The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-05
The SeE York Herald and the SpolIsunen
nnd spvsl. Jobs at Washington.


The expositions which We have been making
Of late Of the consSiracies Of remorseess spoils-
men nov in,esiing tie city OF Washington. aud
Of their INDUSTRIOUS schemes OF Wholesale plumber
and spoliatioa. have not been without their good
effect in the proper quarter. These spoils con.
spirators have accordingly become alarmed and
Joint stock jobbers and lobby members, from
Tburlow Weed their chief to the lowest i've do.
lar man Of the Capitol caagrned and savage al
being exposed and intercepted in their da rling
schemes, have set up o most ferocous barking
and bowling against Bennett and " Bennett
Herald
We have already given 3 schedule Of the mag
niGcent jobs Of these confederate spoilsmen I
freezing The treasury and the pockets Of the PEI
pie through sort Of sympathizing republica.,
majority in the House, and those good natured
old democratic fogios Of the Senate. Amo &
these various schemes covering an aggregate 4
spoils and plunder of not less than two hundr, d
aud fifty millions of dollars, we have paid part
cular attention to that enormous consoldat 4
corruption job the Pacific Railroad bill, still ly-
ing upon the table Of the House CoInnittee on
Public Lands OF in the pocket OF the charm,
Of that committee; ard next, that cool and i'm
pudcnt spoils operation, the Woodwork paten.
extension scheme has challenged our particulir
attention. From the astounding facts ana
figures which We have brought 10 bear upon this
Pacific Railroad swindle, and this outragcou,
.chtme for another extension Of this patent for
planning deal boards, there has been a sudden halt
among the conspirators but their silly and con
ttmptible hue and cry against this Journal and
its editor never does and never viii avail TO de
Ter us from our public duty.
This patent for the Woodwork planning ma
chine has had first, fourteen years lease from
the Patent ONCE, then an additional term OF
seven years from the said Office, aud then an extra
term OF seven years from Congress; and yet,
satisfied With The millions OF money which the
company have realized from their twenty leigh
years Of this gigantic monopoly, they are mo
destly asking another extension from Congress
with the appliances of lobby 10 back them Sc
cond only TO those Of the Pacific Railroad con
spirators We have charged that W. II. Seward
ttands ia the Senate and before the courts as the
godfather, advocate and special counsel Of this
Woodv ORTIZ concern. I'm answer TO this charge
NJ Seward good man Friday" Of the Al
bany JolUnal, virtually pleads guilty, while in
dienantly denying that the immaculate rum
seller Of Auburn has at present any business con
necion with this planning machine monopoly
The reason is we presume, that their scheme
before Congress has received black eye, and
has been hauled off temporarily 10 repair
damages.
The iugleman Of Mr. Seward, OF the Albany
JoDnol, however, does not choose thus to give
up. He is determined that Bennett and
Benefits HERALD should be destroyed as Mr.
Buchanan has pledged himself to " destroy" all
sectional parties. But, unfortunately, in the alb
sence oifact, Of argument Of reason, sound sense
aud The common decencies Of gcntlemanly cx-
oitemCnt, Mr. Thurlow Weed flies into perfect
fury. and loaIns and raves, and thrashcs the
empty air like poor wretch in Ct of delirium
trtmCns Hear him" Falsehood aud folly"
stomach must be proof" disgusts and nau-
seates' "splurges and vomiings," that
vile sheet receptacle Of uDdgcstcd scan
aal,' blem eyed old yasabVla v. th.