The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-31


We print to-day, rs curiosities from the par
tisan journals, two more political missives-
one from Thurlow Weed ON Lucius Robinson
and one from Lucius Robinson on Thurlow
Weed Mr. Robinson's epistle is comparatively
temperate In substance and style. 1t notes the
tact that Weed 9 charges Of corruption at Albany
do not fall on the Comptroller's shoulders, and
the fact that Weed has made no attempt to dis
prove the charge that he got rich by the war.
On this point Mr.. Robinson cites the fact that
Weed was worth only fifteen thousand dollars
just before the war, and is worth half million
now. Weed, in answer to previous letter, in
which Robinson had charged him with false
hood, returns that charge in every possible
form. He declares that Robinson has ian
utter disregard Of TRUTH" that he is "not only
treacherously false to the party that elected
him Comptroller" but is "dishonored" and
abistered" with ''three distinct brands of false
suppose that such brand would blister. But
figures Of speech are cheap. Since the ques-
ton Of yeracity in this instance is merely as to
whether one offered hand and the other
refused 1t, aud that hand was only the hand of
politician, it is Of no great consequence one
way or the other; but the discussion shows the
manners and courtesies of political life, and
cumstantial and direct passes and repasses
from one to another.
These men are supposed to move in our
higher political atmosphere-to be out of the
contamination of our viler politics. They are
respectable men in society; and yet, in their
notes, each impugns the responsibility and
veracity, the honesty, the decency of the other,
with freedom in abuse that is supposed only
to characterize the intercourse OF the vilest
blackguards Why do we associate this sort of
language with the Five Points? Why do we
say that it fourishcs in the slums--in the filthy
neighborhoods where only degraded men and
women wallow through existence? Why do
we call it Billingsgate? Here is politician
who publicly claims to be the most influential
man in this great State, and who asserts that
he has controlled our political destines for half
lifetime, made our Governors, Senators, Comp
trollers, at will. Surely this more than king
maker must be above the Five Points standard.
And here is State officer, who, az the larger
part Of both parties assert is honest in the most
eminent degree, good citizen and faithful
servant of the public. And yet this most infiu-
entail and eminent politician abuses this honest
officer in a style that the most extreme Five
Pointer might envy for its fuency Of filth. Such
is the character of partisan politics and its dis
cussion in the partisan journals. II reduces to
the level of the lowest men that ought at least
TO be able to preserve decent exterior. i
New FENIAN PRoJECTs.-The Fenian Senate,
composed of some fifteen persons, has, we un-
derstand, been in secret session in this city for
the past few days, cogitating on some initia-
tory project In the new revolutionary move
ments in the British empire-probably to be
the seizure Of portion Of the British American
colonies in Canada or Nova Scotia, thence to
inaugurate on substantial basis the insurrec-
ton, which is not to be merely an Irish affair,
bat British republican revolution, extending
throughout the entire empire until an English
republic is established. When the Feninns
have established themselves in one Of the
British provinces they can it out some Irish
Alabama or Shenandoah, or say dozen or two
Of them, and commence operations against
British commerce on the high seas. In these
matters, Of course, our government Is strictly
neutral. II has nothing to say upon the ques-
ton, and will undoubtedly preserve that rigid
system Of neutrality which the government Of
England observed during our four years. war.
Indeed, we might reply to the British govern
ment, in the words Of Lord Russell, that these
British republicans are seeking for their indie
pendence, while the British government is seek
| ing for empire. We believe that there has been
large accession Of United States officers of
high rank and much experience in the late war
| to the ranks of the Fenians-men who will no
| doubt bring wisdom. caution and discipline to
| the movement, which, in the hands of blatant
orators and selfish, inexperienced agitators,
| might have proved fzzle However, what
ever new projects the Fenian revolutionists
may have In view in British America or else
| where, our government will not trouble itself
about them. We presume that the precedent
set by England during our rebellion. will be
sufficient guide for the action of the Fenians.
When events progress for few weeks we may
ask Lord Palmerston and Lord Russell how
they like playing The game out.
NEWSPAPER CHANGEs.-Dean Richmond, who
is now at the head OF the Albany Regency, is
fat and generous. We understand that he has
advanced handsome sum towards sustaining
the organ Of the shent-per-shent Chicago democ-
racy in this city. Barlow and Belmont have
got tired Of being bled, SO that Richmond, who
controls both the Regency and the Central
Railroad, had to step in and save the organ. We
advise our friend the Dean to make his boys
behave themselves better than they have been
doing, and tell few less falsehoods. He must
look after his man milincr and his associates,