New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-25
MORALITY IN NEW YORh.

From ihc -fD<.0a LVSfJ'
According to the New-iork Press and cih'f ,utAcr
tiles. morality in that preciptate city must be @s
shocking lew ebb. The hief Magistrate Tor ,he pss
wear Fernando Wood is charged, and, rs We under.
Stand il, yrOccz by commission composed OF two
thirds lis personal 6iends To have committed f0Tgry
perjury and s~tndliag, upon ms iaie ps'ues, =. +
Msr,ine. esq., TO an extent which nimost utterly de-
lies belief The 81 arges, though made as early "a lsU
were kept cOnpai atiyely from the public, Until m
meJiately previous Ia the Mayorial election hst yea
and then their incredible backness, and me Pontca
era NJ which they appeared utterly nullliiod then ei
for the time and the alleged cuprt WA placed 10 tie
first post of honor in the city, with power and meas
~ slave off at least ii not cfctaally stem tho tide
odum that was gathering to oNerwDeim nam: NOV,
however the clouds have burst a2ain, sad y NocA
seem in such fearful volume Us 70 defy all his efforts
check their fat al course. The Ner- York Daily Nes
of the I'd inst, abiding Ia the extraordinary charge
brought and proved against Mr.. Wood, remarks:
The cause was taken from the calendar and nrses.
red 10 three gentlemen who rank high in the profession
two of the m the PERSONAL ard political r'cnds Of
Fernando Wood! The charge against Mr. Wood
which was submitted TO tho referees WIS net mertr
as he sirove to make the public believe, aanpe df'
ference in the settlement OF ordinary partnership tena
ccticns; but tho charge ara, d.rec: charssg travd
= ob,a.niRg MONEY by false prctcpses-tho paalsmens
Of which in A criminal may b. Imprisonment Ia
he State Prison for term OF years, with 1riel'ais
# the righs Of citizenship.
This was the nature of the charge submitted 10 he
ecerees The referee, previous to entering upon ae
duties OF their office, We're sworn TO make true aNn
according to the evidence. The case, after repealed
DELAYS, was decided, and an award wns mGde agsin6
Mr. Wood of ~, 626 90 This has now become mat.
ter Of record-a matter OF hstory-a matter OF ,aesy
which no subterfuges or bTav ad0--Do haidihod "
,eemipg Indifference 10 results-nO false issues fsa
avert As to It's effect in mercantile community he
New-York. upon the base, bad man Who concocted NE
fraud and by alsehood consummatei II. lie betrayed
the confidence OF his relative! his hiend'' hsPsnL
ner -! BY false preenses he cheated him iteray
robbed him. These the charges now spread ofcsd
cast over the munty; spread IN time 10 controV@
them if the cherges are untrue They arr OF po~
rious a character TO be passed idly Wy as mere eec
tOneeIing documents. They are the sworn stetenena
Of three gentlemen, two OF them Fernando WoAs
Eersonal and political fnends. The sr0rs rceod'
has JascalUy, J,asd anil infamy.'
For months past the press of New-forts has teenea
with groans OF suffering nj the wretched and eonuH
uismassemebt Of municipal affairs in tina, city ana
IF the charges alluded ~ against their highest IN onoe
BE- jusi, cad the pTit culprit shouli conIse
be reelected at the approaching election, we fhail n@
be surprised at the honest oorion of The commonly
risb-. Us az San Francisco, and hanging ~ etalS
H., Sc who are subyerting ught, justice and nouy.
Having in cCnmon with large nnmbcr OF our me- -
respectable citizens, Known for many years and nny
esteemed aud respected the principal snnereI Va nS
case l.. T. haryine, esq whose SOCIAL worm 'no a
business integrity have never been quesuo1ni No
have looked with much interest for the resai' " W
black charges he has been compelled 10 bring hs~
the foremost OF all the men of Gotham.