The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-03-25

We publish this morning SUPPLEMENTARY
HERALD, containing portion OF the news rom
Europe the last days proceedings IN the Costello
case, Congressional proceedings, &c, NC. his
Supplement is intended for our regular Guy SUD-
scribers. to whsm it will be delivered by the car
riers gratis, this morning To all non-subscribers
il will cost two cents per copy.
CHARTER ELEcrroN.-We believe that the can
yass 70 charter election will commence in earnest
from this day The three parties have each can
didate for Mayor before the public, and are very
rapidly filling up the lists of candidates for the va
rlous ward offices. In few days we expect to be
able publish the nominations of all the three par
ties.
This election begins to excite great deal OF at
tenton, more than any one within our recollection
For many years past this city has been abomlnably
msgoverned-taxed without any regard to econo-
my justce-disgraced in its police and in all de-
partmens of its municipal concerns, to such an ex
tent as to create new party, whose principal groune
of success is based upon reform in all branches o.
the city government. This party, calling
themselves American Republicans and originally
starting chiefly the point of opposition to the re-
cent School Bill have necessarily adopted some
rather narrow opinions in relation to religion and
other subjects, which time will no doubt modify.
But the great basis Of the movement must be re-
cognised as just and tenable by every sensible man
of every party ia New York. We do not ourselves
approve of the extreme bitterness which many Of
their leaders display towards the Catholic religion,
and towards the Iish as a class Catholicity
in day, end the Pope, in the nineteenth
century, are very harmless ingredients in society.
i Il
have a great many excellent and admirable quail
ties but even these by indulgence may become a
tle too arrog mt to be borne by their fellow-ctl-
2ens, and to this condition of things we believe the
new party is indebted for the first germ OF its sue
cess.
But although opposition to the School Bill, which
was narrow ami sectarlan, perhaps very good
G3 captsndum ground which to start the new
party, yet complete success Is not TO be attained
without modifying, hberalzing these sentiments,
and taking with decision the ground of sound, radi
cal reform in the city government. This ground
we believe the new party does now take, with
James Harper At the head, and a variety OF excel
lent and worthy citizens in the various wards On
his basis we do believe that The " Natives y
have the best hopes of gaining the city 1t is very
that since they have come out openly and In
we'll organized force, that the wings and locoocos
have both came forward with smiles their faces,
pretending also to be r-formers-sweaiing that they
will give us reform that they will correct the po-
lice-that they will purify the Tombs''-thst they
will clean the streets-that they will reduce the
tlles-that they will do any thing and ten times
more than we want They are hypocIitcs all. Every
body knows it. When they had the power for
years. one after the other alternately, they never
started an inch-thev never lifted finger IN favor
of reform And even at this moment they would
not have uttered squeak in favor of reform, bu
for the prosDect of being driven from the polls with
shame and confusion by this the new, Jealous buoy.
ant party
On the whole, we think it is much the SAFEST
way for the whole people of the city, and for all
the friends of good government, without distinction
of party, to try those native Americans for once
We have tried the wings, and they have deceived
us. We have tried the locofocos, and they, also
have deceived us. Let us new try these native
republicans for year at least. Let every mar
go to the polls, irrespective of party distinctions
Let every one 60 determined not to be humbuggec
into losing sight of the interest of the city, and hi
own interest, by the miserable partizan appeals
about the presidential, or any other question. Lei
every man go to the polls with generous deter.
mination to give the reputable, honest, upright
who are named as candidates of the new OF
reform party, chance of fulfilling their solemn
pledges-eleet their Mayor, and give them a ma
jorlty in the Common Council. Let us see if they
do mean to give reform. If they deceive us,
we can turn them out at the end of the year, and
elect others in their stead.