STARTLING DISCLOSURE.
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The New York Subterranean contains
the following disclosure Of the influence of
Rnm on the politics of that city. Verify,
there is vast work before the numerous
Temperance Associations in the great com
mercial emporium. For the honor and hap
piness of the Metropolis, we rejoice, that
facts similar TO the following, cannot be ar
rayed against our city It's true, Rum
sellers are yet sufficiently powerful to set
one Of our wholesome municipal regulations
at defiance; but we indulge hope, that the
virtuous Indignation Of the community will
frown away the evil at no distant day
We ask attention to the subjoined.


81 have now nearly completed list OF all
persons holding public Office in this city, ilom
the Collector of the Port, down TO the iurnkeys
of The Station Houses, all OF which shall
make proper use OF at proper time. 90
not regret the labor spent in this important m
vestigation, as it establishes the truth OF the as
serlion previously and repeatedly made, that
sRuM GOVERNS THE POLITICS OF THIS CITY,
find by referring to the hist, as far as have al
ready progressed, that ten ont Of etcoen q those
at present holding office IN this cify, either NOW
KEEP RUM SHOPS, OR DID PREVIOUS TO THEIR
APPOINTMENT. Many of the latter class sneak
ngly pretend they have disposed OF their places,
when, ia reality, the ostensible buyers are but
penniless bar keepers, at salary OF hive or SIX
dollars per month. However much we may
dislike The grasping avarice, which prompts
men, holding fat public offices, 10 add TO their
wealth by selling bad liquor to their more
thoughtless and generous fellow men, we can
not but admit it to be credible, when compared
with the despicable meanness and hypocrisy
OF those craven gold worshippers, who secret
ly pocket the profits Of business whiclr they
have not the manhood 10 acknowledge. AS |
am very anxious to perfect this list, should
be glad 10 receive any information in relation
to persons holding public offices, who have
kept or now keep groggenes, because may
have omitted some"


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KEEP Your DIsTANcE-Ihe Pledge and
Standard relates the following incident OF
Philadelphia son Of Neptune:


VOC A clever sailor has lately joined the
Sons of Temperance in Philadelphia, after
running course of dissipation by which
his means were pretty well exhausted. AT
the time Of signing the pledge he was IN
debted to a rumseller one shilling. a lew
days ago he went to pay off the score, but
being determined not to enter uie house III
which he had been robbed, he got long
pole, attached The piece Of money TO The
end Of it, and standings at The outside Of the
door. reached il to the astonished publican,
md marched off with ajolly heart" 0ta


THE WEEKLY FoUNTAIN.--On Saturday
next we shall commence the publication OF
a aoeckly Temperance newspaper, under the
above head, containing all the reading pat-
ter Of the daily, as Far as its limits will al
low, and other articles, adapted Tor crcu-