The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-11

ton, hfsI ny Monroe's abandonment OF his post,
then n5 whitney, (both whigs) and last, by the
INTRODUCTION Of Croton water, drowning or drench
ing all IN the ROOM there would have been post
ponenent; and tho inspe ,tors had no alternative
but to adjourn TO meet in some place where this
appare ntl organized band of rowdies could not
reach them; and most certainly the contestant,
Dooley. and the minority member of this commit
tee, should be the last TO complain they
members OF the board of county eanvasses last fall.
and ns far as the records sho w. they voted in favor
of receiving all the State canvass made
by the same inspectors who they object to as re-
ghids the charter and all under the same obiec-
uons as To Irregularities, but it did not suit tneir
pun pose to cast out the entire State ticket when
they had the power to do so, they were in hopes
OF oectpg one of the State officers by admitting
the returns of the Nineteenth ward. although a
sma wg ns'0i'y "A, Had boon demo
charter ticket, there is no doubt they would
readily have declared that there was no election.
Orc other point might require the attention
OF the hoard without arguing tho question a!
large. whether the paper filed by Monroe and
Rockwell, In tho County Clerks office, az
ward canvass, legal return, they
both having virtually resigned their Office by
have held them at all hazards Now, who caused
all this trouble and turmoil? IL ali rests on
Dooley. Ives, Monroe, Rockwell, and the police
IL Is shown by the testimony OF McRei'ar. clerk
to tho Chief Of Police, that the police were very
ine ficent, and did not do their duty And if they
had wished to quel the distui hance. they could
easily have done so but no; their party was behind
AID they did not care 10 interfere Dooley e1er-
csed influence to prevent the riOtiDg, arrest
the perpetrators. until after the boxes broken
Then he raised some little hue and cry, but made
arrests and none were made, although the parties
were known, until some time after tho election,
when some five SIX persons were arrested and
plead guilty the charge of breaking tho boxes,
whom sentence suspended. Why they not
brought up for sentence by interchangeable District
Attorney! Because they are wings, and friends of
vyae Deal ,,.lf sxntsO 0n.y
no doubt, if they were sentenced, the Governor
would Immediately pardon them. DR.. Ives, who
figures largely rs the first to announce danger
where there was none and seems to have acted
the proper time to leave, at which Monroe jumped
out Of the window, but disregarded by Mr.. Joha
son, who stayed and ATTENDED to his duty, for which
services DR.. Ives has been appointed Coroner;
and Rockwell, for having left his boxes to the
mercy Of the banded rioters, has been appointed,
by the Mayor and Common Council of last year,
Clerk in the Police Court. All but four who were
sworn, he thought. were whig policemen. appointed
al d attempt to sustain Dooley and company in
getting a new election. They had been wit
nesses and counsel during the investigation
before the committee, and IN Dooleys absence
advising and counselliDg with his attorney.
They had not shown an open, candid disposition
to answer the questions fairly. cannot, however,
said he, refrain from giving credit to the candid
frank. and honest manner in which Mr.. johnson,
testimony, although o member OF the same poll
tical party with DOoley, Ives, Monroe, and Rock
well. He was too honest to be influenced by the
base motives of many Of the would-be political
leaders Of the whig party of the Nineteenth ward,
whose popularity and influence does not extend
beyond marshslliDg band of rowdes for the pur.
pose Of defeating those laws which we bound to
respect and obey. Mr. Johnsons testimony was n
clear and candid of what took place up TO
the time OF his resignation account OF i'll health,
and is conclusive on perusa, to every honest mind
OF the entire fairness OF the electiOn,-c
as it was amid the series of annoyances caused by
the inetfciency Of the police and the unwarranted
deseIton OF his post by Alonroe, in disregard to his
oath and those moral obligations which he owed to
the public assumed when he took the very rsspon.
sible and highly honorable post as inspector Of cleo
ton There is no testimony to show that single
illegal vote was taken, nor was any fraud or unfair
ness proved TO have been perpetrateu the part of
the inspectors who remained ard closed the canvass
The only inoecency CT upiairDess was on the part
Of Monroe and Rockwell. After Monroe deserted his
duty at the First district, where the polling
going on as usual, on an intimation from Dr. Ives
that II was intended TO attack the boxes-which
was evidently the signal agreed upon 10 commence
operations. Alter jumping out of the window, he
Mastered, with telegraphic speed, to the Second
district whore every thing was gong on quietly.
He then raised the window, ana announce
that the POLL Of the First district is destroyed, and
there is use Of gong on with the cleo ion; and
Immediately thereafter Rockwell deserts his post,
skulls through the back door end leaves the ballot
the rioters enter, and the boxes and ballots are
destroyed. Monroe then returns to the First die
trict. and TO bis great astonsnment, he finds that
his hiends have not accomplished what was evi
IDENTIFY agIe ed upop but rat the friends OF law and
COCO oruor strong enough TO protect The boxes
ard prevent the destruction at the Fnst district, as
was GoIe at the Second district Oh the signal We
find the boxes there were DESTROYED. Ga Monroe's
retun he applies TO be reinstated inspector, that
he msy efectually aid his friends in
completing what they so often attempted, but
were completely disappointed in. On the next
morning, he again applies ut the fombs, to be ad-
mittcd as an INSPECTOR although in certfc ate to
the County Clerk, and 10 the inspectors. he claims
there was election in the Nineteenth ward l
shall now ask your attention, continued he, FOR a
few moments, to the minority report in this case.
Tho document, sir, opens with pretty apostrophe
about demoe attic Institutions, Ne, and with one or
tao subsequent patriotic and eloquent remarks,
which would sound very well IN political speech or
stump grafton, but in my opinion, not at all appro-
pirate for n legislative oocumsnt, coming from so
sage and eminent gentleman MS the minority of
tbs committee; ard with all the gentemans legal
leaning aud knowledge, and OF HIS known deep APP
pIicaton, he has been able to fad but one soitl-
~ precedent to sustain his position and that, with
Ill Cue oerence to the gentleman, has not been cor
reety stated; nor. IN my opinion, has il any relevancy
whatever to the case III point. Its well known TO all
OF us who have taken the lime to follow up that case
that the committee OF the Assembly reported IN IA
vor Of Mr. Snow, ard the Assembly confirmed chat
report by Shows own vote, and gave him the seat;
tut on account OF the indecent act Of blr snow IN
voting for himself, the democratic members Of the
House. indignant Of the act. when they had the
power, by the absence Of sufficient number Of the
wings TO give the democrats n majority, they re-
considered the vote, ana turned Mr.. snow out,
and left the seat vacant. This was caused
by Slows own act, and not on account of
any irrtguanty which occurred at the oleo
tior, is erroneously stated by tho minori-
ty report Again he peaks Of the equity Of the case,
ana hat IL would he just to order a new election.
He blows bot and cold with the same breath lie
first Insists that every reqpiremcn must be complied
and exactly followed, Gas regards the charter box,
but need lot lie particular as regards the State
tcRe) or TIE election mus, be set aside without re-
ference TO presidents and legal decisions, aud also
allow breeder mt TO be established by tbis
which would be, that at any time any disappointed
aspiIanis for Office should lind themselves obDox-
ious 10 the electors OF their ward that defeat is in
evitable, all they would have to do is to employ