The New York herald., 1862-12-01
that % fne specimen Of skill and labor should
become 20 complete wreck as sheis repre-
ssnted to be. 44atsv HsaA


.A TIE CoRroRAroH ADVERTISING AND CRY
TAxEs-The editors and nominal proprietors
OF the ten or twelve city journals which are
subsidized by the Common Council, under the
style and title Of Corporation newspapers" to
do the dirty work Of the "Ringr-m and job
bers around the City Hail. are just now engaged
in shining through the different wards with
the view of securing the continuance Of the
municipal patronage in which they live, move
and have their being, after the charter elections
on Tuesday. They are in terrible state Of
excitement, cnd worry the Aldermen and Coun-
cimen, both present and prospective, for
pledges of support in the new boards with un-
impudence. Fearing that the healthy spirit for
government economy which has been exhibited
in the State election may be more fully deve-
loped in the metropolitan contests, this news
paper small fry has set all its engines at work
In order to prevent the consummation of
much needed retrenchment which would at
once save the sum of one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars year TO our overburdened
taxpayers, and put an end to an abuse which
destroys competition for the due performance
of city contracts and the supply of city requi-
sites, leaves the people most interested in entire
ignorance of the doings of the Common Coun-
Gil, and is most fruitful source OF demoraisa-
take
Mayor Opdyke, in recent message vetoing.
the nomination OF a Corporation paper
condemned the Corporation advertising plan in
plain language and uncquivocal terms He
drew attention to the fact that the "Corpo
ration newspapers" took from the city treasury
over one hundred thousand dollars year
under the pretence of giving publicity to the
proceedings and wants of the Corporation
work which could be executed by one journal
of "a very large circulation at almost one
tenth the cost The Mayor concluded by re.
commencing wholesome reform-the abo-
iition OF all Corporation newspapers, as SUCH
and the giving Of the city advertising to the
public through the medium Of very widely
read journal, the Corporation paying such
newspaper its proper scale Of prices, just as
merchants, manufacturers. shpowners, farm
ers and servants do. Ss@
The suggestion Of the Mayor has remained
unnoticed by the boards of the Common Coun-
Gil TO this moment, and hence tie furry, worry,
entrcaties. letter begging pressars and agita-
ton of the proprietors of these Corporation Jour
nails, lest the new Common Council should re-
vive it and take it into consideration.
Some OF these gentlemen are aware that
il their little sheets were abolished as "Cor
poration papers they would be abol-
ished and extinguished completely. With
such y prospect staring them in the face,
in the hope that il Brennan is- elected to
that Office they will, one and ali,be able to
prove'to him that they worked and prayed for
his success. and thus induce him TO pass their
bills and continue to them the means of live
Hhood as the expense Of the city.
Itis to be hoped they will be disappointed,
no'matter who 10 elected Comptroller. These
@CorporatioD newspapers" have scarcely any
circulation. The radical dailies give no news,
and thwart the government ofthe United States
inevery possible manner.
PRESIDENT LuNcoLN's LATE TnwEssEE LET
rER-The letter Of President Lincoln. which
we. published yesterday, ito Majos General
Grant, Governor johnson. and all having mill
tary, naval or civil authority under the United
States within the State of Tennessee, rfs another
evidence u his paramount desire 50 give to the
people OF the rebellious states4every induce
ment within his power to return to the Union and
the.pro,ection Of the federal constitution "as Of
old" He says to the officers addressed in this
csse.-4In all available ways give the people a
chance. to express their wishes at these cleo
tions," meaning the elections suggested for
members Of Congress. State officers. &e., under
tie supreme authority of the United States. He
says, too, that "all see how much such action lin
HE matter of these suggested eeotions) will con-
meet with and affect the proclamation (emauci-
pation) Of September 22.n IIrother words. bav-
ing declared in said proclamation that all the
slaves in such States as maystilt bc absolutely
devoted to this rebellion will ne considered
as free persons from aad after the lst
Of January next; and having also. declared that
those States or parts of States heretofore iden-
tifod with this rebellion which ehall. before the
date named, elect membe, - to the United States
Congress in the usual way, shall be excluded
from this edict Of ems ocipaticn. Mr.. Lincoln
Is desirous to give the people of Tennessee q
FAR opportunity to reti n to the Union without
any disturbance of thci sinstitrtion of slavery.
This is the meaning of the letter we are con-
sidering. Mr.. LincoIns great object is not the
abolition Of slavery, but the restoration Of the
revolted States to the, Union, aodh he only holds
his proclamation oveDthem as . warning OF the
consequences of a rsasisal toascept the full pro-
lection which he offms in the same documents
In his annual message, which we expect to-day,
we shall look for s.sme very interesting and in
portant views uaon this subject as we'll as
upon many other questions, connected with this
war; and so we. refrain from any further OBJ