The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-21
PoLIrICAx LIBEL sUrT.
COURT or COMMON PLEAS.
Before Il Z. judge sly,
THOMAS pAsa vs. HENRY ERBEN.

controversy >etss.n Mr. Barr senator Of this State
and al srman o. Q city, sud Mr. Err ben,
citizen az New York forcely resident 81 the sixth
ward rep ssented By Nc Barr You III reeoiect he
eorruptio,s OF the late g rmot ccuncii. You all
reeOlect the ps bic affection direseo the nal
administration Of The city cert 10 isSl Ani 1884,
You s tno~ that the pu-iic p.pertg OF he city
dssirstel variety o. says, sui, the community
wss led . believe, 1t appropriated G. private use
60 srccg this sosDcon. ,h.t 1t led Inquiry,
and the whole oommoplty fstishea that fome
xeme'y must BE oi.cos,rsi for tbs evil You snow
that this led 70 the ado ton 81 measures theh resulted
ir a chtrge Of III, ei.y goyr uent 10 the EFFORT 70
effect this chtnge, it aougot that an iacielse OF
numbe in the repres-s attic would remedy tie esh
During the tine that Ba r aas mem o. the
Ccmmon Council be q rel himself as candidate for
the nomination cf ~ns'or You all know that the
moral character Of msn aho becomes cardidste for
office ought seriou.i tsbsu in consideration,
an, commuIi esgecisuy, II fee and unlicensed
lAtu il 10. 81 en- Ia It's spesk of SUCH
ddsts there b. such toi,g qua ang ourselves
agsinst ccrrupuns nh We Ii q in otry gov
erned b. the peopis hey ee,t their law makers aud
their rulers; snd when for candidates.
and sabrit their character clssi there ought not
TO be arr restrsrt mpo poa n IL Mt OF cising
it. Imsan to say tnat psr'y l. essa-ed IN peskinx
sgs.nsss publ, VINO is chArssd with oiIeacss by
public ruiacr Is ,ui~s,oe 20 repeat what publs
sAys OF the capdd,e nsf r. he reope The
oidats must subcis hsv hl -sc.r talked s,out
When 81 Barr offered hi FL A. ssist4nt Alderman and
Alderman he exposed 81 - tnis scrutiny No man,
said augas ags3es' him thea when he oiier.
cd himself csrdldAe foe Senator of his State he
"a 80, ~, a., 800. 49, ,..,, -, :, - -
~ f-Nf''' N ~ 800 800 20" "Ao
were e-cused sru, caluq sbcies aud cnArgei with
being Il In toe ht!- vfci Il dat Tie
puh,o this a. men no aserss ;,,o o,cs VITA.
-. -, - - j. Il ,s.,
ou' ~ hna came out - ne eoa vi the ear owpinS
iaIds and houses rearow TO this cay streets
have be turr % to ryvse ne aud puyaa sg,rautizs
maui inns stood ia .hyn AR .arr offe I'd him ,sf
Iss oapdiJate tcr s.oa,nr Nex 0-aslema, Mr. Bsrr
for The Ant time ,hips fiat hs osvat T., com isto
teor AZ ,hsn ~ ~ rchseieg aa,e' h,ossir -
= card,sa-a nm - f,as sca.s,, r his cbar,car
at the inns be oave cyatd th4 he gss sus osd Of
faro;yr out an e,-r,.n,s cr tha o,sca ~ n,,csm,n
sDo, Spowtre ta. he te,sms q e,ndida,s and
secr ed his 81, ct,sa ., that M h a sust,;.ad
70 /, u~v from "a tee tha. b.se baao IA
upon me chsrsc.sr Not9rn.,.naisa All In silss,
ton. csde ~ the .s,n.f.conn..i In 10 - 80.
In r~,.tinn 10 ia n ,s nons .tnasss,e al msaa aiS
which H. wns sur, unaan ~ "a eos s,-casssrI nd
no q ~ I, r,sr -, ~ ~ go vas a. r. s Assu
nt,,aa 80 eT Nc :, NJ 80 O. ~ 'aa. MI hnosa
say tDAt he "a Nv "a "a rn ma .nsr,as ia onoht
Ieyer % tsye come bsr 10 yudn.t bis ,narac r Tor
lion 10 h.i1, r. nv la. ,ha ,;act or rso,ossh M
Bar tyipe a c.edes i. a.s s,.cton nay. .ocss
msp sha sJ.paes NO. tssr or bo ,rost,;t j. the sub
lie nrsf, reh.r be l. We II rns ,c.n,;ons~sss ~ 1ma
or If ,hpt lha. bt NTH hac
ssstrsr Cd and &c ought TO .rs siae eve 10 the
su mort of o. int Bat there shonld be free
oa .~s he merits Of for
suob candidate aud % ,eves the - te b true oy lie
isv o. our land 4 IL 90 De 70 Ispest them thou
hojSi g pubic oe6o s-,va,eo weica csonot re-
rroxea nv e.rneS .,eas In. s,.,es enst the inv,sd
But he cid not siss ,Ss rsasoo 4 s.s oss the
man rba vas 10 in.ts i'm ia the chain * c,rcamstan
fisI svidanes wnch sou,, On h,mn :, tbese osrt,as
..,nssd ta =, II NJ tnrr cut he,a tbap r,nsr
re ,lsca a ~i,,e.- an the stard here he mav
-. 81 vor,t ms ,er fr ~ oonv;ct ~ se,f ),
Et han to Ia, focus Won which m,ll
ind,se on e. .ay ina, Mr. Rarr has mae rois,gs ia
CONT before this Court h.sipg large and vndict,ve
Sanse,s scs,ps. Mr. Ere-n AID what has In ben l,n-s
lie mests a. inv-tsti n At the houss OF irie d. (Mr
be come sutporters Of the reform m I'VE raent He
met thus together to d sous. TIE rO.ut, Of The v.
rion, q na,Ssses : e,ss q tn n,ar elections MIR
msn ,Snor.nt OF NJ BYr,s ch rso,sr IN i9po.ant os
the character az r pssss az The rive p,;ts Mission
as sad sasn ny . ECU "eaia a'ra SAID under
pacrrasr "a nee, a ,ny MIR an nssstsesti,n sfr
.'n Ind .ssn tsss ~ G.ogs NTH ", ~.
t;na SIN xas s-,,,;,.o III lesrn.a e,ras.lhs aid
thai vas ,resert ~ his exaneat,oo: but vas not
A. ia I'm. - ina M. at,ry !, ~ Re..h,s bons. AZ
Re.o,a,, ~ n = tksa he .oos,t;,ns ~ H. Gao +
Sr;rs nd Nv A n a sm,,h Ina 90 - ~ az
Barr receiysd sIas rom q sni h aud staa ston
NJ Pat ssr nomms,os 70 az, "a nno. atm To-
tunsts = for Air Rsrr bnt upfo,tun.-aiv for M W.
Bsrt Bor thint suilc,ous evIa nee to
irp ater NJ publi. Tnmrr ur d hn stotsd IN = hc an
dasstood tbev facts ana belevsa them IN he true
RI he seia That h. ,ko.x thsv vare trne
he meant TO say te knew il az you know facts of Witch
you read Il ,hs biod Of knowledge that Mr. kroen
intended TO mmuDics,e 1 suppose that If Grpeu
thought that Mr. Peass the fi.rd Of Nr Barr, he
wouic have bee carefol 10 words used or
If he knew that tbe keeor, With whom Barr
dealt, at the meeting he would not have sail
much upon the subject We ourselves have heard Of
this corruption 10 the Cormcn Counsi. We kuo that
thousands and thousands haze been paid for pomua
tcnr and IL Il ii th this eon ~as
stopped GenismsnI = + or GU to 30 Minister ~hole
some lesson He VII ce1t i've bad character Is
unfit for pub c Office aun even going to tor pr
vte ASSOCIATE Com for slsncer should
heip msn Of poll cbsrsorsr He VIII has the est
character IL Of t-p goes 10 court IL this
had been sn Ia pusti Mr. Be- RS private char ctcr,
Mr. Erssp never should have uttered the words. Bat
Mr. Barr tub'io man, and he ftiu cont,uues in
Office. he has secuuuA ed seAAth; so much tn It,
though such large proyosu wss swept eway In the