Year: 1870

Grant aud Murphy-Tho Republican Party
| and tho Empire State.


| The politicians will have It that in the
nomination of Thomas Murphy as Collector
OF this port General Grant had two objects
| in view-frst, TO kill OFF Fenton ''dead as u
door nail" as Presidential wirepuller,
and second, to redeem the Empire State.
Assuming this theory to be true, the first
object has been accomplished; for Fenton,
as Presidential asprant or wirepuer,
has, by the appointment Of Murphy and
other anti-Fenton appointments, been killed


''dead as door nail" But the second pro-
position-the redemption of the Empire
State-is a task apparently so berculean as
to raise the question, how does Grant expect
to accomplish il?


| We have no Official Information on the
subject, but 'they say" that he counts upon
the redemption Of the State through the
skilfnl management and distribution Of the
Custom House spoils by Murphy. Does this
mean that all the FentOn mon are TO be
swept ont and that the conservative Andy
johnson, Morgan and Conkliny men are
henceforward to rule the roast? No. As We
are informed, on general principles, the Nor.
gan conservative faction and the FentOn
radical faction are to be considered by
Murphy as defunct in his dspensation Of the
spoils. There are to be no more
clashings between the Twenty-second
street and Twenty-third street cliques.
because neither the ono concern nor
the other is TO be recognized rs a legitimate
element In the scramble for the plunder. The
wrath Of the administration against Fenton
ends with the application of the bowstring to
Fenton. His followers are to have the benefit
of general amnesty. There are only to be no
more Fenton men, no more Morgan mon, no
more Thurlow Weed and Andy Johnson men,
and no more impracticable, crochety Greeley
men. This has the look of skilful plan of
operations; but theory is one thing and practice
is another.


Is Murphy the man TO carry out this beautiful
idea Of u fusion of all the republican factions
on General Grant as tho inevitable candidate
of the party for the succession? Yes, we are
assured that Murphy Is tho man. lie is an
Irishman. a rcd-headed Irishman, a republican
Irishman and not lighting Irishman, but a
genial whole-souled, pcace-loving and peace
making Irishman. lie is an honor to the could
sod" and tho 'Ould sods" ali honor to him.
He is broad gauge republican and a genuine
American lrishmaD, and there are not few OF
the same sort in this city, and he will Increase
tue number. lie has entered upon his Custom
misses. He has ten applicants for every place,
but he says patience Is great virtue. He is
in no hurry, but he is not embarrassed.
His cottage at Long Branch is next
to General Grants and as the pair Of
them have had many pleasant drives down
there with Murphy's fast horses they will have
more this summer. The first Long Branch
drive of General Grant doubtless will be be-
hind Murphy's gllsening bays, and il will mean
business as much IA Observation-Disclosures in the
work OF harmonizing the New York republican
party and heading of Tammany Halt


But how is Murphy going TO manage it about
this European war? As an Irishman his SYM
pathies are perhaps for France, as against
England In being against Prussia. But among
our foreign born citizens the strength Of the
Irish Americans are democrats almost en-
nnsse, and all for France. or course General
Grant will be conscieniiOusly neutral in this
war, as in duty bound but Murphy must look
out or he may put his foot In IL. The Germans
East aud West are actively moving in their
mass meetings in behalf of Fatherland. and
Carl Schurz, at the meeting in this city the
other night, was 80 carried away as "a German
as to forget that he il United States Senator
and one OF the Senate committee in charge Of
our foreign affairs. This shows the feeling of
onr German born fellow citizens Those of
Irish nativity Will no doubt soon present a
front as nnited on the other side. Hence Mr..
Murphy on this question will be required to
act with great discretion, and the republican
party too, they may get the administra
ton eniangled premaInrely. Accordingly TO
all these dcputations Of oilice-seekers visiting
him at his cottage at Long Branch and at the
Custom House lei Mr. Murphy be careful not
to make the support Of either side for the
present in this European war a test question
on religious or political grounds, and ia other
respects his good sense, good nature and fair
| way OF dealing with men will carry him
| through.


| TIE LATEST DISTRESS to which New York
! city finds itself subject is an Ice monopoly.
| War recently broke out between the two COM
panies who have the exclusive right between
them to cool the city at this season, and we
! were on the verge Of dissolvng without know