- however, 1t would be ne.
cessary for them TO ADOPT aod persist In sySss.
matte course OF dece ton false pretences, lying and
theatng Ia all thgir tan Al t,ons accounts records
and announcements, assuming at the sans time 10
utmost boldness, confidence inpudence and tsarlsssr
NJ ss OF consequences, and bosst,ng OF the incredi
BILE energy OF their exstt,ous and the greatness OF
their sacrifices for the common good-thst the p1,
lie would probably bear this long enough for them 20
accomplish their private Sc mes of fran aDd pc ~
laon; that AZ their control OF the work however was
the result Of radical and factious revolut n, an ex
taordnary effort OF all thsirin stincs would be sled
for 70 perpetuate their pc Ser, 70 reconcile the
public TO their abandonment OF all the dictates Of
prudence and lessons of ex peiieace, their wAs,e OF
furds, their Ia wless experiments, speculatioas,
frauds and plunGer, iin they had got the nndef,ak
ing into such dise,edit, SO involved sud 80 nearly
ruined, Us to deter all Others but themselves from
wishing or cOnse ming to take their paCasthat In
commencement, unanimously, boldly aud perseeer
ingly pursue, certain course Ut fasrep
lying and hypocrisy in relation 10 those Who Dad
them and al thar they had done, 50 rs to
destroy all confidence in them and Ia the under
taking as they lett 1t, and claim unbounded credit
to themselves for carrying 1t and thereby blad the
public to their waste and embeZzlement OF the funds
ard supplies entrusted to them-that as they Gotr
riousy had no reliable character Of their own taey
must feloniously nsurp and arrogate that OF their
predecessors. and employ to that end all the re-
sources Of calumny and detractiOn against them and
all the arts Of self adulation for themselves; i'm.
peaching their motives, condemuing their msasue s,
0en0uncing their route, finding fault with their
work, and in short laying broad foundation for
such changes and such enormous and indefinite ex-
penditures AZ would give scope to all the pecula.
lion ard plumber which they desired.
Having obtained their ready consent to these
preliminary views, they embodied them in the fol.
lowing series Of resolutions, which, as is usual in oil
caucuses properly packed and drilled, were unani-
mously adopttd:-
Resolved, That the plan of the undertaking
originally adopted, the route which WAS selected,
and all that has been done, ought to be condemned
az d abandoned.
Resolved, That the only general rule to be pur.
sued hereafter should be to 60 directly contrary
nearly as possible to all That has been done here
tofole.
Resolved, That in such undertakings the end jus.
titles the MEANS and therefore, in the present case,
the end being to enrich the managers and con.
tractors, by peculation, fraud and plumber, all
means tending to that end are justifable.
Resolved, That in order to succeed in pursuing
this end, the public must be blind ID by false APP
peaIances, faEe professions, statements, reports,
accounts, &C.; that 10 inspire c0nfdenc in tae
managers, tho character and dOngs Of their prede'
cessors must be iDcessanty DETAINED and black ened;
that in emergencies, suitable agents must be en-
ployed to SANDER them and exto the d0ings of the
incumbenss; that ccncealmsnt, evasion, deception,
lying and false swearing, will be necessary and
proper at all times.
Resolved That each ona concarned in snrryinD
on the undertaking shall be at liberty to employ all
the means to which his instincts prompt hlm to
enrich himself out OF the common stock, and also
by cheating and stealing from outsiders.
Resolved, That al the claims, arrears and b.
lsnces Of old accounts be repudiated aud wholly
rejected, and that the cllimants be denounced aud
abused, and alo .ed barely to. escape With their
lives id that all new accounts which are open
and unsettled be disputed, aud payment syatemati.
caly refused; that injustice be done whenever any
pluDder can be gained by it, and tha. false test
mony and false accounts may be employed in all
Resolved, That such agents and subordinates bs
employed rs will carry ous this system and do the
bidding of their employers, combining their own
acts OF reculation and Ilunder to their own depart
M nts.
Resolved, That the managers, in confederation
Of the great benefits they expected to confer
the whole community OF animals, By spending ther
means in the construction Of the road, ought to be
allowed TO devote their osn time 10 the acquisition
Of plumber and Of the common fucd, and therefore
should not be expected to know anything about
what is going on, or how, or why what contracts
are made, what changes, what new schemes. what
frauds, defal 1ations swndles. Bat SHOULD
leave oil these matters to snbordinates and coatrac
tors.
Resolved That In nominating ticket, those
only should be Candidates who have tee strouges.
II stncts for plumber, who ara indifferent t. every
thing else aud reckless Of the means to be employ
ed.
Resolved, That all the public laws relating to
reads and thosoughfares, and those relating 70 per-
sonal and private rights be wholly disregarde5,
set at defiance and violated at pleasure, and the
one simple law of brute force be adopted and en-
forced.
These resolutions being adopted by scclamation,
the wire-puller-wily polite and partizana Of
rival interests ~ azores sid-perceiving that they
had gained ON entire ascendancy over the covetous
and greedy rebble, submitted their nomination OF
officers, managers and principal agents which,
though received at frs; with growls and misses,
was adopted on hearing their reasons In each part
cular case. The reader, to whom such proceedings
are more familiar in analogous instances in modern
times where the real bat coveted obec Is the same,
will be less surprised than this caucus was at the
pane announced at the head Of tho list :For ,ad,
leader and president Of the Board Of Managers, they
nominated goose and for reasons which, as soon
"a they were stated, were entirely satisfactory to
every individual OF the assembly. they reminded
the caucus that tie object agreed to ia their resou
TONS the means and measures to be employed BY
which beast and fowl thereafter to be concerned
in the undertaking was TO crafty his selfish goarman-
dizing and unscrupnlous instincts required presi.
dent who would nod assent every thing that pleased
them, have no opinion OF his own know nothing,
and care for nothif but Office and plumber. Then,
that the candidate sleek, well fed, good look
ing sort Of animal. His affabity and poteness
were a.tested by his continual nodiing at every
thing, irdferentl7. He had ready voice, with the
raIe-and to the head Of such concern-very con-
venient quality, of enunciating but one single sound
"a monceytable, signiSyfng both yes and no; 80
that it might be ever doubtful whethcr negative or
affirmative was Heant-an inestimable advantage,
the reader will at once perceive, over those human
officials who mean M when they say yes, and uice
rtrso. He was bold, menacing, and intrepid to
fault, when anything wrong WAS to be done, or any
pur der to be seized, owing apparently TO the fact
of bis being constituted thai ne could zee nothing
directly before him without turning his hs Id 50 as
to perceive it by sicister glance with one eye.
He would scruple at nothing in the way Of forage aad
pluI der. With him, nothing suited TO his Instincts
was indigestible. He delighted Ia troubled waters,
stagnant pools teeming with vermin, Off, and Ra,-
bsge. No sense OF guilt or aha ne would ever add