New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-07-01
The yIandnmu. Ca.e.

Corr fcR THE CoRREcTiOS or ERRORS
The Lieutenant Goesrnor in the Chair.
Ia ihr OF tAe Mayor The People - tie state o
New-YOrk
Mr. Foot couiaued on brhs CT the People lie met sief
by step the ar.umsDt the other side, combating with
his osua! force snd energy.
Mr. Foo,e resumed hi. remarks lie cos,esded that ne
revised charter had taken from the common Counc the
right to examine the validity OF the election OF sssrs,i
having deprived OF us Judicial pSwers, 10 mai no'
su;bof1ed a. body, even 20 ADMINISTER an Osh ana con
fined slsye duties The MsyJr under he ~
cunstance va. bound administer the oath. ana on us
refusal To DO 30 The aPpcaos for sndamns ras le
mode ~ be pursued. Nj. r. cited various precedent, ~
.uppo Of III aud rs other positions In regard 10 the r3i
Of de IN she members he c0nieibed ana
produced various autDpflu's 70 'neM va. u @ -
it the ordinary oath POINTED cot by the '.,t,utOh -
be administered 10 every Ohcer OF The -lae IN assuming ~
duties which any Recorder, Mayor Nc, auho, 70 adj
minister. Mr. r. showed tie node N winch Mr.. CoGen,
Mr. phen Alien Mr. Pauldng and Others, "hch sycce'-
sivey elected Mayors, had the oath admin reEe1 Chsn.
ceOr Kent, when he Recorder OF the cay enfcseH
,uc uwer and subsequently, declared Recorders 10 be Az
thnr1ed for such Asrespecis the doctfn~ la oDs We
MAYOR and The C,ek of Common Council has power 70
swear in The member. Of the Board, Nr r. sad ee ~oua
b- 20 end TIE case, 10 ne abuses "hch "oe1
s,isi The Clrk a the Common Council ., rnspon,iDs
officer connected with the whole financial b9sn's o. tAe
civ, Ne placed Office by TIE sleubefss U COMMON
Council and let se SAID tsai be can "Hhhoiu ihs Vseu
rom any member whom he ylease, usdef some H'oo1
pre,ex and by the retain b. place, where Nooin
H. trouble end Clcthe the Mayor. 100, with ucs
snary powers t5ee and yOu render h dicta'oi MN
on, ne esponsbtv OF dictator. Permit hun 10 ssy tsat
an officer term ended shall stu reian - suatpn
Ia EXCLUSION OF The one erected You
re- yniv indeed EScn England the ns dare no' f'r!
else wns here claimed, wuhoidin: ron ue po"P'
REPRESENTATIVE The t-.tImonia. that belong TO theH
&, W hun tbs power and you make our elec'Oh, un az
empty ceremony, and create soSern,tn, IN a. W.
arc ION. on the face 0f tie ohe bot would be prteiae
10 h hs been said by the opposite counsel uat VT Cio
lin La, not even tse color election. We say a' "
Lns color of election and deep color too iie Prono'e'
the OF the people 10 that effect, ard was hio hld u
the Ward when the lat ballot wa cast lie t0A par d"
IN. ,oceeings of tbs Boar an Ofcsr lie isco, anu
h &C = are binding and valid relate 10 TIE appointment o.
Clerk The MayOr hound 10 receive thr ''d'Dce !"
that effect. instead Of winch he .c' up 10 oc
aud every thing eise. o., ----.t...
~, d.ciared H.. meeting be unlawful a''fnbidSe'
which b. meant suppress lie may have thou.h hc wa
dang rigt but he ASSUMED extreme dcldipr'p oHti
ths r.hs and property of the people, "lch u. 10. -
ure n.ve- iu.u1rd should possess In rcghih ~ he
BOARD of ,sans Mr. Shaer hsd right 10 bold over
tn. Legislature twice refused 90 amend ue charter con
tanning lie hod-oveT clause, and passed il ~ NV whom
.pch There isnO necessity for sUch cau~--be pu>le
OF the Common Council j. not delayed by lr ~aht 81
usnlber =, he Other. can DO the business Mr. A"cii Wa
elected 10 office. and bad night 10 IL Isse'n
scf, therefore, relation 10 tie appointment oi "f w"
HAMS valid and binding ,,,I..
And nov ssid Mr. FOote tor parting word. lie then
reviewed bis pont. declared that the Mayor bad defeated
the n Of the People, and is ior hs tou' W a,u
stieDf 10 thai will FslOw-cilzens sdd he or ai'upusn
standing as Counsel here The members ri ' 'oui arc ny
fellow citizens, living under the same gotious nas' wv
oor the emhems OF that punishment due 10 te Suy h
other the noble prn, pic Of election, which Ike ose pre-
euh. rs sheds IL iigh, hgi-o yen We tuIh v"
Ak that the Sii only be justly DOt lroh'pN an
nirerrrI for deferred judgement would be almost A.
fit. defeat Ny crven prayer IL tat us controversy
may oVerrule the peace OF The ny ana the hooI OF
H. eople The duty of Judge gives Inn an opp"I lnl'y
10 r. above the petty Influences which dssail our iran ma
lures, aud to nnbibe those pure principles "hl,h dnie
HIM fallen even man IL, 10 tic hig' aud hoy Pi"eg'
o better state OF beng