New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-23

81 Of, st+ri- it;,sS! hoyvver high Office
We feel our solemn duty 10 enter our protest agaS 's
Wholesale charges against olr CITY A1ihg5iiic' we can
believe thai possessing the confidence OF so M 2
n p,rtio, Of our lers As 10 be elevated the highest
place OF power cur City knOwswhoe characters nave al
WHY'S previous beer without reproach should thus slae
" "lllen cause colIsTre 10 bl me reputation u oI ~
6les Institution and tosccomplish is min without the shall
possibility 90 add anything 10 he CREDIT ether
politicians. magistrates individuals anh 10 brand
themselves tire aeors OF not rapine. murder, ard OF
every infamous charge wlh which the Report nf lie Chief
oabouuds Could plausible reason be assigned for such
course eif part might be disposed 10 lend au
l ,;4 es;re fer he Is nrofssedly Of he same pocs
Is the minority OF the present Board. Moreover. the
1arset lesson was in glt to the abetors OF il which
would forever deter any others from engaging IN n The
elevation Of their character as magistrates could not
la' been their sim, Tor course such as me tme says
They have pursued would be certain 10 blast their official
character forever To secure the influence OF tie Ere De
pamenr, eiher could have been their desire Tor certainty
a portion o. the Common Council and MAJORITY OF the
Fire and Wafer Committee have been or are members OF
The Fire Department, and know full TOO wei lhl' t' M
nueuce OF that institution could not be secrt oN ScH
the Chict alleges they have pursued Aioitolet;
their recorded stand IN Hat denial OF his unouhusd
need but cite one-that OF Engine Co No To- WHch was
dstanded by the Board for rowdyisnl and fearing es,
also Engine ca. Al whom majority oil me flrt'ieiI
believe 70 be the aggrieved and not the aggressoIs
fuce these viii any man tell us that i' cen
sure rests ron our Common Couuci will any rejecting
believe that with the twinkhng OF maglcnns siace
these respectable orieroyng citizens on being elected 10
Office should suddenly change TO be the abeor OF h mat
is infamous, degrading and demoazing with me ceLap
destruction Of their character both civil and pohtcd
stirring them in Tie face, for pursuing schR course com
iorbds Ike belief OF il, reason cpelS the dea
aud The mind shrihs with disgust from The contemplation
Of picture ot such horrible depavy as Is drawn rom inc
heated iInug uuiun of the Chief Engineer
Nespcnk on this point enphatcaly aud declde'iF, ui-
der the influence passion excitement but aiier
calm and careful review OF the whole report OF Tue Ohtt
ism in tie Fire Department is to be found IN page u OF hc
Chet's report,-Hrd the remedy in part in PaSe ~ The
las fiug the result be- accomplished by himself We
quote from page IL Truth and candor compel me 10 say
thni The odm is wholly attributable to these clubs as
nzuc there and nave been for years past some bad
Fjy,nry in lie Department" There we admit lies the
whole gst Of Tie matter but for these bad Flremen, who
encourage the rnwdes TO run with them, and Wno tey
allow control IN great degree their companies, ana
who Themselves do all in their power 10 provoke quarres
with and attack peuccablc ones, there never would be
disturbance the Fire Department This is the root OF the
Whole evil. and we challenge the Chief to name single
Company in the city which discounenalces these runners
and rowdies from associating with or assisting hem that
ever commenced an attack another Nay more, we as
unquaifedy and challenge successful contradiction oil
it, that these and riots ut the time OF fire, dtr0ys COM
with sc0undres and villains known as runners WIN
other of The companies anu whose bad passions ana
pnbrdled temper cannot permit them 10 engage IN al non
orabe rivalry, but give loose rein to their passions ana
thus embro only the companies with which heS are
identified but innocent ones also Let the com
panes who permit these runners, once drive them from
their apparatus and their houses and word TOR II these
rows will ccusc Let them initiate Engine Company No9
G for npe or two Iss ey may still be annoyed by them Yet
soon. as in the of that Company they will be permit
The Chief knows this, and he knows also that large
minority of companies never engaged IN disturb
oyn fer band of ron,es entirely disconnected with all
association with the Fire Department, to attack innocent
companies while in the discharge of their duties, any more
than for them to attack any of The civic societies
which from time to time parade our streets Moreover MI
Carson cannot, dare he deny that III me various co
plunts he has made the Common Council OF disturbances
at fires, they have always been based on communications
from various companies charging other FIRE Companies ana
not cnbs with attacking them Has he ever, OF MS DIV" Vo
ition, made charge against company Tor delinquency
VIII The pretend say that he has not got the power take
from any ri0ous company their apparatus ana loch 1t up III
the Public Yard The ordnance on this point is explicit
it SAYS The Chot Engineer may take any hre engine hook
and ladder hose truck from any company TO WHICH IL -
assigned and mace the the Public Yard or assign IL
Common Council for their action.
Has he exercised this power expressly Delegated 10
him for the purpose OF SUMMARY ufre5us G.oas &
MES in their mad career Ana has ne done so ~ my VI @
numerous OF rowdyism OF which complains Is II
not his duty to report any Company c9uhenanc1s , 1iH
thing having appearance of violating the peace Mlu
he deny that not long since, being informed OF me iac'
he proceeded in the dead of night TO an engine house ana
found filled with migrants armed WIN clups "oeP ,
all kinds and paving stones Did he cause one OF them 10
be- arrested as vagrnnts or dld ne ever rfpoF. e d
for cOuntennucng such acts surrey ne Nili ~ S
himself the pretext that the Company knew nothing
of it, No such deeds could be- enacted in any house Win
the Company being cognzant OF It, Does Mr. u not
also know that notorious that another Company no
n no uoice was taken of it until The breaking of the APP
parn,ls fire disclosed the clubs to the spectators ana
vet until then he never even so tar us troubled himself u III
These are facts undenubc facts and for which neither
the Common Council the Magistrates can calmly SIT
and see themselves mus hls'y planeu tor lc ii 1870
OF Mr. Carson. But why need pursue the subject our
who are Mt all nminr with the details of the Department
Every Fireman knows that did Nh Carson possess tithe
OF The decision nbiy, sclespcct ot his predecessor,
no Common Council no committee II ever 81 uisPJ}sGu,
would be permitted 10 pursue the course win winch lie
charges them. IN presenting the views OF inns company,
II was not purpose enter into defense OF The midi
vd members OF the Board nor other persons OF he par
ticllar charges made against them they are as we are in
formed and as believe, ube and WILL al proper tine,
rttr concusiyely every charge brought against them we
GTi bo c"s We DENY the rigt OF Mr. Carson to se
the of tie Fire Department IN tie manner he has ave
deny only his right TO assert but we pronounce II nse
throughout, that the Frenen VIII themselves oecoe ne
law-hreukers, und "uprlse and eHerihhte te7e oloS
WHO he that thus bes our character as to place us on
the verge of acting the part Lynch law rioters, OF taking
tie law in own hands What wonderful, powerful,
omnpoentm man is he hu he alone prevents an lmme-
dute and most formidable outbreak against me oIuD5 ny
the wortesi Members of the DEPARTMENT. VINO author
lied him thus libel character! ts Ou lDel on us
and ourassocines. Asa body we respect ana oaey 'c
laws and when find that the authorities do not aiou US
sufficient protection III NE d5chatst VI our 49, i,r o,r
privilege which none can take rom u.s. OF re,siS 1 i
these authorities. No violence, no oreahn9 9l lc
law no assumption o ol r G nor eny oer person shall
thus falsely charge with such design Without an Vi'
tis not our purpose nor our desire, dwell upon the
elnpty bobas Mr. Carson, and The SHY yei ai5e assI
lion that firenen dying OF Their wounds tnul SIS
city has suffered seriously III he ucpleciaaiiG vi @
real estate the desertiOn OF her warehouses ie lulsu
ton of thousands and OF thousands OF her clIes ana
various others OF like nature, winch only nuke he up cur!
with cOn for the man who would mus uttehl " nPoo
upon the credulity OF his readers nor hee We c9ei'
pO the nsnuhtIoHs against Hdi'Iuuals III du'
tority with which his report teens ef oDeci IS 700 ap
parent Not daring come TO direct charge ne distots
ircts and events using high sounding ephes and with
language coIored TO the highest degree he seeks topoon
The minds OF every one, while he now sinelds himself under
he plea that he responsible for the differences which
Ueop may draw from his report Let any visit his Of
nee and mark iders who day after day throng listen
the gossip and slang which they pour mo ms ears me III
ward chuckIe with which greets each petty story
ecdoe that hHftedged youngster reconts, the want
OF self respect which characterize u his cOndnc and they
viii turn from him with disgust and mortified that De-
partmeni has such Chief Who OF US can forget the feel
ing Of shame and wounded pride which we felt short lme
since when the Chief and Assistant Engineers Of sister
city visited u.s. and during their entire stay we're not even
shown the ordinary courtesy OF formal visit from own
Chief still more those kind attentions and that generous
hospitality which should ever be extended from Fremen to
one another: the recollection OF it even causes
the cheek to mantle with shame, and the mind sinks with
notification Tint sister Departments representatives
should return their associates thus sighted thus lnsuted
nlt Twill detaa bur IL wound ONLY be