New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-17

less be the division Of the State into Congressional
Districts and the reception b. the Legislature OF the
State share of the Proceeds Of The Public Lands
Affairs of eur City.
We are but four weeks from our annual Charter
Election, which is to be followed fortnight after,
by the choice of Delegates 10 the Constitutional Con
yention The latter election we regard with deep
interest the former with comparatively little. And
yet this Charter Election ought TO be, might be,
source Of great benefit to Cur people. But 7cH 1t
BET the universal apathy regarding it indicates the
prevalence OF despair.
Yet why despair Let some impartia! person
raveree our city to day, and ask every citizen be-
side his counter workb bench, or wherever else he
might be found Do you think there ought 10 be
change in the management of our City affairs p
THAT the call for I'wo Millions and haT Of Dol
lars of taxes for the service of 1876 is too beavy?
That salutary change might be effected if those
who desire it would only unite and try And we
are confident three-ffths at least would promptly
answer in the Affirmative Then why cannot some
thing be done7
The current answer imports that the People are
tired Of Poltcs-are hampered by party organiza
tions and commttees-therc's nobody to take the
lead or work, &c. &c.-These things may be So but
we could tell better after trial And ut all events
Il seems to US very clear that those who want the
City well governed in contrad distinction from those
who mainly want 10 govern it. ought 10 attempt to
make themselves felt in the next Councils, and could
hardly make the attempt in earnest without achiev
ing success.
Our choice is not merely between such rule as
we have had last year aud something better, but be-
tween the latter and good deal worse May or
HAvEMEYsR peremptorily declines q reelection.
Now he is not the kind Of man We would choose
for 20 important an Office: we think he lacks encr-
gy, decision aud comprehensivencss OF views. But
Mr.. H. is man of unsuhed personal character and
has served the City faithfully. He has meant well,
and, go far as he had ability and opportun ity, has
done well. In his stead, Tammany proposes to ia
vor us next year with Mr.. j. Sherman Bro,cnell-a
change which strikes Us any thing but an improve
ment We do not believe ii is possible for Mr.. B
associated and upheld he for years has been, to
act as fearless and faithful Chief Magistrate of our
City, upholding sobrety and order and sternly re-
pressing dissipation and vice.
Two other persons have already been named for
Mayor-Polcc Justice TAYLOR and ex-Alderm Gu
CozzENs. The former was first nom mated by the
Native Americans, but declined The latter was
next proposed by them, and, though we do not hear
that he has declined we arc confident ne will do SO
For all men must see that il any party candidate
can be elected, 1t cannot be the candidate of the
weakest party in our City, which Of three successive
Elections has run down from q nominal 2s 600 TO n
real 5000 and thence to barely 5000 votes To
AID Cczzens as man We have no objection and
we do not believe he Is Native enough to damage
aim. But to him as the especial candidate of the
Native American party. the bearer of its standard
and the instrument OF its policy, we should have
very strenuous objections. The thing won't do.
Now Justice Taylor has been a second time pre-
sented candidate by those in favor of divorcing
our Charter Elections from National or State Politics
and making thorough reform in our Municip al
Administration The Native organ sneers nj this
nomination IS made by very few persons. The
essential question, however, concerns not the man
ner Of the nomination SO much as the fitness OF the
nominee aud the readiness of the People TO uu lite
upon him. In our Judgment we have no man in
City better fitted for its Mayor than Justice Tay
lor. OF his integrity and energy man entertains
q doubt, while his capacity and experience are
hardly surpassed by those of any other If all those
who desire City Administration which will re-
press Crime, diminish Vice, rerench Expenditures
and cherish Sobriety and Good Morals should THU
best to unite on Justice T. and elect him, with n
Common Council Of like men, selected with equal
disregard of party, we believe our City would long
nave reason to bless the day this course was re
solved on.
Such are our views. Should i, be deemed adj
visible to present u distinctive Wing candidate, we
saail support that candidate though we should pre-
tef 10 throw Politics aside and sustain the ncmina
uon OF Justice Taylor as the candidate OF CITY Re
tosm w has better can be done
R The journal of Com,aerce thinks thai :. Do.
baps they fthe LocoFo of New. Hamnsbirsl ps;,,
learn lesson from the results of this election, ;, W.
should MT wonder. Perhaps, as one item Of ,b,,
lesson they will learn tina; the base bowling Of the
knee to the dark spri, of Slavery may be carried
quite too far Possibly the lesson may not be wholly
without influence on the trucking 'Doe.faces in
other States
e Our thanks are due to Hon RICHARD P.
HssaIck for copy Of the Map of the Oregon Territory
oy the U. 9. Exploring Expedition, recently pubished
0y authority Of Congress
M. ATILAhauGus- O. K.--We learn by the Elis,ort.
~ ,hs, o yesterday that the Board of Supe rysois
snr W Suonly WIZ stand II Wings 10 IL Locos The
town OF Portvile has elected Whir and nor a. loco
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