The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-15
The Character of the Ensuing Common
CounciI-The true Points I'm Issue.

tANHh - 49, IS ~ Htat Aob6N ,
and there is a settling down, and breaking up and
disjointing, and upheaval OF the whole mass, that it
would puzzle even Professor Lyell himself to give a
date, or name, or classification to the strata after
each upheaval or subsistence has temporarily
ceased.
To add to the interest and excitement, and TO In
crease the confusion, all the papers seem determined
to misrepresent the state of things, and get up a false
Issue. The "Journal of Commerce" and 6 Ex-
press" are raising a great outcry about the School
Bill, insisting that the election turned upon that
alone, and they loudly clamer for a repeal of the
law recently passed by the Legislature, which repeal,
If 1t took place, would only renew all the religious
excitement, fan the now dying embers of discord,
until the whole community would be In a blaze-or
a general geological con1agration. The "Tribune"
is crying out " fraud, fraud" and insists that the
~locofocos mean to cheat the wings out of the city,
and that consequently there must be battle, blood
shed, and death done for the sake of the city; which
means for the sake of the Thousand and one offices
in the gift of the Corporation.
Now, the whole Of these ~outcries are almost too
nonsens cal to be nswered. The election did not
turn on the School question at all ; that was not
mixed up with the struggle this time. The locofo-
cos had clear majority of nearly 1000, as is proved
by the election Of Morris for Mayor; and they
would have carried 10 or IL of the wards easily, had
it not been for their own family quarrels with which
the School question had nothing to do, causing them
to run two OF three tickets in some Of the wards.
Had the wings gained their majority OF the wards
by the School question being raised, they would
have also carried Pn9nix in for Mayor ; because
Morris was as clearly identified with the present
School Bill just passed, as he possibly could be, and
was openly, expressedly, and decidedly in favor of
a change in the system. Therefore the result of the
election was not influenced by the School question
at all.
Again, the ~locofeco defeat in the 18th ward, was
caused by personal difficulty among two of the
candidates, without reference to the school ques-
ton. That in the 14th ward was caused by a per-
sonal difficulty between DIR. Archer and Mr.. J.
Bloodgood. That in the 9th ward was also a mere
personal affair of preferences between two parties
of Catholics and their leaders. This is the true so.
luton OF the curious result of the election.
AS to the cry of fraud, fraud, and blood, blood"
We must wait till next Tuesday, when we shall get
the returns of the board of canvassers. We shall
then see how much fraud there will be, and how
much blood it will be necessary to shed. We pre-
sumo that the canvassers are honest men, and will
act justly. And whether they will throw out a few
tickets here and there, or annul the election in the
9th ward, are matters that do not at all affect the
great questions Of the day. And whether the re-
suit OF the decision of the board of canvassers will
be to give the wings a majority of three or four, or
only a nominal majority OF one in joint ballot, it is
very certain from present appearances that there uiH
de a sufficient number Of the friends ofte present gen
erai administration TO control all the appointments.
And this, therefore, will raise the great issue of Clay
and Tyler for the first time in our corporation, and
cause all the appointments and decisions to be made
upon one or other of these broad grounds.
This inevitable result Is clearly seen by the Clay
men and Clay newspapers, and as clearly dreaded
by them. The course taken by the friends of Mr..
Gay all over the Union, is accelerating the division
OF the wing party; the Clay men see it-their own
tend to it, and yet they hesitate because
they are afraid to draw the line. The Clay papers,
therefore, raise the cry of the school question, and
repeal, and fraud, and every other foolish and false
issue, none OF which can stand the test. Sill. it all
tends TO keep up the excitement in this most extra
ordinary Of all the cities OF the world. And the
public mind is gradually becoming worked up to
the highest possible point of tension, and unless a
safety valve is opened somewhere, something must
give way with a terrible explosion. Already
gloomy and hypochondriacal individuals are going
about the streets crying, "No Popery"-"The
country is in danger"-"T The Pope Of Rome
rules the Republic" Others, with pale faces,
and heads like squashes, or a great woody tur-
lope along squealing out "fraud! fraud .''
= There must be a civil war in the city -
again with skulls as thick as the interior is
are moping gloomily along saying in a So
emn tone and with a lugubrious countenance.
Is Blood will fowl" The l~ocofocos are going about
saying Don't give up the ship" which means all
the fat offices, pickings, drippings, atealiags and all.
The Irish go abou, saying "Heads must be cracked r
the loafers bring up the rear and 90 about sing.
ing "straws must be put into barrels - And SO be-
tween the whole Of them, we are likely to be in a
thrilling state Of excitement for some time
10 come.
Under all these circumstances the next corpora.
ion will be one of the most curious, interesting,
quarrelsome Common Councils that ever
net in the city of New York since the downfall of
he dynasty Of the Dutchman. We shall have more
'ows, more fights. more blood shed, and more fun
when they first meet and wherever they meet, than
We ever had from any previous corporations. Wash |
ngton will be distanced, and we shall throw Con- |
gress completely into the shade. Talk of Tom
MARSHALL, and Wise, and the Guard and Bully
and Arnold. the Roarer, why they will be
mere " small potatoes compared with our common |
and their ~quarrels, and fights. In short, |
! VIII be a rieh-rieh time when the new corpo- |
alton meets in May. 1t will be a perfect god-send |
o politicians and newspapers, as the fat offices, |
and etealings, will be to those who get |
hem Blood will flow" indeed. 90 will beer and
md brandy, toe.
SALE OF REAL Estate IN Bsooxtxx- verv
aluable sale OF real estate takes place in BROOKLYN |
o-day. See advertisement in another co lumn. II
I'll go of very cheap, as great pains have been ia
en- to conceal the sale, and give good bargains to
'mebodv. Do you take 7 Can you dance the ri. |
ION wings
CANDID ,rEs, rREPARE.-We advice the wings to
epare their list of candidates for the lOOI offices |