The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-26


m THE IsrEnroE.-The republicans OF the So
cond Assembly district OF Oaondaga County
have, 1t appears, obeyed orders from head
quarters, and renominsted Captain Austin
Myers for member Of Assembly, without even
taking ballot 1t Is reported that only two
or three delegates could be found 70 raise their
voices agains. his nomination. The action of
the republicans Of this district secures 70 Weed
for his operations in the next Legislature an-
other Of his aids that figured prominently in
that capacity during the last session.
Mr.. Myers is one Of the members Of the last
remarkable Legislature who took q decided
stand in favor of the peculating lobby that in
tested the legislative halls and voted to grant
them full power to plumber the city Of New
York of its valuable franchises. he was a
member Of the long to be remembered Commit
tee on Commerce and Navigation, which never
failed to give all the steamboat and ferry mo.
nopolies all they asked for, whether they came
from this locality or that Of the lakes.
To that committee was referred the Brooklyn
ferry question, and Mr.. Myers was one of the
number who signed the adverse report and re.
commended that the present rates should be
maintained. This report was presented on
Monday morning at the time when large ma
jority Of the members directly interested were
absent, and, under the whip and spur adopted
Mr.. Myers voting in the affirmative. The mo-
ton was afterwards reconsidered, and the mi
nority report adopted but in ell its various
stages he was true to the interests of the mo-
nopoly and his master. We find his name re-
corded against selling the railroad franchises of
this city to the highest bidder; bis name is also
among the mays" on Mr.. Robinson's motion to
tions to add another section providing that
"the Legislature may at any time alter, modify
or repeal this act,' likewise upon the motion
of Mir. Plumb to reduce the fare to four cents
His name is amongst the long list Of yeas that
passed the several gridirons and the West
Washington Market bill ever the Governors
vetoee.
Our readers will perceive that he followed
the slate Of the lobby in all its particu-
lars, and WAS reported to have been one
of the inside operators. This course seems
to please the republicans of the City
of Conventions, VINO have renominated him
by reclamation. thus endorsing the corrup
tions and venality Of the last Legislature. and
as the district Is strongly republican, the only
inference to be drawn ia that they consider the
doings Of me aagitious bands at Albany last
winter as part and parcel of the republican
creed. Itappears, however, from the resolution
adopted by the convention, which we publish
elsewhere, that they endorse both Governor
Morgan aad Myers, and consider both right
an evidence that the political faith Of the re-
pubNcans Of the Salt City" has considerable
India rubber material in its composition.
Whilst the republicans Of the Second dlstrict
endorse q man whose record, as 1t appears in
the official journal of the House, is as black as
the blacklist, we see that the same party in the
First Assembly district Of that county have reno
minated jeremiah Emerich, whose name Is re.
corded against the peculators Of the last session
In every instance. There is, no wever one sim
gular fact in connection with the nominations
that have thus far been made by the republi-
cans-that is, not one Of Weeds leaders during
LAST winter has been rejected. Are we TO infer
from this that the party endorses the action Of
the Albany freebooters?