The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-22

and hulls the old sixty gun fogy with ten
inch she'll plump ct every shot, and then runs
into shoal water and laughs at her, Esea sup
poe me h cssght, ws have only oaptursd one
gun and thirty men, while there arc hundred
Of them singing our commerce and lining their
own pockets with prise money daily. The re-
cult We have achieved b about equal to that of
catching one mosquito In the swamps Of Louisl
ana, and we should have about a. muoh trouble
catching tho one a. the other.
We are behind the age. Our navy has gone to
seed. We may have war with England before
the end of the year Lord Derby dses not at once
stop these outrages. Paraguay must be looked
after; our Home squadron must be made effso-
tive; small vessels must be had for China and
hundred other points; and In doing this we
must economist and cut down our expenses to
meet the hard times This can only be done by
building large number of swift small steam
ers, armed with one twelve or thirteen inch 90.
lumbiad each. Our shipbuilders are now all
out of employment, and will build them before
December. Our naval officers, who are now
storming the Navy Department with solicita-
tons for employment in active service, will
have . chance to rub off their rust. Our com
merce will at once feel safe, and our flag be
respected In every sea. Let Congress give Us
sixty, not six. steam sloops at once.
ELECTION MovESENrs.-The Seward republi-
cans Of this State, and the Know Nethings
md RvvEn Ia fha sako scdx
of Mr.. Fillmore and General Gustavus Adolphus
Soroggs, are actively moving to secure fusion
of the opposition elements of the commonwealth
against the "slave oligarchy," and the policy
of the administration In their behalf, as illus
trated in the attempt to '1hrust an obnoxious
constitution upon the people Of Kansas" We
perceive, too, that the republicans of Penasyl-
vania have issued q call for State Convention
on the 9Th of July, and their invitation includes
''the citizens Of Philadelphia and of the several
counties Of the commonwealth opposed to the
Tecompton swindle' and the despotic policy of
the national administration in forcing upon the
people Of Kansas constitution In defiance of
the known wishes, and In subversion of the great
right Of self government, and in favor of
sound American policy In opposition to the
policy and intrigues Of foreign governments"
Now, while with regard to the "Lecompton
swindle +" we apprehend that the game of the
agitators is substantially "played out" we oon-
fea that this new opposition flank Of "a sound
American policy In opposition to the policy
and intrigues of foreign governments" COM
pletely puzzles us Does it mean the dark lam
tern or the annexation of Cuba?-or high
protective tariff or free trade? We should like
to know. Meantime, while Mr.. Seward and Mr..
Fillmore are plastering over their old wounds,
and patching up treaty Of alliance, Offensive
md defensive, on their new Buffalo platform,
We have more important matters to look after,
nearer home.
The public spoils and plumber of the Corpo-
ration, including the pickings and stealings,
nave accumulated to the grand aggregate of
about ten millions year. We have tried and
proved the utter rottenness of our existing DO
litical parties-demoorats, republicans, Know
Nothings and all The game with each and all
Of them Is to secure the spoils and to fleece
and plumber ~ city treasury and our tax
payers to the - 1seree Of endurance. We
are certainly near en9uUh to that point now for
4 general movement o. Ae taxpayers In self
defence. If they will not act for themselves
hey must be content with the continued rule of
election bruisers, Jeremy bidders, Peter Funks
Ind swindlers, cheats and rogues, of high
md low degree. There is no alternative But
he rogues may be turned adrift, and honest
men may be put in their places, through the
organization Of q new and independent party
he citizens party or the taxpayers party, for
What say the taxpayersf A public
meeting or two viii put the movement in full
blast.