New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-28

AID. CoMPToN ONCE MoRE.-Some
people profess believe that Mr. Compton did not de.
sepedy interfere with the duties aud privileges Of the
Mayor, Ia signing the rilrosd swndle If the ali tavs
of Messs Valentine and Burdett do not clearly
previous understanding on the pan Of Compton, we
are entirely mistaken In our conclusions. Mr. Vaen.
tine
On the 18th day of June last | arrived at my Office
between the tours Of nine and ten O'clock A. NJ Alder
man Compton, the Presidential ,bc Board " Aldermen
came nrO my ,fhce about 10 O'Clock A. NJ OF that day
and Inquired II was going to stDd into the Mayors
Office the papers If the COmR0u Council requiring h
silpsuIe If the msyorf tod him tnst as soon as
could get them properly prepared In the minutes
wouo do So He then asked ne ifm no. usual that
such papers should go iuso the Mayors Office the
morning alter being adopted; to which replied toat
usu1l, If could ret them ready then stated to
him (AdeImau Compton, that had learned that the
Mayer would be absent from the City on that day,
and that there was one paper which bad been solicited
10 present for the nsteraou of the Mayor
could, which paper was the Sixth av Railroad bill
He then asked mt whether, II | should be Informed
that he Compton Acting Mayor, would send
those papers (meaDng the railroad papers) requiring
the acton Of the Mayor, In 10 him TO which replied
that In that event should feel bound u do then
told him there we're bU, papers reqarng the acton
OF TIE Mayor, VIZ the said Sixth and Eighth Az
Railroad bile which then show I'D 20 him; Alderman
Compton then left my Office. In the space Of 40 if
teen minutes aiterwarG, messenger from the Mayors
Office MIR Binchu an, ihiuk, will be- pOsva)
cane ntO my once and stated mat the Acung Mayor
required those papers, rntaung the railroad papers
and wished ceDonent TO bring them In. which deoo.
Dent d Immediately. On entering the Mayors Office
with these papers, found Aldernsn Compton sested
st the deck o the May or, In the Mayors private off e.
anj delivered ~ him the said Sixth and Eighth av Rail.
road pspers agreeable to bis Request and left the
IN bic posse n, returning my Office In fifteen
minutes afe'ward, received one of tho said paper,
viz; the Egg tb-av Railroad bill signed by Mr.. Comp
ton AS Acting Mayor.
Here g Compton at 10 o'clock looking after til
Eighth papers in the Clerks Office and sho via his
hand " asking whether if he (ConptlL) accred
teo to the Clerk "Ac,lng Mayor" the papers would
como 70 him. On being assured that they would, Comp
ton leaves having by bis question clearly that he
kEtp Mayor Kingsand would soon be on. of the
City, and that he had fair chance 10 carry the
knaveTy. Compton then saunters into the Mayors
Office will be seen from the affidavit of the Mayors
Clerk:
ITO the best of my belief at about TO- o'clock, Mr.
Compton entered the Office, and went into the Mayors
private room, and followed him in After tho usual
SITUATIONS Of The day, Mr Compton asked me II the
May or was coming down soon; 10 which replied I
90 think be will be here st ali 10 day, as understau
be hss goue TO Mayor Mickles TO dine. Immediately
added, Are you going TO stay with US todsyf To
which Mr Compton replied Il can't stay ntw az |
have an engagement down town. but will be back nv
and by and 1t you want me then, Hill stay Mr..
Compton thereupop left the office, and | 70 my
desk He returned In about rye minutes and
went into the private office, and my returning |
found him seated In the Mayors chsr."
Here i: perfectly clear case it seems to us. We
know Of fair construction OF language which can
heye Mr.. Compton of what IS here proved upon him
Of uing to Mayor Office on purpose to sgn this
biz Of moving beforehand that the Mayor was ab
sent q pretending 10 ignorance only In obedience to
the axiom, "a'sume virtue if you have ii not" We
get at Other conclusion from the language used
In the sfdavts II he was ignorant Of the Mayors
movements, w W., ne pumping the clerk a. 70 the
duties and prvile 'es u "ActiBg Mayor B-sdes this
have the es!Aony Of SIR Valentine that IhIs is the
frat pstsLce in his recollection that Acting Mayor
has sisned bill Of Importance If Aid Compton Is
rot a,hsDed Of his underhar led work in this business
cannot possibly imagine What he could be ssh'led
o. Occupyp the responsible position Of Presden, o.
the Board, il surprising that he should permit himself
TO do such mean and dishonorabe TICK