New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-09-09
Political (aluIuuy.

The True Sun OF yesterday illustrates us haolt
ual neutrality in Politics after this fashion;
We cay that If il I. in the power of tho
Democratic party 10 reflect Mr Fsgg lConiroler 'ney
oug bt 10 DO IT, We sey ihi. from our own knowledge
of MS fidelity ability snd unopproachshe integrity In
the performance Of the srdoou and responsible DUTIES
of his Office We know that uoder the administration
of that Ce by his predecessor great abuse oil tue Tree
banking law prscticed and stil ia success
fu progress aud ina, tn@ scbernog sh-vers aud hosn
cers Of the ~ tiy mills winch iuested our StAl"
hsd managed 10 obtain from the Controllers once a
large excess OF bills and above Whist they had le-
gally secured al that Office.
Nr FlsgR Immediately upon assuming 'he dCues OF
the Office put sudden aud rather unsnteipaied stop
10 these knsyeries compelled these bankers TO IN
CREASE their securities the proportion required py
law or return the bills they hsd obtained by "a art'u
evasion of the lac tolerated by bis predecessors aud
ia this way he deprived the bankers OF their darling
opportunity for illegal plumber. The result ~ss that
quite a large number OF banks Of that clsss we're
abandoned by their eet,ers up ss was no parto ihe
purpose be- restricted TO the honeet game 81 the ou
ness TO which a proper Observance oi tue IA" "o1 a
snhiec, them The sudden dissolution OF the socaled
Manufactursrs Bank At Ssugertes Ulster County and
of the so called Farmers Bank 1t Malone with me olls
OF which banks our City was at one um7 n)ooen, Ho
instances point which our ciuzens viii readily recos
Mise
We have nothing to say at present with regard
TO the much.lauded honesty aud vigilance OF Mr..
Flaee aud no desire to intsrmeddle with the ieud
though We should say, if that party really hare
got an honest man to keep the strong box. they
will act unwisely ii they drop him while he is will
ing TO serve They not always fortunate IN
their cashk keepers But the gross imputations OF
the True Sun on the personal integrity OF Hon
! John a Collier, who preceded Mr.. Fiagg IN the
Controllersbp whom esteem DO whit inferior
! To MIR f. in ability or integrity. are such as de
mand proof or instant retraction. We challenge
the True Sun for evidence that Mr.. Collier eve
allowed any bank or broker TO obtain one dollar O
issues fer which securities bad not been deposited
as the law required. We know that. about tbs
time Mr. Collier was IN office part OF the Stocks
then on deposit as security with the State wer'
greatly and rapidly deprecated owing TO the opei
Reputation Of Mississippi, sustained aud jussitie
by the Loco Foco party, and the virtual hepuda
tion of several other States Many Of these Stock
had been taken and their value fixed by Mr. Flag
when previously Controller, but We attach N
blame to him We presume he Gid his duty, ac
cording the best light he had Mr. Collier. we ar
sure. did no less 1t is quite enough to have th
personal integrity OF eminent public officers as
sailed in the heat Of partissnshp by their ope
and manly Political foes but these smooth tongue
neutral stabs are too venomous TO be passed owe
lightly VIII the True Sun attempt TO justify
| ERIE RAILROAD DoCR.-The officers OF the En-
Railroad consider themselves wise responsible 10
the secien, at the dock foot of Dusnes, by which
woman nearly los, her lie three evenings since
because the City Corporation nxne the dock 'her'