New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-06
John KELLY md THE CUSTONHOUSE.

Mr. John Kelly one of the Democratic candidates
for Sheriff is r1mored just to occupy very tick
lsh position and which must prove rIinous, if lie
is pressed on both sides for the immediate redemption
Of two let's of contradictory pledges. Originally the
candidate of the Regular, an irregular body organ
lied by Fernando Wood in opposition to Tammany
Hall. Mr.. Kelly has since been promised the leglti-
mate nomination condition Ito which he pledged
HIMSELF that the Regulars" content with his fifty
thousand year and almost limtess patronage, should
Withdraw from the field, and not appear At Syracuse
10 contest the seventeen seats o the regular Demo-
cratic delegates On the other hand, Mr.. Kelly gave
assurance to the many hundred CustomlIousc people
who formed and still form the bone and snew of the
Regulars, that he Mr.. Kelly would protect them
from removal; that some should be promoted, others
given easier duties or released from any harder service
than that of signing monthly receipts but that not
one should be set adrii until he Mr.. Kelly was in
position to provide better and sweeter pasture for
them in the fresh prairie of the shrevaty.
Meantime the Regulars have grossly failed to re-
deem the compromise which their candidate was
accepted by Tammany Hall. They have coaleSced
with another Peter Funk Committee called the E" Peo-
pe's;" and joint delegation from these two is Low in
process of raising all available resources for grand
opposition trip TO the State Convention on The 10th
instant.
On such facts the Tammany men grow naturally in-
dignan; and the word Syracuse in connection with
Kelly" has an awkward tendency TO reawaken that
personal scorn and dislike which every honest man
must experience in view of gross ngrattude and breach
of faith, as well personal political. Tie Tammany
men through their Members of Congress, demand that
all CustomIou,e people belonging TO the Regulars
shall be removed and Mr.. Buchanan, ever in favor
o strict party discipline gives distinct intimations that
such request in his opinion, is proper and should be
complied with.
Mr.. Scheu takes up the list of his subordinates
known to belong to the Regulars, and consulting
his private appointment List, discovers that nearly
every single Of them appointed at the request
of John Kelly ~ one single Department the Public
Store Mr.. Schel found foryninc employees all hall
ing from Mr.. key's Congressional District, and all
appointed at that gentleman's request. The yearly
salaries of these in this Department, taking each
mans pay at the lowest possible figure, would amount
! to THIRTY-oNE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND
FIFTY Dollars, paid annually ont of the Federal
Treasury 10 maintain forty-nne home eectioneerlns
agents in the District uf this most favored gentleman
This is only one department aud certainly the least
| remunerative in the Custom-IIouse. What the total
number of men under salary to obhge MIR. Kelly, and
the gross amount of money mot to be reckoncd short
of six figures expended by the Federal Treasury al the
request of this really dear and devoted adherent may
b,-on these points we are still awaiting data, and will
employ competent arhmotcians TO make the calcula
tons at the earliest possible moment.
The course pursued by Mr.. Kelly at the last Syrs-
cuse Convention, surprised such men rs VIM. ID. Ken
nely, Isaac V. Fowler, Nelson j. Waterbury, +. +.
| Puriy, Daniel f. Deavan, Thomas Dunlap and his
host of old associates, whom he there worked and
voted against, even at the cost of private treason
which can never be forgotten. Did il never strike
these men that the vast patronage Mr.. Kelly holds in
| the Cus,om-IIouse may have had some connection
with the stump-a in that very remarkable cocoa nut
In obedience, however, to Mr. BuchanGn's instruc-
tons, Mr.. Sche some five days, since served notice
on some few Of Mr.. kely's Regular friends that
their valuable services " would be uoongcr required.
This yermilon edict instantly brought Kelly down to
ee Custom-lIouSe, where the which transpired
4 described as more than commonly anusing. Mr..
Kelly protested that the removal Of one of these
men would ruin him; that he had been faithful to
| Mr. Schell that the first removal would be signal
that his fortunes were waning, and that men would
leave him as rats quit q sinking ship. WAIT only,
"Mr. Schel until am elected Sheriff, and then you
"kuow can't il justice 10 the other prominent Dem
"orsts Of the city, ask that many of my friends
"sbal be retained. Should then make you any such
"reouest YOU will have an easy answer in telling me
"that am Sheriff. have patronage and must provide
4" for my own friends myself.
Such is the position of this nice little family I'M
broslo Nd 10 last advices We shall take pleasure in