New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-07


arc Ike tae si.raese t~ins. they sre. sss 1s ~aer;
my arr brought UP togsther; hey enrss tsssth
- seey eel and tt-S alike their prices oeh IN hsr-
ney And where sre they boTni 90 TO yoar prins-
y Hesfing--or have been thercS u aos caarreace
. me that have been there the twins brrn
snd Wss presen. q. Their hirth Ard where sag. are
IL nofhR 10 e0ser grogTsTV-- The spP3suse a. tns
Poit vas enthusiastic and Continued for some inGaes
seen
Ntl yea slow me 10 give yoa NV expsrirsce s 70
me olIth AZ which ! presents The scene in
the b,sheenth Ward-my own Ward Wei my
nei9hbors and went TO the place OF r,rtinx with
powerful force order 70 have our vor h.-s in The
meeting We thought it rather late when the meeting
was orssnized Il was fully hslfpsst O'Clock Pm |
saw great many men in the bar room drinkin- and
saw 8 very large number of drinks disappear Poodle
dropped in by one until last the pIace was full
We'd, some man moved that Mr.. JOhn smith BE- Chsir.
mSniha; was agreed we saw no oajecsiol gias, the
man with the name. Then the Chairman moved thst
Mr.. John Brown be SECRETARY. We had cause 10
say "No asd John went in unanimously. Ii then
moved that Committee be appointed for tae parposs
Of nominating Charter officers AID then the Inquiry
srose, "by whom shall the Committee De nonnnSeii !"
snd they all sang out, The Chair the Chsir T. |
snelt TAT a the time I'll the Chair gave the LIST of
nominees TO the Committee and thenwe found OUT ths,
tie LIST was made up OF would be contractors police
men, and rsgamsfsln pohticians We tried % oppose
the domination, but WAS OF no avail they hal counted
ournubr and sent Of and got reafoTcem ants enoash
to Oufvote rs.
The tbird proposition is to strengthen the Mayors
veto. Ia every Stage in the Uoion. taking the example
alwsysa check upon hasty or improper or imprudent
legislation In Congress II the President veto bill il
requires vote OF twothrds 20 pass t. add So in
State legislature But by some hOcus po,u. when the
Z Mayor vptoes bill II goes back snd il passed by
I the vote as tibet by which il passed
/ originally; it is perfect mockery; siren ,then
I his veto that il never can be overcome except
by vote OF twothirds against L. Applause La.t'y.
cOnGre your Common Council entirely to lsgtsison
there IL the root OF the evil. AZ long IS they have
places sppont %, power dispense and patronage 10
grant you always viii have 5argsinn going on between
the eNpecants 20 get contracts Offices and the man
who has the power q give them wen he il placed In
/ the Aldcrmanic char Apr ause. Strip them of
power-let them stand always legislators only, sud
then the rats viii desert the sinking ship Taon YOU
I would have M contractors Office seekers NOV.
I ing Ike many satellites around the woud-be Al
I deman in his oTbit-no would be Policeman
saving. I'VE will make you an Alderman az the next 81
[ Ccton. il you make me Policeman Pluck hs leath
ers from bm, make him mere legislator and 10 will
/ then stand IN the community N regard 20 politicians
rCwdies, policemen, and ca Others solitary and slonc
Then, and not i then your Aldermen will be wnatthey
should be properly represent the Empire City OF the
/ Western world Then, men viii not seek the Office,
bus the office VIII be- compelled 70 geek the When
that IL the case you will have Uen OF standing and
spcCtahy 70 take the place and serve the people for
nothing. who viii not PICK 81 the public crib under the
[ pretence Of serving the public interest.
What are WEI Who are wci Allow me q tell you.
You have the high privilege OF living in city in point of
population the third Ia Christendon, and in commerce
The secoud 'applauscl Tyre and Siou OF Old with all
their proud ships and commerce never had hect equal
10 your clippers and steamers that line your shores AZ
the cast and the west You have mighty city NhDse
interests are TO be guarded. You powerful and you
have but TO will IT, and you can do H. Mark me- there
Is no such thing as fall Letmen bedetermined-awake
the peOpe-joste your neighbor arouse hn up Waus
the blacksmith q masngthc anvil ring with the sound OF
liewhie the carpenter Is pushing bra plane, and the
shoemaker striking bis last let him talk 10 his next
door ncghhOr, and say, We the people ell that we
sha have a municipal government equal b any the
face ii the earth, and we viii have 10" Loud applause
The people are always saie-thc people are always
sound but the difficulty IL 10 get a, RE people The
politicians have reared up partition wall, AMI somc
times IL Is difficult 90 overlap Il but now think IL IL
being battered down When you go home, tell your
neghboTs what you have hearl here tonight and ask
them To- join sou and march shoulder TO shoulder up 10
Albany and there maintain that the voice OF the people
sksll be heard ask you to make revolui0ntO make
corp ddat this very night preparatory to tho reyoiu
/ ton which Will Jake place here ~ April or May Not a
revolution 10 be elected by the the muskct,
the bayonst iorce-no tathor arTayed against sou
or brother against bro,heruo. no, but fght your bat
tie mspiy and strenuousy through your bsiloboxes.
Loud applause aud clsppng OF hands
You want band OF unisn but seltinterest You
need bands OF music 70 gather the people together
tell you the people are coming. More applause |
tell you have heard murmurings and muttedng- AZ a
distance. I have heard something Ike the rumble OF
distant Thunder / have seen the dark cloud gather,
and have seen iI roll and roll and speak louder aud
louder, md knew the people were coming IL was the
voice of the people, snd NOW tell you. thar thunder
cloud about 20 break sud the thunder King will come
down upon your rulers Mr. q then retired amidst
peTfect hurricane of cheers and enthusiastic spp ause
ba'ion the part Of the Immense cOncourse entirely
abaied
Henry j. RAYNoSD, Editor of The Times,
was then introduced and made short speech propara
tory 70 Offering the resolutions Of the Committee The
sudden influx of Foreign news cornpels Us 70 omit our
report of his remaTks He spoke Of the undoubted
defects in our City Government and OF the ptaion
to venay ned forth by the Charter itself Il not
alone tie Interests OF the people that sufiered-the
henor the moral character Of the community were
alike cndauged, end the most unholy examples are
held Up to cur children lie advocated such change
IS would make City Government a counterpart OF
that Of the United States having the Legislative Tx
ecutive and Judicial Departments entirely independent
Of and checks upon each other He also desired TO see
Primary Elections abolished and stump nominations
D substituted
Having concluded his speech, amid much
. applause Mr BAYNoMD read the following Resolu
> lions, prepared by the Committee
d Rr3oLrrIoNs
WRsreas The Government OF the City Of New York
10 confederation Of the vast material and moral Interests
committed rs care should be provided with all nose
cbecks and guards which are found essential in bott
or National and state Conventions 20 the preseryaOr
OF integrity aud economy In the administration Of pub
= lie Affairs, therefore
= Rssolrsd That the Legislative Judicial and Executive
= DepstueBts o. the CRY Government, should De kept
seperate and independent Of zach other In all respects
md ,na, IN each department. the principle responsibility
! 20 the people ought be direct and elective pos
= sihle.
z Pgsolrsd-I That me Legs tive power should b.
a vested H. Common Council consisting Of two branch
e. unequal t1e number Of their members represent
ig different coustitteucies and holding Office Tor une
. cual tagms, that the members OF the smaller BODY
should 60 or b. easses and that the more popula
= branch should be 20 numerous ~ tO make each mem
y Der directly and Immediately responsible b dis Owl
T. Constituent ? That judicial powers should be exer
c1ed exclusively by persons elected for tnd specls
% oiace ana tOr .naE alone That toe executive pOwe
"a saoud b. vested IN tue Mayer heads II Department.
3 ard tn Police that the Mayor should have veto upo
y al enherInf % he Common Council and 40 ord
nance thus vetoed .hOuld become a aw, unless n
easeted by A. iessl thirds Of all he members elect
~ both branches OF he Common Council; thar IN
hesl. oi Departnents .hOnld have powers 91 1Ic