The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-09

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tons have resulted in thoroughly disgusting the
people, and there is now little doubt that the
black republican candidate for the Presidency
will be elected by the popular vote in Eovem
Der. Therefore, all interest in the Presidential
struggle has died out, at least in this State, and
the politicians are turning their sole attention
to the election of State officers and of member;
Of the Senate and House of Assembly. The
last Legislature is acknowledged, even by the
black republican organs, to have left an intoler-
| able stencil Of corruption behind it, and it l.
now the duty of all good citizens to take care
that the Legislature to be elected this fall will
not be composed Of such thoroughly bad mate.
rails.
Wesee that one of the little country campaign
papers, published at Seneca Falls, has exhumed
letter from our Albany correspondent, pub
ished in the HERALD of October 30. 1859, 10
which the pipelaying of the Central Railroad
managers in this State was exposed, and the
schemes of Thurlow Weed and bis associates
with reference to grand city railroad oombi.
nation, were fully pointed out in advance o;
their actual development The accuracy OF
our correspondent in these matters, rs verified
by the history of the Legislature of 1860, aston
ished our rural contemporary, aud was, in fact,
a little remarkable. He showed how arrange
ments were being effected with the controllers of
primary elections to have only such men put in
nomination for the Senate and House of Assem-.
bly, as would pledge themselves to vote for city
oil d,toA al in L.,
all those charters would be granted, and would
be passed, too, over Governor Morgans veto.
Ne reprint Tue letter itself in another part of to
days paper.
This letter, taken in conjunction with the act,
of the last Legislature, which must be still fresh
in the recollection Of our readers, gives pretty
clear insight into the mode Of operating the po.
litical machine, as put in practice by Thurlow
Weed and his confederates. They adopt the
economical plan of buying up those grogshop
politicians who rule the primaries, and through
them secure the nomination Of just the sort of
men they want. The pettifogging lawyers and
small beer politicians who have an ambition to
get into the Legislature are generally found
eager to snatch at the bait aud to give in return
for their nomination such pledge as may be re-
qlired Of them. A few hundred dollars may
be found ample to secure in this way the choice
of suitable tool from each Senatorial and As
sembly district, while the direct purchase of the
vote might cost ten times as much, and be more
liable to discovery and exposure.
In the way pointed out by our correspondent
were the members of the last Legislature chosen.
Their acts were worthy CT their ori.
gin. A more aagitiOusly aud shame,essly
corrupt body of men never disgraced the
Capitol at Albany. The principal acts of the
session were the attempts to enrich q few CAPT
talists and spectators by charters of city rail-
roads to be run through the avenues and streets
of this metropolis and the proaigate sale of the
West Washington market property.
After the failure of George Laws Wholesale
gridiron scheme Of railroads, q compromise was
effected, and seven distinct railroad bills passed
both branches Of the Legislature. These were
for the construction Of roads in avenue ID and
East Broadway, in Seventh avenue, in Tenth
and other streets and avenues, in South, West
aud other streets in Houston and other streets.
and to extend the Ninth avenue road to the Bat
terry. Governor Morgan, himself republican,
felt constrained to veto those bills on account
Of the manifest fraud upon the city which was
involved in them. He characterized them as
being at variance with justice and sound poll.
cy, as not in consonance with the wishes or
wants of the people, and as being deficient in
legislative safeguards.
The bills were all passed over the Governors
veto by large majorities. The vote on the ave-
nue. d road was, in the Senate, 81 to 8, as fol-
lows
Carin-, Gran,, Hammond, Ketchum, Iaphsm, Lac
renee, kunroe, j. Mcleod Mu,phy, Ramsey, Richmond
Robertson, Rotch, Sessions, SpHold, Warner Williams
NA,s-Nessrs. Bell, Goss, Hillhouse Kelly McGraw,
Nanierro, Montgomery, p z Murphy, Traman-9.
ABSENT or Non vousc-hessrs. Ferry aud Crosser
(Repablicals Ia roman, democrats In uaiics.
In the Assembly the vote was IS to %. as
follows:-
YRAs-Mcssrs. b Allen, ArrtrarIus, Bardcn, Beebc
Bixoy, Borsor Barns Bush sCalds,u Caiiscoa Carter
mar, Crane, Croker Dsrcy Borscs Downs, Ellsworth
Evaas, Faeh, fiton, Gitss Gerer, Gray, Hall, Harris
H ti Rough, Jskssy; Jsgords, Jeanns,, Jewell,
Law, NcArthgr McQaade, Mcvean, Naeerscn, Msther
ysxson, Mcrscls, Nj Ter, xnngtcn, Morgan, MouIt IN
Austin Myers, A. A. kyevs O'Rotuke Payne, Peck Pei
ton, Perry, Pond, Rgan Rider 81 John, seares srvis
slDger.and, a. Snuh, W. ~ Smith, speaker, stiison
tucker, Van Astyne, eSailye, Tooraecs Talsh, Whip.
PIE, Wiley, WoofTf, Ierry-s3.
NAYs-Messfs. Barnett, Coleman, Collins Dwight Emc.
rex, Fisher, ilaesr, holcomb, HoeeeT Jaaaes, r. 5.
Plumb, Powell, RICHARDSON IL Smith, 7ater, Van Horn,
Td-Tar, WJs,r-, Williams-cJ.
ARsxSr or Nor yoryo-Nessrs. o. Allen, Bingham
Briggs Butler, Chlitendcn, D. Clark, Clark Coakling
Culver Decker, Dickinson, Earl, Fuller, G1rrescn Mill
ken Robinson, Savage, ~ Smith, raggArt, Van Horn
20
Republicans IN roman, democrats in aaics
In regard TO the West Washington market
bill, the villauous features Of which Governor
Morgan POINTED out In his veto message, the
vote was equally large In the Senate the bill
was passed ever the veto By nineteen to eight,
as follows
YEss-Messrs. Abel, Biocf C1lr, C5rrofry Ferry
Gar tizsr, Grant, Hammond, ketcham, Laphsm, Lac.
rs-cs, Munrcc, Ramsey Richmond, Robertson, Rotch,
Sessions Sriauia Warner-iq.