The New York herald., 1862-11-26
1As Right Mem for Com ps4siisr a.d COR

! The great battle of the State campaign b
fairly over and the smoke has cleared away.
Now comes the skirmishing and picket fighting
of local politics. Before Tammany and Mozart
had fully decided upon their nominations the
quarrel in their ranks was most bitter and in
tense. The Boole and Genet imbroglio troubled
and interfered with all the politicians. After
hard contest, however, Boole succeeded inpro-
curing the Tammany nomination for Comptrol-
Ter; and, having thus vindoated his reputation
as atactician fulfilled his word to his friends and
| completely annihiiated his foes. he gracefully
| Withdrew to his shipyard, like Cincnnatus to
his farm, and thus restored order and quiet 70
the party. Brennan for Comptroller and Deve-
lin for Corporation Counsel are now the regular
democratic candidates, endorsed by both Mo
zsrt and Tamrnany. Against them the repub-
licans have nominated Robert T. Haws fer
Comptroller, but have as yet no nominee for
| Corporation Counsel.
| The voters OF this city ought to remember
the fact that the coming election is
merely local in its effects, and has no
bearing whatever upon national politics. No
| party issue is involved in it, and no voter
should allow himself to be controlled by party
discipline in regard to this matter The in
terests Of this city rot the interests Of any po-
litical party, viii be greatly affected by the
result of the election. If we have an honest,
competent, efficient Comptroller, every tax
payer will be benefited. If, on the other hand
we have dishonest, corrupt or inefficient Off
cial in charge OF our finances, every citizen
! suffers. The great question IL, then, who are
the right men for these local Offices? We be-
lieve that Robert L. Haws is the best man for
| Comptroller aud John E Develin the best man
for Corporation Counsel, and We hope that they
will be elected. Mr. Deyelin has as yet no OPP
position, and we trust that the republicans will
| vote for him unanimously. No one cen deny
his integrity his high standing and bis fitness
for the position, and it is generally conceded
that his election is certain. Mr.. Haws is op-
| posed by Mat. Brennan; but there can be no
comparison between the capabilities of these
two candidates. Mr.. Haws has filled the Office of
Comptroller for the past four years to the salts
faction of vast majority of cur oitisens. Among
our city officials he has been remarkable for his
| knowledge Of and. attention to his business, as
we'll as for his honesty and integrity. We think,
therefore, that he is fairly entitled to re-elec-
ton, and every man interested in the welfare
of this metropolis should vote for Haws and
Develin.
As for Mat. Brennan, there is very little 10 be
said. Scarcely anything is known Of him out
side of a small, political, wire pulling clique,
and what is known does not recommend him as
proper person to be entrusted With the
finances OF the city. For long while past
Brennan has been intimately connected with
those knots and rings Of City Hall harpes who
are notoriousiy corrupt, and are not confined
in our State prisons ~ yet. This companionship
is decidedly no recommendation for candidate
for the Comptrollership. since il is but fair
to infer that if Booie and Company have
! worked with and nominated Brennan, Boole
and Company will control Brennan, if they can
elect him; and the city has had quite enough
of the operations Of BODIES gang and
Cenet's gang, and the other gangs. whose
object is to empty the city treasury
and Gil their OWN pockets Our objections
to Brennan are, therefore, that no one knows
anything about his capacity, and that he keeps
very bad company. If the democrats are wise
they Will drop him and adopt the combination
ticket Of Aaws and Develin. T1ea yseeither the
ultra organs Of the democracy or Of the republi-
cans can claim partisan victory at this cleo
tion. and we shall have two good honest,
capablesand reliable men in our city govern
ment Haws and Dcvelin, then, are the right
men for Comptroller and Corporation Counsel.
TnE EFFECT or THE WAR on THE NORTH
IMMENSE INCREASE IN OUR ExPoRTs.--It appears
somewhat strange to q European on landing in
this city to see 50 little that betokens war.
Beyond the few men in uniform, and an occa-
sional regiment Of soldiers passing forward to
the seat of war, he discovers nothing Indicative
of the great rebellion raging within our borders,
which, by its immensiy and wickedness, is still
threatening our very existence as nation.
His limited knowledge Of the geography Of
our country and his inability to realize Its i'm
mense extent, led him to suppose that he would
find the entire people of the North in arms; but,
instead, he finds our citizens at their customary
employment, our merchants actively engaged
in their usual trade. and many branches Of
). business more fourishing than they have been
for many years
| Instead of falling off in our commerce, as
is usual with countries at war, he discovers
with surprise that our exports are greater than
were ever before known in the history of our
city, reaching the enormous amount Of fourteen
millions Of dollars per month; and that, notwith-
standing the high tariff, our imports are cor
respondingly large. AT no time in the past,
even when cotton was believed to be king, haye
our exports reached these almost fabulous
figures; and At no time in our countryi his
tory has the fact been 20 satisfactorily and 80
clearly demonstrated that King Cotton has been
danossd and that King Corn reiQna In his stead