The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-08

Albany Journal has been acknowledging, IN q
very handsome way, the economical management
Of the public finances and property under this
Pierce administration. At the first blush the
unsuspecting reader might consider this as an
honest tribute to honest merit; but unfortunately
that plank does not belong to Master Weeds
platform. He works upon the mechanical prin-
ciple Of wheel within wheel, and in this case
the inside wheel is formed Of a precious lot Of
solidated Pacific Railroad plot, and to all Of
which the signature Of poor Pierce, down to the
fourth o. March, win be worth having.
As to the economies of poor Pierce's admins
tration, the least said the soonest mended. We
all know what an ontcry was raised by the jackson
party against the alleged defalcation under John
Quincy Adams administration, Of poor Tobias
Walk ms TO the extent Of four thousand dollars
We all know that the defalcatons and Florida
war spoations under Martin Van Buren, con-
tributed much to the terrible popular tornado
which swept away his administration in 1870
We know that the Galphin and Gardner frauds
under Taylor and Fillmore were operations Of
some magnitude; but all the populations and specu-
ations, defalcations, spoliations and frauds upon
the treasury and the public property, from the
days of Adams 10 the time of Fillmore, all
put together would be less than the sum Of
the land spoliatons accomplished under poor
Pierce. The policy which he has fcstered, and
the bills which be has signed in behalf
of the railroad land jobbers, during the last two
years TO the prejudice Of the treasury and the
settlers upon the public lands, cover margin OF
at least seventeen millions of acres of the pick OF
the public domain squandered away, equivalent to
a clear waste of at least fifty millions Of dollars.
That the SUN has not extended to one Ut two
hundred millions is no fault of poor Pierce. The
fault lies with Congress and the lobby, in not
passing their schemes Of plunder as fast as he
could sign them.
4 man like this, at crisis like this, aud under
the expectations which the lobby have Of rich
harvest this short session. is worth gold mine to
a scheming spokesman like Thurlow Weed who
always has the fire full Of bis irons. Very likely
he has contingent interest III half the miscella-
peous business upon The calendar of both houses
of CoDgIess. Above all, he has long finger 10
this Pacific Railroad pe and if little barney
cen make poor Pierce an active confederate, it
Will lie so much clear gain. In any event, a lit
tie soft soaping can do no narm. Master Weed
is ono of the inside associates alluded 10 in the
grand combination plot Of the Pacific Railroad
bill These associates make up a very happy
family OF hrios, quadrupeds and vermin OF all
varieties. Democrats, republicans and Know
Nothngs are here as thick as thieves, and as har-
mcnious as a box of pigeons. The outside ma
teials OF the lobby I'll up all the chinks, inclad-
ing cash, stocks lands, cards wines, oysters,
scgars, and other luxuries not necessary to
specify. And great, indeed, must be
the haul Of the plumber involved when
We ind sach strange associates as
Bright Of Indiana, Seward Robert J. Walker,
Gen. Webb. Truman Smith, Thurlow Weed, aud
their associates as intimately and effectionately
"essocatng' in a common cause as Mr. Bolts,
Governor Wise and Captain Tyler in the good
old days Of the Wing party.
The more we look into the Pacifi, Railroad
hi. the mere are we astounded al the impudent
grceGiGess of THIS continental joint stock COM
Iaiy ana lutlI d-SScluits ~ VIII
poor Pieree's signature to this bill to give fit
ting climax 10 the enormous crimes corruptions
add spolaiiofs Of bis wretched administration
We must say. too, that with the capital and plan-
der represented in this Pacific concern, To the ex
tent of two or three hundred millions, and with
the most formidable lobby ever concentrated at
Washington. and with q considerable number OF
he members Of both houses going out on the
4th OF March ~ stay out--we must confess that
toe chances OF passing this bill OF spoiations and
abou.ipations cannot be pronounced altogether
tallac.ous For all that We know the bill may
b. passed There are spols enough outside
and corruption enough inside 10 get IL through
wi iudcious management We think indeed,
that tbis ronstrous conspiracy against the trea-
suy aud tbc public domain, and against the
rights and interests Of the body OF the American
people. can only be defeated by graphing in
Con ,rcss NTH The monster al once
To- ihis end we renew our call to the honest
atd uusii.ltsd members Of both houses, to On.
iicl paie The movement Of the eonspirators by
h,r cng forth theig bll and giving Il such sirt-
log as Sill keep i. u.dlr the table at least for
tho 7. mainder VI this session.