The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-02-01

Buren, was down, down-disgraced and damned ior-
ever Every honorable man and patriot now looks
upon the bleeding constitution as completely saved
and the laws fully renovated.
As il is probable that Van Buren, smartng under
the infections that he has suffered at my hand, may
send another account for publication in the Times,
have sent you this by my Express with special orders
for its immediate publication in the Courier q En-
quirer lam, &c,
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PS.-Having now, as believe, earned at least the
Mayoralty of New York, you may nominate me 10
succeed his Hon. Cor w. Lawrence You can DO II
on your own responsibility and as 1t will be done De-
fore return it will not appear as coming from me.
deserve, indeed to be Governor, but shall content
myself with the Mayoralty for the present. w.
Oua WATcH SYsTEn-Each nights experience
abundanty proves that the watch system OF our city
needs immediate and total reformation. Citizens are
assauted-outrages of every kind perpetrated in
cur streets-and the sanctuary of private dwellings
invaded by the night providers of New York, while
the watchmen are either calmly snoozing in the
watchhouse or regaling themselves in the night
houses over hot stuff and whiskey.
Complaints innumerable have lately been made TO
us of the neffciency of the watchmen, or Their ne
glect of duty. Not more than night or two past
as we are informed, gentleman Witnessed at some
thing after midnight, quarrel between Two lnsh
seigh-drivers around whom, as Spectators were as
sembled from seventy to one hundred persons; ma
nv of them encouraging the combatants, while Their
companions were busly engaged in feeling the pock-
cts of those who anwariy were led to the scene OF
brol.
This took place Immediately opposite the Park,
within two minutes walk the watchhouse, and the
confusion and uproar might have been heard ten
times the distance; yet not Waterman made his ap-
pearance no guardian of the citys peace nterfered
and after waiting considerable time, from fifteen to
twenty minutes, our informant left the spot-the hur
ly burly as fierce as ever.
This is only one out ofa thousand such occurrences
which nightly take place. 1t is high time some sur
made in this matter.
We have received another account from respecta-
BILE gen teman residing in North Moore street, who IN
forms that few evenings since thalfpast H.
while his wife and mother sitting in their parlour
the blinds of the outside windows were opened the
sash hoisted up and three negroes were in the act Of
entering, when the females gave the alarm and they
dsap peared They must have been full fifteen mi
nutes at work. and he justly remarks, "Where could
the wat chmen have been in the mean time =
Who is to blame for this negligence! Who should
be 10 blame bu, our dawding, vascillatng, incompe
tent corporatonl They have the management Of
this affair." and it their duty TO see that the lives and
property of our citizens are duly protected; but so
long as the present men remain in ofice-so long as
private interest is all they find time 10 attend to
the public must rest contented with the present mpo-
ston and if people are merely assaled and robbed,
let them not vince but under the present state of
things, give God thanks that matters are worse.
CORPORATION MovEMESTs.-As the spring cleo
ton approaches both branches of the corporation
beginning to put forth heireeers towards the sources
Of popularity, and to make great show of love for
the people. The police systematic public morals
the Igh, Of the city-the administration of justice
all taken hold of with great force and premontory
is made that they will in less than couple ofmonths
get every thing at rights in the city.
In this respect the corporation has shown much
more adroitness in the art POLITICAL than their COM
peers the members of the egisure at Albany Yet it
will not do There will be at the next election pretty
nearly clean sweep Of the two boards-mark that.
xr The weather yesterday was lovely-almost a
spring day. All the sleighing is gone.
II Col. Stone made pretty fair Grafton last night
before the Mercantile Association We wait for Major