New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-28
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.
CITY POLITICS.
MUKIcTPAL REFORM.


der, NJ unable to give entire 1t begins by exhibiting
he state Of the City as follows:
cit Is obvious TO you a. il is 20 US all, that
taxes are enormously high, without any correspond
ing fecompense in the security or comforts given rs
In return for paying for them that our houses aud
shops are unsafe from burglars that murders here are
of weekly Occurrences that crime stalk abroad unpun
sbed that in short while this is about the cosiliest
governed city in the world, it about the hthest IN
fts streets and the most unsafe in the protection az
forded to human life For all these things, while
our republican Institutions are in the main, else
where working well, there must be here, some a1e-
quste cause and what that cause If, we now propose
briefly 10 examine
The Address finds fhe cause Of these lamentable
evils in our system Of primary elections, which 1t ex'
a1ines faithfully and at length This revolving PIC
fure we have often presented TO readers 1t is here
drawn with a vigorous and unsparing hand' Inc
Address concludes with the following appeal:
"Now Fellow Citizens, having but briefly very
briefly though opened to you view OF the sources oil
our City oorruptons and crimes we beg you we I'M
nore Won 10 jon u.s. and TO TO the rescue Of the
CITY Great cities are not necessarily great sores
on the body polite, and they only become so as good
citizens abandon their political duties to the classes
OF men we have been describing But one thing is
very certsn and that you do not to the
now and break down these misnamed Primary EIec-
"tions" these classes Of men will Increase and grow,
ans tax you year after year, and yearly render
more insecure both life and property They will subdue
you you do not rise and subdue them Already they
put up your great municipal officers 10 the highest bid
ders-Dot in public market over at Bull Head, or the
'chapge where such like business should be dene, II
done at ALL but in the very lowest porterhouses,
gambling houses and bawdy houses Of the city AL
ready they obtrude Themselves into your Judicial Con
ventions! Already, as official men, on oficlal Gom-
ittees from these primary elections, they show them
selves before your candidates c6ic,dHy to announce
that they are the persons who selected ana maze
them Efrontery such a. this, II not PINT Gown now
must grow more audacious hereafter Ihey VINO can
thus 90 on ia successful city robbery will end in pub
lie brigandege anon, when our only remedy VIII be
arms and revolution. -
"If we have volunteered fellow.citizens az some
say TO strike this alarm bell it Is not less your duty
10 volunteer than cure. We have always welcomed
you and shall always welcome with delight all good
men among us IL is pleasant duty to be striking
and striking the alarm bell in the midst Of the plum
derers Of our City Treasury but when there is dan
ger somebody must give the alarm, or the wolf will
90 with IMMUNITY on his walk. Come, then, to the
rescue one and all; come now, before It is too late
Whatever duty you may owe TO your party, remem
Der that you owe higher to your homes, your
families your fresides your wives and your children"
n ne Editor @71e NJ Y Tribune.
SIR Your natural love of justice and your uniform
fairness toward those who DO not in everything agree
with YOU encourages the hope that you will not re-
fuse few words by way of correcting before your
readers some mistakes into which you have fallen in
regard to our esiinable fellow. citizen Charles H.
Marshall the Wing candidate for Congress 10 the
With District.
In your il sue of Wednesday last you inform US that
certain Wings in his District oppose his election on
tn "gTound that he voted for Pierce, Seymour, &c,
" in years past" Those Wings if sincere in their
opposition win probably cease their scruplss when
they sets6ed, as they easily may be- that this iS
not 80. But you "obect TO Capt Marshall as Op
opposed by tradition aud instinct to the great Repub
iicsn movement which the free States have so no.
"bly inaugurated.? The letter which you publish
this morning from Capt NJ. TO the Chairman of the
Nominating Committee of his District might be con-
sdered sufficient to show your mistaken es-
innate Of his character and views touching
any sympathy Of his with the Slavery propagandiss
Of these degenerate times. The writer of this com
muncaton has enjoyed somewhat intimate acquaint-
ance with Capt. Marshall for a number of years, and
can certify TO his soundness in the Wing faith, as
bis father before him. He has through long course
of years. acted, voted, and contributed freely of his
wealth net for Cotton Whiggery, but for those Wing
principles which the best and purest Wings of this
country e1Po1nded so fully and illustrated so clearly
Anti Slavery party, such, but with Slavery he has
not particle Of sympathy. He would be governed
In bis obligations to IL by the Constitution going not
one inch beyond that and devoutly wishing the day
might speedily when the giant evil might
forever.
This nomination was not Of his seeking as is evil
dent from the fact that be had previously made his
arrangements to be absent with portion of his fam
LILY in Europe during the coming winter. For mum.
Der Of years great inconvenience has been suffered
from the partial and stupid legislation of Congress in
relation to the merchant marine of this country.
execution was found to be simply impossible; Others
are expressed In such language as to be interpreted
In many different ways there In the lapse OF years
different persons appointed them while Others still
are oppressive to be utterly at war with the Of our
fee institutions Tbs state OF things was that INDUCED
10 uIge upon Capt Msrsha to allow hk name to be used
in this connection, and 1t was that induced him TO
Ana that Capt Marshall is eminsntIy fitted for the service
needed In Congress to this end simply 9ueston not to be
disputed Mr. Wheeler deserves well Of those who elected
him and he las the respect OF enlightened Wings
for his manly Independence when fesy to party would have
reoured the sacrifice Of conscience and right But there are
ober iperes 10 be cared the In coming Congress which
Whiss might not feel wiling his convictions or ca
6ss nh ws FscU p Se sixth
choosing the candidates John Wheeler Is night
Hitherto has been Identified with aud candidate os
party great many other questions C,Pt MsIa
Identified WITH and the candidate OF party In the mhh
yi9hf upon all other questions. ,c
,nercia emporium Of this great Continent Therefore, we
need In Congress who by education and extended ex
noting great and good ends portion OF hs fellow
citizens believe that man to be Charles H. MAsn . "
soFT-sHELL NOMINATIONS
XXIa Wdrd.-For Alderman, GEORGE w. NARl-
an.
Counel.- 55th Dist, CHAs. II. HAswELL.
TEMPERANCE NOMINATIONS.
Assemuy-4th Dist, JAMES FAIRMAN.
Vth Ward.-For Alderman, JAMES KENNEDY.
Counel.-s,h Dist Il. I. TRAIL. 10th District,
YIN. j. BoGGs
XIXh Ward-For Alderman DIR. MoREAU
MORRIS; Councilmen - List District, PHiLo "
Byypy; Lid District GEORGE ii. GEIB; Lllld Dis
tr;ct ROBERT BARNES; LVth District CHARLES H.
HARwELL; LIvth District, joins WEBER; AlAth
Ward. GEORGE GAYLoR; XIVth District, THOMAS
TRusLow; XVIII District, GABRIEL 7. ID. hofri
XyIth District GEORGE w. Roswell.