The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-05


of wealth and political influence /; and toe spoils
republicans desire to cut Off MIR. Busteed and
put partisan of their own in bis place, with
view to controlling the nextelection.
We hope therefore, that all Offices will be
treated alike in this respect, aud If the bad pri-
ciple of altering the tenure is to be forced upon
us, let there be some consistency but the better
way would be to have the bill rejected al
together.
THE SPRING TRADE AND BUSINESS Pros
PEcrs.-On every side are to be found the evil
dences that the spring trade will be one of the
mcst active and vigorous that has been wit
messed for q number of years. A long expe-
rience has taught US that our advertising
columns present an unfailing barometer of the
tone Of trade, and from the earliest period of the
season we have witnessed its constant rise, and
on it have predicated our frequently expressed
good one for commerce. So constant and so
great has been the pressure upon them, that we
are now forced to admit the conviction that the
indicator has risen above the fair weather line
and stands on prosperity point Wehave endea-
vored to avoid the step, but our necessary issue
of triple sheet to-day tells more eloquent
story of the business activity of New York than
volume could unfold. Not only does our city
and its trade grow with the growth of the coun-
try, but it exhibits the evident signs Of perma-
nent resuscitation from the depression that has
characterized it since the year of panic.
And it is not alone in New York
that we perceive the signs of gene
raj revival. Everywhere throughout the
country they are equally apparent. The
disappearance of the snow from our North
ern and Western fields shows the fall and winter
sown crops to be in most promising condition,
and in those of the South the signs are equally
encouraging to the farmer. Old crops have
moved off, with varying degrees of profit, but at
prices which, combined with the economy that
followed the panic of 1857, have left everywhere
the broad foundations of a healthy consumption.
Our imports during the present season exceed
in quantity those of many previous years. and it
is favorable symptom that they come in at a
valuation which is generally from fifteen to twen-
ty per cent below the average OF the five years
preceding 1858, and this fact in its turn con-
tributes to animate and extend trade. Our
stores are crowded with customers, who, finding
prices to range within the means of their consul
mers, carry off the stocks with wonderful rapid
ty and while the domestic manufactures ore
run down with orders, the importers generally
lament that they had not extended the lines of
foreign goods to the extent of quarter or
thru more. AS natural consequence of this
prosperous state Of things, everybody is in good
humor, and the people are not at all disposed
to believe that the country is going to the devil
quite 20 fast as the politicians would have us
suppose. We have always observed that when
the politicians find times good, the people suffer;
and when the people have as much as they can
do to attend to the active demands of business,
the politicians despair Of being able to save the
country.
This is precisely the state of affairs this
spring. The whole country presents the most
satisfactory evidences of healthy state of things
in business point of view, and the people have
something better to attend to than political alb
result will be that we shall have good business
year for all. The present prosperity among the
manufacturers, mechanics and commercial class
es now will enable them in their turn to become
large consumers. Thus prosperity begets pros
perity. And If the present dattering promises of
the coming crops are not blighted by an I'M
toward season, the farmer will in the harvest ex-
perence the beneficial effects that are now felt in
trade. Under such circumstances we can afford
to let the politicians whine.
ALLEGED MuRDERERs ON TRIAL.-There could
be no better illustration of the fearful degree to
which crime has reached in this city, or the ul-