The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-03
once ~ me country IN the eec,iorg 1870 With
rvrry assafanoe OF sncoses 10 she democracy.
NAsclNGroN. Ngy. ~. 1865


WascnGros, Nov -, 1865
The Nee foyi; Charter Eieciioa as Jieeriiq Washington
Your New York municipal election i exaect-t - work
wonders in the way OF healing the divisions Of ID, metro
polan democracy II is believed that the December vote
@l show the relative strength Of the remm,uy AMI ant
Tanmany psrtiesotherwse called the "ios" aad The
Souss." Should the f'ans, s'ogts poll the heaviest
vote, they viii demand received into the bosom OF
old Tammany, in full communion, receiving tner proper
share Of the crumbs which through her portals dis
penscd to the hungry and they will appe to the aa,n
ntration to back their pretcasons aad counterance
to thor demands. Should Mr. schcii be Unable to end
places for these immaculate patriots or unwilling 10 re-
faithful and efficient officers even, to make places
fos them the whole pack will come on here bowling for
his removal. will be urged upon the President {f he
will consent TO be further annoyed with the matter nj ally
that Mr. Sche wholly failed 10 consolidate and har
monize the democratic party in New York. that no il,
therefore, unequal 70 the position of Coecorthat being
their notion OF tho Collectors busness-and therefore,
should be replaced by person of greater discern
ment >p.ore sagacity hrmness and decision
The names Of Fernando Wood and Royal Phelps hav
been suggested those likely be brought the
Of the President in this connection Mir Schen is indeed
unfortunate in being unable to harmonic his party He
should be sagacous enough to that the cohesive powe
is piander-a slight peryerson, merely of the pa
trotism as Webster has it. 1t is the modern partisan
senihcation. He being gentleman of the old school
politics. fear has not posted himself in the recently adopt
cd inventions of terms and their definitions Bat who
viii do betters fear the President belongs the
school Will they commence to learn the system al
this late days II is further unfortunate both for Mr.
Schel and the President but for the hungry
tsouts that the Treasury emptv and the admnstra
ton economically inclined; otherwise, scheme for
building the Assay Ottce aud Post 0nice and perhaps
ffpttaA GfotIg trft
through which would have enlarged the patronage OF the
government in your city, and hvs cemented the party
The President understands well cnough--and your mem
bers on congress ought to understand the same
thng-that the division Is wholly account OF
the inability OF those II power to give the same
place TO some dozen or so aspiring and devoted
who 80 patriotic that they wiling TO sacrlc them
selves for the benefit Of Their country do not think
successor of Mr. S1he would be very likely succeed in
such task much better than he has done. II is quite
likely thst he viii get the opportunity try.
The publication in the iiEs1p Of the occupations and
disclosing facts ms whether the candidates for office
at your municipal election taxpayers not, has af
foded the President important Information 10 the cha
ractcr and capabilities Of New York politicians who aspire
to influence the The frequent
Of the terms saloon keeper" grocer," iquor dealer"
~emgran boarding house keeper" and politician" all
Of which deemed nearly synonymous with GROCERY
"rummeryn three cent ut that), does
inspire body with the highest opinion of their influence
with the body polite or their capabiy and efficiency
public officers. Could not the Herald furnish similar
list OF the applicants for Office under Mf SchellY would
be very graf. luy received here and would angt Mr
Cobb and the President not little upon the 'eternal mt
ness Of things, always sworn to in their applications
The President and all others outs ide of New York may
well wonder at the influence which bad to
crcise in the elections in that city They perhaps are not
aware that al the late election from $500 to $500 300
expended in the aggregate by the yrous candidates
and their friends and for WHAT Why to satisfy the de-
y-ogsnop keepers, condition that they should work"
Sor them--iemands openly snd shamelessly made the
fight OF day And where did this money 20? Two days
after the eec.on il the tis OF the rumsoers and
purses OF the brothel keepers And now these influential
classes arc to reap another harvest.
any wonder that politics and rumsellng 20 hand In
band "A trade and that the trade has many
scrupulous followers, 50 long leading of all parties
DO not hesitate TO employ these traders their
ends at each succeeding eectons Not the slightest The
independent press Is the only ono to out against IT, the
only expose the yianes OF the traffic. The rest
have too much AT stake the success Of their party
du,se IN such Injuries.
wAsHiseroS, Nov 30, 1858
Printing Jo 1e NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Question TO Decide
Loans 10 Mec1oo-The Approaching Session. dc, dc.
An interesting pending at tho Treasury, in
volvng tho right Of Territorial Legislatures The Score
tay of the Territory of Nebraska is printer and the
editor ard proprietor Of newspaper When the Legisla.
fure convened and the question OF eectng Public Prntc
preached, the Secretary informed that body that
he would execute the printing himself, and eontcndcd
tina, he bad right to control the business. The Legsa
ture however elected printer to do their printing, aad
also print the laws. The Secretary declined
audit accounts OF the Public Printer for his legislative
work, and also to deliver the Laws 70 him for printing
The printer appeals to the Secretary of the Treasury
put him possession Of the laws and cites the Of
Minnesota and Kansas precedens to show that the right
OF the Territorial Legislatures to coutrol their printing
has been heretofore recognized by the department
The made about The Sonora project owing more
20 the anxiety of certain speculative interests to get
government ombroled with Mexico In her present.
difficulties than TO any real foundation for the
proposed loan and mortgage The admnis,ra
xion Ia decidedly avcrsc TO loaning the credit OF
this country to foreign Powers, especially In the pre-
sent low state Of the treasury. should il be deemed
advisable 10 meddic nil in this Mexican mbrosio Is Ia
no, improbable that protectorate similar General
Bousons plan, may be extended that unhappy
ary, and possibly also he Central American States
Ths policy is rapidly gaining advsa.cs, on the ground
that commercial relations va those countries require
guarantee 70 the safety OF property and life THIS
cannot Re had without stable governments. Neither
the countries 10 question advance towards condition
OF industrial and commercial prosperity without such
change W heir Institutions
five ali extend over Central America these guaran.
Ices an industrious population viii soon take tho place Of
fhe present noisy lazy turbulent and Revolutionary
-, and our commerce with them viii so0n become the
controlling power Of these states after which the Accession
81 stale BY State 10 this Union viii be natural and
CA, desirable The idea that this govern
mcus can negotiate n loan upon the pledge o.
onors lands, lay itself liable TO the charge Of dcspoi
NAnohC cnNrCh OF revenues receiving tneu
in pledge indemnity FOR the payment Of loan ~ pro
lo-erous Tho President Is too much Of statesman TO
entertain any such proposition Tor moment
The vultures rapidly gathering around tho carcass,
eager to commence their repast They mus, be watched
by outsiders Their mode Of operations has been reduced
science perfect that Il Is only 10 be discovered BY
persons Of long experience that they are not the most
conscientious aad careful guardians Of the treasury But
Abe eyes u the independent prcss upon them, and
shcy will be Fortunate indeed u they escape exposition
They think some should DO Immediately devised
recEpcrating the treasury. IN empty chest has Tor
them many horrors. Some for the revision Of the
tariff others Tor further leans IN anticipation Of large i'm.
yortalons next year hui all exc'aim with one voice,
s'unclc SAM rut money in Thy purse Honest iagosl
Row long would suffer 80 remain theFeg II further
loans authorized they viii be Tor large amounts aud
the appropriations viii be on scale commemorate with
Abe loans
n ia my impression thai the remaining ten millions OF
the authorized loan will be needed 10 the Of the
session but doubt further AID Of that character will DO
asked for When the panic upon warehouses
iied with goods, ships their way home
with full csrgoes and merchants had all large stocks
upon their shelves Orders that bad been sent abroad
sonntormanded, and imprtaions nearly ceased Since
October 1851 have been consuming the stocks on