The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-01
OUR MUNICIPAL OppRESsIONs

OPERATIONS or THK NEW YORK WING OF THE Albany
LoBBy-THE SPECIAL CHANNELS OF CITY coRRur-
TroS-THg LATE REPORT or THE COUNCTLMEN's
COMMITTEE or NvEsTrGATIoS-THE STATE or
THE STREET DEpARrsfESTs-THE CONCEALED DE
FALcATIoSs AND ABsTRACTED ACc0USrs-MovE-
xEsr TO COVER RETREAT OF THE CORRUPTION
IsTs-Two MORE BOARDS az ALBANY CoMMIs-
sIoNERs PROJECTED, ETC.
The effect Of the terrible blow which the black republ
party received from the corruption investigation In
the last Congress has not been sufficiently considered In
It's influence upon the great revusion Of opinion mani.
tested the late elections throughout the North Those
filthy exposures, however, created = profound i'm.
preston the public mind than any other political event
for many years past Tho viper fangs Of one Of these
instruments gave deadly wound to that rampant clique
OF corruptones who infested the Hobbies Of the House
and Senate washnnton and whose headquarters have
for years been centred at Albany Mattcson, Weed,
Greeley sewarda tribe Of noisy .hriekers who split
the of the people have since the corruption explo
snRulary subsded shrunk and hid themselves The
Kissing brand fastened upon the leading members OF that
and the crushing weight of the blow then given had
s due force w the mascs who have deserted and left
them IN a marked minority
ooBRtsTIoS rm CITY GOVERNMENT.
But the Washington affair skrmish mon Me
outposts OF the grand encampment Of Scwardsm. Could
the corruption investigation have reached Legislature,
especially in those operations which have undermined
city government and pundered OF millions something
of the real scope OF this Infamous combination might
roers accounts presents hasty glance at the results
the city finances Of some Of the gross and outrageous chan
nes of corruption which have been established through
those departments controlled by another ramfcaton of
the Albany Juna Where the report says that
The vast sums due TO the city by deaung officers for
unpaid taxes and assessments s sufficient 10 strike terror
and alarm among our citizcps little than hint Is
given of the deporabe transactions which have led to
this state Of things In their further investigations they
had hoped 70 bring their abors such equally prac
tical result as that achieved at Washington AZ s they
present the astounding schedule Of 81 73o $50 Of pub
lie moneys unaccouned for the Comptrollers books
OF this amount great portion s down for
mcnts,' " which the business Of the Commissioner Of
Streets is specially concerned.
IHE SOURCES AND LOCATION or MUNICIPAL CoRMpnovs
The Department of Streets and that abolished by the
charterthe inspection Of streets and amps-t well
known, we're held by the Know Nothings, backed m,
whilst any condition of recent activity by the Board of
Councmen which in 1865 and 1856 ruled by large re-
publican and American inajortes Under Daniel ~ Como.
President o the Board Of Councmcn for 1856 now
Governor Kings Street Commissioncr) as well in tho
next Board of 1856 huge schemes OF street extensions
and Jobs involving millions, projected and fought
through the Legislature the heads Of mun' 'pa ex
cSutye oheers stu others were defeated and became