The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-24

that s0y movement in that direction viii be
waste rather than economy, involving great los
VI on our Western communities, aud subsequent
greater exper ditures on the part of The genera,
government to regain their lost ground And
then The navy. How is economy to be practsed
ia the ravy, VIXEN it is msnifcsily unequal to the
protection Of our commerce ard the interests of
our ci'izers abroads Would it not rather be
both economy al policy to build all the ships
we are likely to want now, when timber is cheap
iron is cheap, co'dege is chap, aud the people in
reed of employ mcrt?
TIE sane arguments will apply to our Coast
Survey aid other labors Of the government; ard
as Tor cutting Gown The ocean mail service, why
Lot talk also of cutting down the inland mail
service Both aid and stimulate commerce and
tie IL diviCual ihtere sts Of our citizens
Last OF all we come to The question Of new
duties On tea, sugar AID collie. We have 40
coub' ira our whole tariff system ard the Or
ganiz atom Ct our Custom Houses will bear an
extensive overbaulipg They are vexatious to
The INGREDIENT 81 unequal in their bearings upon
The con unity. But is this tine to lay new
tsxatiou, ard Taxation, too, upon these articles
TINT .L,er es much Into the consumption Of
The ponr as the rich. Our whole community
! is eitIirg upon course of voluntary retrench-
mtLf; hut should the government step in at this
time ard impose upon it an involuntary retrench.
NETT. l. it either economy or policy in the gov.
eirment to CT deavcr to augment its revenues at
a time Of CEREAL depression snd reduction by an
Icrease Of duties? Then, too, the effect
Of a discussion, in the coming session
! OF Corlress, OF an alteration Of the
| tariff VIII he meet unpropitious upon
I The revival Of trade. Every member will
taipg forward his little bill TO change this or
'tat tate Of duty, just as buncombe and the in
tercsts Of his particular constituents impel him.
Such discussion as this would lead to will dis
!orb tic calculations Of every merchant in the
county ard every trace connected with it, aud
have, pIohsbly, u very depletog effect upon the
revenue Would il not be better to leave all
httee disturbing causes at rest till the country
has recovered from its present depression aud
s'uror Of trade?
TIE nesns to carry on the public works and
to meet the falling off in the revenue, can be
easily found. A loan, or the issue Of post notes
by The government for ten or twenty millions of
do!larr, would not only find ready takers, but
such q measure would afford great relief at this
time. II would call out and put in circulation
much capital that is now boarded through fear
Of investment; it would afford employment to
thousands WHO Feed il ten times more now than
they viii at any lime during the next I've or ten
yesis If post notts ar Issued they vii! afoid an
admiral medium for our domestic exchanges,
and, b, entering largely into The circulating me-
diun Of tic county, give new Stimulus TO trade
aid dinuih the effect of the contraction that all
our tahliog Institutions must necessarily p.ac.
tice piCpai atoJy to resumption of specie pay
mons. We hope the government viii take all
these thirss into mature consideration before
adopting the course it will pursue during the
couirg session of Congress. A few words in the
PioEident's next message may firm the popular
shtbbCltth lei or against ois administrator
CoMiTHoIitR FIAGG And Hts DETACHMENT -
The report presented in the Board OF Couoc-
men tie otbcr evening by the committee which
Investigated the c1n0ition Of the city acrouots, is
row before tie whole community, aai al classes
of cur ciiizfns have had "a oppor ,utity Of iudg
ing for themselves as to where, in this city 20
vernmt u. official corruption and negligence mo.t
flourish. No one can base peYused The report
without haviog The conviction forced upon him
that tie duties of The Conprollers department
have ben NEST shameiuliy neglected, aud that
had such net been the case. the frauds exposed in
the rsp:rt could not have bern successfully per-
petra;Cd Nothing could better show the kind
and benevolent disposition OF the gentlemen who
conjuc,ed the investigation than their attempi to
palliAte AID excuse the disorder and confusion
which thy fourd to prevail in the Comrtroller's
dcpuiment, They found an ex,usc for Il 10 the
limited accommodations of the offices, aud in the
ipst0cicnfy Of clerical help; AID, a. if In the
way OF atoncnent for the exposures they were
forced to make, they bore testimony to the puti
ty, honesty and incorruptibility of the Comp1ol-
Ter himself.
Nov We have not the NEST remote idea Of dis
sentirg from the committee 10 their estimate OF
Mr. Flsgg's character. We vii 90 q, Ear as
thtyeo 10 barring testimony TO bis strict pro
ti,y, although he docs belong TO a political
clique Which was never remarkable for having
large IupplJ of that siitue we msan the Albany
Regercy. Nay, we will 60 further than the com.
mitho W. will assume that Mr.. Flagg is az pious
as be il honest; We will give him credit for
membership In two or three, or half a dozen Of
our most evangelical churches; we will assume
that lie never LOSE an opportunity CT saying his
prayers, or Of performing holy and charitable
ACT; We viii credit him with giving subscriptions
to broken Gown railroads large Donation to
every phianihropic society in the city, ard rbo.
raj contributions to the missionary cause. In
short VIC win admit that the city Of New York
hes the felicity Of having for its Comptroller a
mon possessed Of all the Christian virtues, a
saint, philosopher, a pa'iiot-a nan of stern
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