New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-04-12
.c,.v Resorm.,-rhe New Dynasty.

~. grounds on which it.has been restored TO as
s.nd.ncv in our City Councils. nor forget the
,,or,;sss Of amendment and good behavior on the
s,,.no,b Of which minority OF the People have
.,.;n entrusted TO i; the management Of our Mu-
n;o;oaI concerns They forcibly admonish 1t that,
,,,lsss the coming year shall witness decided I'M
n,ovemen, on the conduct Of this same party when
formerly invested with power. no EXPERIENCES al
figuring out imaginary savings, no energy OF eiec-
t;oneeripg on the part Of the Corporation ONCE
holders (though their name DE Legion,) no prodl-
yalty of aid, whether in cash work, on the part
Of the affiliated egions Of the Federal and state
Governments. can save the new ascendancy from
discontinue as speedy and thorough as that winch
has ust overtaken its Native predecessors. All
this is very true, very papable and yet we appre-
bend that the wellmeant admonitlons OF our CO
temporaries will be utterly wasted.
No; that our new rulers do not now mean TO give
us thorough and satisfactory Reform. They are
doubtless fully bent on signalling their little
day Of authority by very thorough correction Of
abuses and retrenchment Of needless expenditures.
Tartarus is no by no means the only region paved
with good intentions. But when II comes TO the
real work of reforming abuses, Political party,
intent on acquiring or retaining power IN the State
or Nation, finds its path beset with difficulties and
obstacles and the party Just now triumphant finds
these difficulties more numerous and lnsuperabe
than any other ConcedDg TO our new rulers album
dant capacity, integrity and resolution-a very ib-
eral concession, by the wayne do not see how
they are to reform the most fragrant abuses and
govern the City as it should be governed. Let us
illustrate:
Clean Streets form the bur,hen of the most ur-
gent demand Of the great mass Of our citizens =
They know that New-York is and insist thai she
should not be, the fthcst Of our Atlantic Cities
But Clean Streets we cannot have while heaps OF
offal and garbage are thrown into the streets almost
hourly from half the houses in the City, and ten
thousand swine are steadily engaged in rendering
this reeking mass of filthy and putrescent matter
still more offensive and noxious. We may abuse
the Corporation, beabor the Street Inspectors and
curse the sweepers from July to eternity, and still
the City must be essentially filthy so long as these
causes Of its flthiness remain But our new rulers
will not dare 10 lay the AK to the root OF the tree
Nne-tenths OF the hog breeders are Democrats Of
the first water, and driving the hogs out OF the
streets might drive many voters out Of the party
High Iares form the basis of another general
and Just complaint The public burthens of our
City are enormously, mischievously exorbi'ant.-
They are constantly driving away worthy citizens
into the surrounding villages and country, TO escape
their merciless exactons. But why are our taxes
30 unreasonaby high and yet steadily increasing
Who can doubt that the primary cause of this is
the federation and enormous extent OF the traffic in
Intoxicating Liquors9 Who does not see that this
is every year Transforming thrifty Taxpayers into
tax-devourng paupers and criminals Our Quarter
OF q Million per annum 10 support the Aims House
IS but 1.-THE Of the burhens heaped upon the City
by the Rum business Aside from double the
amount dispensed in private charity, our Police,
our Courts OF Justice our Penitcntiary and Prisons
cost US double If not treble what they would but for
the temptations 10 drunkenness which beset the
ignorant, the frail, the perversely inclined on
almost every corner Danish Alcoholic drinks from
our City, and the expenses OF our Government
might be reduced at least half.
But will our new Common Council do any thing
10 relieve us from this intolerable burthen Alas
large proportion Of the Aldermen are Themselves
Rumsellers as we believe the Mayor has BEEN
Their living, their property, their Political nfu-
ence, have been acquired by dealing out the internal
poison to It's deluded and maddencd votaries
What can we expect from them' But even Were
have wrought, and TO bring forth fruits meet for re-
pentance, behind them stand F0ur Tousaad rum.
sellers, at least nine-,enths of whom contributed
potentially TO the elevation of our new rulers
Havemeysr, Charlisk Hart Il Co. Should the
Corporation attempt 10 dsceuulenance the hum
business, this vast and well organized body, con-
trolling not less than Ten Thousand votes, would
upset the Corporation What, then, can we ration
ally hope in this respectl
Gambling is kindred and terrible evil, utterly
condemned by the laws, and susceptible OF signal
dimiRutiou if not entire eradication by thoroughly
faithful Municipality. But the Gamblers of our
City are also complete and we'll organized force,
al least One Thousand strong, and able to control
two or three thousand votes, They are, with few
exceptions. most active, adrolt and influential
Democrats and have largely contributed to the
election of Polk, Wright, Havemeyer& Co How
can the new Municipality have the heart 10 perse-
cute such devoted and serviceable supporters
Would il not be difficult 10 atiec, serious dislike
10 them while Captain Rynders, nj the head OF the
cite OF the Empire Club. with banners flying aud
music playing, pays hls respects in form TO the new
President and IS grsciousy received, Is assigned a
prolninen, place in the Inaugural Procession, form:
the Guard OF Honor OF the retiring President taking
leave OF the White Eorse s:idregulaies the proceed
inSs Of general meetings IN Tsu.many Hall7 How
could The Alderman elect OF the Second ,iorirs,snce
consent 10 any s,s.pseht MEASURES against Gofub
lens when he VIGOROUSLY his elro,ioa 10 theii
residence iE his Ward and ,heir patriotic edorts'
Could he be expected TO defgIst himself Of coz
stiiuency land We, ihsre IN no pom, CT Wick OF
City authorities are hs5iirslly snd Hasrzai!y
rerniss IN the discharge oil ;hsT F~orn duty a. -
winking al the prevalence ef Gambling.
And ye, there i, evil ulofc terribly Dr.
s,ructive OF Thrift, H-al,h. H&pp,nes., Morak and
Life itself than even Gambling, Il Is the d.,as.i,
vice of sexual LiceniionsnsS, How can any sss
ns TO keep silence with regard to tins masked gate.
way TO Perd,on. when every year witnesses IN,
drawing into it of thousands en- thousands of the
young, the promising the innocent, the manly, tn,
hesu:ifu 10 their Certain and irra,riexahle MIN