New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-14
FERNANDO WOOD AND HIS IYDORSERS.
Fro- II, Dab !Setrs.

than the request signed by the twenty eight mercan-
tie gentlemen who desired Mr.. Wood to be & csndi-
date for reelection The intention Of the document
was to mislead. We do not charge that II was the
intention e the signers We charge a. the intention
OF Wood to mislead the public mind into the belief
that the honest and conservative classes Of this city
desired to reflect him. Many OF these gentlemen
never read the paper-many Of them signed because
they saw the names Of their friends appended it
many Of them are not in this city not being
derts here, and Say that not five out Of the TWEEN
weight who subscribed to the document will give this
day certificate that they viii vote for Wood on the
day Of election. This is said after full investigation,
and We defy Wood to get the signatures Of FIVE Of the
subscribers that they will vote for him.
Wood will not ask for that because he has already
used them to produce the result be wished These
gentlemen owe il to themi elves TO come out and de-
clare to the community whether or not they now vii
vote for Wood after the uncOntradcted and JadciAly
settled exposures made Of his fraudulent acts Their
estimate Of character must be low indeed if these gen.
teInen will leave their fellow citizens to believe they
intend 70 vote for a man stamped with the mercantile
nfamy Of defraudng hs own partner out OF Thousands
Of dollars.
twill be asked How was this document obtained
One of the leading gentlemen in obtaining the sigma
lures land whose own name does not appear has
commercial interests which the Mayor in his official
capacfy. could and has aided. l. gratitude for that
he acted.
Another gentleman who signed desired that the
Quarantine laws should not be rigidly enforced and
because Wood recommended that they should not be-
he in grateful return, signed the document. Within
few weeks past we threatened with the scourge
of yellow fever. The Mayor recommended that the
Quarantine regulations should be made easy for the
merchants md Wood knew that this would give him
right TO call on the merchants benefited for their sup
port. He was willing, in his corrupt selfshness, to
risk the desolaon Of this city by fever Il he could get
the Endorsement Of merchants interested in shipping.
We have a strong disposition to put the dissecting
knife into every name, and expose the private reasons
for each individual signature. Suffice to say that
scarcely man who signed acted from knowledge OF
Woods public and private career Some were de-
ceived Others signed from that snObness to sign
because big names subscribed but most from
r.,r.onoi considerations The public the last idea
in tier minds. We the word .rsoaol "a opposed
TO pirate motive not that they wee benefited in Pc
cunary interests but that they did the act to oblge
the persons who called on them with the paper.
We will now proceed to open the means whereby, in
a great measure this document was obtained and will
slow how cleyerly Wood manages the public moneys
The funds of the City Of New-York amounting
throughout the year to millions, deposited in
bank n this city by The Treasurer of the city When
Wood was elected Mayor the moneys were in the
Mechanics Bank. Wood applied while they were
there for loan Of several thousand doars but before
an answer was given Wood withdrew his application.
Probably he oresaw the result and prudenty retired
from this application. When Robert Kelly died. IT
was expected that some Democrat would be appointed.
Much to the surprise Of every one Mr.. Stout was ap
pointed Who Mr. Stout WAS the inquiry Of
every one. lie was not known in Tammany Hall as a
politician. On inquiry. Mr.. Stout appears to have
been a Know Nothing with Fernando Wood in tie
Know Nothing Lodges. Wood will probably say this
is untrue but still the fact is that both Of them were
sarorn members Of the American party, known COM
monty as the Know-Nothing party. This trick Of
dopying membership in the KnowNOthing Order must
be exposed. The members Of this dark-lanten cabal
do not know each other : Know-Nothings What
ever the name Of the organization, Wood and Stout
have taken the oath of prescription against the natural
lied citizen and Roman Catholics So tar az Wood
hos gone. he has proved himself double traitor
First 10y taking the oath-and next, b. violating IT.
But where does Stout live the next question.
II was answered, in Brooklyn This was denied, and
the Directory appealed 10 for purpose of show
inc Mr. Souts residence in this city In the Directory
Of 1855 appeared the following:
Alexander V Stout No. SO 81. NAH. place.
But ia Clinton avenue, near Myrtle, IN the City Of
BrooklyD also it appeared that Mr.. Stout had resi-
dence His house regularly furnished, with his family,
was there. 1t will be asked how is his residence in
st. Marks place explained Turn to the Directory
again and tie following will appear:
BtI iamn f. Camp, No. So ST. Marks psoe.
Who is Mr. Camp He is a connection OF Dir. Stout,
and ;s director in the Shoe and Leather Bank, where
Mr. Stout was President at the time of his appoint
meut a. Treasurer Have we not right to say that
Mr. Sout was resident of Brooklyn, and not of New
York when he was appointed, and that his st. Marks
,sdence IL Mr.. Camps and not that of Mr.. Stout.
We trust that Mr. Stout nGy be challenged at the polls
So that we can learn whether he is resident Of the
CITY Of New.Ioik.
We have settled that Mr.. Wood appointed a Know
Nohre resident of Brooklyn to the office of Treasurer
The Democracy had right TO have that office con
fened on Democrat of this city. The office Yields
20 It's incumbent from $l5 600 to 10000 PEI anaum.
II IS enc Of deep moment and should be conferred, not
Oh ar enemy, hut friend. What amount OF money
has Mr.. Stout under his custody When he was ap-
pouted la, Jure he transferred from the Mechanics
Bank 70 the Shoe and Leather Bank, of which ne l.
President over ONE MILLION or DOLLARS.
There is generally large deposit OF The public
money III The Bank and at the pes sent time we have
reason To- believe there Ii in custody oi the Shoe and
Leather Bank about oNE MILLION OF DOLLARS Be
fote tie close Of the year il will amount to nearly t"o
million, The taxes arr generally paid IN al rate OF
s2.QCGO 10 $50 ,0O0 during tie Fall mouths. Last
wear the Mechanics Bank had 81 500. 900 IL the month
cfDeceubtr Of the public moneys. Be-ide tie iunds
Of the Cooperation S,ou Bank has the fluids OF the
C-,tou Water Department ald the Street Commission