New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-07

poted railroad IN Broadway appears In columns
this morning for which bespesk attention. L. seems
10 that moments reflection con vince any
that railroad In our great horoughfsre would be e
short Of andalism. We have boasted OF Broad way
many years, have expen fed too much money upon il
grumbled too much about IT, gloried too much la H. 10
see it now mesamorphosed into stupid commonplace
railway. But then there stronger arguments than
the pride Of fashionable promenade against the scheme
1t Is utterly impossible to build railroad in Broadway
anywhere else without lay ing It on timber No road
having its rails laid in stone, would last week
Abundant trials years ago proved this fact The use
of cars enough TO accommodate the regular travel
would make almos. continuous line, and thus pre-.
vent crossing of loaded vehicles, without stopping
the cars With cars running near together, the
stopping to let out passenger or 10 take one ia,
would Tetard the four five cars Immediately behind
thus making hundred w4it on one. The landing Of
women and children in the middle Of a muddy and
slippery street among passing vehicles is enough 70
condemn the project altogether. The destruction OF
the robest in the world for purposes OF military
and civic parade cannot fer moment be listened 10,
and certainly receive the favor of of any man
who knows the importance Of the matter. There are
many other reasons which we have not time at this
moment to state but Of them Is that at least three
fourihs Of the OF real estate and seveneghths
Of the tenants on Broadway above Fulton St are doci
dedy opposed to any such destruction of the street
and consequently Of their property.
The ETGHTH-AyENU RAILROAD SWIM
DLF-The late action Of the Board Of Assistant Alder
men 10 this matter places the whole affair n new and
singular position Tne friends of the ugge had lsughe
to scorn the Idea of the Mayors Veto upon the oil
signed by Compton, and counted upon easy Victory
10 the lower Board But the formidable adsvits 10 tn
Superior Court the threaten exposure Of the $4,000
business. Impeachment. for abuse Of power, or sons
other potent worked change among the Assis
ants and when the business brought up they very
properly received and acted upon the Mayors Veto as
SUCH de,pte the clustering of the Compton party The
motion TO sustain Compton in his indecent signing of the
resolution laid the table, or In other words r0ted
dorm, as follows AfrmatiUe-Tne President, Assistant
Aid Brown. OBrlen, Woodward Ring Wells, Wright
Wheelsn, McCoDkey-9. Mgatire-Assitant AID
TAFT. Mabbatt RodmaD, Bouton, McGowsn, Barker
Brasto-7.
motion to reconsider was then made aud carried,
since laying the table hardly taking action at all
Then motion to readopt the Eighth avenue resolution
was made and rOted dOpn thus; A6rmatice-Asslstsnt
Aid Brown, o Brien, Ring, Wells, Wright, Wheelan,
McCorkey, T. Nesatire-The President Assistant Aid
TAFT, Mab5a,t, Rodman, Wos dward, Bouton, McGowan
Barker, Brssto, O.
motion to reconsider this vote made and-lost
So the Assistants virtually stand by Mayor Kingsland
and repudlate the usurpatlOn of Aid. Compton.
The next hight an adrs trick attempted for the
purpose of reversing this action One OF the members
wished 70 correct the minutes 10 get his name
In the negative In the frs, vote to reconsider. This
would make the Board refuse 10 act upon the Mayors
Veto thus sustaining Compton. The Jungle didn't work,
aud the action of the previous light wac fuy confirmed
by he approval of the minutes.
In view of this downfall 10 not lmprobab that the
Aldermen (who abruptly closed the August session as
soon the approval Of the minutes by the Assistants
placed the affair beyond their reach will wrgge out Of
the matter AID by some hocus evade the charges
of bribery which have been laid at their doors The
OF the Assistants seems 10 give the color Of
truth TO the charges of corruption yet Is possible that
THEY actua,ed In the matter By the dictates of jus
tice and ordinary good sense We would fain hope So
for truly glad that they have so emphatIcaly
sustained Mayor King.lsnd, whose action have fully
approved and common 1ed.
SCARCITY OF BULLIEs.-It would seem
from the action Of the Assistant Aldermen that there
scarcity Of physical force the part of the friends
the Alderman and Assistant of the FRS. Ward. TIA
Ward which has heretofore had four Election Districts
lie now to have but three n other be as
signed for this remarkable movement except that the
"bhoys are not sufficiently numerous to attend all the
polls and keep the invalid and tmorous Wing voters
away from the ballot boxes. AID Moore is wellap.
proved friend and protector Of at le,'t arrest
ed for assault upon pescesbe citizen and he probs
bly, the author of this reduction of dstdcrs-for What
-. u Il. l.,
CRUMBS OF COMFORT FROM PARTY
FRIENDs-The Democracy not satisfied with black
balDg three Aldermen of their party at Tammany
Hall, thus assault the Board of Tea Drinkers In the
columns Of Tie National Democrat 1t that truth
will sOmtimGs get the better Of party tramme even on
that side
Between the Grand jury and the Dlstric, Attorney
have at last to understanding the du.
ties of Alderman Ia dschargng persons under
IN a summary manner 6nd without bearing The evil
that bias resulted from this practice has very naturally
alarmed citizens Complaints both Big pres. aud
the people, have been loud and long confined. Yet
practice has BE- pefsevered IN by certain Aldermen in
defiance of public d.appro baton and r-gardl-s. of It's
legsy, The Grand Jury have at last turned their
ton 10 the subject and have asked the opinion of toe Dis
trict Attorney as = the power OF Alder in the
ter That pnct0nsiy i, clear and decided in gsins mis-
opinion. He denies he existence of the assumed
power and say that the New YORK Aldermen are tue
only Aidermanic body that assumes and exercises
dangerous preroga'tye IL Is power that -over
eigu the Autocral OF Russia exercise II
10 power the exercise OF which destructive of the
peace aud safety OF life aud property
But, what cares a New. York Alderman about the
exercise OF illegal ard dangerous po~er they
nsIt 10 be mix sted, expect succeed by
aid O. those desperate Characters they summary dis
charge when arrested for their disorcey and criminal
crrcuct
"To strike atthe Of the evil should take from
the Aldermen sl Judicial power. blending Of 'egi.l4
tive win JUDICIAL authority has been regarded
dangerous puDic order and individual ioerty # is
a comI cte separation Of has, powers thai constitutes
OF of the graudet features Of free ana Democratic
system government But masisteri Al % Sers are con-
ieiTfd BY statute Aldermen, sud they not
satisfied with exercising them III 'ir fullest extent
but im9udenily assun other powers not conferred
and powers extremely dangerous 10 the peace, hapJ
ness md safety OF our people.