The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-26


pillory of public opinion for the execration of
mankind.
A Monument to General GcOrac ii. Thomas.
At recent meeting of officers and ex-
officers of the Union army at the Aston House,
committee of twelve was appointed to re-
ceve subscriptions to the fund for a monu-
ment to the late Major General Thomas.
This committee embraces the following Off
GERS Major Generals W. F. Smith, JEFF G.
Davis, J. H. Wilson, J. M. Brannan, Alex
ander Shaler, Emerson Opdycke Brgader
General I. B. Van Buren,; Golonels Edward
Haight, P. r. Stetson, G. Goddard and
Samuel B. Lawrence, and Major H. w. Bright.
The Society Of the Army of the Cumberland,
at Detroit, November. 1871. selected an officer
for each State and Territory to superintend the
collections for this monument. General
Hooker was appointed for this State, and he
has appointed Colonel s. b. Lawrence, 90
Mercer street, collector for the city and
county of New York. General Rosecrans, Of
the Army of the Cumberland, says the monu-
ment will be colo sal equestrian statue Of
the General in bronze, upon suitable base,
to he erected either in the grounds of the
National Capitol at Washington or at West
Point, or in our Central Park, as may here
after be determined.
General J. L. Fullerton, the Treasurer of
the society, says that ''the men who followed
our flag in battle are, as general rule, as
poor as they were patriotic; :" that s'did they
belong to the rich classes they would show
their affection for the memory of Thomas in
such monument as the world never saw"
but that ''as they may not be able alone to raise
the funds" they expect our patriotic citizens to
help them in the good work. We need not
tell these citizens who and what was General
Thomas. In person, in accomplishments, in
his old Roman integrity and in his heroic char
acter he stands, in our Judgment, nearer to
George Washington than any other man that
ever lived and as the great soldier, who,
fighting many battles, never lost battle, he
stands almost alone in his glory. The monu-
ment, therefore. proposed colossal eques-
trian statue, in enduring bronze-is the proper
one for this unAinching Southron soldier, who,
like ''the faithful Abdiel," was faithful
found among the faithless," and whose i'm
pressive example of loyalty to the Union was
worth more to the great cause than his impor-
| tant victories in the field.
LANE AND OTHER Erie ring directors are
| interested in car contracts, oil contracts and
every other sort of contract with their own
| Company. They pay themselves, as they pay
brides, with their own vouchers and checks
upon the Erie treasury.
KANSAS Is UNDER CLOUD of bribery and
corruption in the election of her United States
Senators, 1867 and 1871, and the cloud has
opened with hail storm upon a number
of distinguished parties. The Investigating
Committee say, in their report to the lower
House of the State Legislature, that, regarding
the Senatorial election of 1867, they find that
much money was used by Pomeroy, Carney and
Perry Fuller; and the committee further say,
In reference to their Senatorial election of last
winter, that 1.-THE proof is positive that Cald-
we'll stated that his election cost him over
sixty thousand dollars, and that he paid of
| this over ten thousand to Ex-Governor Car
ney" or course these awful disclosures have
raised fearful uproar in Topeka, and it will
| not be long before the accused Senators at
Washington hear of it, in charges which they
will be required to answer. What bound
less field of corruption, here, there and every
where, in both the great political parties Of
the country has been laid bare since the I'M
earthing OF the astounding frauds and robbie
ries OF the Tammauy ''Ring!" In fact we
begin to think that about the only honest adj
ministration we have in all the length and
breadth OF the land Is that that of General
Grant; and yet the ''soreheads" are moving
heaven and earth to suppant him in what
they call the cause Of reform" How they
would rush into the fat things Of the kitchen
wi th his expulsion