The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-03-28
NEW YORK HERALD.
The Municipal Eleotion-The Spring lex
element Rising.

The Municipal Election-The Spring E,
element Rising.
The movements Of the various parties IN I'M
city, now numbering three distinct organizations
previous to the election next Tuesday week
are beginning to excite great deal OF al
tentlon, and great deal OF interest aihonss
the citizens generally. This interest ana excite
ment are increased from the fact that the result
this election will decide some OF the most momeh
tous and important questions OF municipal reform
questions to which the popular voice has beer
calling attention for nearly twenty years, wlthou
the slightest effect upon either OF the old parties
In fact the interest in these local questions affect
ing the character, the reputation, the cleanliness
and the financial condition of the city of New
York, entirely exceeds any feeling that we hav,
seen for years, and throwsthe Presidential question
for the time at least, altogether in the background
So great is the interest felt, and intense tn,
excitement prevailing, that the three parties-th'
two old parties and the new or reform party-havt
all called meetings, which will be held at various
places to-day and this evening, all ralying thei
forces and all endeavoring to collect man!
adherents as possible.
The first meeting which takes place to-day is
grand, nultitudlnous mass meeting OF the "Ameri
can Republicans or New York City reform
party" at the Merchants Exchange IN Wall street
This will be the second great mass meeting which
they have held since the commencement OF the
spring movements The first was, as our readers
recollect, held at Washington Hall, and IN conse-
quence OF the immense mass OF people Hooking to
it. portion were obliged to adjourn to the Park,
in order TO find room for the thousands and thou
sands who congregated at the cry of reform. To-
yIT,l Of nh Sho aft
we expect to see another mighty mass meeting
such mass of human beings never have con-
gregated together in Wall street since it was known
by that name Indeed the rise and growth of this
new party-this new city reform party¬with-
standing some errors in point of taste and feeling
in some of the leaders, have astonished not only
all the sober, honest, intelligent, thinking citizens,
but have carried terror into the very hearts of the
old, corrupt, rotten factions. We have made
arrangements to send our whole corps of reporters
readers such report of all the proceedings no
other paper in the city can give.
The next meeting will be that Of the "young
whgs," who are called together by the committee
at National Hail. This is forlorn hope, and for
lorn party, at this time at any rate. If the "young
wings had any old sense about them, they would
perceive the propriety of postponing all distinct
party action until their great man, Mr. Clay, comes
into the field next fall. The people now, of all
parties, are not moving for the election of Presi
dent-they want city reform-they want good
police-they want clean streets-they want reduc-
ton of taxes-and all such reforms. We would adj
wise this party, therefore, to make little noise
possible and keep quiet and cool during the present
contest.
he rd ali InfO he feld IN.
night, to wit, the great locofoco party, who have
been for many years past ridden by worse spirit
IA more remorseless and cruel beng-than the old
MAN of the Mountain" who rode poor Sinbad
the Sailor to death. They have been under the
whip and spur of set of men who are well known
under the name of the firm of Samn1, Bang &
Co." and who have been battening on the plumber
OF the public treasury in various shapes and forms
for years past disregarding with the most insulting
contempt the voice OF the people in favor of REFORM
treating with lnsolent neglect all efforts on the part
of good citizens to obtain just and efficient govern
ment, and only at the eleventh hour coming for
ward with brazen-faced impudence quite unpa
raleled, even in their own past history, and claim
ing to be in favor of reform How? Why, be
cause they propose to alter the city charter
This is their beautiful project for quilting the people
and retaining for some years longer, the power t.
cheat and plumber but the people WON'T be gued
The great mass of the locofoco party-the honest
intelligent, independent classes-probably, two
thirds of the party-are in favor of reform, anc
will not be put of any longer. Their eyes have
been efiectually opened. They will unite with the
new reform party, in spite of the talking to
Buncombe," and splendid promises, and old hack
neyrd appeals about Van Buren, and human rights
at Tammany Hall tonight.
These are the movements-the very importan
movements which take place to-day; and, as we
will have our full corps OF reporters present at al
Of the meetings. we shall be able to present to-mor
row morning full and accurate account Of the pre-
sent position, prospects, doctrines and intentions O
the three parties now preparing to enter the fell
of contest on next Tuesday week.
PEEP INTO THE FIFTEENTH WARD LAST EVEN
Move sent one of our corps OF reporters to col
lect intelligence of the movements of the various
parties in the Fifteenth Ward. He found the Re
formers" or American Republicans, as busy as bee
on fine summer morning. AT the Stuyvesant In
stitute they had great and most enthusiastic meet
ing. The large lecture room was crowded an
many persons thronged the hall and entrance MI
Savage the principal speaker, and an exceller
speech he made. He exposed in a very happy an
energetic manner the corruptions of both the viii
and locofoco Common Council men -describe
their glowing abundant promises and their repeate
and systematic violation of every pledge-and point
ed out unsparingy the lagitious plumber of the cit
treasury by Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen VIII
obtained all sorts of contracts. He concluded b
forcbly urging on his numerous hearers the neces
sity Of vigorous, united exertons at the polls O
Tuesday week next His speech created great en-
and If.
ruff was called on to address the meeting.
On the other side of Broadway our reporte
found what was called the Wing Ward Meeting
in Constitution Hall. Phil. Hone occupied tn
chair, and, inclusive of him, the door-keeper an
the reporter there were thiry-eght persons presen
Mr.. Henry K. Davies was addressing this handf,
of manila and his sneerh ran that -, ia