The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-07


number Of Incompetent and ignorant employees in the
Custom House, who do the f5hting ard dirty work q
eleccos think That this Is ali that they owe for their
saareG 10 tho government and accordingly they attend
70 their duties pretty much they please--very
Often they do not attend TO them at all Tncsc
loaers trust TO the influence which put them in Office 70
keep them tcrc and they Obligations and
laugh at men who do their duty bcny fools Some Of
them, however, have been lately made to laugh a
the wrong side or their mouths The Collector q the
Port Mr. schen and the Surveyor, M. HART wished 10
put end to this system and to enforoc tho oblgass
OF who have taken Office compelling them 70 fuinl
their contract and TO abide by their oahs 1t asoe
tanned from information received thai the night watchms
scarcely hand, and that for any they
TO the government there might we'll be watch
men at all. The Surveyor himself sometimes went he
rounds at two and three O'Clock In the morning, and
found his sentinels mapping. watch was set
the watchmen, and night nine Of them were found
snugly asleep, when they ought to have been at
their respective posts. Being thus caught in the
fact, nothing could them. terrible row
and great excitement followed in the coal hole Or
Tammany Hall, ct the Pewter Mug and all at the strong
holds OF the democracy from the Battery To Kgsbridgs
II was expected that this reform would become general
and that only other night wacmen but day inspectors
With salaries Of twenty dollars per week. and weigh
ers and measurers with salaries OF thirty dollars per
week, would come under the action Of the decapitsnS
knife TO the great delight Of hest Of starved ONCE seek
ers outsde and, In fact the investigation and the reform
are extending to tho other branches weghers and In
specors have been dismissed both for neglect Of duty
for accepting brides to cheat the government We have
heard Of where the party holding fifteen hun
dred dollar office lives at Princeton N j. where he cuI-
tivates farm, and comes into New York tho first OF
every month to receive his pay On friend joking him
about this snecure his reply that he spent the best
Of the month" duy--the best OF the month meaning
simply the pay day.
Further there a number Of officers, inspectors
who have bad charge Of vessels whose conduct to I'M
dergo thorough sitting, as it is shrewdy suspected that
a large amount Of smuggling has been connived A. espe-
oaly in ships from tho Mediterranean with silks and
other articles, box Of prunes, five dollar gold
piece, having the wonderful effect of making tho viglsnt
guardians Of the revenue blind as owls under mo
rdian This producing terrible CONSERVATION; and
1t is feared the rule will DO shortly spaied to the
Post Office, which is In deep need Of cleansing The
investigations of Congress into the Navy Yard corrupons
have opened the eyes Of the and Of the heads
Of subordinate departments. Hence these reforms.
All the decspitated and ali whose heads are in
danger-an of the loafe genus generally-brcasho
vengeance against the course OF the Collector and
tho surveyor They say their acts undemocratc
and NOT ct AL according 70 the principles aud Of
Tsmmany Ha: They say that these gentlemen get the
the sezing officer and made him moot scsive, whereas
now that he gets nothing beyond bis salary he only
does not exert himself 70 prevent smuggling but 10 tempted
ferment win be Is hard say but threatens 70 break
up The spos democracy, who do not believe In working
for living and regard the new system heresy, false
tFansgressng OF the landmarks settled a the co-
ell Ores Of the democratic wgwam.