The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-09


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The sPoILs 40 THE TAIL END OF TIE SEs-
p'.sssge Of the French spoliation
bill OF nve. millions, the passage Of the Texas
Senate indemnity bin of nine millions, (cut
down. IN the House. for the sake of appearances,
to six and halt millions) the tenacity of the
lobby and o few active members to Colts pa
tent extension, the Pacific Railroad bill, the
Hoboken floating battery, and other projects,
admonish us TO prepare for a grand haul Of the
epoilsmen at the tail end Of the session.
The French spoliation bill may be vetoed.
Mr.. Pierce, when q member Of the House, was
opposed to it. Mr.. Wells, the new Senator
from New Hampshire, supposed to speak know
ingly upon the subject, has opposed it. There
may be q veto; bat the pressure of the kitchen
is strong, snd the case is doubtful. The Indian
war bill. covering four or five millions of spoils,
for a campaign against the prairie and noun.
tain Indians Of the far West, was cruelty stop
ped by Gen. Cass and other sold fogies'' in the
Senate. There is hope yet, however, though
the time is short. Let Forney call a meeting
of the kitchen and the lobby--a joint meeting
and arrange their plans fr lacking on their
Indian bills, patent extensions, extra indemni-
ties to Texas, railroad land grants, and other
financial projects, to the appropriation bills,
amidst the orgies of the last night Of the session,
when many Of the members are "obfuscated,"
and others are sleepy, and when the lobby and
inside spoilsmen are wide awake, and Guthrie
may be stripped Of every dollar in the treasury,
and the community of many millions more.
This session is the last chance for q considerable
number Of the spoils democracy of both houses,
and the probabilities are in favor Of their active
cooperation with the lobby in a feasible scheme
to get at and get out the pluuder. The last
night of the session is the time. Let plenty of
free liquor be provided, and let Forney pro-
coed at once to organize his kitchen and lobby
forces for a grand haul on the last night of the
session.
THE KINNEY ExpEDTrIoN-VERY IMPORTANT.
Marcy, having completely whipped out the
Cabinet, the kitchen and Ostend flibusters, on
the foreign policy of the administration, has
just been revoking the late edicts Of Gushing &
Co., published as editorials in the Washington
Union, on the Kinney expedition. The Union,
under the advice of the Gushing and JEFF. Davis
clique, has been the chief advocate, in behalf of
the administration, of this Kinney enterprise;
but Marcy steps forward, puts Town his broad
foot, and says, "No Away with you. We
stick to the Monroe doctrine. The Mosquito
King lie humbug. The Kinney purchase is,
therefore, a humbug. The land belongs to
Nicaragua and Costa RIGA. They protest
against the Kinney expedition. In behalf of
the President, ! protest. Do you hear, ye
specializing flibusters? You are outlawed.
Away with ye."
Now what will Colonel Kinney do? The ad-
ministration, in the name Of Marcy, ~repudiates
his scheme. If he persists in it, he must abide
the consequences. He proposes to land at
Greytown; but the British feet there will be
apt to send him to the right about, without
much ceremony. What, then? Cuba He
will probably shy over to Cuba. Lopez must
be avenged. It is the right season Of the year
for q trip to Cuba. Who, in spite Of Marcy,
embarks in the Kinney expedition
CRY REFoRNERs.-Mayor Wood has begun
his career well. He has effected may reforms,
and is engaged with many more. No one ques-
tions the sincerity of his purpose, or the energy
Of his conduct. On all sides, his praises are
sung. Now is, for him, the difficult crisis.
A very few years ago, another reformer or
batch of reformers, undertook to cure the de-
fects of the city government, and made great
professions of devotion to the public veal. The
ostensible head Of the movement was Peter
Cooper, but the real wirepuller was Mr.. Flagg,
who in company with several other refugees
from the wreck Of the Albany Regency, was
seeking employment. Their outcry was so
loud, and the faults of the existing regime so
glaring, that for some time the public was
taken in, and chorused their praise almost as
loudly as that Of Mr.. Wood at present. Every
man felt that no change could be for the worse,
and . great many journals, ignorant Of the
character of the Albany regency people, and
placing faith in their promises, gave them an
unqualified support. They carried their point.
For some time they had everything their W
way, and people only thought of lending them
a helping hand. What has been the result!
They have given us a charter beyo nd COM
parison the worst with which this unfortunate
city has ever been afflicted q charter under
which it is almost impossible to govern well
and quite out Of the question to cure o 1.-THE
Of the existing abuses. They have given us o
Comptroller-A Mr. ~Flagg-who has done more
to bring the very names of economy and reform
into disrepute than any ten men before him. IN
der pretence oflightening the load Of the public,
they have doubled the taxes. Under ruise Of