New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-10-08

NETWORK. MONDAY. OCT. 6.
The ward Meetings.


The Ward Meetings. -.
To. Hoyyo,e. At sach hours and places
y.,d Committees may respectively o''e
a.. vh;s citizens Of New-York are in'''e' - an
..,.h,. IN their several Wards and choose De'e,
.. ,s.;, Judicial, County and Municipal
Nominating Conventions. Ine '"po y VIZ
SELECTION can hardly reed urging ou'
a..~,g c,.,l. Coroner District Attorney, &c.
and Aldermen are about 10 be erected lot Two
v..,.. oar Members Of Assembly and Assistant
Aldermen for one year from the LIST OF January
next, beside three Judges for much longer terms
tits very obvious that personsl character VIII have
far greater weight in this Election than It has
usually had, and that the nomination Of an excel
lent tickle. by the Wing party will 60 very Jar
toward securing triumph. II Objectionable can
ddsses should, through sel6shness or carelessne"'
be placed on our ticket they will not only be
beaten Themselves, but will tend TO drag down
the whole ticket 1t is most Indispensable, there
fore, that the substantial Wings OF oar City should
look TO this matter 10 morrow, and take care that
Delegates Of undoobtcd personal worth are chosen
10 the Nominating Conventions, who will 90 into
them not TO promote private Interests but to ed
vance the Good Cause.
The great majority are too careless too indolent,
too selfish to discharge faithfully their political du-
ties. They need taste Of Dsspotic Government
with its files Of soldiers in every street. it's tsI-gs
tberers in every house, and its demands for pass
ports at every stage, 70 make them feel thoroughly
the worth Of the Liberty we here enjoy This LII
bsrty can only be preserved by large degree Of
vigilance on the part Of the mssses-by an un-
sleeping patriotism which does not need great &C
casions to make it msnifest-by jos:er spprecia-
tion Of the blessings OF Free Institutions The cit
izen Of q Republic who negIects TO qusfyhlmseh
by reading and study for the intelligent discharge
of his political duties--who attends Elections
mainly 10 promote some selfish purpose or sterest
or who permits bis voting or not voting on occs-
sioos of little excitement 10 depend on the pre-
sence or absence Of customers his store the press
OF work at bis shop, or the like, 10 bad citizen,
who does not deserve TO live under so good form
of government az our fathers through great sacriH-
cos have transmitted TO us. Such men are doing
their part 10 change and destroy this fair fabric
for q Republic In which the ballotboxes are sur
rendered by the industrious and unsmbisious to
the unchecked control Of ofice-holders and Office
seekers would very soon lose all that is essential
TO the Republican character. and become an Oil
gsrchy a. corrupt and intolersbe as the world has
known. Whatever he can or may do to Influence
tho action Of others, tits the duty Of every quail
fed citizen at least 10 vote.
Afew years ago, our Elections consumed SIX
days Of each year. and were ssturnsss OF in'
temperance and revelry. Men who had their liv
ing to mako by unofficial labor could not afford to
give up 90 much time to them, an the polls were
10 great degree abandoned to those having
special pecuniary interest in the result. Since
then our Three Days elections have been reduced
TO one day each, and now our State and Municipal
contests are consolidated into one. so that single
day la each year 10 to suffice for the choice OF our
National, State, Municipal, our Executive, Legs
lstive and Judicial functionaries. Can it be need.
fol to urge that every good citizen should in bic
country's behalf prepare for and improve that One
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