The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-06-08

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| organ in Boston, the Courier, which has already
minated that Sir Robert Peel's ideas were pro-
muleated by Mr. Webster several years ago, and
in the recent development OF the "Clay Club" at
Utica, we come TO the conclusion that it is the in
,enon OF the largest, most effective, and the
youngest portion of the wing party, to become
=" Observation-Disclosures, in the occupancy of high
ground on the currency question, and the aboli-
non, In process oil time, Of The whole State bank
system In this country, erecting its ruins gene
raj system, on philosophical principles, growing
out OF the necessity OF the times. In this view of
the question, we hail with great pleasure the pro-
lects and views Of the wings, and aIdently trust
that they may be enabled to carry out purposes 30
patriotic and 80 just.
To accomplish these purposes, it will be neces-
sary Tor the wings to elect Mr. Clay, and with him
majority OF representatives of a similar opinion.
Full organization and tie application of every just
and proper means OF operating on public opinion,
will be necessary. The plan OF a state organiza-
tlon proposed, Is therefore good and trust that
The young wings, who have the business IN their
hands, will carry it cut to the fullest extent.
They must rot suppose that their opponents, the
democrats, are idle. They have hald battle be-
fore them. But if the wings can carry New York
and Pennsylvania, they will triumph beyond all
doubt, and in this position we leave them to-day.
The next two months will decide the contest. In
that period the great weapons Of argument and rea-
son, will have full time to operate. The public
mind will BE- made up Hence the absolute
cessty of observation-disclosures effort on
the part both of wings and democratsfor two months
to come, at the end Of which brief PERIOD the voters
will have determined how to act at the polls.
Cry REroRM-W is the reason that the
streets remain in as filthy state as ever? The
hot season is now upon us, and if some measures
be not speedily adopted for the cleansing of the
streets from the accumulated filth, we may expect
the breaking forth Of some plague from the nox-
ious efuyia which is constantly arising all over
the city. We every day inundated with let
tcrs complaining of the abominable condition Of
the streets Innumerable inquiries are made
as to who are the street inspectors Of the
various wards, and if the Common Council do
not, without any further delay, commence the
work Of cleaning the public thoroughfares, they
may depend upon it that public dissatisfaction will
manifest itself in a way not to be Mistaken
There can be no shadow of excuse for suffering
the city to remain in that dsgraceful state which
had, perhaps, more than any other cause, the ef-
feet of exciting general indignation against the
rupt and inefficient rulers whose seats are now
cuped by the representatives of the new reform
party. The location of the city-washed by two
great rvers-supped with abundance of water in
every street and lane-all render its cleansing
work of comparatively little difficulty. And yet
believe it is at present the dlrties city in Chris
tendon. The universal outcry Of strangers is
"God bless us, what filthy city," Once for all,
we tell the Common Council that if they do not at
set about cleaning our streets. they may rest
assured OF being voted out of Office at the end of
the year, by still more overwhelming majority
than that which elected them.
Then again, the regulation of the omnibusses, is
an important branch of city reform, to which no,
the slightest attention has yet been paid. These
public conveyances, instead of being public con-
veniences, have become public nuisances. The
comfort the accommodation, even the safety Of
the limbs and lives Of the citizens entirely dis
regarded by the propretors of these vehicles. With
set, generally speaking, OF the most stupid, gno-
rant, nsolent, and BLACKBOARD fellows that can be
found for drivers, these omnibusses the subject
of universal complaint II person gets into one
of them up town, he Is dragged along at a snails
pace till the vehicle gets to Bleecker street, and
there he obliged to wait for five or ten minutes
ill one of the opposition line reaches the same
point, when, of b.th omnibusses are driven at
gaop, endangering the lives of the pedestrians al
every crossing as far as the Park. Then, at night
double the regular fare is demanded, in many
cases, by the drivers, and if the imposition be
resisted, the passenger is overwhelmed with abuse
and blasphemy. Now, everybody knows that this
ought at once to be reformed. But not a single
step has yet been taken to relieve the public from
the excessive annoyance, inconvenience, and dam
ger. arising from the abominabls manner in which
all the omnibus lines are at present conducted.
Neither have we heard of the adoption Of any
measures Tor the suppression of the gambling
houses-those horrible dens of vice and crime OF
the blacket description. The sharpers of Park-row
and Barclay street still seen ounging about the
hotels and along Broadway, insulting respectable fe-
males and looking out for green victims. Abandon
I'd women parade our streets in greater numbers
and with more disgusting impudence than ever
crowds of the lowest loafers congregate about the
doors OF taverns in Broadway, and at the street
corners in the evenings, that respectable females,
even when protected cannot walk our principal
horoughfare withou, being annoyed, and disguised
1t every step All this indicates the sad defects of
our police sysem-or rather our total want OF po-
lice. What has been done to give us police q
| Nothing. This is really very bad policy on the
part Of our new rulers.
| Do the members of the new Common Council
forget that they were elected for the purpose OF
giving these reforms, and freeing US from those
evils to which we have thus briefly alluded II
they mean to retain their power and popularity,
they must, at once, proceed TO fulfill those antici.
pations which thrir repeated declarations excited
They must not occupy themselves solely in the dis
| rributon Of "the spoils" We have all along given
hem our aid But that aid has been afforded 10
| hem solely on the ground that they would give us
| municipal reform in all departments, and deliver us
| from those accumulated evils which the corruption,
disagreement and lncapaciy of their predecessors.
OF both parties, had entaled upon us Now, we