New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-23
FROM ALBANY.
THE LOBBY.
Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.


ALBANY Jan. %, 1853
The lobby here is striving to achieve the same
important position it formerly had, but with indif-
crent success Public attention has been attracted
to its Vaccinations and the exposure of its men,
bers, by the press TO the public view, has deprived
them of great portion of their power. Many of
the Republican members have been elected from
constituencies deeply excited against the predomi-
nent influence exhibited by this body in the manage
ment of their political affairs, and with them it is
sine qua non, that lobby interference with legislation
shall be rebuked. Nothing can more surely cause
the defeat Of measure than the active advocacy Of
this set. 1t will array against its passage all the
independent members of the Legislature, who are
sufficiently numerous to hold the balance OF power
With ordinary vigilance on the part of the con-
stituencies the State is safe from all lobby arrange
ments for distributing an unwieldly mass Of agrlcu-
tural works among the school districts, with bonus
of 500 600 among the influential men, who engl.
neer so generous gift through the Legislature; aud
from the having down a railroad through your
crowded thorougbfares for the general benefit OF
your citizens and the special benefit OF these IRE
spOnsble legislators.
The people will not have their legislation shaped
to benefit the stockholders of large pecuniary cor
porations or railroad monOpolies. Still there Is
danger if constant supervision be not maintained
These men form combination of active pOhtl-
clans in different localities bound together BY the
cohesive power of public plumber and private
pillage. Experience has shown them that ID
union there is strength, and whenever
political post is to be filled whether by the
Executive or popular election, they are found
putting forward some convenient instrument to NIL
it, and sssailing all opposing candidates as " un"
popular and impracticable" Hence we have W.T.
messed with modification the Conservative party IN
this State discredited by such nominations rs the
forger Forsyth and the defaulter SchOonmaker and
the supple tools of the lobby placed in the Legs
lature and Congress and Municipal commissions.
Until this combination is broken up by the unremit-
ting supervision of the press and Of public Cplnoh,
backed by few upright Legislators who Will plant
themselves in stern opposition to their shemes, our
our legislation will be not the expression OF the
sentiment ofthe State upon matters OF general I'M
port and measures TO advance the common welfare
but al emanatOn from the will of this body pro-
noting local schemes of profit and individual gam
Let the Republican party shake on this Clique anu
victory will attend its efforts. II sprung from
public sentiment deeply outraged by the subserVency
of tie democracy to the vi the sayeocrae!
and the violence of border rflians. Let not such
party have its feelings wounded and its honor suied
by being made subservient to the schemes OF a
clique whose patriotism is SYNONYMOUS with cupui
and who accept no public measures that are not
productive OF profit.