The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-15
The Matscu War.
ALDERMAN BRIGGS MANIFESTO TO TIE PUBLIC or

incontrovertble evidence appeared against him. but
might be compelled to IT, Nor will he permit
his kindred and his sister Mary appear before the
pons and threatens MI with instant death who enter with
fubp9nas from such man David Valentine the Clerk
ven months past have had much dHicul,y Ia obtaining
quorum Of the Committee, for causes beyond my
| preheuson
Alderman HofTme Of the Fifth ward, during the few
sessions he attended grossly abused me- and strove
| embarras me in every way. have had stand
Of the Board Of and there was not an Anne
rcan alderman out fourteen aldermen pre-
sros outrage have been attacked in broad day by
hundred rufans, who stroye to murder in room ad
joining the Mayors and Matsels Office the latters office
rangemen that couldn't have theaprotecton OF the
police And although the Board OF Aldermen assembled
in 40 minutes afterwards no member publicly uttered
word against the attempted On Thursday
evening last member ferocously mathematical in
debate and declared that should be severely cowhdsd
because alluded to the probable alenism Of Richard B.
Connolly the present County Clerk, which Mr. has not
several days to do e nuu the
| Of Thursday evening, no member advocated
proposition introduced for the removal Of Mr. Mstse
the police investigation Of seven months, not dollar
has been appropriated by the Common Council, and my
betrayed the expenses ourselves to the present moment
We canvasfed the Board Of Aldermen for pecunay aid
promise Of 90 il desired from Alderman Thomas
Christy of the Sixteenth ward whom the Americans
should profoundly cherish as noble and magnanimous
American who born and reared in the sacred amos
phere of Bunker Hill This is about all the pecunary
aid Mr. Branch and myself have received during pro-
for proving that the city Of New York governed by
British alien, who also exercises powerful sway at Al
bany and Washington through his control Of the primary
and legal bodies Of this city executive legislative and
judicial and who with bis chief clerk has thwarted
the committee before the Judiciary for months
mains in his present powerful position. In the
Board OF Aldermen he Is also omnpotent, be.
terror. Although he IL reeking with perjury-with
adavits the Brandon register and the Court records
lished to the world hundred times, in newspapers
whose aggregate circulation is 100000 800 900 copies
Of Matse that he an aIen-wth atseI posted as an
alien the lamp posts and house tops and the kps
ofte children and admitting his alienism themselves
with a this around them and within them, and staring
them deadly in the face, still the American Aldermen
with american constituents yearnng for their deliver
laundering in their ears and revolving in their aghted
dreams and biting the residue of their consciences and
yond whisper against the alien and British despot Of
our city, not Of our country And why do they fear
elected himself for because they fear he can destroy
their political exstencebecause the legion votes Of the
Of city are canvassed to suit the behests
wards declared the votes OF the foreign wards are
counted and the final result falsely decared-and the
and will be while he is Chief OF Poce-because these
foreign wards through Matsell, rule this city, and
has been elected, and more than has been de-
feated for the Presidency by 1000 5000 foreign votes
Moreover these American aldermen Know that the i'm
povcrshed foreign wards of this city chiefly support
vrtEous American classes that they are the chief occu
pants Of aud prisons whose support bears
80 heavily the Americans And they know that the
with at least vote per head, like the Americans,)
instead Of which aliens and foreigners not only
vote dozen times and if the American wards are not
overwhelmed them the poll books OF the wards, in mid
night hours, altered by alien and foreign inspectors
defauded Of their dearest rights And the American al
deTmen know that American ballot boxes not per-
mitted to exist for moment in the worst foreign wards
ofthe city and that Americans vote for Americans in
foreign wards at the peril of their lives. beautiful
state Of thirgs in American country and in the lead
ing American CITY, and beneath American skies and with
in stones throw Of the City Hall and within 400 miles
Of the tomb Of the immortal Washington In the teeth Of
at his post and these American aldermen remain quiet
although Matsel has voted aud ruled us for nearly
rican aldermen that they have the power to remove
him. Remove him, did say? Remove whom Re-
national and State constitutions DO not recognise the
POLITICAL or hardly the social existence of alien
How, then, American Office be occupied by aens
dungeon, and the eternal deprivation of civil rights
Why then do these American Aldermen hesitate to de-
clare Office vacant that is already vacant by the
ional and State constitutions and BY aensm and per-
jury Because they want my report and ts evidence
the Judges want it. And the aliens all It, and
with they all want the rsttee forever discharged
EVIDENCE saw thew Let them consult the Common Pas
Court DIS in the adjoining Let them consult
the records Of Brandon now in my possession Let them
consult the adavits. Let them recur to what nearly all
OF them have heard before the committee Let them
overhaul their newspaper les Let them look at the
each other Let them examne the columns Of the Sun
day Leader conducted by the brotherinaw of Matsel
and compare views on the alienism OF Matsell Let
them ask Matsel himself and watch his guilty eyes,
Let them go over to Williamsburg and see his
and the ssam Of their Weapons Let them consult her
neighbours Let bright clean glass reflect their own
eyes, and their conscences and their hearts
And this be not enough, let them ask the first little
child they meet even consult their children,
to the guilt Of Matse Of the highest crimes un-
civilized world. Yes But instead Of ali this siarins
and official and historical evidence they still want my
sumber forever or until the present excitement passes
away, or until the election passes over and az
they get my report they intend Of course to discharge
alien witnesses before the courts for their nsolence
to the very committee appointed by these American
macious legislative enactment ever adopted per-
feet nulity; and to then burn up the subpenas and
let bad men hereafter treat municipal committees
with profane and obscene contumely these official
and audacous witnesses have done for seven months
past who are fed and clothed BY the people and Who
of the people. And they want my report TO con-
sign to the tomb Of the Capulets to let the Prince
Of Criminals roam at large, to let crime riot
through our streets and courts, and to desecrate
the glorious temple Of freedom, consecrated to
by iusrious fathers. But this IL the first OF
contumacy under the legislative law of last winter,
and precedent shall be established that all and espe-
cally aliens, shall not trampe laws in the dust with
IMMUNITY. And paralyzed be the American Alderman
who strives to thwart in my efforts to sustain the
laws, and to make these four aliens answer and
their monsrous obscenity and profanity TO those en-
trusted with the execution Of public investigation into
the alensm and rascaty Of the Police department And
will surrender the rights Of the committee and
with the rights Of the people, Let all the Judges Of the
Court of Common Pleas screen the curs ss they have
already with the exception OF Judge Daily and let them
settle their accounts with their constituents and their
God, but win release my clutches from Matse
Mackellar, Mccain, and Webster, until have avenged
the violated honor Of the city, and until the glorious,
umr hantiy sustained Yes, these American Aldermen
want more light and more evidence, and my report,
when enough evidence has been officially adduced
10 convict a hundred aliens Of the ordinary grade
evidence enough TO hang hundred murderers. Where
10 The man who would be permitted TO run at large
AVE Matsen, with such of ncontestible ev