Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-10-13

New YORK are the most corrupt OF any in tn
Union The accusation il true. Long before polite
began TO be made trade Of In other Ssaie'. ana
bsfore oibces. we're bought and sold just IKE arti
Giles Of Aerehandise, the trade 6ourished in Ne"
York with grsst viger For many years the syn
csym Of corruption and sishoesssy In politics hs'
been the character Of New York politician.
Ash 10 impossible for psrscn 70 b roiisicali,
dishonest and morally pare ss ths same time. We
are not surprised At the disclosures Of peeaation
and stealing and fraud. which are periodically
made from the headquarters Of New York politics
So accustomed, in truth, have the public beco'ne
to the rasealitiss Of these precious Williams that
we shall scarcely expect our readers to be shocked
With tho subjoined reselations made by the New
York correspondent oil the New Orleans Delta;
our CITY potitics remain unchanged. The Tam
many Hall Democrats will nominate W. ID. Ken
pedy for Mayor. The Republicans viii nominate
Simeon Dr.per, think. Tho Old Limo wings,
Americans and Conservatives will nominate l.. N.
Hoffman, 90 many years auctioneer OF one OF our
pr;ncipai auction houses for eargoes OF merchan-
dice. II several candidates are in the field the
chances will remain with the regular Tnmmany
man. Kennedy. Belmont offered $40 900 for the
Tammany nomination. Isaac Bell Offers S2o.-
600, and there are probably ffty persons who would
nav from 50, 600 to 20000 for the nomination. and
then spend 10000 more % get elected The city
expenses are over ten millions oi dollars rcr an
nun. The Mayor has good deal TO say about
how this money shall be spent IL the Mayor Is
corrupt man. he can make quarter OF million
annually. and not be disgeacsd.
Belmont offered forty thousand dollars for the
Tsmmany nomination Do our readers know
who Belmont isf lie IL Jew banker in Wall
street.-the agent Of the r thschilds. and very rich
In 1859, he contributed heavily Of his money to
secure the election of Mr.. Pierce to tho Presiden
cy. In recognition of THE claim" upon Mr.
pierce's favor, Belmont was appointed Minister Of
the United States TO the Netherlands! lie hadno
capacity for the place-but he was appointed sole
IL in pursuance Of the infamous idea that prevails
in New York. that politicians must he reimbursed
by Presidessial appointments, for the money which
they expcud in Presidential campaign.
Since his return to the country which he ais
graced a. i,s diplomatic representative, he has
been eagerly attempting to buy other poaieal
honors Belicving--as we'll he may in New York
ci,y-that nancy is the surest agent Of political
preferment he offers forty thousand dollars for tho
Tammany nomination. The nominations at Tam
many Hall are controlled by small clique Of pol
the rank and file Of the Democracy has-
ing NO choice but to register the cdets Of the
ayers. Forty thousand dollars distributed among
the Tammany men would be considerable don
to each. Let not be surprised, then, il this
dirty little German Jew should secure the nomi.
nation for Mayor, (which is equivalent to IN eec-
ton, and thus become the chief civic officer of
the largest city Of the Union! But what idcawill
the outside world form Of the morally Of New
York politicsf
Mr.. Isaac Bell, too, !. appears, offered twenty
Eve thousand dollars. This is tho same Mr.. Bell
who was the chief ageut the other day in cheat
ing the Opposition in the appointment Of Regis
trars, and out Of ak hundred that were chosen,
selected four hundred and FIFTY from among tho
lowest Irishmen in tho city. A precious patriot
is Mr.. Bell!
Others, it appears, are willing to give from five
to twenty thousand dollare for the nomination,
and then spend twenty thousand dollars more to
be electedp To save trouble, why not set the
Democratic nomination for Mayor IN Mt the public
auctious Let o crier be appointed. and ,ako his
stand in the Park, and sell the nomination to the
highest bidder, just as he would house. or q car
rage, or a lot Of old furniture Then there would
be fair show for all. The thing would look ra
Their ugly, TO DO sure, TO those European nations
whose institutions we are constantly abusing be-
cause they are not ''free"-but then what is the
difference between concealed villainy and open
rascality, If fraud. as everybody knows it does,
''sends forth an insuferable stencil" from ramma
ny Hall, wonld the public taste be much offended
by airing i, in the Parkf Is there any use in any
longer affecting to conceal tho ro,tenness If the
Democratic politicians in New York, when the
thing is as notorious as possible, and when some
of them eren make boast of their turpitude and
venality!
But the correspondent aforesaid docs not leave
Us in doubt respecting the mode by which tho
nominee is TO be reimbursed for the cost of the no
miuation, and the expenses Of the election. The
annual expenditures Of New York age ten millions
CONCERNING the disposal Of which. "tho Mayor
has god deal to say" fhe is 'acorrupf man"
he cnn make quarter Of million annually and
not be disgraced." We confess ourselves unable
TO understand the logic Of this conclusion. No
body but 81 corrupt man" would buy nomina.
ton. And the process by which the Mayor Of a
city can make quarter of u million annually
out of the expenditures and still mot DO dlsgrac-
cd" is, we confess. q mystery we arc unable to
solve. Such things may be done in New York
and excite no comment-but we We undertake to
say that If public officer in Virginia were to use
his Office ''cowupay" 10 mako money, bo would
be consigned to an infamy Of disgrace with the
decentnnd honest men of all parties. that he would
never recover from. - -
1t salmost enough to disgust q man with politics
and to make him footwear al connection with po.