New-York daily tribune., 1842-07-30
The .vnyOr's Veto.

| T9 The EdttoT of Jhc 5rtbHt'
We may Sc. in me attempt Of Mayor Morris to
tnwari the Common Council IN their cndeavor. 70
make the mos wi oesorne notifications Of laws,
and p, his threats t. nuliy if his construction OF
the law i. not adopted, only another specimen OF
tho system which hc ha. pursued since his partial
success in delaying az Organization of the City
Ge5crnment--that Of cluiching power wherever II
is available ,or the seneft of himself and the less
honest of hi. party, or both. OF all the sophisTh'
hr has ever advanced to mslsad the ignorant but
homes, Of hi. own party, that which he disnitcs
with the eppcllsticn Of his Veto OF the amend
nent tn the ordinance in relation to tho appoint
mont and removal of Watchmen seems 70 be tie
most b,ref. d and conteHptLe, though II l. per
ham least painful of all for his Veto Is but waste
nf .aper in matters where Rhode Island comes
in question, His Honor en,ertains a holy horror OF
a Roval Charter; bur here. in his own state ana
Civ where the interests of his party require the
use of our old repealed Charter. he rspudiates our
R,publicsn Garter of 1880, and substitutes that
Of the En- ;sn Monarch, Just SO tar as SUITS MS
visws aao iaacs Just 40 much OF each as VIII en-
able him To fetan the greatest amount oil power
and rejects all the rest and, like Cromwei, VINO
committed murder in Gods name. he murders ne
law. and quotes the law to justify himself. Ills
,pjnions Oh matters of law are however. now at
discount
The Common Council appoints the Captains
and Assistant Captains Of the W atch, and the Cap
ts;ns cmploy the Ws,chmen, under the ordinances
Of the Common Council, permitting the Mayor to
have the approval of such appointment. But the
Commoa Council think that the Mayor has abused
the power thus conferred upon him. IN introducing
politics. for the first time it has ever been done,
into the Watch Department. lie has discharged
without cause except for political reasons, some
hundreds 81 Wing Watchmcn during the past year,
and sub b,ttut-d Loco-Focos in their places, lndl-
tcrcnt in lhsir character, as Is shown by the con-
viction of sorle " them OF bsrgiaries, ana we'll
grounded eu.picion of Others. And that he has
abused sho POWER and control thus given him over
| the Wntchr, en- in the demonstration. he made on
! the lOlh of Nav. and subsequently, 10 menace
| and oscrawe the majority, and prevent any organ
| za,ion except such AS shosld suit his own party.
calling together or causing the presence OF some
hundreds OF Natchmcn in the Chambers OF the
| Bo.rds at en- early hour, ostcnsibly 20 prcSerre
| the prace wncn there were not twenty individuals
Of the party opposed to him in either room, while
| both rooms were crowded mostly by atchmen-
who, with others. in one OF the Chambers, p0ted
regularly whenever the vote was taken cird roce'
The Cemlaon Council think proper to deprive
His Homer of a power which they believe he has
abused. and will. without doubt, abide tho Issue OF
his threats. If the efficiency OF has Ilafch had
been e,inced on the afternoon of the l2th oi
April. during the family quarrel IN the SIKH
Ward, there might perhaps have been reason Il
suppose ms was sincere IN some parts Oh his mes
| s,se: but tho facts are that MIR. Justice Taylor
and few under his control did all that was done
caec,n,llv 70 ouell the riot His Honor made q
spsech and expeuadcd the law. | think Mr.. Nor
ris will not be able to make a martyr Of hmsel
again out of circumstances which have occurred
| since tha 10Th of NaV. LooksR-cN.