New-York daily tribune., 1844-03-20
Whig City Meeting.


and prepare for the Charter Election. The meet,
;ng was called TO order by Col. Z. Ring, on whose
motion the following officers were chosen:
DAVID B. OGDEN. President
YIce- e-Presidcnts:
FrsDIS.yp SUYDaM SAMUEL FROST,
LANES Kelly HEZ. NJ. T,NDALE,
J. VAN NosTRASD, j. a. DEFEAg,
q r.. Hewlett, MAKcELLus EELs,
SYLvANUs 5. WARD, j. l.. SHARP
MYER S. MYERS, EDWARD !IlNlohs' W
JOSEPH G. HoXlE, PETER }. MENUS,
VIM w. TODD, X. II. HAYDoCk,
J. H. PATTERSON.
Sc ret4ries
CHARLES CHAMBERLAIs, BENNY +. SoMERBELL,
JAMES 6. MoFFATT, J. e. PINcKNEY.
NJ BLUNT, Esq. submitted the following
Address, which was read and UNANIMOUSLY
adopted ~
To the Electors efthe City Of New-York:
FELLow-ClT1zENs-The near approach OF our
Annual Election for Charter Officers reminds us Of
duties to be performed of evils to be averted and
blessings TO be secured. 1t impes Us again TO call
YOU TO devote few hours to the prosperity and vel
fare of our common country.
We address you rs Wings, butwe do not propose
to dwell on National Politics Happily, the great
distinctive Principles and Measures OF the Wing
nsrtv have so entwined themselves in their practical
working with the Prosperity and the Progress OF our
whole Broad Country-they have, so tar as gallant
exer;ions have enabled them triumph over reckless
hostility and revolving treachery, already so COM
mended themselves to the understandings ana the
hearts of our People, that no vindlcation at our
hands can be needed. The general well-beng OF the
American People is their proper and suthclent euio,
GUM The Whig Tariff OF 1872, once paralyZed
bv the madness of Executive talthlessness, and at
last secured solely by such humiliatng concessions
az only devoted Patriotism could make to intoxicated
Power, is nobly fulfilling the anuclpatlons OF It's
friends and shaming the woful predictions o! lis ene-
mics. Already do we ind in the far wider and more
diversified employment Of Labor and IN ITS larger
average reward-in the hum OF cheerful Industry
and the giant stride of Improvement-ln the reader
market for Products and the appreciation OF Prop
erty-the sure evidences OF general mehorahon.-
Already, after eighteen months experience OF the
operation of this great measure OF benehcence are
it's opponents eager 10 forget their conhdent asser-
lions that il would ruin Commerce and Navigation,
double the prices OF Manufactures and diminish the
rewards of Labor. Already are their predictions OF
its inadeouacy as a Revenue measure put to shame
by receipts for the last year exceeding and ior Inc
first quarter Of the present more than doubling those
realized in either year under their vauned low "a
riff for Revenue pithout Protection. Only let the
Tariff alone, and shall be able pay off in two
years the Public Debt -shameiully ac-
cumulated in time OF peace-under Our years Cl 10"
Recenue Duties, and again proudly take our stand
among the few unn1debted Nations of the civilized
world. Why, then, should we not let IL stand Is
Commerce depressed? Are Building and improve
uent arrested? Is the Farmer or Artisan without a
market for his products? lsProperty declining and
unsaleable Does Labor vainly beg employment or
famish on diminished and scanIy reward Judge,
Fellow -CirZens from the experience OF the Past,
whether The unchecked ascendancy OF Loco-fOcolsm
in our National Councils would be likely 10 effect
INN cOn.uOn
Judge, 100, If the false prophets who SO clamor-
ously prognosticated stagnauon and run from
the Tariff may not have been equally mistaken
in their denunciatons OF our efforts TO reestablIsh
q sound National Currency OF uniform par value
throughout the Union, and TO extend at once ne
lief TO the indebted, Security TO the Old, and Jus
tice to all the States, by the permanent Distrbu-
ton among them OF the Proceeds OF the Pubic Lands
Remember that neither of these great purposes has
been the subject OF more unmeasured obloquy, more
sanguine predictions ofcorrupton and calamity, than
the Tariff, and Judge the measures III Which we nave
been foiled by the fruits OF those which we have
perfected.
But this IS no Election Tor National officers,
though It's result will naturally affect the policy OF
the Government, aud be widely regarded, however
unjustly, the verdict of New ork on the measures
and character of the great contending parties. Ii Is
to the conduct of our City Government that we would
more Immediately invite your attention Are YOU
satisfied with that Government Are YOU conten,
with our annually increasing load axatlon coupled
with the increased and notorious insecurity OF ie anc
property Is the condition of our Public Charities
our Penitentiary establishments, our Police, ou
Streets, such as you approve and are content wlth
Frankly, we are not; and while we will not assume
that former Wing Corporations have been eXemp
from errors, we do confidently affirm aud appeal Il
your daily experience for proof, that our City was
never SO badly governed, or at such enormous cost
as now. We point you 10 the repeated homicldes II
our City of which the authors have gone undetecet
nd hat fba fyaun nd bol9 N
burglaries, assaults and robberies 10 the violation
by the present Council of the Street Contract at
heavy additional cost 10 our taxpayers while II
effect nearly stopping the cleaning OF streets al all
these and hundreds OF similar abuses call Loudly
urgently for Reform. II, Fellow Ciuzens, you set
fit TO entrus 10 u Wing Mayor aud Council The
government of your City for The ensuing Pohhca
year, we hereby pledge ourselves and them TO etec
the following important changes:
l. A reduction of the Annual Expenditures of ou
City, for siipurposes save Public Debt and perma
nent Improvements, TO One Million of Dollars;
2. An improvement in the present mode of clean
ing Streets whereby greater cleanliness shall be Sc
cured a, less expense;
3. A thorough and searching Reform of our Po
lice system;
the Poor shall be enabled 10 earn at least in part
their subsistence;
S The diminution, in every possible manner, o
CITY Expenditure and Corporation patronage by
the cutting of of all useless offices, the reauctlon
exorbitaui compensatons, the abolition OF the Cor
poration, and the substitution, wherever it shall b
possible, of the system of Contracts TO the loves
responsible bidder, for that ofjobbing, appointments
and fayoritism which has SO long and mlscheyously
prevailed.
Such, Fellow Citizens, are the motives which
have prompted us TO nominate, and such the pur
poses wherewith we ask you TO support as youl
candidate for Mayor, MORRIS FRANKLIN
His long experience and services in the councils O
the State and of the City-his pure and unsuilied
character, and his eminent capacity and worth are
the guarantees we offer for his fitness and fidelity.