The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-06-01

Trw Common Council PROCEEDINGS. A SpLEN-
Mn PIECE og Work IN SHORT Enthusiastically
the nav Common Council-locofocos all absent
met and after some separate preliminary proceed
ings, went into Joint ballot, and in one hour and hoJf
they remorcd tro hundred and four locofocos from
Office. and appointed as many JVhigs.
This Is considered the most splendid piece of work
ever done by any party since l776 and in the short
est time, too The speed and bottom of the new
Board are considered superior the racc-horse Bos
ton, and almost equal to the fastest steamboat or
locomotive TIE crowd around the City Hall and
the Park was as multitndinods the sands of the
sea of Coney Island, and as quiet foo, they appear
after an eastern gale. Gre at was the rejoicing among
The Wigs Great the grief and long the faces among
the Locoiocos, The Wings have managed their
cards with great GOODNESS and decision.
All those appointed are de emed to be favorable to
Henry Clay for the next Presidency.
Now The fun goes ahead. This is but the first
scene There are nearly 1000 offices in the gift of
The Corporation-the aggregate salaries, including
pckings and sealings, being S5OO,OOO per annun.
OF this probably the salaries Of those appointed
equal to $780, O0-pickings and stcalings $780, 900
total Si5o,oo0; being principally all the fat Offices
Charles King of the American and Thomas Snow
G%l. of the Courier and Enquirer, the prin-
tiers 10 the hfe Boards-Jared w. Bell, of the New
Era. and Boggs & Co., of the Post, removed
This loss will seriously AFFECT these locofoco papers
The whs boards meet again ;bs afternoon, to COM
plete their sweeping work. In the meantime, the
locofocos are determined TO hold on in some shape,
I'LL the Court of Errors shall decide the question in
the last resort. In pursuance of this purpose they
have issued the following manifesto:-
10 Public.
We the Undersigned convened for the purpose of
srng the oblgaiio and duties devolved upon those
conneeied with the ADMINISTRATION Oh tne .ny Govern
Court the effect of which has been stayed by the order OF
the Court TO enable the parties to have the Judge
reviewed ly the Court for the Correction OF Errors
do address this notice to the Public.
Deeply impressed with the magnitude of the interests
involved in the pending questions affecting the integri
~ OF the City Charter and the rights of the People in the
exercise of their elective franchise and fully sensible OF
the obligations under to MAINTAIN the interest en-
trusted 10 our charge by every lawful AMI proper
and omit nothing by which such interests may be sus.
tane we do hereby recommend TO all the Officers Of the
City Government that they do retain all public property
ami of title entrusted to their charge and con-
tnu the performance Of their several duties until the de.
col of the Court of last resort the pending ques-
lions
10 stand a. the law Of this State establishes =
That the destruction of more ballot boxes Of the
districts Of ward leaves the election of charter officers in
such ward to be determined by the votes contained IN the
remaining boxes.
This VIZ believe would lead to riots for the purpose OF
destroying the majority of votes III the ward and would
tend 10 determine elections in favor of minority which
as practice would be tolerated and therefore
would lead 10 consequences fatal to the peace Of the CITY,
II also establishes that the express letter and spirit of the
charter is nugatory For instance the power expressly
given in the charter that the Common Council are the
sole Judges OF the election of their members and OF
their OF the Corporation, nothing and that
no what the decision of those chartered tribunals
be- the Supreme Court may reverse it. To ascertain
whether such decision is the law. deem importan
thas the decision of the supreme Court should be review
-, ana that all pcaceable means should be resore
TO for the purpose of legally testing that question.