The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-11
Our philadelphia correspondence.
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Ccnsolidat ion Of the Guy aud Dis'ricts-A Bill Pre-
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Ccnsoiidatioa Of the Guy aud Dis'ricts-A Bill Pre-
pared Town AcetIng, &c.
The mountain Ii actually in labor and something
more than mouse will yet be produced. You
supposed, as supposed. and az thousand others
supposed, that because the scheme Of consolidation
was apparently lost sight Of the scheme to es-
tabllsh line of steamers between this port and
Liverpool, there was no possible chance to fuse
the city Of Philadel hia and the surrounding
districts into one municipal government. If St.
Thomas lacked faith in the very age Of miracles,
we, who live in times of great professions and lit
tie works, should be excused when we shake our
heads doubtingly at the many grand schemes tina,
are almost daily concocted, to cure some crying
evil But in this consolidation scheme there was,
or rather IL, some sincerity OF purpose but what
ie the exact ext nj OF the VEN, lime alone will de-
termine AT present, am inclined to admit that
the chances Of its ultimate cOnsummatlon de-
ededly favorable, Tor the whole affair Is In right
hands that Is, in working hands. Some forty
or nifty leading men bers # the bar, without dis
tnciion Of patty, have taken hold OF II, and have
far masiIcated and dgesled il that they have pre-
pared bill Tor The consolidation of the city and
districts, which, before submitting 10 the coming
Legislature, will be submitted To town meeting, 10
be held in "a week or ten days. Some rabld wings,
and some rabd democrats, no doubt, will bitterly
oppose the bill, because II may Interfere with their
selfish souiess, paiI san schemes OF pap and plum
community the wholesalers aud retailers
with the " no pay the city taxes, county taxes,
State taxes, besides ioo0g the bills otthe "killers
"Bouncers, al othtr respe ctable gangs OF S0atl-
werk and MoyamensIng The politicians may
fume, gTumble, and wage war; but let them remem-
ber-and II will be WIS To them and to nineteen
twenieihs of our cilZens-that this bill has been
carefully and prsyeifuiy framed by such men as
Eli Price and Jonn Cadwalader-men who are as
rich as Jews, phi, ginaiic Du,chmen, "a far
seeing as Scuichmrn, ana above all, and more
than all, who have the management and control of
an lpcalcuable amount If real estate In the city
proper and districts. IL Is quite likely that the
democrats will come into power under the
proposed consolidated government, and il is
quite true that The mouths OF these fam shed
eIticJ alton, the tat offices and lat Jobs that
the wings have monopoilsed for more than a third
al a CENTURY But what then A little rasca,iy
in the way Of deia1lung plundering, and pipe lay
ing, may lie to'eruttd; fer sut h am able partizan
ecceDrictits have all the authority o prescription;
but when the ubdoubt, Interests If the whole
community are Legircfed or sacrificed, the demo-
Gratis will be weaued from ihe consolidated public
teat as pTonpfly az my wing could desire. Such
has been the case in New York, and so il will be
ID Philadelphia. The democratic party have al.
ways hGc-when llBes were strictly drawn-i ma
loIity in the city Of New York aud yet the blind
prejudice end bias Of national politics have never
been brought successfully to bear In her ch trter
elections, when any measure ot municipal reform
has betn al stake.