American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-03-10

AMERICAN REPUBLICANS OF New YORK.
The annual report Of the Comptroller, which
has recently been published in New York, ex-
hibits the fact, that the American Republican
Mayor and Council of that city, have reduced
the public expenditures nearly one thousand
dollars per day, or thirty thousand dollars per
month. Some of the papers had falsely charg-
ed, that the city expenditures had been greatly
increased; but this document has disproved the
charge, and carried general conviction that
Mayor Harper and his colleagues have faithful
ly fulfilled their promises of retrenchment and
reform. The New York Sun (neutraD speaks
of the labors and results of the American Re-
publican city Legislature in the following frank
and liberal manner:
The .9nerican Republicans. We gave yestel-
day slight summary of the Annual Report OF
the Comptroller, exhibiting the favorable cond
ton of the City finances under the rule OF the
Natives; at the same time expressing the graft
fication that we felt, in being able to give so
good an account of their administration thus
far; but the more we look at this report the bet
ter we like it; it is not document got up by
putty Ici' StEs'tSiiCOtii'e Pun PoStoj out to'hOs
from clean hands, and exhibits the true state Of
affairs. 1t is the annual report of high and
able functionary; and although we can scarce
believe our senses, as we witness the fullness
of retrenchment which it displays; the facts are
before us in black and white, and we are con-
strained to admit that party has arisen which
is true to its pledges, and worthy of the conf
dence of the people We are the organ of no
party, and with our hands unshackled, are pre-
pared at all times to award the need of censure
or of praise to such of the peoples servants as
may deserve the one or the other; we have
doubted the sincerity Of the professions of the
new party now in power, and we have blamed
them for acts which were manitestly but the
errors of judgment in their want of legislative
experience; and now that we witness the results
of their straight forward course, it becomes
pleasing duty to record our nowledgements
and make known their acts to the public. The
economy of this Common Council seems not
to be its only virtue. We have heard little of
them, but like still water' which "runs decp''
the annals of their administration show that
they have not been idle. Among the results
of their labors we find new organization of
the Aims House departments, which promises,
by its location and the arrangement under which
it is proposed to conduct it, TO make a large
and permanent reduction of the annual appro-
priaton for its support A new Police, the ef-
ficiency Of which has become apparent, even in
its infancy, as the records of the department
will show. reform of abuses and leaks in the
old police, BY the adjustment of fees for COM
mitments, patrolling, &C., which have hereto
fore made no small lnroads upon the purses of
our tax payers; fhe establishment of general
good order and quietude, in the place of almost
chaotic confusion; and IN many other matters
which have not escaped the attention of the
good citizen in his daily walks, all of which
tend to show to those who will see, the
exercise of spirit of devotion to the pub
lie veal, which makes them deserving of
confidence and support. The Wings may per-
haps rive these men from power, without be-
slowing particle of benefit upon themselves;
but if they do, we can only say that the people
will never forgive them. Let us for one keep
separate our national and municipal affairs.