The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-06-28

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ty to manufacture drunkards on Sunday-all are at
liberty to get drunk on the premises, on that day
as well as on Saturday or Monday, SO far as those
respectable" establishments for the sale of strong
drink are concerned. This, in our humble opinion,
deracts considerably from the degree of credit
claimed by the new Corporation, on the score of
shutting up some of the lowest class of rumshops
on the Sabbath-day.
With respect to the reduction of taxes, we are
very sorry to find that the new Corporation appear
TO have forgotten altogether their pledges This
furnished the ground of of the strongest claims
set up by them before their election. They rung the
changes on the enormous expendituIes-the extra
vagance-the reckless disregard of economy, OF
their opponents, with very considerable vigor.-
They promised great reduction Of the taxes
Many thousands of dollars were to be saved to the
public annually. Has any movement been made,
or limited at, for the purpose OF ef1ecting this re-
ductlon OF the taxes? We believe not. considera-
bic change has, it would appear taken place In the
views of the party this subject. The taxes,
after all, are not so enormous-the expenditure has
not been so rufnousy extravagant-the dear peo-
pie, after all, have not much to pay. The senti-
ments and determination of the new Corporation
appear to have been regulated by circumstances,
very much like the pious resolves Of certain per-
sonage-
When the devil was sick, the devil monk would be;
When the devil got well, the devil monk was he
| Lastly, in this brief enumeration OF the sins OF
omission of which the new party have been guilty,
we have TO name the refusal of police reform. This
great measure has been formally abandoned by the
new corporation. We are 10 have no police reform
After this 10 hear the little organ of the party
lift up its puny voice and talk about the vast good
achieved by the Corporation is amusing enough
1t was the earnest, the repeated, the solemn pro-
mise and pledge of the new party to give us this
police reform, which obtained for them the offices
they now fill We did believe them sincere. We
really did give them credit for speaking the truth
We honestly reposed confidence in their reiterated
assurances and therefore we gave them all the
support in our power. We will not now indulge in
one word of angry disappointment We only ex
press deep regret that this party Should have vo
| lated in so reckless manner pledges given with
all possible soemnity, and received by this COM
munity with that good faith, of which those who
gave the pledges entirely destitute
| We have thus shown that the new Corporation
! have abolished the nuisances in Chatham Square,
exterminated the apple women, shut up some Of
| the low grog shops on Sundays, and kept few OF
the streets in somewhat less filthy condition than
heretofore. But we have shown also that they
have signally failed in carrying out, even at.
tempting, the great measures of city REFORM for the
achievement of which they were elected. OF verl-
ty, more in sorrow than in anger, have we thus
hlblted the violation of their solemn pledges. 1t is
not yet too late for them to fulfil their promises. -
| We would beseech them to awake to sense of
duty. Let them give up unkettings on Randall's
Island, and wrangling about the division of the
spois, and make effort TO carry those mea-
sures of reform which still remain untouched. If
our afectionate advice be taken and that spec
Oily, nothing can avert the day of calamity and
disgrace with which the new party will be visited
in the termination of their first and last term OF
office. But don't give them up yet. Judicious
management often works wonders with the most
refractory patients. And we are the more encour-
aged to go on, when we perceive that our treat
ment isfelt in some measure. Like good blister,
it appears to draw pretty well. So we will try a
little of it, after we see how the present dose
operates.
| BAHE, THE PIRATE-A LETTER FROM HIM.-Some
| ridiculous statements have recently appeared in
some OF the penny papers in relation to this unfor
| unate man, who is now confined under sentence
of death in the City Prison. These statements we
had every reason 10 believe before the emphatic
contradiction furnished by Babe himself, were
grossly untrue, and very much like the ridiculous
stories circulated by the same catch-penny pubca-
tons relative to alleged arocious crimes committed
| all over Staten Island.
Yesterday we received, through the hands of one
of Babes counsel, the following letter, to which
we most cheerfully give Insertion
June 2eth, ls44
Ma BErNErr-
article yesterday in the Republic and in the
M,sh 10 %
me. have never acknowledged self as son to any
body since my confinement, and my parents are not OF
this country Everything else in the article is entirely
untrue Mr.. Cox told the U. 8, Marshal that he
could not answerfor my security if was allowed the
privilege OF hours walk the corridor for he gives
me that privilege OF his accord have been told
that such thing bloody Ratchet is in the Marsha
office. Even the Matthews states he will make his
affidavit that such Ratchet on board.
suppose the piece written out Of spite by little
fellow who has tnft OF hair on his chin by the name
Lee, because asked him before gentleman who was In
my cell at the time, concerning affidavit he made
against you about his being in the Aston House
BY conradicng his false statements you will confer
great favor on dying an.
Yours, with respect,
DANIEL BABE.
liners, and others associated with him, might find
some other means OF making themselves very in
teresting, than by nventing and publishing rdcu.
lous stories about this poor the verge Of the
grave. If Babe were not in prison, Chevalier
Wikoff would bite off his own nose before he
would say word against him. Why don't he
stick to the fgurantes at the theatres and the other
creatures III his nel
| MAJOR DAvEzAC, THE GREAT DEMOCRATIC ORA
TOR OF THE NORTH, has returned to the city attel
having made nineteen speeches about Polk, Texas
and the battle of New Orleans. The Major has
exhausted his lungs and will recruit here till the
Fourth of July After that he starts again, and
will make one hundred and forty speeches before
the election. The Major reports that the democra-
tic spirit is rising all over-that the wings have
used up their gunpowder-that the "young hicko.
rles" are coming out of the forest-and that the
West begins 10 jump like vengeance.