The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-26

CENTRAL RAILROAD NFLUENcE.-The Central
Railroad interests having laid out magnificent
plan to carry through their outside operations
hereafter, on the railroads and canals of the State
are now busy with the details, and active in their
prosecution. They have sent their principal men
into the three principal factions of the day-the
democrats, the republicans and the Know No
things-in order to secure the Governor and Lee
gislature. Whoever wins they mean to influence.
Some of the fraternity will be sure to be on the
successful side. They already control three par
ty papers in Albany, several in this city, and nu
merous small journals in the country, all inte-
pirate spheres, and in the furtherance Of a COM
mon object The principal wirepuller and
manager is Thurlow Weed-cunning and unscru-
pulous as ever, everywhere "bobbing around"
and looking at the hands of the players. Among
the Know Nothings the Central Railroad will
find friendly candidate in Erastus Brooks;
among the democrats Erastus Corning, and
among the republicans, E. D. Morgan is the favor
ed mortal Any of these will answer their pur-
poses.
This mixing and blending with all parties is
part Of the same system originated by Martin
Van Buren, when he established the Safety Fund,
andcombined together, by its means, the presidents
and directors of the banks, who, in turn, nfu-
eneed their needy customers, and were the in
struments by which he controlled the State
for 80 many years. In another and even
more dangerous form, the system is to
be re-established; for now the power
of the State, its legislation and its treasury,
will fall into their hands, and be subject to their
control We shall perceive the first working of
this new moneyed influence in the heavings and
rawlings Of the hard and soft conventions in
Syracuse on Monday next. The Presidential
question the Kansas question, are nothing in COM
parison with the personal and private objects to
be obtained by this local triumph. The State Of
New York bound hand and foot in iron chains
will become a mere automaton i'm their hands
and its imperial greatness will be but the iistru-
ment in the hands Of overgown monopolists and
sharpset SPECTATORS. 1t is scandalous that such
a design should even be entertained; it will be
infamous if it succeeds. We cannot believe that
the people will sanction it, however adroitly
their attention may be diverted in other direc-
TONS and from the main object. 1t cannot lie
that they will tolerate the existence Of such an
enormous central power in their midst 1t is too
full of danger-too certain to be oppressve-too
mischievous in its consequences, to be endured,
even in the idea. Yet there are many honest
and unthinking men who do not appear to
be aware of the scheme, and may be entrapped
into Its support before they find out their mis-
take. And what must we think of such combi-
nation, 80 artful so INSCRIPTIONS, 50 untiring!
Is it possible that it can succeed when their
plans are exposed in advance, and he who runs
may read?"
The repeated warnings they have had, and
now again have, should put all honest politicians
on their guard, and prevent the success of so de-
plorable swindle.