The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-27

among al the small politicians ia relation TO the
candidates for the Office of Mayor Of this magnii-
cent city. The nomination Of Fernando Wood
by the regular Democratic Convention at Tam
many Hall appears to have started all the little
clquos and ambitious coteries in the city in thai
direction Among the democracy the confession
the Mayoralty, after the nomination Of Judge
Parker for Governor, became fight for the most
influential position in The administration OF Mr.
buchanan, In Gaze he should be elected. Mayor
Wood having accomplished the position Of master
spirit in the party meant TO keep it. But the late
Mr.. Shepard, and number of other persons equal
" ambitious combined to Gust him from his com
handing position by defeating his nomination
The contest was interesting and vigorous, but
very quickly decided Fernando Wood, poll
ician Of unmitigated pluck and intelligence met
All The combinations formed against him smash
I'd them up in the General Committee carried
his nomination in all the conventions, and gained
an overwhelming Waterloo victory. lie is. there
fore. the master spirit Of the democracy here; and
we have the very best reasons for believing that
if Mr.. Buchanan is elected, he viii consider Mr.
Wood as the chief reliance and defence Of the new
administration in this quarter.
These movements among the leaders Of the de-
mccracy, ending with the victory of Mayor Wood
have set all the little ciques and twaddlers in the
city at their wits end and they are running
about totally ignorant what course to pursue;
they are ike 50 many chickens with their heads
Topped off not knowing whether they will bring
up in the kitchen or the kennel The first Of
these cliques Of nalcontents puts in nomination
for Mayor cx-Aldclman Libby. Now, who is ex-
Alderman Libby! lie is. we believe, very good
hotel keeper-excellent at cooking a steak or
keeping the kitchen maids in order-b,a he made
a very bad Alderman. and a worse head of the
Sixth Avenue Railway. BY nature, by educa-
ton. 10y capacity. he is unqualified 10 be
Mayor of this city. He has. we are inform.
3D. promised to contribute several thousand
dollars TO The support Of sckly sheet
owned by f. Mr.. McIntre, for the purpose of
aiding it in stirring up dissensions and quarrels
in bis own party, and assailing the conqnering
Wood. 1t will amount to nothing. II is only a
fash in the pan. If Mr.. Libby really intends to
enter this contest he had better make his will
settle his conscience and see about the proper
materials for his tombstone.
Another little fiisilade for the honers Of the
Mayoraty has been made by Mr.. Genn. Now
Genin is excellent at making hats and cleaning
Broadway at a pinch but can these qnalic..
tons be considered sufficient to prove his ability
to discharge the multifarious duties of Mayor Of
this city. Genn has procured set Of twaddlers,
headed by Mr.. Twaddle to put him in nomina-
ton calling the movement expression Of the
sentiments Of the matters and other workngmen.
Bat il seems 10 Us that Gcnu would do well to
coniine his energies to the adjoining Of the outside
.f the head. a. it does not clearly appear that he
l. sufficiently well furnished inside to be Mayor
ef this great city under the present circum-
stances
But this is not all. 4 set Of old fogics call
Ing themselves rcformers have been urging ex-
Mayor Havcmeyer and Judge Whiting TO stand
in opposition to Wood. Mr.. Havemeyer, like u
man Of sense, peremptcrily declined Judge
Whiting refuses nothing in the way of bonors or
einoluments that he get: but a. these reform
ers can offer him no chance of an election, we
doubt whether he viii give up his present posi-
ton on the bench Of the Supreme Court for this
impossible chance at the Mayoralty. These re.
formers are the most unmtigated old burnbugs.
They have already reformed the old charter into
the present bydra-hcaded system by which that
splendid hnancier and wonderful economist, phi
lo@opher Flagg, has contrived in three years to
increase the taxes Of this city from three to over
seven millions per annun. They are set Of the
N. ss fiua f.1 lyr Nerff. al hmm
bugs that ever deceived On honest and con;iding
people. Their leaders we've members Of the broken
down Albany Regency, and they came to this
city ~ fasten themselves upon our fat treasury,
in order to feast upon the spoil. The consequence
IL that our municipal taxes have more than
doubled under three years Of their charter.
There may be many things about Mayor Wood
which people object to- W. have nothing to d.
with his old private transactions A. a public
man be- has exhibited a capacity for government
that may lie Of great service to the city for ano-
Their term of two years. lie candidly admits that
he las not carried out all his promised reforms
hut alleges. and IL must bc admitted with some
plausibility. that the atrocious character of the
present form Of the city government limits him in
his power and capacity at every point which be-
attempts TO make. and every practical measure
which h. attempts to originate. His nomination
aud election identified with an entire reform in
the city go,ernment--with the adoption Of new
charter Of practical and useful character in tie
place 81 the present meDy-beaded. unmanagabe
system. For that alone bis election would b. q
blessing TO the city, and for that alone he de-
.srves The suifragcs Of every citizen.
fRrk SPEECH N ON VIRGINIA Time was
when such democrats ~ Charles james Faulkner.