Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-14

ruy Cry AT SrAKE.-The various little contempt
Bile cliques in Wall street, and their dependencies
are already at work in order to organize for the
choice of Mayor, at the next spring election; bu
the masses of the people also beginning to move
with a determination to elect for Mayor, man OF
experience, judgment, frmness, quickness and per-
severance; and upon whom they can rely for the
safety and preservation of the city.
The influential, intelligent, and industrious, por
ton of citizens without respect to contemplate
party hacks, are thoroughly sick and tired OF the
present city rulers; they have seen RIOTS and blood
shed, and murders, destruction of life by dozens
and ofproperty by millions; and they want change
for the better. They want whom they can
| rely; who has been tried and proved, like Aaron
Clark, and found to be excellent Mayor; and him
they mean to elect to the Chief Magistracy of the
| city.
We have official statements of the fires and riots
| in the city during the last ten months; and find
that there have been % murders, ~ riots, and l34
fires; up to December 3lst, the amount of property
DESTROYED was 81 970, 600; since December there
has been property destroyed to increase the amount
to nearly S5,000,0O0. And all this has occurred
during the Mayoralty of Mr.. Varian During Mr..
Clarks mayoralty of two years, there were only Sc
murders, no riots, and not property destroyed
to the amount of 81 100000.
How, then, it is asked, does all this difference
occur 1t was entirely owing, on the one hand to
Mr. Clark's efficiency and excellent arrangements
and, the other hand, to Mr.. Variants inei oen CIV
and total want of arrangement. Mr.. Clark, during
his mayoralty, had all the police officers, marshals
and constables, well organized, that he could
semble them together at any part of the city, at
few minutes notice; he was always prepared. His
was a preventive police, ready for action at any
hour of the day night. He had them always I'M
der his eye; he also had his scouts at work in all
parts of the city at all hours, ready to give him in
telligence of any riot nre, mobs, or disturbances
of any kind. He frequently up all night, in
the discharge of the arduous duties Of this office,
and had horses to carry him TO any part
of the city, in short time possible; so that
wherever his presence might be wanted in any
emergency, there he to be found. In short,
Mr.. Clark organized one of the most remarkable
systems of police that was ever known in repub-
lican government. 1t twas fully equal to the Lon
don police, without any of its odious features
That is the reason why the city was always kept
so quiet; and justice has never been done him for
his exertions.
Mr. Ovarian, on the contrary dreams away his
mayoraty, as il were. He is good clever, homes ST
creature, but totally ignorant Of and unfit for the
duties of Mayor of this great city He is an amiabe
and excellent in private lfe but as soon ever
the sun sets the Jersey hills, he gets into his
gig and rides off to his house, which is long dis
lance out of town. He then enters his parlor,
stretches his long legs before his fire, kicks off his
boots toasts his toes and wonders whether no
il will rain tomorrow. He totally forges, in the
quiet enjoyment of his own happy home, that he is
the Mayor of great city like New York. He
thinks he does his duty Mayor, when he wishes
all the people well, and hopes the city will be safe
from fire and riot. But the whole place might be
burned down before he would know of it. He is
tonshed if he hears of great fire riot; and quite
shocked 10 hear of murder; nevertheless he prays
to God curb the crimes of the age, and forgive
all sins goes to Church regularly every Sun
day, and regularly draws his salary every quarter
And here ends his duties as Mayor.
People astonished at the difference between the
effects produced by these two men, and wonder how
il was managed. But let Mr.. Clark be elected, and
with his talents and experience he will effect the
same happy results formerly in one week. Try
him.