New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-01
TIE OLD-LINR WINGS.


"An Old.Line Wig" the definition is ere lifted
to Edward Bates Of Missouri sis one who takes
" his liquor regularly and votes the Democratic
ticket occasionally" Recent development, have
somewhat expanded thi. graphic delineation.
In this City, there has for some time existed 8
pretended Wing Genera, Committee" with
perhaps some cOIlsterals and dependencies. We
have regarded it only very small nest Of politi
cal L" strikers" who, having associated with them
selves another CARLOAD Of respectable dupes,
had chosen this dodge az the best they could devise
for getting unesrned money out Of green candidates
for Office without danger Of being sent TO the State
Pri,on for their rogueIy. Most of those in the
plot were at the same time in full communion with
the American party, and huttered the Wing
h,g OILY as decoy for that organization, after
having made il subser7e their personal purpose.
Some Of those who formerly played this game have
already taken shelter in Tammsny Hall, and, not
satisfied With voting the Democratic ticket
" occasionally" now pretend 10 vote it regularly.
We wish old Tsmmany jog of her hopeful acces
sion
But the Naval Corruption Report shows that
ible genius than We had supposed. Not satisfied
with IFS forays upon the pockets of ambitious can
didstes for place. it has been doing thriving bust
ness by ,eliDg itself out, body and bone', to the
money changers who have seized upon the Federal
Government Mr. W. c. n Swift, described a,
Ga whaler" Of New. Bedford Mass, has been sell
ing Old. Line WhiggeIy and Live Oak t. TIE Navy
cent. commission to George Pitt, considering that
the Oak was too small and the Whiegery rsry Old
indeed so old az 10 be quite rotten. Merrick <
Sons. foundery. men, Philadelphia, would seem 10
have been trading off OdLine Whiggery and ma
chinery in lump, getting 81 900 extra for the la.
Ter in confederation of liberal supply thrown in
of the former. We should judge moreover, that
James Murphy & Co., founders, of our City must
be Old.Line Wings, from the fact that their bid to
furnish the machinery Of the new sOop, New York,
for $500 was accepted, though there were
three lower bids snd but one higher-the Allalre
Works offering to furnish the same for 100000,
and the Novelty Works for S97 900.
We Judge that Old-Line Wings must be depora-
bly, scarce at the Novelty Works. Though their
bid is decidedly lowest on three of the six new
vessels, and lower than that accepted IN still
another case, no job ever comes their way The
Aaire Works bid below the lucky dogs to whom
the contracts were given in at least three cases
but they couldn't come in-Old-Line Wings must
be scarce in atconcern also Had Mr. Secretary
Toucey seen fit to accept the three bids Of the
Novelty Works, be would have saved 500, 500, and
put some excellent jobs into the hands of the labor
ers at those Works, who were fairly entitled
TO them; but ether they or their employers were
deemed deficient in Old-Line Whiggery, and never
a smell of this Government work came TO them.
Had the three low bids of the Allaire Works been
accepted, the Government would have saved
$4,000. Is the supply Of Old Line Wings in our
City 50 deplorably short THAT our workmen must
see all these heavy contracts 90 to Hartford, Phil
adelphis &C., for lack Of themi Might it not be
well for our foundrymen in the Eleventh Ward TO
advertise for a few Od-Line Wings, to aid them
in boring Jobs out of the Navy Department
Seriously: We ask the American People to
pender well the revelations made by the Naval
CorruptOns Committee. Let them see Members
Of Congress lobbying on this aide and on that,
piling up certificates Of the superior Democracy
superior political efficiency of the Engine Works
BY which they are retained, and receiving their
share of the profits for their services and "iniu.
ence" See drunkards and lOafers By hundreds
forced into the Navy YaEds and put upon the Gov
eminent pay-rOlls, not that they are qualified or
expected to work-that is never mentioned-but
because the Hon. Dan Sickles or the Hon. Bill
Maclsy or the Hon. George Taylor ,eW hare more
of Ibis men put on, or he will have the master.
workman discharged and breakup generally.
Who that reads Mr. Stermsn's Report can ask
why the Treasury i' bankrupt, the Government
running into debt, and the Annual Expenditures
over Seventy Millions