New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-13
The Charter Election.

The night OF Election closed upon Us in defeat
and despsir; the next morning brought us tru % ph
and exultstion. The Wings slank homo on Tues
day nigh, In the undoub,ing conviction ths. they
had lost every thing; the Loco Focos shouted them.
selves hosrse and made night hideous with the
anbounceme OF their triumph. reeng home after
midnight to gloat over the rich reward Of their
ertions and 10 dreams clutch their several shares
Of the epois Even we, who were necessarily
n work through the night, had barely a faint
hope, from IL O'Clock p. NJ. to A. ~ that
the Wings migh have saved the Alderman
Of the Sixteenth, and no secured tie In one
Of the Boards. II was only when a. at the
last possible moment We " ere going 10 press, just
after A. NJ that one reporter brought us tidings
Of Aid SMITHS election In the Sixteenth, and In
quick succession another arrived with tidings Of
AID NArsAsD's success In the Eighteenth, giving
us the control Of the Board, and saving the Wing
officers Of the City from prescription. II was DOW
% late that could not stop TO vary anything pre-
viously written and. after hours OF depression, we
could not resolve even TO claim with confidence a
msjority IN one Board but hurried to press as we
might. Broad day. however. not only confirmed
the report OF Aid. MArSARDs election, but added
TO it the utterly unexpected tidiDgs that Wing
Asst AID. CLARK in the Twelfth and ALLERToS
in the Eighteenth were also elected, In def
ance Of the previous report ia one case and
the return made to us in the other. so that, in
spite Of the shameful loss Of the Second Ward,
and the unlocked for defeat 10 the Eighth, we
had at an early hour yesterday the qualification Of
announcing SUBSTANTIAL WHO TRIUMPH, in the
election Of WIG BOARD or ALDERsEs and OF gu.
pIRvIsoRs, and tie In the Board OF Assistants not
only preventing the removal Of our present Wing
officers. bat actually enabling US, through WIG
MAJORITY IN JoIsT BALLOT. to fill with Wings
any vacancies which may occur during the year
ensuing. Thus are Wing lamentations for defeat
suddenly transformed into rejoicngs over victory,
which though msned by the defeat Of our excel
lent Mayor. 10 yet Of decided value. Very gladly
would the mass Of our opponents exchange their
success for ours.
Our City Government remains Wbig for the
year ensuing, for the Mayors power is cypher.
The tie in the Board Of Assistants will prevent any
partisan Legislation. while the great body Of the
City Offices, the Police Of course excepted, will
continue in Wing hands. In effect the political
power ana patronage OF our City 10 very equtly
divided between the two parties are the In.
spectors Of Elections and we shall go into the
great Presidential struggle Of ls4s on more equal
terms than on any former occasion.
And now let us entreat the Wing majority in !
the present Common Council to use the remnant of
power still left them AZ to leave grateful re-
membrancs OF their services in the hearts Of the |
People. Let all paltry contrivances to make or
secure places for personal adherents or party |
psupers be sterny discountenanced Let the |
beat possible plan for securing cleaner streets
at a smaller expense be promptly devised and |
adopted no matter who may be personally in
eommodated thereby. Let us have moderate !
salaries for Police and Civil Justices, for Clerks
Of Courts &c. Let plans be matured for saving
the Peoples money wherever that is possible by !
reducing salaries contracting for works. &c. &c. |
Do not let the warning given by our narrow
escape from defeat and expulsion be misinterpre.
ted or disregarded do not let our opponents even
sssm more favorable to genuine Retrenchment and
Reform than we are. Wings in power do not
forget that even party policy no less than public
duty demands Of you an instant and unsparing de-
vOtion 10 Retire nchment and Reform