New-York daily tribune., 1849-10-29
Interest and Duty.


There are Sixty Thousand Legal Voters resid
log in the City Of New York. with Fifteen Tooo
sand more In the Counties Of Kings and Richmoof
who form practically one community engaged u
and sob.isted by the Manufactures and Commerce
OF our City. The gardener on Long island ana
the hod.cerrier 10 an uptown b1Iider oi houses
have q common though not an equal interest " III
the merchant and the artisan or manufacturer IN
the property and growth Of our City. When
Business is good Labor finds employment Talent
is 10 demand AID Property or Faculty OF sny k'nd
10 sure OF purct aser. Even Misery 10 less misef-
abe and Destitu.ion less sbject and utter when
Business is lively and Enterprise hnds incitement
and reward.
Among the elements of both material aud moral
prosperity Coon GoyERssrNr is one Of the most
essentisl-G0vernment which represses disorder
riot and outrage rendering secure the rights OF Per
son and Property Government which fosters I'm
prove snt and constantly endeavors to promote the
general well being The best will be imperfect, To-
IL IL the work Of men; bat there will be a great
difference between this and the worst, or even that
which 10 fe.tered by creed that teaches 1t to
despair Of efiecting any positive good. Let
man or party set out with theory that Govern
msnt has legitimately nothing to do wito such
far-of concerns as opening channels of intercom-
muniostion between section and section, imprcv.
ing Rivers and Harbors, providing markets for Pro
dace or employment for Labor, &c. and It is yer,
certain not to accomplish that which It could uoi
attempt without self condemnation. And thus
the construction Of the Efie Canal, which Of 'seh
has more than doubled the business, Population
and wealth Of our City, was strenuously resisteo
by this same City for yeors, the bill authorlzin.
its commencement being voted against b. everl
City member of the Legislature. As individuals
they doubtless possessed M average allotment o.
foresight aud common sense, but the sorcery OF
Party effectoaly blinded their eyes. They were
sent there to represent Democracy, sit is ex
pounded in Tammsny Hall and the auxiliary
grog shops, aud they did it. They were tho IN
qusstiouing Instruments OF the spiri, which al G
later day exulted over the removal Of Dewia
Clinton from the Canal Board, just ss the work
was nearly finished which has given immortality
to his name the spirit which more recently yelled
for Joy over Jsckson's Mays,ille Veto aud the
long line Of corresponding acts victories Of Oh
structiop, of Chsos and Night over the impecsd
but not extinguished spirit OF Improvement. lnte-
lgenoe and Industrial Progress. No ten lost bat
ties couli have wrought such pervsdDg evil 10
our country ss the triumphs which the spirit OF
Negation ana Ob,trGciion was permitted 10
achieve during most OF the twenty years precei.
ing the lsst, through the discipline OF Party and
the msign Influences OF a personal sscenaercy.
The master evil is not the proneness Of so many
of fnr fha nd dat n
In the abused aud perverted name of Dsmoc'acy
with very little consideration OF the real and prac.
tical grounds OF difference between those candi-
dates aud their opponents. That Is unfortunate
deporably so-but the stupid Indifference And
short-sghted heedlessness of a great portion o.
those who have the dscernment to see through thi.
transparent swindle are worse. Tens of thousands
among the intelligent and prosperous give little
time or thought 10 the operations of GoyernmeL Al
or the principles which underhe Political differ
ences, and suppose they excuse themselves frun
disohsrsing the duties imposed on them by tn eiu
situations OF their Country by saying that they
not Do,siicsansl We have not hesri OF any O
these gentlemen making the same excuse 10 Il &,
tax-gs,hersr as a reason why they should no: pay
their Though 1t is precisely As pertinent AK
iorobls in that relation as IN the other
liza citizen may jastihabiy absen, himself fror
the polls or excuse himself from bis fair share o
tho effort necessary to secure the sseendenoy o
bsnshccnt and sautsry principles IN public affairs
because he is no politician, he may with eqns
Justification decline to pay taxes, serve on Jurie
or perform any other public duty whatever
The only chance for triumph to thestrange CO
ahtien OF Pro Slavery and Aboh,ion-oi Marcy 81
Stanton, Dickinson and Ga,es-ssainst our presen
Nationsl aud State Adninistr atoms. lies in tn
fear that the quiet sober, plodding, busy citizen
who account themselves no politicians W i'll ne &c
10 vote mex; Tuesday week. Ii this class cal
only be induced to vote, the issue 10 certain, an,
the m,jorgty must be overwhelming ofits mem
bers but very few desire 20 embarrass Gen
Taylor, or break down his Administration. III,
great mass feel that the public interests are now
safe and careful hsnds which they have no wis
70 parslyze. Bat every one is intent on bis ow
baainess and too apt to forge; the demands
public daty. Is is TOO much. then, 70 ask thos
who are no. politically liieess 70 omit no opPo
taaity of imPressing upon their friends and a
Qaaiotances the duty OF voting If any one
hostile to some candidate on the tlcket urge hl
not 70 desert the whole on ths, accoeat bat strik
Of the obnoxious name and vote oil the rest. Hc'
ess citizen allow little rain or pressing e'
gsssmens elsewhere to keep him from the pol
when 90 many and such important ssassons-Jac
dicial ~ well A esislssivs-NaniciPsl Coan'
and Ssa,e-ass to be filed ~ a. TIE ensuing Ele'
tou
viRetSiA-Col Csc. w. THOMPSON late U.
Dsrric, Attorney has been nominated or Coz
gress by the Loco Fcecs os the Wheeling D.ssrc