The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-17
O,sr Late LeRisiature and Its Usurpations-
Party COnsplrators.


Our late Seward black republican Legislature
OF Albany stands without parallel in the history
! Of our Commonwealth in its usurpations Of mu.
nicipal rights, and in its acts multiplying the con-
stitution and the laws of the United States. In
the catalogue Of measures passed for the subjuga-
tion and spoliation of this metropolis this Seward
! oligarchy have not hesitated to trample uoder
g.. nn- -; ss:red local constitutional inheri-
tances: while, in their fulmns..y-- -e".a'' '10
bred Scott decision, they proclaim wNa tue c..nS
unhluehing impudence the doctrines Of -. u''ou
and the policy of treason against the governme1.
Of the Union.
Addressing ourselves, however, to the various
acts OF aggression against our municipal rights,
VIC know that they ali have originated in CON-
mon purpose and ore all directed to the same
particular end For years past the engineers and
ppelayers Of ". II. Seward have been shaping
their schemes to secure his nomination as On ultra
antislayery sectional candidate for the Presi-
dency Having, as they suppose, secured the
State their next immediate purpose is to
reduce the city Of New York to Submission
Hence these several acts 10 take away our city
governmentfrom our local authorities, and oplace
il in the hands Of the active aud uns,rupulous
tools and creatures Of Master Seward-an unscru-
pulous and unprincplcd header, also, VIC have tue
right to say, if We may judge the tree by ia fruits
The disclosures Of the conmitteo Of Investigation
OF the last Congress involving the expulsion OF
Matteson and Others from the House Of Repre-.
sentatives upon conviction of bribery and corrup-
ton, ore bat part and Parcel Of the Albany
schedule Of spoils and plun6er jobe from which
this city has become the principal sufferer The
same set Of lobby vultures aud pIunderiog dema-
gogues who were at the bottom Of those stupen-
dous conspiracies against the federal treasury
last winter are the reformcrs to whom we are
Indebted for our Municipal Police law, our now
Liquor law, our new charter. &c.
And thus this immaculate Seward party.
through spoils and plumber bribcr, and eorrup-
ton, arc, by aggrcssioDs upon local rights and Iy
the notification Of federal laws and with sedi-
tous sectional hue and cry against slavery. which
threatens the dissolution Of the Union, plotting
end schoming, ard recklessly usiog cad abusing
iher limited authority to compass the nomina-
ton Of Seward for the Presidency In this
view the struggle between these Albany
usurper and our corporate authorities for the
municipal government. Offices and emol ments of
this city, becomes more than mere local contro-
versy between Governor King and Mayer Wood
This usurping Albany party are MOVING heaven
and earth for the succession of Washington; and
this new feature IN their game for the coercion,
by despotic laws, Of dsobodicnt cities into
submission, becomes feature In which |
every city and village In the State and In |
The Union Is interested That which, has |
been meted out 10 New York and TO Buff |
laio 70 day, may he dispensed 10 Rochester or !
syracuse tomorrow and the example of this
state IN 1881, If sustained. may become the
policy OF Other States In 1858.
IL is evident, also, that the only existing partv
in the country which the lovers of law. order
and the Union have now TO fear. Is tho seward
branch Of the republican party, the fragments Of
ihe Know Nothing party having been practicable
lisbanded at the late Louisville Convention
Accordingly throughout this State the pcople
rc collecting into two camps-the one the
seward republican camp Of our late infamous
Legislature, and The other The camp Of popular
ocal AMI municipal rights. rollying against this
niaInous Md reckless Albany oligarchy. In
&c ffon! Of this party Of the people ',