The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-02
Our Great Grfdiron Patriot. Tammany
Hall, Free Wool, and the Albany Re
gency-The state Sold.

gency-Thc State Sold.
The celebrated Spanish monastery of the
Escurial is built in the form of gridiron, in
honor of the martyr st. Lawrence, who was
broiled upon that instrument We of the city
of New York may soon have an institution of
the same pattern, for we have famous grid
iron patriot amongst us, who is rapidly winning
similar distinction.
This famous gridiron patriot, beginning with
bridges, advanced from one successful job to
another, until, in 1856, he attempted even the
Presidency as job; but finding that the ex.
pertinent was not likely to pay, he soon gave it
up as bad bargain. Since that day he has
been mainly devoted to the grand enterprise of
making gridiron Of Manhattan island-a grid
iron OF city railways he hath had vari.
Gus other irons in the fire. lie has thus gained
the monopoly OF several ferries or outlets from
this island; has been playing the squatter
sovereign on some Of the city property; has
bought up sufficient quantity Of old muskets
and artillery to keep two or three suspicious
vessels aaoat on the high seas on the lookout
for needy filibusters and o market; and, In
standing surety for one Fowler, late first Grand
Sachem of Tammany Hall, our gridiron patriot
aforesaid has secured sort Of mortgage upon
the old wigwam, liable at any time to fore
closure.
Now with this capacity for all sorts of little
jobs and great enterprises at the same time can
II be supposed that our famous gridiron patriot
has neglec ed the opportunities for big specula
tons which the present crisis has opened up TO
the man Of genius as q manager Of lobby schemes
and lobby jobbers. No. on the contrary, our
gridiron patriot has been sowing bis seed for Q
great harvest with every promise of ffty or sixty
bushels to the acre We understand that of late
that Immaculate free WOOL patriot Of Albany,
the pious and venerable Thurlow Weed, has
been frequently seen entering or emerging from
the Fifth avenue palace Of our gridiron patriot,
and with the smile upon his face of the success
full contractor. Indeed, 1t is said that the last
time the Albany free wool patriot was observed
descending the steps Of said palace, he was
rubbing his hands With an JUNCTION which signi
fed a whole budget Of political schemes and
lobby jobs Of the grandest dimensions.
We may be sure, too, that when Thurlow
Weed makes several visits In quick success
sion to the same out OF the way place, there
IL job on hand. When Horace Greeley,
during the Lecompton agitation In Con
gress, was found cracking lis dry jokes
over the table Of Judge Douglas in washinsto q,
the observing politician, il contemplating this
strange conjunction, at once declared there was
q niger In the woodpilsr Assuming such
TO be now the case what are these grand politi-
cal and financial schemes 10 regard to which
our gridiron patriot aud the Albany free wool
patriot are the high contracting parties
Taking 1t for granted that our readers
will remember how, between these two
great Moguls Of the lobby, our wise Legislators
last winter, republicans and democrats, were
reduced to the position Of mere lacqueys
In waiting upon the win OF their lobby
masters; and how these two masters laughed OF
the vetoes Of poor Governor Morgan, aud showed
him aside as they would foolish old won 10
standing In their way, let us state their present
beautiful arrangements, a. We understand them,
In conjunction with Tammsny Hall and the
patriotic Albany Regency.
Philosophers have decided that a silk purse
cannot be made Of . sow's ear, that water does
not naturally run up hill, and that II takes at
least two to make bargain. II b likewise
generally believed that when political mana
gers Of different parties are seen hobnobbing
together, there d some trading going on. Nov
nrra,y Hall. ". know has fallen from