Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-03-14
TILE NEW YORK PRESS.
Editorial Extracts From the Great DnilIs'

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WHAT REMAIss TO BE DoNE wrrH ERIE.
[Frum The N. Y. Timeal III /
The Erie Ring has wronged and injured the
community, and it. in this fact that the Legiss,
lafure must read its duty. Nothing can At all
atone for the past, butthe most careful thorough
and authoritative provisions fer the future.
What the people ask from their Legislate Is, that
hereafter no shareholder in the Erie hallway can
be denied the right TO vote for directors o. tnhe
his stock absolutely safe from corrupt SEIZURE un-
der the form of law. This is what the Election
bill known as the Southmaydor O'Brien bill, seeks
by careful and wel-guarded provHions 70 So
cure.
THE REsrIr OF THE NEW HAMrHsHRE ELECTION.
From the N. Y. Herald.l
As the first skirmish or reconnaissance OF the
Presidential campaign, therefore, this republic
can sucoess in New Hampshire, under the CIR
eumstances assumes the proportions OF great
and decisive victory for Geneial Grant. IL CON
firms the general impression and removes the
last shadow Of doubt as to the action OF lne
Philadelphia Republican Convention; 1t dis-
closes the weakness of the ''aoreheads" as dls-
turbing force, and it exhibits what Kossuth
would call the solidarity" Of the Republican
party On the other hand, it must convince the
Democrasic managers that il they fight the battle
of 1872 under their oil party organization they
can look for nothing better than crushing de-
| feat
WOULD THE ACQUISITION OF MEXICO PofUnAR1zE
THE ADMINISTRATION
From the Herald
| In no way could General Grant make his ad-
/ ministration so popular as by taking possession
| o! dexico either under protectorate or by an
nexation He could by bold policy Of this
| character add territory to the United States
that would prove as valuable to us and our COM
uerce as India has been to England. 1t would
give an extraordinary impulse to American enter
prise and trade, would vastly increase our pro
| ducts both in variety and quantity, particularly
in the precious metals, and would tend greatly
to harmonize the people of different sections
and parties through one common, Patrlouc
grand, ambitious aud national object. The Pres'
ident would show wisdom by adopting this poll
| CIV to reunite the American people, to gratity
their ambition and to open new and vast helc
J Of enterprise to the country.
} CUSTOM HOUSE REFORM A QUESTION OF - ou'
[ AND IN"
From the N. Y. Herald
The truth is this whole business has bee
more of a scandal than grievance. Disap
pointed politicians and revenue jobbers and az
v yenturers who have lived for years upon tn
a revenue service havs made general order" tn
pretext for an attack upon the adminiatra
Q ton. The grievance with them was not that tn
}, government and the merchants were robbed, br
/ that they had no share Of the plumber. 30 Ion
as Collector Smythe and his friends were
y power-so long as the friends OF one OF tn
IS Senators were in the enjoyment Of the publ
a plunder under Collector Grinnel-we hear
i, none of the clamor which has filled the air Il
II several months So far as Leet and stockin
IN we're concerned they were in, while nearly ever
le body else who had been in was out. One
n the oldest phases of politics is that the create
" jobbers, when they have no employment, are Il
!" most turbulent reformers.
re NEW SPECIES oF,FRAUD IN ASSESSMENTS.
[From the New York Times.l
Mt practice has sprung up among certain mer
r. bers of the Bar Of sending circulars to citize
an whose property has been assessed for local il
- provements, offering, for consideration,
" relieve the property from the assessment Il
Id circulars being often followed up by person
ID opportunities. II bargain be made betwe
- the citizen whose property is affected, and t
ls lawyer who wants job, an application is ma
tie under the laws OF 1856, to Judge of the SupreI
he Court upon an allegation Of some 'irregnla
!, IT," copy of the application is served on t
~ Corporation Counsel and in this way orders
the ''basket-full" are obtained releasing proper
from assessments and are served on the office
he having charge of the assessment lists, to
discontinue of Controller Green. Millions
ne dollars OF assessments have been thus cancel,