New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-04-05
rr The LINING.
To ,be Friends of EQUAL Rights and Lovers
of Constitutional Freedom

when you are called upon 10 e1riCiSe 'He'
r;z, which Is the guardian of our Ciyii AID keLi-
gious Libeuy-the Elective FRANCHISE lou
have. fellow citizens. n the exercise OF that rshi,
entrusted the partr IN power IN the City Govern
u,ent with The administration OF the laws, and the
regulation OF public affairs aPpertainIns thereto
You ar. aware of The causes which have operated
in bringing this new party into beng: II Is not ne
csssarv. therefore. 10 discuss them here IN detali
suffice it 10 say that il was principally through the
ou5 crv OF reform and rerrenchmentin the Govern
nspt affairs OF this CITY, wflcb Will deny, Is
much. very much needed. But has iae great trust
which the confding people rePosed IN the Native
Party been performed IN good faith J distinctly
hear the much wrongci and oppressed people an
swer in one voice, No We have been wotully
deceived BY those quasi TefoTmeIs,
Let US now briefly review ther leading acts since
they came into power in The CITY Government, and
then we will distinctly see whe,herihey deserv.
ing the continuance OF tha; confidence and support
90 generously extended 10 them Acts speak louder
than words" by their acts shall V, know them
The Native american party promised before last
sorpg Election, that, If elected Office, The Peo-
ole should have an economical system of Govern
men,. and that, in fact, II should Undergo saiu-
,ary change in all lis Departments Now, as the
day of reckoning-the ldes OF AFli-ls within
bsiling distance, we, in the name Of this People.
ask this Nati-e party to stand forward and rem
der strict accoua, OF their stewardship.
Where Is that Police Reform which you osten-
tatiouslv promised 10 e, Us have Ii we would but
sntr,;si YOU with Power 1t IS true that at IN
eleventh hour YOU, through mere policy (Which
is well undersrood). gave Us system OF Police
the NJ P s-conslsung in reality OF nothing but
sci Of political lounsers who, wlth few exceptions,
aye incompeten, 10 discharge the duties of the Of
fees 10 which they were respectively appointed
so tho; the People have got the shadow Tor the sub
stance, Yon next promised 10 let Us have clean
streets, and that the expenses thereof should De
considerably reduced. Here, again. You are IN
cornnetent 10 the task YOU have undertaken, or,
what i worse. dishonest in not faithfully dis
charging vour duty. The streets have, since you
came INTO power been IN worse condition by one
hundred per cent than for years past; while,
strange TO say, the expenses Tor cleaning them have
largely cleased-1hich demonstrates that you are
deficient in acts judgment and economy Again.
Won next promised. among other things, that, in
movals and appointments 10 Office, You should be
governed bv honest motives alone ; and that none
should be removed from Office but such as were
corrupt and noisy poiilcans; and, moreover, maj
none should be appointed to Office but those who
are honest and competent, irrespective OF party
Here again your solemn professions have fallen 10
the ground, stiIlborn. You have Initiated these
acts of the old parties 10 the lues, extent, which
vcu have so loud v denounced, when Inponns the
People TO place you in power.
In the appointing power, your selection Of men
for the various Offices was lnJudcious and unjust
IN the extreme: as proof OF II. look at the IN
proper APPOINTMENTS YOU have made OF Police Ma
aistrates Two OF whom. you have arralgned al
the tribunal OF Public justice, and by strong party
VOTE dismissed one OF them from office. on are
q tn.41r n hon.
and incompotency, but IN reality, because they I'VE
renounced your prescribing " Native Prinu 'es
and measures: does not all hs demonstrate the
foul spirit OF persecution that peryades your whole
course Of conduct, from the day OF youT existence
rs party 10 the prese Mt time in the midst OF
this state of things the Municipal laws are poorly
and yiIely administered by those IN power. from
whom the people had every reason 10 expect better
things Ii is true when you frs, entered upon your
otiical duties You reduced the salaries OF some
few offices, which led Us 10 ondiy hope that You
would untilnchngly discharge the trus; thai we re-
posed IN YOU but alas we have been sadly ms
taken For since then, you have done Itile else
hut legslate for the advancement OF your own po-
Iitical designs, regardless 81 the common veal II
Is true that by your directions, some OF your petty
officers were Tor a time busly engaged IN driving
the apple-women from the sidewalks and by
places Of the City, as YOU declared them 10 be
nuisance that mus, not be tolerated. Butyou must
recoec, that in your blind zeal for popularity, yon
overslepped the mark that prudence ptescrIbrs lnr
nearly all of these women were aged and poor, and
consequently. unable 10 do hard work for living
beside they had families 10 support, and the conse,
quence Is that when Won deprived them OF their
ONLY means Of sus,enancc they we're thrown help
less upon the community and, as last r.sori, were
necessltated 10 take refuge IN the Aims House, and
thus he maintained nj the public expense. Hence.
in that particular YOU were led more by the nose
than by the understanding. If you had been as in
deatigabie in supprcsslng the real evil that abounds
IN the CITY, 1t would rebound much 10 your credlr,
and gain for YOU the heartfelt gratitude ct all good
citizens; namely the numerous gambllnS-places
that are be mtt al every point and turn through
out the CITY. These are the infamous Gens Of ln-
ilnty that lead 20 debauchery and crime, and min
the fortunes of numbers oil the people, both Young
and old Here. then, Is an evil oil great magnitude,
(not 10 speak of numerous Others that calS aloud
for the prompt action OF the civil! authorities Yet
you the Peoples Guardians and pledged advocates
Of reform and reirenchment pass Il over with cCd
indifference as being too unworthy OF yonr gracious
attention. The fact i thus cOuclus!vry es;0b-
lished, that your very acts positively condemn Neu
aud prove that Won are altogether Enthusiastically;
and that is The solemn sentence which the People
viii pass upon You in few days through the ballot
box
Let us now direc, attention 10 the Heads OF
our Municipal Departments. The INST on the list,
tha, we will refer to- Is the Comptroller. His he
port was Transmitted 10 the Common Council some
few weeks since How has that Report been treat
ed by the Native party members IN The Board OF
Aldermen One ct the members rose IN his place
and called for the reading Of the document, for the
information oil the Board and the public, as Is Gus
,omary in al legislative bodies, with public docu-
mcn,s bul IN this instance such would not be al
lowed by the Natives They became quite
alarmed at the call which was thss made, so IL was
ordered or file BY strict party vote: which too
plainly tells that ''there Is something rotten IN
Denmark. ?"
The Suspicion has been since confirmed; for we
have got the startling disclosure that the expenses
Of The present City Government Will exceed those
OF the preceding one by at least $50, cta; 10 pay
which, the People will be obliged 10 bear still
more heavy taxation. There are, besides, certain
serious charges laid against the Lamp and Gas
COMMITTEE in contracting fol- Oil torlh- Of the
City, which Oil is sad be highly adullera;ed BY
the parties furnishing the same; and, ii true, the
severest punishment should be meted OCT TO those
who are guilty OF the fraud. Lastly, there are
! .ain charges made against the Commissioners OF
the Aims House. bv Assistant Alderman Charlick,
IL his place in the Board OF Assistant Aldermen, al
a recent meeting of the Board lie there stated
that said Commissioners extended lie public mo-
nev in different wars therein mentioned for their