The New York Herald Newspaper, November 24, 1855, Page 3

GOW 18 SEW YORK GOVERNED? JENKINS AND MR. SIMEINS—THE WAY THE WORK ‘OF THE DEPARTMENT I8 PERFORMED, ETC., BTC. We have already presented a statement to the public of the financial condition of our city govern- ment, and of the total yearly expenditures of the various departments. It is also our intention to give an account of the detailed expenses of each, and of the manner in which the business of all are conducted, with an exposition of the evils of the present system of making contracts. This is reu- dered more particularly necessary from the defective and unsatisfactory accounts rendered by the finan- cial department. We commence with that of the Btreet Commissioner, which we regard as one of the most important under the city government. The law requires that he shall before entering upon the duties of his office, execute a bond to the Corporation, with at least two sureties, to be ap proved by the Mayor, and filed in the office of the Comptroller, in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars for the faithful performance of those duties. His office extends over all contracts for work of any ‘Mind relating to the opening, regulating and paving of streets, the building and yepairing of wharves end piers, the digging and construction of wells, the making of public roads when done by assessments the improvement of public lands or places, and the filling up of sunken lots. The expense of all work done in his department is payable by the warrant of the Comptroller, drawn upon his requisition against the appropriation made for that purpose. He is also requested to keep a strict account of the work per formed'in his office, and to report to the Common Council what improvements or repairs are necessary and the best mode of making them. The first ‘Thursday of every month he must render to the Comptroller a full statement under oath of the re- ceipts and expenditures of his department, and is invested with the authority to countersign all bills which, in his judgment, are correct, for building, erecting, altering or repairing the public wharves and piers, and which may be certified by the Super- intendent of Wharves. In addition to this he has the control and direction of the expenditures con- nected with the Bureau of Lands and Places. These comprise the principal duties of his office, but there are many minor details which axe not necessary to repeat here. - To show the extent of the business of the Street Commissioner’s Department, it is only ne- ceasary to state that during the last six months of the year 1854 the expenditures of that Depart ment amounted to $731,297, or about one-fourth the whole expenses of the city government. This isan ifomense sum, and, if properly expended, would be attended with the most beneficial effects to the city. Of this amount, however, not more than one-fourth, at the utmost, is devoted to the purposes required by law—the remaining three-fourths finding its way into the pockets of office holders connected with the department, contractors and other outsiders em- ployed to do the work. The office of Street Com- ¢missioner is, in fact, one of the most lucrative con- nected with our municipal government; and its out- lays, as the Mayor rightly says, are among the heaviest burdens our citizens have to bear. The salary of the principal officer—the Street Commis- stoner—does not exceed $2,500 a year; and yet, in the course of a single term of three years, it is said that as much as $100,000 have been realized. This ig obtained in various ways, but principally by the Contract system, which is one of the greatest sources of corruption that afflicts our people. To the uninitiated it may appear to be the most evonomical that could be devited, and when it was first proposed its economy was its privcipal recommendation. It was never sup- posed that where there was a fair competition be- tween the bidders, and where each was interested in reducing their estimates to the lowest possible amount, that there could be any opportanity for collusion. Not satiafied wih this security, all the terrors of the law were suspended over the heads o all who should be detected, directly or indirectly, in obtaining contracts by fraudulent means. The pen- alty imposed was ten years imprisénment in the State prison, and not less than $5,000 fine. This, however, instead of acting as a preventive, was utterly ineffectual, and its very severity threw around the guilty parties a sort of protection. Both the officers of the government and the contractors being leagued together, and both being therefore equally criminal, it became the interest of each to preserve the other's secrets; and so profoundly have they been kept, that among all the charges of eonuption, not one has ever been made by the latter. The system of making contracts and the Collusion between officials has been already exposed by the Mayor, but we will ugain refer to it, for the enlightenment of our readers, and particularly those ‘who are owners of property in New York. We will suppose a case in which the Corporation has adver- tised for proposals to perform work for the city, which, at a rough calculation, is valued at fifty thousand dollars, the work to be given to the lowest bidder. Four bidders send in their proposals at the following estimates :— First bidder. . . : -#40,000 Be-ond do. 45,000 Third do. ... Fourth do. ... S ahaje Med ste iasiey aes a6 Accoriling to law, the contract must be awarded to the person who offers to do the work for $40,000; bat when it is placed in his hands he refuses to a0- cept it, on the plea, perhapa, that his estimate is incorrect, and that he would be # lover by un: dertaking the work. The next lowest bidder is applied to in this emergency; but he also is an. willing to incur the risk, and on ering it tw the third he has a similar excuse. Jn this way the con. tract generally falls into the hands of the highest Vidder, who realizes $20,000 at least by the bar; It must not be supposed, however, that this all falls t¢ him, or that nobody elve has claims upon it. The twenty thousand has to be divided among the other three bidders, who withdrew their claims to the con. tract in consideration of his making an equal divi sion of the spoils. Then it is saida portion also goes to the worthy official hinself, who is supposed not only to be cognizant of the agreement or under standing between the parties, but who is perhaps the most active among them. Now it may be urged that there is a Jaw to prevent bidders from backing evtafter they have made their proposals, by com- pelling then, on their refusal to exocute the contract, to pay any difference between the sums to which they would be entitled upon its completion, and that which the Corporation may be obliged to pay to the next highest bidder to whom the contract may be awarded. This certainly is the law, but it is seldom or never carried out, and it is a well known fact that bidders violate it with perfect ity. re: will suppose one case in which the Street Commissioner can take advantage of the opporta- nity presented by the defective organization of th city government. Under the present Jaws he can ‘award all contracts not exceeding $250, and it is really astonishing to see the number of these tha’ are given out in the course of a year. If he is » dis- honest man, be can meke many thousands during his term of office in this single item of contracts alone. ‘The person who applies for the job is Mr. Jenkins, or ‘Mr. Smith, or Mr. Brown, and may be seen at any time around the City Hall attending to his business—that is, the making of contracts. Mr. Jenkins hears that the Street Commissioner has some work on hand, and he accordingly pays bim a visit, with the object of securing it all to him- self, Now, there is nothing wrong in all this, and a emart business man would rather be inclined to praise than to censure Mr. J. for hia promptne: Mr. Jenkins, knowing precisely the time at which the Street Commissioner is to be found, rees him, and immediately makes known his busivess, when the following conversation takes place:— Mr. J.—I understand you have a little job which is 50,009 55,000 NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1866. just in my line; and if you have not already given it out I think I can do it as cheap as any other man. 8. C. (in a contemplative manner)—Well, I don't know whether it can be done now. I have not look- ed into it yet, and it is impossible for me to say at present whether Iwill have it done. But, let me see; what are your terms? Mr. J—I have already made an estimate of it, and find that the lowest sum it can be done for is $249 75, and that you know is exactly under the $250 a8 prescribed by law. S. C.—Yes, I understand that, but as T have al- ready said, I have not looked into the matter yet, and it will require some consideration. I must look out for the interests of the city. The people have been too much imposed upon already, and it would not look well for any official to encourage it by care- leasness. Iam not certain, besides, that this job you speak of should be done, and after I have looked into it I may, perhaps, get it performed much cheaper. The people's money must be economized. Till I have more time to devote to it I will refer you to my friend, Mr. Simkins, who is avery reliable man. Of course, you know it is no object to me only so far as the public interest is concerned. Mr. J.—I think we understand each other per- fectly—it is all right—I shall see Mr. Simkins im- mediately, and whatever is fair towards the people shall be done. At the termination of this interesting interview Mr. Jenkins goes in search of Mr. Simkins, whom he finds without much difficulty about the City Hall or in one of the restaurants in its vicinity, one of which “has become somewhat celebrated through the Jo- seph Walker case. Mr. Jenkins and Mr. Simkins take a drink, and while taking the drink come to an understanding about the aforesaid job, which Mr. Jenkins finally secures for a “consideration.” Now we do not assert that snch an interview ever did take place, but we say that abundant opporta- nity is afforded the Street Commissioner or any other head of a department under the present con, tract system, to take advantage of such opportani- ties as are presented by the want of more effective laws and a more effective charter, The only remedy for such corruption wherever it exists—in whatever department—is to be found in the charter of 1430, and in the investment of the Mayor with more an- thority, and holding him reaponsible for the perform- ance of the duties of the various officials under his supervision and control. The number of officers in the Street Commission- er’s department, is about forty, including the City Sarveyors, of whom there are twenty-three. The Street Commissioner himself receives, as we have said, $2,500 a year, and his deputy, $1,500. Then come the clerks, who receive the following sala- ries;— Map Clerk... Contract cler] Copying clerk. Inspector of Sidewalks. Superintendent of Wharves. Superintendent of Lands and Places, In addition to these, there are three Assessors, one Collector of Assessments, and three Deputy Collec- tors, none of whom receive a settled salary, bat whose offices, nevertheless, are more lucrative than those of the regular salaried clerks. The Assessors get two per cent on the amount assessed, and the Collectors two and a half per cent on the amount collected. The estimated receipts of the three As- sessors during the past twelve months amounted to $24,000, while a like amount was realized by the Collectors. Now here we have a yearly sum of $48,000 expended for the coliection of money, which we say, on good authority, could be collected for one-tenth the amount, at the very least. Then there are twenty-three Surveyors to be feed, and the Corporation Counsel to be paid for the part he per- forms. The greatest responsibility aud importance is attached to the office of City Surveyor, who is charged with the actual care and exceution of the city’s public works, It is therefore evident that he should be a man of unimpeachable integrity, and every way qualified to perform the daties of his of- fice. In the case of the opening and the grad. ing of Eighty-third street, it seemed, however, that both on his part and that of the Street Commissioner, there was the grossest violation of duty. From the report of the special committee appointed on the subject, it appeared that the pub. lic was defrauded out of $23,000 by collusion ofthe parties concerned in the work. In this matter the committee arrived at the conclusion that not only the Street Commissioner, but the head of the Finance Department, was also to blame in making the payment of about twenty thousand dollars on work which it was clearly proved had been im- properly performed and could have been completed for a much smaller amount. It is, in fact, notorious how defectively the grading of streets has been done, and iustauces have oc- curred in which work which cost several thousand dollars, was so miserably executed that it had to be formed over again at double the original expense, While this and the other departments are organized as they exist at present, and while the executive officer, who stands atthe head of each, is for. all prectical purposes irresponsible, it is absurd to expect a reform in any of them. It will not do to trust in every case to the supposed honesty of of- ficials, for while offices of trust are placed in the hands of successful politic! we cannot expect to have much control over them. Our remedy, as we have raid, is to be found in a return to the charter of 1630, and by investing the Mayor with more power and authority than that of a mere Supervisor. Ovtinary. Dr. Taropentc Rowen Bucx died in Albany on the 10th inet. af'er a lingering illness, He had been for many years the head of the academy in Aloany, which, at tue time of {te perivd in'ite hia tory, was one of the priocipal iuslitutions of learning in the Union Mr. Frevenick Locas, M. P. for the county of Meath, Irelond, died at Stainer, Uctobsr 2é. jerick Lucas was the elder son of Mr. satnuet Lucas,» : Prien, formely of iy Kester Term, 1 mber of the bis conve suinating the most Ultra ts trines of his Church, He also wes a frey cent contributor to the poges of the Dublin Hertew, Ia 1810 le removed Wet ne er to Dublin, and hay continaed to ct it there since that time. He wns also one of the eve'ories of the Irish Tenent League daring the brief dot ite existence. In 1802 he was elected, through ¢ influence of the Roman Catbolle priesthood, as mem- te for the county of Meath in the place of Mr. Henry ( osttan, who had represented tt for many years, alweye lived a life of political and religious strife; h advoested in the Tablet the right of the Irish priesthood to interfere in poliiies, and being rebuked by the bith Romen Cathotie beg he went to Rome, as oor readers may remember, eacly in the present year to prosecute bis sppeal st De. Cullen's decision. The Appeal was deviled sudlaat bis, dad, the result wae the entire prostration of Me. Lucas’ physical system, and bis werature death at the carly age of forty-three. Mr. # the brother-in-law of Mr. J. Bright, M. P. for Menchester. *> old hair dresser, named Cartexet, known at Lrons SPP gt inere, ty eight. AS rey led b ms ‘tebe selected aes <opetated ts itgnd tod cotice we 8 Meppenat ‘was by ¢ apy int L nobles wi od to awalt tm eloon thelr trisl, Cartere’ was, an’ exedl- lent mau, and, tn epite of the terrible name of Caracalla which be bad assumed, was never better than when performing some’ kind action. Having been dis- covered acting a» & messenger between an imprisaned marquisand his daughter, he was summoned to appear for the part before Collot-’"Herbots, but he thought safer to fly to Switzerland, where he remained antil 1804. when he returned to Lyons and resumed his original calling. There remained untyl 1835, when he withdrew to La Verpiiiiere, to revide with bie sou, and remained with him vptil his decease. Coart of Claims. Wroerepay, Nov. Y1.—The Court met at 11 o'clock. ‘The Judges were all prevent, Jasoes A. Black, eq. of Columbia, Sonth Caroll Semoel B. Lyon, Eeq., of White Mains New Ye pesred ard were eworn Attorneys of this Ovurt. Col. Thompson asked leave of the Court > amend the petition fo the case of White and Sherwool; which was grented. Fin. Philip Philips, of Alabama, resumed the a-ga- ment in the p Iyateer Armstrong case, (adjoaraed over from yerterény,) ané bad not concluded his remarks, when ‘aijoureed. ab & f % W. Boyce, a ‘we, 8 ppd ped | . Boyes discuss: ve some length, teh however, he does not punerien between the North | tha of pecauade (he great nomen that there is any soundness in Bu; the burden of Mr. Boy. suggestion made by one of his ues, and by some of the presses of Youth Carolin, that the State aught to be represented in the Democratic Convention. He argues at length upon this eubject, as follows:— T regret exceedingly to see that a move has recently deen nate to take South Carolina into the National De- moctatic Convention. I think this a suicidal policy. It is not merely @ proposition to go into convention, but the Reoessary result of such a step, as I understand it, would be the merger of South Carolina in the national demo- cracy. To go into the convention is to @ asa part of the democratic party, which necessarily implies an abandonment of our separate organization. The ques- tion then ts, whall we go into fusion with the de.no- cratic party? I say most emphatically we should not, My first otfection to our amalgsmation with the great demoerscy is that .it 1s a change of our settled acd al- most traditional policy, States no more than indlyiduals should lightly change their xction, To do no is to sub- Ject themselves to the charge of fickleness. Our past policy has, ax 1 concetv omplished everything that was pousible within the aplieve of our limited powe test the,question,bas got Suh Carolina had an fufluence in the coufederacy commcusurate with her ratio of po litical power? Undoubtediy she has, and more too, South Carolina has hitherto maintained oaly a rexpeo- table, but an exalted positi -- Aas ister States. fo what ix this attributable? Something ts certainly due to the great men she has produced, whos genius sheds lustre on the State; but much more is attributable to ber poli- tical action.’ The independence of South Carolina, hor freedom from party shackles, her devotion 10 principle, her unity, Per abvegstion of foJeral power, her exemp- tion from ‘the wild hunt after office so. characteristic aud imracetul to the times, these, thea, are, at rhe sane Aime the fruits of her policy and syn.bols of her glory. Lt is this policy which has wade ~outh Carolina what she is, and which mabey us proud, pod Justly too, that weare her children. Shall we repudia‘e a policy which las done so much for us? Shall we turn our backs upon the past, and atrike out in a new divecion, flowing the deceitful flashes of the Northern lights? South Carolina on a ptl- giimage to Cincinnati, the present Mecca of the great democracy, to expia'e her past heredes aud be comsrined in the true faith! Shades of Calhoun and McPutie, will your spirite rest quiet in thelr graves, or ratner, will they not burst the cerements of the tomb to protest aguinst this great enormity? The more we consider this proposition of amalgamation with the democratic party the more weare repeiled by its unavoidable consequences. The immediate effect will oe to destroy the unity 0! South Carolina, Hitherto we have been oné poopie; party divi slong Lave boen comparatively unknown. We have been enabled to act not merely ay a victorious party, but asa Stwre. ‘This has been ove great cause of our po iiical in- fluence, But amalgamation with the democracy cuanges tlis. The moment you have a party for amalga- wation you have ‘divided the State, for there will be “a party opposed to it. Bat the division will not stop here; once establish distlactly one national party inthe State, aad you generate another, Ifyou havea national democratic pacty, you will necessarily have # national whig party, or somo | other form of uattonal party, for the distribulion of the spoils among the national democrats ia the State wil thow how good an investment it will be to have another nutional organization in the State, so that t their share of plunder when the democracy ar } look upon the cestruction of the unity of lina and her breaking ep into spoils parties as a gre: misfortune, not merely to cur own State, but the whole South. The time is repidly approaching whon it may of the most vital Laportance to have at leas r at the South ready with united counsels to w policy op the South. ‘The only State that coul! fulfil this requisite is South Caroling, and it would be a mat- ter to be deeply reg etted if she shoul: tracted condition w= not to be able to fulfil this mission. Another id ect which would follow the Awaigamation would be the wound to the ind of the State. Our State has bitherto been free trom the trammels of party. She has always teit at liberty w sus tain such meesures ne she approved, and « which she did not, But if we enifer abs great ne tional party yilition, and oll ac ion. mee lo & party will become the ru natural consequence of an aililiation tic party will be the engendering ot a lust for the rewards and distinctions of the fetoral g> yernwent. The most beautifo! trait in our character hitherto has been our earnest devotion to priseiplys and our retural to participate in the «cramble for tne spoils, ‘This wes o thing allcould wncerstand, aod which even the detractors pf the Siate were obliged to appreciate and respect. No one who loves South Caroliaa but must be uneiiling tosee her undergo a chang in this respect. Fi herto the objec's ofa virtuous ambition were sought by an exclusive devotion to the interests and exalta~ tion of Sc Carolina, bat if you aima the federal overnment Wn the stage, with her tios of gold ani er national distinctions, the exclusive devudoa w South Carolin will be weukened, the star of the State will pale before the go geous sup of the central «yster. Further, if we wish to cherish the conservation of the State, preserve existing forms sod checks and com- promises, we should above wll things avoid fusion with « great national party; because in the fierce stcuggie fr power between the ciffereut national parties—for, as I have said, we will have more than one! will soon be- come necessary to appeal to the flerer democratic spirit and seek to govern fom below upwa Refi spring up, our form of tate founs not sufficiently democratie and change will become the order of the day. What are (xe grounds upon waich we are urged to chaoge our past policy? It ts said that ovr preseoce in convention will give us a greater influence in the selection of « suital le nominee for the Presidency, But I deny that this result will follow. If we go iuto the convention we have an tuftuence, not of the rei! eall, but that of our past bistcry, our prevent attitude of observa. tion, our devotion to princijies, our freedom from sordid motives; ip sort, we will have that infuenee whieh groxt ideaa, constancy of purpore, digolty of character, velf-re- Nianee, individdallty, independence, and calmness always have over the iinagipationsof men. Oue influence in the convention would be merely material; out of the con vention it will be # moral influence of « higher order, and infinitely greater, But we are tarihor urged to go into convention in order to sustain th have manifested avegard to oar ev think we certeiuly should sustain at the North. but the mode of 4 for our own deter a right to requi yolicy we may con owe them all due » ut no mor willing to render out of the all the moral weight of our aj by all tive aid in our power, by the nc’ ud the vy ur ep erentativer in Cong ess, and e pecta ty by eustaluing the nowinee of the convention, if he be an aceeptadle wan, on an acceptable platform. In this way we can ren- der to the constitutional imran at the North the mont « 1 ination. No party at the North have ut ® departure from that line of We conducive to our ipterests. and this we a by giving t efiectual aid in our power, and certainly aid we ean give without ‘prefadiee te There ix this induremi ¢ into the convention a4 uth. Hut { think thiy have always desired party; w the Sou southern Kights party, ‘do party when ws thought tt i with it. Gur emalg erty would only add to the div or, while ft mivht ring us nearec ty of the South, it would remove t the south Ant uth being prom ated lone would only be further ogra tive for a fusion with the H ugh not avowed, has, [have given more fwpuke to the movement thea any bined; and that is, th | be sattably rewar sen. by the de- veut of su This may be + very sufficient considern'ion for the movement to the po i effect it in Cabinet, oF ot it lene attractive at glisters excited inuaginations, and may, if t Sorry their pot wenwe realities at do not reall vee What particular benefit that whl be to you, of ty» me, or the State at large, or the great cause of Soathers rights. Isbould think it would be bat as the tinkling bree: and the gallery of pic for what will it profit us if a few men of v gain all their vain imaginings, if; in so Soirg, Sow'h Carolina, eur enmmon uwiher, reesives « deep wound. | conclude, the sient reasous Lave been adduced to recone dea of ama’ gametion with the democratic the am wot willirg to rest the question here. as might Le done, but I pro democratic purty to our fealty. democratic party cousiste in the parsage of the Kenaar arty, 7 we now to consider the claims of tha The great merit of the and Nebraska bill, ing the difsourt restriction. ‘Thin war an act of jasties to the South. I admit it, and rejoice at it. believe, too, that some of the Northern men who were active in the move rent were setuated by the noblest motives. Some whom I evuld name manifested determination, an exergy sod a belénens worthy of all ties, and they en y at the North of which we har: m, Honor, all honor to the trae ih! If they ure repudiated by their own . tom, the Souih, the generous South, «ill boner them history will redress the injustice of their contempo rarios. But when I have said tins moch I must be alow. ed to sey what the truth of history demands—that the repeal ot the Missouri reatrictica in CT og wy ner pe was not so mueh an act of justice intended the South asa grest tees) move Finger ted South was to le cow eillated, the North to lose nothing, and al) through the agency of the democratic party, who were to by the real bene! ten of the movement. The movement | have n0 doubt went on this pregramme of me that the ¢eme cratic party, by Kansas to the Routh, would gain fi ton j that the whig party would om id, and thos break down wih, and oll reeting 03 the convietion that the North, fram her supertor powers ot colonizstton, womb? seize opow Kansas oad make ti « free State, The South havirg bad a fabr chance, could not blame thelr’ and the demveratic party woul! remain m: the situation, That ¥ of the case Lido aot tee th portable weight of gratitude to the sem certainly the burden i not ax heavy « . rep bis should Mf the demorretia pouty bed stood up to the Nebrasks bill after te poe hardly have felt st liberty heve rade ch econcea'ed the secret warkings of their bat, alter they bed perleste! thetr work inery | party f+ not our Y | tain times to realize om purchaser of fancy « their own Judge las’ influence was the Se Neat ry pp gy BO wee in itaelf, but Chatham aid that contidence was bosom. It is nev! a er yt phar eat aoe nee i ake up bed and bosrd with them. When we ond the elavery question and test the dem vcra'1c it» other ae'iim in the last Congress, we fini the ‘causes of complaint, How is it on the wabjest of teriff, a 6b ect which only touchey us leas nearly than the slavery question? for, transcendental as we may be supposed to be in wome of our notions, ttle by no A sf i means very amusing to us to have our herd ournings filched from us by indirection, to be transferred to our Northern traducers. Why, the bopper gab 1 after all their resounding and sonorous phrases juction Baltimore resolutions, simply did nothing with the tariff, though our treasuries were fal to bursting with their precious store. So again they had talkes at Baltimore good set phrase about a construction o@the constitution, and yet they voted a principality to insane asylums and an in‘er- improvement vill. At Baltimore they were purer n red nuns, absolutely venomous agaiust every shape end form of corruption; yet they passed such an odious bill for the Collins line ir own President had to veto it, At Baltimore they were absolutely miserly, so strait-laced were their notions of econ ; and whata commentary was their practice on their professions | But, to poss by all this, T come at once to. the foreign | od of the cemceratic purty, It is all embraced in» w worde—expansion, manifest destiny, land and war. What it was, it isnow. We allfremomber the Oregon nestion, Butfor the profound statesmanship of Mr. oun we would in all probabill!y have been involved in a war with Enginnd for the extension of free soil, Wo allremember the Mexican war, We did pot rive to the vel of Mr. Calhoun’s ideas then. The result justified his wisdom.) Weal remember how the democratic party approprixted all that was valuable ic our conquests— conquests effected by our valor-and sealed with the beat blood of the South. “The fees policy of the dem. tie polley the policy of the whig party in thin regard is nearer to us.’ This] say on the assumption that Mr, Calhoun denoted us truly in this respect, for he acted with the wh'g party in this connection. Upon the whol, Fe then, 1 must eonfoss myself not ia ini sympathy with the emocratic party. Ihave ouly a ronson te de. gree of confidenc» in them—no more. I utterly, op- pews to amalgamating with them, and tbink it best. to old to our old policy; keep ihe slip of State a4 nearly as we can on the Calhoun truck, support the nominee of the democratic party if he ix acceptable. vote fur such Mearures As We Approve of, and oppose anch as wo to pot; above all, preserving our individuality and inde- madenee Having thus considered the demoeratic party, éo not think Tshovle pass over their present head, the President of the United states, Ihave no hesitation in saying that Tcherish him far more tuan Udo his party. He is @ man of ability, faihful, just and true to the con- atinuthe His vetoes of the action of his own parly con stitute bis best enloginm; with which { leave Alm, Millard Filimore in Vienna, (From the Freeman's Journal (Arelibishop Hughes’ Or »), Now. 24.) A recent Vienna lettgg say: Mr. Millard Fillmor President of the United States of America, visiied th's capital during the present week. Thin to be regretted that the Sliness of « mem. ber of hin fumily curtailed hiv visit, and prevented its exceeding the very mderate limit of three or tour days. Mr. Fillmore was Yeceived with marked atteation by ihe Imperial ministers and others nt prevent in this oxpital, Parties were at once improvised to mark his presence here; and it wasn matier of regret to a very high per Finperor himself was not ia Vienna to mark, by hia p mal attention, the autirfactton at the visit of one who, though elected by univ froge he Presidency of 24,000,000 of rep yet, during tl Tully @ chewed avoided ec Enrope. Some of ovr European cotemporaries do ey, meke great fools of themselves by the indiscriml- nating way in which they lavish their atteatious on Americans whom they suppose to be influential. This Mr. Fillmore was never elected President of the United States, but only to the very inferior post of Vice Prevident, The ‘occurrence of Gen. Tuylor'a death made him acting President. During his ad- ministration, and by his act, an American national as sent to Constantinople for Kossuth, and more never showed strength enough to ra of iB48~")) '¢ vention, and in every way plicating the troubled aflairs of contineatal cu-h the un-American sympathising with fo-eign fone which did of American licaniem rost red to and #0) much institutions ne on the continent of Europe. It was Mr. Pillmore’s Secretary of State who laid bimvelf out to worry and annoy Mr. Hulseman, the Austrian Charge—so much so that the latter retired from Washington till the end of his administration. It was the weakness of Mr. Fillmore that allowed a constant fever of pretended * intervention’ in Haro pean afairs to exeite and do mischief at home and ubroad. !f was only on the accession of the demo cratie pariy to power that these foreign seape-cal- lows reecived their final quietus. We have no ob jections to Austria paying court to any American— but we think, nevertheless, that in this case th Austrian eagle is a goore. The iand sales at Winona, Wixconda, on the 27th ult. were etiensed by about 1,100 per mie ment. A difficulty ove were shot vettler on ap bidding for the same, though in defi peril ot being thrown into uhe 15 FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. MONEY MARKET. Fuay, Nov. 28—6 P.M Thore wes quite a buoyant stock market this morning. ‘The bulls are fairly im the w -ndensy, and we should no be surprived to see them take some very funny flights fn the street within the next week or two. Brie ani Gam verland le’ the marke’ in the fancies, while among the tential: Rending was the most actiwe, Western railroad stocks were comparatively quiet. At the first board Iiincis Central Bonds advanced 1 per cent; Canton Company, %; Michigen Southern, 14%; Nicaagua Tran sit, Kj Cumberland, %; Michigan Ceuteal, 1; Cleveland and Toledo, 1; Chiesg and Kock Inland, 134; Rewtiag, 1 Brie 1 at the opening, but fll olf, and clored only 4 por cent advance. In State stocks there was only a mde rate amount cf burlnere, and that was confined to Viegt nia aud Misrour! 6's, Seles of Winols Central Bonds « up about $110,000. In other raltroad bo J amounted to less than $10 00). het exhilited evidences of weakness. news, so far as the telegraphic dowpatehes g sidered favorable, and the public mind has been fur the time from ite most serious appre the trans At the close the The 0 aropesn 18 con relieved sions must, however, be hore in mind that the war in © etl contiqn that the expenditures on w 4 of that war are going on upon an iomenre scale, that the governments of Great ditain aod France muat soon be ia the market avaln for wir wants are likely to be create a serious drain temployed io commercial pursuit hat Frawee will require in the fret thres mont ear full fifteen hundred millions of france, Creat Britein will want £20,000,000. We have nthe perspective publi ainonating ty $40 wil of which ty Mkely to come upon tt next six months, Tt te peverat months since bewe governments made a lean, aud the longer ty ation of a new one is put off the Innger it mu new loans, and th ently lorge te pre elth “le, About that tne we ehull have anotie money markets, We look for « finencial revel ion of ater or less force about every sixty or ninety day tors in the stock market wool 4 ear tole Nearly thirty days have elapord since the Inet op in the fometea. The méation bas te © quite rapld, and the probability i thirty days more we shall be in the midet of panic, We have had for roveral weeks more fo Hgence from Europe than we eso expe! ¢ UUme to come, and it in the safest oouree in these uooer wel 6 toll that in less thao kee after ruch sa uninterrupted portod of improvement The receipts of the Harlem Rallroed Company for Mey tember ond October, in 9864 aud 1865, were as fllowe— | epteniter.., 4 sel October ..4. + 196 449 Tot tte conn ceee sss 0206, 820 $195,046 06 oD Showing « decreaseof............. watt The Assietant Treasurer reports as follows — Paid o« Treseary seccest.... sere 992008 heeet 0. do, 282 96 Belang — do. an 03 80 Prid tur Asany offer... ms OL aiden disburving checks, 1s a ‘The warrants emteret at the Treasury Department, Washington, on the Dist inet, were as follows — For the Treasury Department... seeker) | Jor the Intertor Department... 20,748.50 Covered in from wiserilapowus sources. Covered in {rem Customs, worraste on wqay The fodowirg teographle dsepateh was ieceived (rom Foston this mor ning: Teter Reserow Pafleik Hag Tewtom, threw on) the vis —Orene Beat A vilp trom Thomupwon's Reporter mye — th and oom wret Regalton Hank is «el pees by the Auffoly Hirce the shove was written, wF learn also thet the notes of the Mousam Bank, Maine, are thrown out by the Suffolk Yank, The following is table of tho reovipts of tolls on the Alinois wed Michigan canal at the Chicago office, t» the bia November tor the years 1854 and 1665;— 155. Canal not open $9,094 47 Tw 16,41 or September, | October... ‘The canal did not open the preseut year till the 3d day of April, while last year it opened on the 16th of March, 149 62 982,026 70 and cloned on the 34 December. There is every proba bility that the tolls at thin office for 1856 wilt exceed those of 1854 by $12,000. The annexed statement exhibits the quantity and value Of foreign dry goods entered at this port for consumption, for warehouse, and also t)o withdrawals from warehouse, during the wees ending and Including Thursday, Nov, 22, 1856 :— Movewnvrs 1x Fouman Duy Goons, Entered, Manufactures of wool do, do. do. Misceliansous.........+ TO)... es reseseeeeeeceseee ceees G06L $704,874 | Withdrawn from Warehouse. Manufactures of wool....'.... a 810,714 do. 100 19 616 do, 6 5,892 | do ‘ 2 12,034 Miscellaneous... 20.2000. 42 9071 Entered ‘for Warehousing. Manufactures of woot.: . 106 lo, af entton. do. of silk, do, of fax... Miscellaneous... Total... Value put on the market during the week, $831,801, The trade in dry goods has become reduce, by hay ing resched that period in the season of the year which divides the autumn business from the opening of the spring trate, ‘The stocks are to a great extent well wold down, expecially in staple goods. Some anticlpate that silk goods will open at higher prices in February, and under the influence of thin belicf importers have declined contracts ahead at present prices. To fancy goods, the stock held over is also smaller than usual. ‘The importations for the Spring trade, it ts Lelieved, will be on & soale to meet the demand. The dry good merchants have good cause for congratulating themselves. They have passed through a prosperous sew Their business has been large and profits good. Payments have also come in favorably, and no failures | of momen’ have occurred; and during the temporary | presure in money the trade made no complaints. ite collec'sons Lave been good, and wilh the increased means of consumption on the part of the farmers of | the country, (he trade has @ favorable aspect for the fature. ‘The transactions in domestic goods the past week Lave corresponded wih the peasom, and have been on @ moae rate seale, yet price have been remunerative, Clothe were dull, Cassimeres wore in fair request, aad fancy styles of them and sutinets were velling at full prives, and son last year, | at satisfactory | KA ware beavy. ron, rater current at the same w Tinens continued steady, with falr prices, Shirtings and phe there was no change to ne above the lo prints ¢, Drill were in good re. Canton flannels were a le A. Denis and Ucks were unchanged ond bagging were firm, though the demand was fimited, Mourclive delaines ware in fair reqnoe, erpecially new | Kentucky jonny, linweys and tweeds worn dull re Or, and the better qualities in good re- quent, at full prices. Fiaeuela were firm, but quiet Fhawls were fa good request, The more general prac Jopted of weattog ®hawis by gentlemen the present heoeou ban created @ bevier demand for them, and ent. n styles were quick of sal, at full prices, especially to the | city trade. quest snd firm 0 ta good ne Osaxburgs ty lew bi Nov 21, 1866 P4000 Virginia Os.0% 98 SO eue Gal d& Obi RR Wat 5000 9644 760 Clor & Jol i O00 ‘ 96° 200 40... 10000 biiseouri O'n... 60 60 1000 do " BOK 100 28000 50 ood ve 100 Ao. 4000 Harlem Ist mb 1OOChi & Keck | 1000 Kirke bas of '76 126 do 100 vo 1 do... 200 Erie Rit 600 20060 do... 818 00 ON ¥ Cen fh... 160 rhs Del& HCa Co Lh 100 5 Mk of Commeres KY 100 26 Metropo! wo 6 ‘ 400 5 Corn bxeb Sik 20 11 Continental bic 100 100 Cauton Co... bo0 160 106 du. 60 60 do., 560 100 do. 400 160 Mich Be ANTI 96 OO 76 Vename KE. «100 100 200 Nie Tran Co..bi0 16 160 , 160 c 16% 1) do 200 189 16” 100 do " 200 <o ag 109 4 50 Venn Coal Co 5, 100 4 oo do too 100” 100 do 0 do 100-860 do Pd do + 90% 1000 Read’'g KK (0 Comb Creal Oo..e 264% 800 ry 150 bid 262 100 io 100 elo 26% 300 40 coo iy, 200 A oO Lib 26% 200 4 00 blo 4 200 tw, 100 5 100 , 0) 00 109 ao 00 bo lwo do 0 do or) 100 do... oH Niel Cen x K 64 Clee Col 4 ( bo 4 0 A BO Chey & Mites j 0 Gal Chi KR Deo Loe ARCOND BOARD. { $10000 Lonicmnn 6's, #% sha Erie RR | 600 I Con KE bide TH 55 Harlem Wy : S006 Bae Tet oe 0) Ole ke Tol Rat | 1006 Und H Sd b OR 200 Galoon Oh RK 121 1) ths Nie Te Co. VK 109 Keacicg Ri 1K om » 6 to ws 1 100 Cantor 00 60 « WX 1h) Cley Ch Cin RR, 104 209 4 WO oy Wo or MD Siich Con TR v8 0 so bao Minh se be NE Ht 94x © do, w to bao 100 Kole BE 166 Vanatna fi 1 | 2 oe t BOARD. 106 hares Cam Co.6 10h Lahigh ie ao e7 nt Writ Coal Cobo 2145 ‘ n Loe $s A Lehigh (rive lO 1%, 100 A WHOTRRS ALOU RETR Diy Darts & Mawm—Wee rniiog rrilay, N Cin, Wil end Zaneeville jet « mage por cent te. 4 vand tex KR Co UA mortgage 7 per cont bonds 66 Covelene and m rock a Cleveland, Columban act Chretona't hy Creineatl, Hamilton nd Dayton kt ow ti ned Chiewge MR os Wertern RR » | ww wt Xenia Hit wy vith Mima! Reh ; oO Inélanapalie and Cinelpmati 30 a 9d Hives ant Lake Pein Fen “1 darmer Bank of Kentucky 1 hin and Mawlesippl RK 1 Dorthewn Beak of Ken tneky 110%, _ - | CITY TRADS B® ] Pemay, Nor arm. | Avira — Penal) pales st anebanged prices Das sree vie — Blew The market frm The mar let, at the opening, wae much eactint, amd sales were | netive, The tremractions embracet 16,60 6 0.000 bile, | wmclading condidersile inte which woe [rirehases | mv et contracts, chiefly rcmmmon aul extra Stale beans, hich stvancel about fae per bbl, vith valor, in woes cases, wt BTC. above provions rates The sales inclased erantoom to exten Btate, at 09 Oe 09 1h vaing of rv © eel | plow are very wbu $0 16) Honthern wns aloo I8ige. per bi ‘agher with sales of whout 1,000 bile, nd 6? 766.811 for quid | compinem (exten brands, Metarsburg “Risltia,”' » faver- to exten Weat Sf Semtne wt B) Oi w BNO firm at © 02 Corn menl was bait Orme ite exten brand, wae firm at OLT tre brande renga. trom 9 61% & 90 was firtner, with melon Of 10 © (0) bhhe., 76 for common wertre Pye four war OT iy for fine ane toe without pala of eomem! ° Buckwheat foar war wn changed. Whent was from oe. & be howe, by! enhaneed views of boilers, sales were somewhat rant les nenel an! 20.000 9 90 (ty Ar aliee el Fi r0 ont Vie 068210” Corn Avene! Be 0 te we embraced sleet Semhers bite | Py 8) %. wth po ber eoetinmed amty, with wales of Mate wot a te Corra.—The parkat oes quite testy, with movternta wales, 260 Maricaibo sold at 1c. ; 100 rate at 13ic.- 200% 300° bags ie at 10} ;'and lon dae ae Domingo st 9%. demanded s(e. advance, which buy. er, in the absence of letters, were i to meet, acd not sufficient sales were made to a market. Faurr,—600 boxes MR. were sold, at 83 50 for be xen, 91 76 for Balves, and Me for quarters. Vianauens — was little more tome in rates for Liverpool, and 3,000 bushels wheat wore: at 1,000 bbls, rosin at 88., and 800 do at ia. Bd, bushels corn at Td. To Tandon, oll cote wie t 40m; 100 casks rice mt 450.; 600 bbls 250 tierets beef at 7s. To Glasgow, 7,000 gaged kates to Hat i x Hy 5 re O20. and grain at 2% 0 Ye. and at 2hc, for if nent to Hayre, and 4d. if semt to To erp, 5,000 bushels rye were engaged 1d, and by Pimento a! Tye A vessel wae ged to load at Inagea and Nassau fia London, a ten to California ranged from She. to Abe. par foot surement. Hay.—The market ranged from 75e to de. non, —Salen of Seotch pig were making at 633 9 634. Mot awur.—A lot of new Onleans wan to arrive, at be. Naval 810K —Heles of 1.000 barrels common mington rosin were sold at $1 60 per 310 Ibe., ' rs) time, About 200 barrels spirits turpentiog, at de. PMOVINONK.—Vork—The market was irreguier, amd influenced by the character of the yard tm which it the best yards it was held a& ihe some others ft was y bay the ail lots, chiefly within the fig: i Na 40 barrels prime was quiet waa more doing, and the om braced about 600% 600 barrels, inchiding country prima, At 68 0 & $10, and country moss at $11 — $12 50; prime meas war at $21 n $16; bool hans aud re-packet Westerm meas were unchanged. Lard-=Salos of about 269 barrele wero made ative alike State butter was firm, 220, Re. and Ite, a 22e. for Ohio. Cheese ranged from 990. 4 Ihe, per Ib; 1% was dull at Bo. a ie. Sv04n —The market was firm, but net active, an dealt rs. ‘The few sales made n about Wo. per tb. 560 bbe. Cuba muscovade were about 1M be. aud 100 do, New Orlennx do. at 8¢,; 700 boxes shart price af 40, 200 do. in bond at p.t, and 26 do. yellow (duty pols )'ac The The ; 8 lens active; prices without change, b4 Mhls, Rentucky, at Oye. « 100. 200. «Wie; 16 do, Cubs, p. t.; 54 eases Toa Iie At guctlon, 02 caren aned loaf, bige. @ Woot —The sales of domentic since our last have bees Nght, chiefly to nmnufacturers at a decline from rates ruling previews to the auction wale of the 16th inat. Im forvigh, very Little bar changed bands, and we have mo thing worthy of notice, Stock continues «mali of the Deiter clans *oolW Wiiitury.—ales 60 bbls, Ohio were made at 405<¢., and 150 do, State prison at Ale, Family Merketing. METAIL PRIORS OF FARM PRODUCE IX WASH’ MARKET. Meat bas advanced in price somewhat singe last week, and the demand iy not so active, owing to the large quantity of poultry in market, and the cheap rates at which ft fs sold, There doos not seem lo be much moat in market, and the probabilities are that rates will ad- vapoe rather than dectine on the approach of very cold weathor, There is a slight décling in corned plooes, and # aee'ded advance in veal--bo h easily accounted for by the reason, Foultry ie moet abundant, and the recent cald anap!* hax caused the farmers to send ta immense quantities, wiach meet with ready sale, as the weather 4 cold enougl eworve Chem untainted. Harvesting being aver, the formers and country boys, aided by a host of elty amd engaged killing all kinds od with Che cowults of thelr The approach of the holidays rthan they otherwive would be, ad. Pigeons, though stil ful, are not xo cheap aa they were Inst wook worth noticing. ‘The de feb mn of apples, trult in searce and dear, ralihil AN the fall end winter ape aut, aod i must bee very fastitiows ON agwieur sportemen, are activ: of gome *bill and markemanshtp. renders the prices fir nd the stalls are the meat ¢ owing to ple ‘There la no change tu mand is pretty active With the exer thongh good do for « taste tat could not be ealisied in our markets mow, | We have added eeverai fa 10 one Sat lately, Lutler shows on advance and be sonree, Cheow romaim oh Usual, aud (ge are ye) eoormously high. Vege'ables show nothing now, except that they are gelling scares, and ine few weeks will be much higher than at prosemt. ‘The following list has been carefully revised = MKATS. | Beet—Sirivia, roast, per Ib.... OM fe , prune, I 1 ws ve - “ O18 -_ Rump steaks... fou 1s Piwtes and navels, © = oo 008 1a om _ - oy = iz sseree ‘ Ou fore quarters, per Ib ow oid Hind quarter’ * ~ vy Veal cutlets “ O18 ib 1 oo - 0 OB oo Pork, fremb, por tbe... 25. 010 is Hans, smoked, per ib a“ 6 Fuoulders © . - ses " § “ —- se “ pickled ¥ — «0 dowln bed — s ow | Brnoked beet , — son —~ 2 oe — « os on 2 Om ’ —- s ol POULTRY AND GA | Turkeys, poe Deo. 012 a Ole Gere rem 010 “ i, SOE DO re vasnysy if 20 yor palt :o 10 rot pa Lo 200 ‘ o 20 .o 1 wn, ° a a 1s 208 * 20 3” peur lo bod 0 J 0 81K 0 Oty * ‘ 0% ad bill duck .o O% ©. (nadie) per ib O18 b per dot, ° 2° nve duck per pal 1s vient. trout, per ty 6 om hb, ‘ 6 ~ ° ~ ' . o Line ) Pinch fied 8 6 - «af ss, ol 0 2 hb —- sow — 0 0% —- 2 0% OM « 0% tke = 6 se ome = Om em Yinoked Mad ome = ped neler, percan 162 = hed velwon, per We om em y consid ‘ On 2 98 LLve. Uy toreVrinees bay, por 100 “Gk. 1 Virginke on ,s le P aHivewsbury, per 100...4 on «lie Late Nek ~~ «ia Labetren. per bb Om 5 O08 fi " —~ 0 OM ot -~ «18 Apples, Ne 1 240 . 16 02 39 aieee 14 & 29 pie 29 2 am VWuyerte 11% 20) rutams 1% 1% ail morte, bal! peck , ou on wore, por bid 7) % helt peek om” 4 1® “uo = om ” 1s le » - ny cd 1” wee aera tt to 2 Siew . = 3 1B -s — eon — « 61% VRORT ASL EM. Potetoes, Jerey, per vet 2” 6 _ “ yer uw - © Peet, per bil ; oat . hall peck ~~ «on Hquesuen, per dom on om @ 89 Onions, por hall peok ed 0 Ceding new ee rn. ee ‘avey cabing®..;.... oa os Perta, por Aon ~ on Cap reta bom = * Coatieswers, ech wien = id Radiabes, ver boneh - rT Tema'ont, ball poet ae ” Leste vouch, voedee * - va s4e e = | * Jor bait pack - 1 soared, nll peck... - 1% wot potmtons, pax dor - a « ¥ as