Year: 1862

did not occur until month afterwards, and then
we doubt not, the President was overruled by q
party pressure which, in the face Of this present
radical Congress, he could not safely resist.
At all events, we accept this late visit Of bis to
General Burnside as meaning anything but q
long delaT on this side the Rappshannock.
That IL has impaired new confidence aed enthu-
siasm to the rank and file of the army we are
well assured, aad that It has given an addi-
tional impetus to the preparations for an ad
vance We think will soon be proved





THE Contest FOR CoAPrRoLLER AND THE Ra
PUBLICAN JoURNAis--The course of the republi-
can journals on the Comptroller oontroversy
furnishes conclusive evidence that the republi-
can party is fast falling to pieces, and that the
whole concern is perfect wreck These jour-
nails, by their incendiary course, have been in
strumental in bringing upon the country its
present difficulties, with its enormous expendi-
lures, loss Of business and heavy burdens OF
taxation. A reaction is now taking place,
bringing these radical and abolition journals TO
the verge of ruin. The managers of these jour
nails, seeing that the republican party is fast
going to pieces. and that they can no longer boil
ster their sinking concerns up with fat patronage
are therefore looking around and shaping their
course in hopes Of securing the one hun,
dred and eighty thousand dollars. annu-
ally spent for advertising in this city.
With this view they are keeping up the appear
ance ossupporting Mr. Haws. the republican can
didate for Comptroller, but at the same time are
secretly supporting Justice Brennan, the demo-
cratic nominee for the SAME position. They
have adopted this dodge under the belief that
Brennans election is sure and hope to work
themselves into his favor, and thus secure In
the future, az they have in the past, the ono
hundred and eighty thousand dollars advertis-
ing patronage. This enormous sum is paid out
annually by the Comptroller. A large amount
of it is entirely under the disposal and direction
of that official, while he audits and decides upon
all advertising bills The republican journals,
realizing the sinking condition Of their own
party, and that in their dilspidated condition
they must still have the benefit Of this enormous
advertising patronage or stop their papers, are,
in an unaerhanded manner, deserting the candi-
u"'O os eHoh o"h Poisy oHu "OinAn6 AVA eno
democratic nominee.


This fact shows the rottenness Of the republi-
can party, and especially the journals Of the
party in this city. They will desert
the candidate of their own party for chance
at the Corporation patronage or few crumbs
from the democrats. They turn against man
who has proven himself one of the most efficient
officers that we have had, and 60 for one who
has had no experience as a financial officer,
simply because the latter is certain of being
elected and will have the handling Of the one
hundred aud eighty thousand dollars Of adver-
tising patronage. They care nothing for prin-
ciple or honesty in Office if they can only have
a little Official patronage If their party should
nominate man as perfect as the Angel Gabriel,
they would sell him for fat contract or o little
Corporation advertising. We apprehend, there
fore, that, with the sinking and wretched condi-
ton Of the republican party, and the under
handed and two-sided course of the journals of
the party, there is no hope for the election
of Haws, but that it is quite certain. on the con-
trary that Brennan, who is receiving the sup
port of the united democracy, will be elected
by handsome majority.


MORE NAVAL Work FOR CoNGREss.--We un
derstand that one of the earliest tasks under
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