The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-15
The Black Republican Calculation of
the SpOfls-The True Object Of Their
Union with AbOlitfonism.

The Black Republican Calculation OF
the SpOils-The True Object OF Their
Union with Abolitionism.
The unblushing corruption which has been
exhibited in the caucus proceedings of the
black republican party in Congress, in regard
to the election of Printer, lays bare the true
motives which animate, and the vile means
that are used by, the leaders of that political
organization. tfl ~ r--~~
The system of corruption and robbery that
have 80 long characterized and scandalized the
city and State governments of New York Is
striving to fasten itself upon every branch of
the public revenue and expenditure Thurlow
Weed is said to have offered over half of the
spoils Of the Congressional printing to the
Black Republican National Committee if they
would elect his man for Printer; and in every
combination in federal black republican poli-
tics Seward and Weeds slate forms promi-
nent element. This slate has been for some
time in successful operation in Albany, and the
largest kind of sums of public expenditure are
done upon it. So successful has the system
been that the expenses of the State Of New
York, which afe now completely in the hands
of he republican spoilsmen, have been run up
from eight millions, which they amounted to a
few years ago, to over sixteen millions at the
present time, exceeding by three millions of
dollars the aggregate expenses of Pennsylva-
mia, Virginia and Ohio.
The spoils are at once the aim and the instru-
ment of the black republican party. Through
them it has obtained the control of all the free
States except California and Oregon; for al
though Pennsylvania and Indiana have demo-
cratic Governors, the black republicans are in
the majority in the Legislatures, and have a
large control in the distribution Of the spoils.
In order to give some idea of the extent of the
power which this system Yields, it is only ne
cessary to look at the figures. AS every Office
in county, city, town and village is brought to
bear in the present Presidential fight, these
should be included. The republicans have
| now the control of the
Revenues in sixteen free States $50 $50 06l
Local revenues IN same 80, $50, o6l
Making total So, 800, l22
AL Of this immense fund is to be brought to
bear to gain possession of the federal revenues,
which last year amountedto over SIS, 00O, 900;
and if they succeed in obtaining 1t, the corrup-
ton fund at the disposal of the black republican
party will, in the first year. amount to over one
hundred and sixty millions of dollars. To what
sum this immense amount might be run up to,
in four years, through the system of arithmetic
SO familiar to the Albany slate it is not possible
to say; but if any conclusion may be drawn
from the experience Of cur own State we have
no doubt that it can easily be made to reach
three hundred, or even five hundred millions of
dollars.
This is the real prize for which the black re-
publicans are contending, and to obtain which
they are moving every lever which they can
get hold Of Although Governor Chase and
Senator Trumbull declare that they do not care
a fig for the niger, and do not want him, and
will not have him in some of their States, yet
they appeal to the fanaticism of the North and
endeavor to stir up the moral sentiment of the
people against q phantom evil that they pic
ture as existing in the South. Seward and
Weed, confidently counting upon the potency
OF Albany arithmetic in financial matters, pro-
claim revolution that will involve every pub.
nc and private interest in ruin, in order to
cover their combined assault upon the federal
treasury. And when they have obtained this
prize, they doubt not that they will be able to
control, and even get possession of. the reve-
nues of the Southern States, if the evils
that must flow from their triumph do
not destroy those revenues. Instigated by
these hopes, they are already counting up their
spoils, present and prospective, and the follow
ing general budget may be found on the back
side of Thurlow Weeds slate
State revenues, free States. ss6Isoo 6i
Local reyenues, do. .................. Ss1sO,c6l
Federal revenues. 1859. SS,0e07s7
state revenues, slave States. 1S,11i 2h3
Local revenues, do. ................. ls,i1i ,25S
Nearly two hundred millions Of dollars which