, 1860-08-06

4 Tuesday evening lh1Bo Heeaaoh ""a A
ith this object, and preaided oyer By Capt
tterhury Of the 9th Regiment, who il actively
orking for ihe introduction Of the new drill.
ho laws governing The N. Y. State Militia
,rtainly forbid any such change Of uniform as
,e adoption OF the Zouave dress would involve,
nd also prevent independent military organ
.at,ons. But Adutant-General Townsend ]
rifles that the attachment Of light-infantry I
ompanies TO the present military regiments
Fou,d be allowable, aud that he is pleased to
ee tho emulation which the Chicago Zouaves
,ave infused into the New York militia AS
hings look at present. nc shall probably have
IN Independent regiment, and company ol
Zousres, organized rs lght'infantry, to ba at
tschei to the 9th Regiment, and it is likely tha'
other regiments will follow tue example OF the
Ninth. The uniform OF your gallant eorp' will
not be adopted, our fellows p1eferring an exact
Of the original Algerian Dress Tire
mains to he seen whether they will shave their
heads, drink gunpowder and rum, and cot "a"
beef, as did the savage hordes Of the Austrian
campuign. l.
The s105,000 swindle hns passed our board
Of Aldermen, by Wholesale vote OF l3 TO s. !
and public indignation is roused to the highest
pitcl. The last straw breaks the camels back,
and it seems probable That this most barefaeed
of the many Ubiquitous frauds practiced upon
our lux payers will excite such IN euqu'tlng
into the past. Us 10 result in civic revolution
and nurer government. The newspapers OF
ull parties are iercely denouncing the guilty
participants in the outrageous measure. fac's
are in possession Of lending journalF, which
conclusiyely prove that, since the year 1854,
when the great City Railroad contracts were
put through ut profit of Sl5o.o0o to the Com
mon Council--which body ia known to this day
as 'sThc Forty Thieves''-an organized thteVlng
association has been in existence, made up Of
tue majority of the Aldermen and &oanc'lmen.
THIS league is variously called the spool" aud
the 'Ring." Its members are pie !ged to each
other 10 carry through any scheme OF contract
suggested By any one Of them, which Will re-
sui: in profit to all hands-.he spoiis to be diEi-
dcd equally, The leaders Of this gang have
managed to purchase reflections from term to
term, and, incredible as il may seem, some Of
| these choice spirits, who were too poor to dress
| deceat!y when thcY first assumed clice, no"
live in elegant houses, buy fast horses, and
| spend money generally wife reckless scorn OF
public opinion. In the sessions Of the Boards
tLey Get up mock debates, over measures in
volying tho expenditure Of money, but when
the vote is 4aken rsjority il always recorded
for their passage.
No man eau be elec!ed President Of either
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the six Aldermen who arc not admitted to it,
secrets, two ure kept out because they are tot
yery coarse and brutal ereu for the fellowship
Of tie leaeucrs; two are excluded because the!
are ,mprndent and cannot keep secrets; ont
because he is not even true to the motto, hon
OF among there's" and would pocket every
thing that passed through hts hands; and onl,
one, because he is IN ho 1est man. The name o
this las! mau-DgnnAGu-sLould he writ
tsu with diamond in letters Of gold. Th
mex. Legislature will be called upon to max
such changes in our city charter as will enabl
the decent citizens Of New York to overtime;
ills corrupt clisarchy, and perhaps bring som
i of the scoundrels to the justice theY hare
, long deted. Meanwhile, not week passes bu
tbat some new rct Of fraud, violence or debauct
~ pc1petrated by eome ono Of our rulers. dis
gusts the people more and more. Every Nc'
. Yc1ker will tell you thas this statement is nj
oyerdrnwn.
, EVERYTHING is going on well il our polit1c'
3 world, although there arc Indications that th
Republicans .ill have to work harder in th
State than was al first anticipated. 4 strop
a effort, IS you are aware, is being made to fort
+, the American aud Douglas forces hereahout~
i and to this design the Brookites and other Bel
r Everett ]ea3ers are lending themselves iu
. sncak;uc ray. But the game will never vii
The farmers Of New York alone will look OF
for thu safety of the old State. To this eu
= wiewams are being erected throughout ii
,,,ra, ,,;s,rjcts. md enthusiastic meetings a]
being continually held. We are feeling very we
s,,i.ted with the bitterness existing betwet
Tho tvo winrs of the Democracy in pennsyly
nia as exe,npliaed IN the Douglas State Co
ran,;o, of the oi.h un. Two electoral ticke
ID will certain1y be run by them in Sorenbe
4 and matters look now Is II the October Stn
.c election would he quite a. mixed up for the 0
le position.