The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-12-05
THE MAYOR OF NEW YORK.

Inc American hepuDllcan says, nc
mayor ever attracted so much notice, as
Mayor HARPER. Mayors let them be
ever SO efficient, are rarely compliment
ted beyond the limits of the city. The
city of New York was never so well gov
erned, never so orderly and quiet, so
clearly and healthy-so well managed
in all public departments as under MIR
Harper's administration.
A correspondent of the Indiana Free
Press printed at South Bend, Ia, writes
as follows:-
have had the pleasure while in New
York, ofbecoming acquainted with James
Harper, Esq, the recently elected Mayor
ofthe city Of New York, and the head
of that new but powerful party known as
"American Republican" commonly call
ed Native Americans. With the pecu-
liar party views of Mayor Harper, you
know have no friendship or affinity
but Notwithstanding my prejudice a
galnst the principles of his party, must
confess that l have seen no gentleman
in whom were so fully combined all the
noble attributes of a man-none who so
completely and quickly won my friend
ship and esteem as the unassuming but
kind hearted Mayor of New York. He is
rich but instead ofdriving up to the Ci-
ty Hall every morning in his carriage,
he goes there on foot regularly, quelling
breaches of the peace by his own un-
aided effort, wherever he notices them
and administering relief to the distressed
wherever he sees that it is needed. He
is the head of a great party, and yet
while talking with him, his friendly ane
affable manner is such that you could
hardly realize his petition nor believe
that he was really the Chief Executive
officer of our greatest city.
And to see him walking through thu
streets unattended you would take hin
indeed for what he calls himself, nothing
but humble printer ] had the pleas
nre of going through his immense print
ing establishment in Cliff street. 1t il
situated on both sides ofthe street ii
double five story buildings, connecting
under the stree,-has in it thirteen press
es constantly at work, propelled by steam
power and $50 hands, $50 of them wo
meni FIFTY of whom have been will
him from ten to twenty years. Thus i
he and his brothers situated now. But
the history of his life is indeed instruc
tive and encouraging to all young men
who, like him, commenced poor but re
solved with determined zeal to succeed
if it was within the range Of possibilities
In 1910 the present Mayor came from
Long Island to this city, friendess-
with bundle Of clothes on stick, al
his worldly goods and 25 cents in hi
pocket, his entire capital. Thirty fou
years of unAaggiEg industry succeeded
and he IS now the head of rich hous
; which does business to the amount of uF
= wards of half million annually, andE tn
presiding Magistrate Of the most popr
lous city in the Union. And so meekl
does he wear his honors, that one isoa
5 most tempted to think he does not realiz
7 the height of the station which the unso
t licited suffrages of his fellow citizet
conferred upon him-the first office il
!, deed that he ever held or that he was
= candidate for. am much gratfe
that my visit to New York has enable
/ me to become acquainted with this mob
/ specimen ofan honest man this genuir
a Republican.