New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-08
NEW TRIBUNE.
NETWORK. THURSDAY, nov. g.


son another signal victory, Dat We cannct thahA
70, 4, the energy ADD devotion Of Our wealthy and
socially powerful class, who are popolsriy sup
posed 70 be specially interested 10 the supremacy
Of Law and Order, and in tbs sscendsncy Of What
are vaguely termed Conservative principles
This class were only asked 70 vote this time soo0'
half Of them were Psrsusded TO 90 ~ sns o-0e'
half stand At home, saving themselves an sVer'se
u al hour zach for what they doob'ie" oonsoe'ed
more i'm portrait uses. Nor are we incIheo u 'eN-
der any extraordinary amount OF prase 70 me
manner IN which our Primary Meetings were con-
duo,s5. no- 10 the wisdom, fidelity and disnter
e,tedpess displayed 10 making our General ara
Ward Nominations We mad many excellent
o.nsid.,es In nomination on ell Our tickets-caps-
bI. upright worthy meo, ~ DO helped 10 draw ont
yo,ss. and helped 10 win votes TO our ticket We
mad also candidstes forced upon os who were nei'
ther popular nor specially deserving and who bad
20 be carried by the Ticket and the Csuse from
The beginning 10 the end Some OF them broke
down those who had 10 shoulder the Dad after
endos-orng by all peaceful and brotberiy means
~ bs relieved therefrom. Others were staggered
through witb, bot IL JOS, eli that strong party
add its more popular candidates could DO TO carry
thsu. The Official Canvass viii show who belong
D. one olass and ho 70 the other and Il Will doubt
less be carefully and p'o6isby considered.
Nav. friend, IL DaVst be We cannot nope that
ma .trsotion and irresolotlon u our sdVers@ies
will bs prot,scted much longer and whenever
they ,balb have rally united We shall be sum.
moned 20 very different and more serious contests
than tA,s When the day Of trit' shall come, We
most be 10 a condition 10 seec. 'uch candidates 90
will all strengthen the ticket, and not derive their
spenstb from ito ssy 10 Aldermen, Police Cot
tDm. House officers, &c. Gentlemen, you are al
very well 10 yo0t places bot when the business
of selecting candidates is In hand, becomes
you 10 stand back and let the outsiders say =
word We can't hear Of the y7gh OF this or that
man 70 be Alderman or anything else II be has
merits, we will gladly aud csndidly consider
them bat the only nights In the case are Those
of,be People 70 be well governed aud OF the Wing
party to select the most fit and popular oardi
'dstss, 90 that its principles shall have ialf
chance before the Peopls. Unless there - a
force out.ide Of the station houses and ohce hold
ing cabsls TO regulate this matter, NO shall be IN
constant danger Of drifting on lee shore, and At
time. when such result will be National cal
smity
Ooe more point---for this 10 s0Od time 10 say
thioss that need ssying--there must be a new
leaf tornsd over with resstd to the tteatme en-, Of
Adopted Citizens 10 the dispsnsstion Of Offices.
or our Cty's population fall third are foreign
bern 81 our Clty's voters, not less than fourth
ore Adopted Citizens. They have need We uyV
iAacty the same rights a. other citiSens-neither
's~ nor pnore-the rights common 10 ell American
freomsn How comes It, In this City. which has
prosesssdly repudisteA Nstivism, thst .mong the
eighteen csnd dates Of the two parties Tor ci5y
ard County eio.s OF profit there Is not one who
Ia recognized ss an Adopted Citizen ? We do not
pres. the point with regard 10 the sixteen candi.
dates Tor like posts on the two State Tickets, f'r
va are now deslios with the nisdemeanors OF
iur City alone OF the eighteen candidates for
Senator, we believe no ono was torn out OF the
cou0try, aud not than three Of tee thirty two
candidates Cor Assembly. OF the seventy -t~o
candidates Tor Aldermen and Assistants, half q
ioxeu may have been born In Europe though we
lhios not. Now there are among ne Adopted
Citizens a. worthy, capable and every way Cited
or Legislative and other responsible trusts as sry
II our people. How does il happen thss there are
~ rarely and srudginsly nomiu ated for honorable
aud desirable trusts II IL were accidental
could il occur 90 constantly II 1t be Intentions,
~ the result OF Jealousy, dislike, or feeling Of
superiority on the part Of our home born CIT
Ee,s, 1. II not slaringly unjust and mlschievous
We hsve considered al that may be said about
office being, es g general thing. no advantage to
those who hold IL but this does not meet the
esse. The question is not one Of advantage but OF
equality. Our Adopted Citizens, AZ class, are
devotedly American in their principles and heel
ios.i they have cast 10 heir lot with US ,hey
wish to be with US, and OF us, and ash only such
treatment ss will evinee that our professions OF
democracy and broth erhocd are not hollow and Ge
lasive. Bot they are met by Constitutional bsr-
r,ers against any one Of them attaining the posi-
ton Of U. z Senator until he shsll have been
nine years = Citizen, or that OF President at koy
time or under any circumstances whatever.
These are bat samples Of many provisions alike
irrational and invidious. Bat, these being deter
red 20. the Adopted Citizens might fairly expect
ths, such measure OF equality as is guaranteed
them by our Federal and State Constitutions should
ss freely soi fully accorded. IL ia not and il eau
not be without decided improvement in public
sentiment on this sublect Let either party pre-
sent ticket contsi0ing a fair proportion OF IN
uistakAble Irish and German names, aud those
names other things being equal, are certain to be
scratched aud 70 run far below the average OF the
ticket, unless held up BY votes specially given them
BY their countrymsn BY birth. We are speaking OF
facts sufficiently notorious bat net sufficiently con
sidsoed. We call upon liberal men Of all parties
10 zee that there be no need Of dwelling and in
ssting on them hereafter. when We bear ,se
is1h OF some millions of cor eoantrymen hpPanty
spoken OF by men who must know better ~ =
fsvoss religion, aud the majority Of themselves
a. J@egses, We csnsot bas realize that the
sv'i has become chceaic and tina, earnest Snd
persistent EFFORTS viii be needed to ensure Its or.
ssction.
We eallupon the Wing party Tor i,s own sske
ard the eosnsry's to improve the seasoa Of calm.
ness asd reflection now likely ~ snsue. We
have much TO DO, aud something To learn or 70
aaleara. There should De careful scrutiny Of On,
City Expenditures 70 see II something may cot
BE- loPPed % or pared down, as we certainly think