The New York herald., 1860-09-13

vices and corrupuons to be exposed, and there
is tendency to licentiousness and revolution,
arising from the very nature Of perfectly free
government, and this II is the mission Of our
cheap press to check. The purpose Of the
cheap journals in England is political reyolu-
tion Here the duty Of the cheap press is to
prevent it. The New YoRE HERALD is conser-
vative--the London Morning Star u anti conser-
vative and radical.
Elsctionesring Spoils- Political ne ndi-
cants from Pennsylvania.
Az Christian pilgfms Of al persuasions and
from all quarters Of the globe gather together
at the Holy Sepulchre, 90 do the money collect
ing agents of all sorts Of schemes, societies,
companies and political factions bend their
steps to the city Of New York, under the idea
that here they will be amply repaid for their
journey and their labors. But Of all these in
Vulnerable classes Of money beggars, the politi-
cal uendicants who come over here from Penn
sylvania, from time to time, duriag every Presi
dental canvass. to collect the sinews Of war for
party purposes in the Keystone State, are the
most impudent and the most contemplate.
Recently gang Of these precious Peansylva.
mia customers applied to some of tie financial
chiefs Of cur city democracy for modest con-
tribution Of fifty thousand dollars, wberewith
to secure their powerful State to the party In
their approaching October and November cleo
tions. But no attention having been paid TO
this demand, ii was, after some days reflection
cut down TO the figure Of twenty thousand
This reduction failing in its turn to pro
duce q draft upon Wall street. the bill,
we understand, has been graciously raced to
ten thousand. AT this rate we suspect that the
applicants, in the end. il they can get nothing
better, will be satisfied te follow the example
Of that famous philosopher who applied to
Gen. Jackson In the outset for the mission to
England, and was content at last to leave Wash
ington with the present Of an old pair Of
breeches. We therefore admonish our New
York democratic fnanciers to shut their eyes
to the doleful petitions of said Pennsylvania
party mendicants, for every penny of the
money which they ask, and much more, will
be needed to rescue New York from the grasp
of the black republicans.
touching the campaign of 1856 in Pennsylvania
which should not be overlooked. For the party
objects of that campaign there was certain
Chevalier Forney entrusted with the disburse-
ment of funds raised in this city, to the extent of
some fifty thousand dollars or more. Many in
nocent people have supposed that Forney's ex-
penditure Of that money, in buying up certain
hungry Know Nothing lodges saved the State.
This fact, however, has never been establish
ed. We know, from the late Congressional Co
vode Investigating Committed, that Forney got
the money and appropriated 1t; but having burn
ed the vouchers Of his disbursements, we know
NO moro. On the other side, In the same cam
of Ford-familiarly known as Tom Ford-who
raised In New York and elsewhere the sum Of
twenty thousand dollars in behalf of the Frc-
mont cause In Pennsylvania. Near the close of
the canvass he produced, as we know, vouchers
of purchases made of dozen little Know
Nothing Pennsylvania newspapers, more or
less, at cash prices, ranging from two hundred
to five hundred dollars; but to the best Of our
recollection, there was q remaining balance Of
some fifteen thousand dollars sof his capital
stock for which he never produced, apd was
never required to produce, any vouchers at all.
From this case Of Forney, and this case Of
Ford, the inference Is natural enough that the
lions share Of these political party contribu-
tions, to save the State Of Pennsylvania, goes
into the capacious pockets Of the disbursing
agents thereof. as so much legitimate
spoils and plunder. Consequently II de-
wolves upon our New York political inan-
ciers to keep TO the windward Of these suspi
cious Pennsylvania privateers until they reduce
their demands 10 the reasonable margin Of old
clothes, or public documents, or campaign
speeches. or something Of that sort Besides,
a. the Pennsylvanians are incessantly blowing
and Growing about the great wealth and mex
haustible resources of their glorious old State
in iron, coal and petroleum, why Is II that they
cannot raise their electioneering funds among
themselves
AT all events, let them keep away their demo-
cratic mendicants from New York this time
for ali the funds that can be raised among our
mercantile democracy will be wanted at home
Indeed. as the brunt Of this battle is thrown
upon New York, we should think that the sly
old wealthy democratic codgers Of Pennsylva-
MIA would only be doing one good turn for
many in hauling ont from their hiding places
those old, long, blue yarn stockings fnll Of gold
for The purpose Of giving generous lift 10 this
crisis "a the conservative cause in New York.
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Boonr Books IN Full FEArHER.-For some
days past the newspapers have been publishing
letter from the Hon. James Brooks, formerly
member Of Congress from this city and editor
Of an evening newspaper, to the President Of
the United Statee which from its extraordinary