The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-21


join with US in applauding the action of the
conservative members, and in urging them to
resist the plurality rule to the end, and in
wishing them God-speed in their efforts to stay
the tide Of treason and fansticism which the
cdious teachings Of Seward and his associates
have rolled over the land.
Rapid and Extraordinary increase In
tho Circulation OF the Herald All Over
the Country.
For the last few weeks the circulation of the
HERALD has been increasing In the South with
rapidity as singular as it is unprecedented.
In the progress of this journal, great as has
been Its success, nothing has before been wit
messed like it. We know of no way of account
ing for the fact other than by the gratuitous
advertising recently given to it by Congress
and the abolitionists. Both seem to have taken
our interests into their especial safe keeping,
and to have promoted them with a zeal and an
energy which are making themselves ssnsibly
felt.
In the great West the increase in the circula,
ton Of our paper has been equally rapid and
extraordinary. The orders that have been
pouring in upon us for some weeks past show
that there are fresh influences at work there
besides the usual ones which create the de-
mand for a leading political journal. The
fact Ii, Ilat ere black republican organs
are doing all our advertising for us in
that region. By accusing us of furnishing
brains to the democratic party, Of preventing
the organization of the House by opposing the
election of Sherman. of breaking down sd-
ministrations and setting up administrations, of
disposing of the city of New York at our indi-
vidual will and pleasure, and of doing City
other things which imply more than sovereign
power, they have stimulated curiosity, the
effects of which are telling upon our business
returns in the most agreeable and satisfactory
way. Not content with putting us in this
indirect manner, the party seem bent in their
conventions las at Rochester and Auburn),
upon giving increased currency to our journal
by eulogising the superior accuracy of its re-
ports, and thus rendering its perusal matter
Of indispensable necessity in the present ex-
cited and agitated state of the public mind.
We are not vain enough to suppose that these
results have been calculated on the part of
their authors. Neither, it may be jnfsrred, have
the further consequences to which they must
lead occurred to them. They have merely
acted from those wild instincts which of late
seem to have governed all their proceedings,
and which have led them into so many singular
and fatal blunders. If they had any sense they
would have seen that the large addition which
they are making to our circulation In the West
must change the current of abolition and black
republican feeling in that region, for by having
presented to them sound and forcibIe views of
the Issues upon which the fate of the Union
now hangs, Its people will soon be convinced
of the madness of giving their support to
faction which is avowedly bent on its destruc-
ton. The fruits of the opportunities of cor
rect information which are thus opened to them
will, we confidently predict, make themselves
manifest in the extnguishment of the hopes of
the republican leaders throughout that section
of the country in the Presidential election.
CORPORATION CORRUPTION AND CORPORATION
ELooUENoE.-The streets of New York at this
moment are the dirtiest in the world; but there
are some things in this city still dirtier than
the streets; and those are the tongues of the
members of the Common Council. At the
meeting of the Board of Aldermen on Thurs
day night, the public were treated to q speci-
men of vulgar language and opprobrious cpl
thets rarely to be heard outside of the vilest
dens in this city. The subject of this language
was the Editor of the HERALD, who was de-
nounced as murderer . "black-mailer,n q
'monster," and such other things. This is
specimen Of the aowery eloquence of the Cor
poration of this great imperial city--the metro
polls Of the republic-the wonder and admirs-
ton Of the Old World-which has been des-
cribed a. more marvellous work than the py-
ranids of Egypt or than Babylon IN the days
Of Its glory, a. described by Daniel. From the
past words and deeds Of the New York Corpo-
ration, 1t Is not to be wondered at that their
tongues are dirtier than the streets. =
Touching the statements we made relative to
the corruption of the last Common Council, we
only repeated what had been said before the
election by the Epeniag Post, the Tribune aud
the Times, about some of Its members, whose
names these journals gave; and yet with these
allegations before the public, several of these
men were elected to the present Common
Council. The affdavits and statements pouring
In upon us now every day we shail reserve
and hand over to the Investigating Committee
of the Board Of Aldermen, whenever they are
ready to receive them, and let them take
what action they please. But We understand
that Information is teicg collected and pre-
parstion made in another quarter to lay
the management of the late, Corporation be-
fore the Grand Jury. and it is very iike,,
that the eloquent individual who male such
choice display of language on Thur.d.v NIGH,