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Show THE MOST OISI KACKFCLRECOBD. Senator Hill, lato governor of the great state of New York also, it seems baa been eminently successful iu his tchemeto steal tho legislature of that commonwealth. The evil Which Inwrought In-wrought during his term, and especially iluriug its closiug weeks, will live and follow him even to the grave. Ho hu made the most disgraceful record of any man who cverlilieil that high office, aud it would he exactly in the line of precedent if the "great victory" which he acuieved for his party in the closing days of his administration should prove his political ruin. His chief aim, almost his sole object, was to secure for himself such a following in his own stale as would enable him to compass ins uoiuiuuiiuii lor thr presidency. presi-dency. Hut he lias -lum-n himself such an unprincipled demagogue, such a reckless trickster and lawless plotter utfaiust the lights ami liberties of the people that ho cannot be trusted Indecent In-decent aud fair-minded men in his owh party. lie ia not as likely to receive the nom-natioii nom-natioii now- as he would have been had he not carried out his rascally tactics regardless of both law and decency. The l'hiiadclphia Xorth American contains con-tains this just estimate of tho man and his partisan performances : "His fast and loose tactics since last winter have caused him to bo distrusted in the entire Union outside of .New York, and his i contempt for law during tho last few-1 luonths has caused distrust in the minds of all honest men even in New York. A man of doubtful beginning and evil associations, ho has been lifted by accident acci-dent far above any level he can occupy with credit. It is doubtful if be cm take and hold any position inthesenatu nt all commensurate with bis ambitions. A man of moderate train power, no culture, and unprincipled, he will liud that he is of small account in any as- I seiubly of intellectual men. The real I nation will never tolerate such a pre- tender at its head. and ho if in no runon , tial reaped a leader of his party any where except iu .New York ( ay and Albany. Just now he is supreme there, but he hat reached the zenith; even there, and his declination is cer- j tain." |